B-Hive introduces Scale-Ups.eu, a platform connecting European scale-ups, investors, and partners. It hosts events on topics like fintech, blockchain, and AI. Members gain access to networking and services supporting growth. Strategic initiatives focus on cybersecurity, blockchain, talent development, and trust-building. The goal is to fast-track scale-up success by reducing time through access to funding, knowledge, and partnerships.

1. Br us s els – L o n d o n – Tel Aviv – N ew Yor k – Singapor e
Proudly introduces Scale-Ups.eu

2. B-Hive in a nutshell
Strategic initiatives in the areas of
cybersecurity, blockchain, artificial
intelligence, internet of things as
well as business programs focused
on growth economy and the talent
gap.
The House of Finance and
Entrepeneurship, hosting both
partners and members, rendering
services on demand.
Weekly, monthly and yearly event
series ranging from small
workshops to big conferences
tackling Fintech’s hottest topics.
Corporate partners from both the
financial and technology world
(Tech4Fin*), along with small and
upcoming member companies get to
share an extensive network.
* Tech4Fin is grouping all relevant Technologies for Financial Services, such as fintech, insurtech, regtech.
Next to traditional financial domains such as payments, lending, insurance, …
it also covers technology domains such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, internet of things, …

3. Our ecosystem of members, partners and
counterparts
Corporates, Universities, Regulators at supranational, national and regional levels are all involved in the
ecosystem
Full partners Associate Partners
Public
partners
Structural Partners

4. Cyber-
Hive
Talent-
Hive
Trust-
Hive
Digi-
Hive
Scale-
Hive
Open-
Hive
Strategic Programs

5. 4200 European ICT scale-ups raised
$58B in funding (2016)
Scale-up: >$1M funding raised (since foundation) and at least one funding
event since 2010.
1550
1150
620
430
300
120
30
21.5
18.1
9.4
4.2
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10
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25
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British Isles Central States Nordics Southern EU Benelux Eastern EU Baltics
Capital Raised
in $B
Number of
scale-ups
93 Scale-
ups
Source:
SEP
Monitor

6. 86 European ICT scalers raised $25B in
funding (2016)
29
15
11
7
6
5
3 3
2
1 1 1 1 1
8.5
5.6
2.5
3.3
1.4
0.9 0.9
0.3 0.3
0.6
0.4
0.2 0.1 0.1
0
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2
3
4
5
6
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9
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Capital Raised
in $B
Number
of Scalers
Scaler: >$100M funding raised (since foundation) and at least one funding
event since 2010.
Source:
SEP
Monitor
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7. What makes a company successful?
Money?Product?
Team? Market?

8. What makes a company successful?
Money?Product?
Team? Market?
Entrepreneurs and
companies are more
successful if they are
capable of reducing or
squeezing time.
By setting up
Scale-Ups.eu, we
provide a platform that
helps scale-ups to
reduce time and speed
up their business plan.

9. Our Offer
Global
Partners
Global
VCs and Investors
European
Scale-ups
Scale-up growth
Easy access to
funding, knowledge,
talent and support
Portfolio growth
Easy access to
promising scale-ups and
new investment
opportunities
Business growth
Easy access to
new customers, new
insights, new
partnerships
Our
community
What’s in it
for them?
We fast track scale-up
growth through easy access
to talent, funding,
knowledge and support
We fast track portfolio
growth through access to
promising global scale-ups
and profitable investment
opportunities
We fast track business
growth through our
network and
knowledge base
Our Value
Proposition

10. Our Scale Summit September 2018
A three-day global leading scale-up conference in Belgium
Fast track business
opportunities for the top 55
most promising scale-ups
Portfolio growth
opportunities from
connecting with our scale-
up community
Business opportunities from
our network through fresh
insights and exclusive
partner events
We will bring together:
• 15 Benelux scale-ups
• 40 European scale-ups
• Pre-selections by our official VC partners in UK, Scandinavia, Baltic States,
France/Germany, Spain/Portugal and Israel
• Global VCs
• 50 Tech Companies