NORDIC U.S. VENTURE CAPITAL TOUR 2014 MAY 6TH – 9TH, 2014 | SILICON VALLEY & SAN FRANCISCO

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NORDIC U.S. VENTURE CAPITAL TOUR 2014
MAY 6TH – 9TH 2014
Nordic venture is blooming, and Nordic technology has
high standing internationally. What is the outlook for
the Nordic venture industry going forward?
Join us for 4 days in Silicon Valley with the Nordic VC
industry.

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! Are you considering U.S. venture capital investment or trade sale?
! Are your portfolio companies exploring the idea of U.S. expansion?
! Do you want to:
-­‐ make more contacts in the venture capital community and
technology corporations in the Bay Area?
-­‐ enjoy networking opportunities with rising stars, established growth
companies and investors?
! Are you interested in:
-­‐ learning the latest about the Silicon
Valley entrepreneurial
machinery and technology trends and development?
-­‐ sharing information about the Nordic VC market with U.S.
colleagues and U.S. investors?
If so, you should consider participating in the Nordic U.S. Venture Capital
Tour, 2014, May 6th – 9th 2014. This tour will take you to San Francisco
and Silicon Valley for 4 days full of inspiration, knowledge and
networking with U.S. venture capitalists and tech-companies.

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The Nordic U.S. Venture Capital Tour 2014 is organized by the Nordic Venture
Capital & Private Equity Associations, DVCA, FVCA, NVCA and SVCA in
collaboration with Innovation Norway and with input from a number of VC
community members.
PARTICIPATION FEE:
NOK 12.500 (approx. EUR 1.500) per participant. Fees will be billed upon receipt of
the acceptance, and are non-refundable after April 6th.
In addition to the participation fee, estimated shared expenses of about
USD 1.000 per participant for local transportation, 4 lunches, 2 dinners, and mixers
etc. will be invoiced later.
Travel cost, hotel cost and other expenses are not included. Participants will book
their own travel. Hotels and flights will be suggested for participants to book.
RESPOND BY:
We can only accommodate a limited number of participants, so to ensure your
spot, please register at your earliest convenience, but no later than April 1st, 2014.
MORE INFORMATION:
Please contact Mrs Lisbeth Smestad, Innovation Norway San Francisco & Silicon
Valley.
E-mail: lisbeth.smestad@innovationnorway.no Tel: +1(415)246-4933

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Tentative Program:
Nordic U.S Venture Capital Tour, Silicon Valley & San Francisco
TUESDAY MAY 6
WEDNESDAY MAY 7
THURSDAY MAY 8
FRIDAY MAY 9
MORNING
THEME:
NORDIC TECH
COMPANIES ARE
MAKING THE BIG LEAP
NORDIC VCs IN U.S.:
CHANGING THE
DEALFLOW LANDSCAPE
VENTURE CAPITAL 2.0:
THE NEW INVESTOR
LANDSCAPE
EXIT OPPORTUNITIES
MEET: Nordic growth
companies with
funding from US VCs
(series A-C)
MEET: Nordic VCs in
Silicon Valley
MEET: Organized Angel MEET: Corporations
investors
M&A, Investment
Bankers
- How did they do it?
- What are the
experiences?
- How can Nordic VCs
add value?
MEETING
WITH:
- Why are they here?
- What are the
experiences?
- Advise to Nordic VCs at
home
- Angel investors both
challenge and partner
with US VCs. What
happens when angels
organize their activities in
investments vehicles and
go beyond seed?
What characterizes
companies that are
subject to strategic sale
in the current landscape:
- Market validation, User
traction, IP
- Team
- Other value drivers
- Zendesk (Benchmark)
- Forgerock (Accel)
- Unity (Sequoia)
- Wrapp (Greylock)
- Tight DB (Khosla)
- Founders Fund
- Creandum
- Nexit Ventures
- Progression Partners
- Northzone
-SV Angels
-Sandhill Angels
-Angel Nest
-Individually profiled
angels
- Growth Point
- Woodside Capital
- William Blair
- M&A Partner
- Silicon Valley Bank
Sonja H Perkins,
Menlo VC
Sten Tamkivi,
Andreesen Horowitz
Allan Young,
Runway
Bennett Yee,
Gunderson Dettmer
(Examples)
LUNCH:

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TUESDAY MAY 6
THURSDAY MAY 8
FRIDAY MAY 9
US VCs ARE LOOKING TO
EUROPE
NORDIC TECH STARTUPS
THINK BIG!
FROM WORKSPACE TO
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS
MEET: US VCs with Nordic/
European scope
AFTERNOON
THEME:
WEDNESDAY MAY 7
MEET: Nordic early stage
tech companies with
Silicon Valley presence
- What are the
experiences?
- How can we work
together?
MEETING
WITH:
- What are the
experiences?
- How can Nordic VCs add
value?
MEET: Accelerators and
Incubators
- What role do they play
and what form will they
take in the future?
- How has the US VCs
adapted to the change
of landscape?
MEET: US VCs/Corporate
VCs
- What are they looking
for?
- Benefits & concerns re:
acquisitions abroad
- Benchmark
- DFJ
- Accel
- Khosla
- Fidelity
- Kubicam
- Domos
- Elliptic Labs
- Campanja
- Vinino
- Acano
- Bipper
- Etleap
- Y-Combinator
- 500 Startups
- StartX (Stanford)
- Alchemist Accelerator
- Runway
- Rocketspace
- Google Venture
- Comcast VC
- Cisco
- Yahoo
- Samsung
- Honda R&D
- SAP Ventures
Discussion/Summary
Discussion/Summary
Discussion/Summary
Discussion/Summary
Informal Get Together
Dinner
Mixer with invited guests
(Innovation House, Palo
Alto)
Networking Dinner
with invited guests and
Key note speaker
(Il Fornaio, Palo Alto)
Farewell Dinner in San
Francisco
(Examples)
EVENING:
Saturday morning:
Departure to the Wine
Country (optional)

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HOTELS / VENUES:
Recommended hotels Silicon Valley:
Stanford Park Hotel, Menlo Park
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto
Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel, Palo Alto
Westin Palo Alto Hotel, Palo Alto
Recommended hotel San Francisco:
Hotel Marriott Union Square San Francisco
Networking Events in Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, with invited guests:
Il Fornaio Restaurant, Palo Alto
Innovation House Silicon Valley
Stanford University
Interested in participating at US NVCA Annual conference VentureScape 2014 in San Francisco,
May 13th-14th? Check the program here: http://venturescape.nvca.org
OPEN TO VCs ONLY.