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This document describes the evolution of Virtual Trip, a company founded in 2000, into the Materializing Innovation Group. It outlines Virtual Trip's acquisitions and co-founding of various companies between 2000-2012 in industries like e-learning, spatial intelligence, management consulting, mobile games, and cloud communications. These companies constitute the Materializing Innovation Group. The group went on to establish the StartTech Incubator to fund and mentor startups, with Psycholate being the first startup accepted. The incubator provides services to support the startups. In 2012, StartTech Ventures partnered with CoLab Workspace to source quality startups for the incubator.
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- 2. It all startedlike this…
- 3. Virtual Trip wascreated in 2000 by a team of 5 undergraduate computer scientists
- 4. In 2003 VirtualTrip co-founded Epignosis, the vendor of eFront e-Learning & TalentLMS
- 5. In 2004 VirtualTrip started the mVision project which later in 2008 led to the creation of MVNS SA
- 6. In 2005 VirtualTrip acquired Infomap SA, the leading Spatial Intelligence integrator in Greece
- 7. In 2006 VirtualTrip co-founded NGLS SA targeting the e-Learning services industry
- 8. In 2007 VirtualTrip co-founded TS Consulting Ltd, in an effort to enter the Management Consulting industry
- 9. In 2012 AbZorbaGames SA was span out of MVNS SA, destined to dominate the mobile casino games market
- 10. In 2012 VirtualTrip co-founded Flipnode LLC, vendor of cloud unified communications technology
- 11. In 2012 VirtualTrip co-founded Pakia Software Services LLC, aiming to disrupt the insurance software market
- 12. Publisher Services Vendors Publisher By 2012 Virtual Trip owns a portfolio of dormant software products ready to be spun-out upon the right circumstances
- 13. Services Vendors Distributors Publisher In 2007 Virtual Trip co-founded IT Center Ltd and in 2009 Actech LLC, to create regional distribution & support centers in SE Europe and NE USA
- 14. M.I. Spain M.I. Hungary M.I. Brussels Services Vendors Distributors Publisher M.I. Spain M.I. Hungary Antenna Offices M.I. Brussels In 2012 the Materializing Innovation Group is completing the establishment of antenna offices around the Globe
- 15. Materializing Innovation Group Services Vendors Distributors Publisher M.I. Spain M.I. Hungary Antenna Offices M.I. Brussels The Services, Vendor & Distribution companies created after Virtual Trip constitute the Materializing Innovation Group
- 16. Materializing Innovation Group Services Vendors Distributors Publisher M.I. Spain M.I. Hungary Antenna Offices M.I. Brussels StartTech Ventures was created to capitalize & share the broad experience of turning ideas to sustainable companies
- 17. StartTech Incubator Materializing InnovationGroup Services Vendors Distributors Publisher M.I. Spain M.I. Hungary Antenna Offices M.I. Brussels The StartTech Incubator was created to host selected start-ups to be funded and to share the experience & infrastructure of the Materializing Innovation Group
- 18. StartTech Incubator Materializing InnovationGroup Services Vendors Distributors Publisher M.I. Spain M.I. Hungary Antenna Offices M.I. Brussels Psycholate LLC, vendor of psychometric technology, was the first startup to be accepted in the StartTech Incubator
- 19. StartTech Incubator Materializing InnovationGroup Services Vendors Distributors - Financing - Business Development - Talent Management - Strategy - MIS & IT Infrastructure - Facilities - Financial & Account Management Publisher - M.I. Spain Business Administration - Marketing Communications - Legal Advisory Antenna M.I. Hungary Offices M.I. Brussels Incubator - Financing - Business Development - Financial & Account Management - Business Administration - Talent Management Services: - Strategy - MIS & IT Infrastructure - Marketing Communications - Legal Advisory - Facilities The StartTech Incubator provides a wide range of mentoring, administration and support services
- 20. coLab Workspace StartTech Incubator Materializing Innovation Group tu ed Services Vendors Distributors ar at ps st ub c in Publisher M.I. Spain M.I. Hungary Antenna Offices M.I. Brussels Incubator - Financing - Business Development - Financial & Account Management - Business Administration - Talent Management Services: - Strategy - MIS & IT Infrastructure - Marketing Communications - Legal Advisory - Facilities In 2012 StartTech Ventures made a strategic partnership with CoLab Workspace to secure a steadily growing, high-quality dealflow
- 21. StartTech Angels coLab StartTech Angels Workspace StartTech Incubator Materializing Innovation Group tu ed Services Vendors Distributors ar at ps st ub c in Publisher M.I. Spain M.I. Hungary Antenna Offices M.I. Brussels Incubator - Financing - Business Development - Financial & Account Management - Business Administration - Talent Management Services: - Strategy - MIS & IT Infrastructure - Marketing Communications - Legal Advisory - Facilities In 2012, in an effort to bridge the successful entrepreneurs with the innovation community, StartTech created the first commercial business angel network in Greece
- 22. StartTech Ventures coLab StartTech Ventures StartTech Angels Workspace StartTech Incubator Materializing Innovation Group tu ed Services Vendors Distributors ar at ps st ub c in Publisher M.I. Spain M.I. Hungary Antenna Offices M.I. Brussels Incubator - Financing - Business Development - Financial & Account Management - Business Administration - Talent Management Services: - Strategy - MIS & IT Infrastructure - Marketing Communications - Legal Advisory - Facilities In 2012 StartTech Ventures was created to serve as the investment management arm of the Materializing Innovation Group
- 23. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem coLab StartTech Ventures StartTech Angels Workspace StartTech Incubator Materializing Innovation Group tu ed Services Vendors Distributors ar at ps st ub c in Publisher M.I. Spain M.I. Hungary Antenna Offices M.I. Brussels Incubator - Financing - Business Development - Financial & Account Management - Business Administration - Talent Management Services: - Strategy - MIS & IT Infrastructure - Marketing Communications - Legal Advisory - Facilities This journey has resulted to the first prototype implementation of the “Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” concept
- 24. Make it happen! www.starttech.eu