Talk by Harm Botter, CEO & Founder, ExxFire NV (Netherlands), at Stanford on March 7 2016, in our session: 'From Comets to Startups :: Building Europe's SpaceTech Entrepreneurship Ecosystem'. Website: http://www.StanfordEuropreneurs.org YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/StanfordEuropreneurs Twitter: @Europreneurs

1. HARM BOTTER, Founder & CEO
harm.botter@exxfire.com
@exxfireglobal
European Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Stanford Engineering
March 7 2016

2. 2
Fire in Dubai luxury-hotel

3. 3
1 dead, dozens hurt in fire at Louisiana
chemical plant

4. 4
Oil rig fire in Gulf of Mexico

5. 5
Samsung data center down after fire

6. 6
In US, one highway vehicle fire
Every 3 minutes 8 seconds

7. 7
In US, one home fire every 86 seconds

8. 8
Sprinklers, foam, aerosols,
or gas systems

11. 11
Potential sales $1Bn+/year
Fire Protection Systems Market $79Bn (2020)
Fire Suppression Market $9Bn (2020)
New segment = fire protection lithium-ion batteries
• Cars
• Buses
• Home (e.g. Tesla Powerwall)
• Airplanes cargo hold

12. Big fires all start small

13. 13
Cool N2 Gas Generator
Proba-2 satellite
ExxFire Proprietary Technology

14. Cool N2 Gas Generator benefits
Fire suppression = 100% non-destructively
• No temperature shock – ambient temperature N2
• No pressure shock
• No noise shock
• No residue
Storage = Pressureless N2 in solid chemical block
• Safe – no explosion risk
• Easier transportation
• Easier installation – no manifolds
• No maintenance – lifetime 10 years
• Lower Total Cost of Ownership
14

15. 1st Product: ExxFire™750/1500/2250 for
e-cabinets & server racks
15
Pre-orders >750#
80 hot leads

16. 16

17. Team
Harm Botter (NLD), Founder & CEO
Edwin Verver (NLD), Chief Commercial Officer
Jeremy Fielding (GBR), Head of Engineering
Lysiane Jacques (FRA), Chemical Engineer
Michael Jones (GBR), Mechanical Engineer
Thilak Lakshmipathy (IND), Electronics Engineer
Robert Minkhorst (USA), Advisor
René den Boer (NLD), CFO
Gerry Flood (USA), USA Representative
17

18. 18
EXXFIRE BV
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
exxfire.com
harm.botter@exxfire.com
@exxfireglobal
EXXFIRE in Silicon Valley to connect with
distributors/system integrators/customers