1. Finance & Investments for
innovative companies
16-‐5-‐2013
ABN
AMRO
Startupbootcamp
Amsterdam
2. 16h Growth Finance, overview and tips: Menno van Leeuwen, Dirk Jan
Punselie, ABN AMRO
16.15h Experiences of a Growing Company, Willem Jeroen Stevens, CEO Transparent
16.30h Informal Investment Services, Gerard Knaack, ABN AMRO
16.45h Q&A followed by private team sessions 'Pitch to investors', we split into two
groups with each one banker, investor/entrepreneur
17.00h: Round 1
17.15h: Round 2
Program workshop
3. 3
Bankers 2.0
Why?
! Banks are suffering from the crises
! Financing alternatives are growing
! Large companies having trouble to
innovate
! Growing tech companies need money,
launching customers, PR
! ABN AMRO aims to help innovative
companies to grow!
5. General finance tips
! Get a banker who understands your business and has a
network in your business
! Don't only focus on credit finance, also get informed about
payments & cash management, international network
! Possibilities for startups in asset based lending (factoring,
lease) and in combination with a high equity stake
! in the Netherlands State guaranteed credit facilities are
provided
6. Applying for a credit line
! Focus in your ‘businessplan’ or canvas model on explaining
the business model (easy on the tech details)
! Forecast on ‘real’ assumptions
! Extensively explain the credit need
! Show the predictability of your earning capacity
! Strong trackrecord of the company, management and
shareholders is available
! Financial commitment of shareholders
! Use the risk analysis of the bank as part of your own risk
analysis
7. First steps
! Get a track record, cash flow, asap
! Your customers are the most important financiers of your
company (and don’t forget your suppliers too)
! Inform your banker about changes, on financially and
business model pivots
! Your capital structure follows the choice of your
businessmodel and strategy
! Consider the bank as your best customer
! Use the network of your bank for introductions to investors
8. Approaching investors
! Make a target list of possible investors and rank them on
network and joint drivers
! Make your favorite investors fall in love
! Many shareholders, investors can hinder you in round 2
! Use investment services and experiences of other
entrepreneurs to improve efficiency
