This document summarizes a biotech crowdfunding platform called Dodo that aims to provide an alternative way to fundraise for science projects. Dodo connects people, businesses and institutions to life sciences projects through its crowdfunding platform. It has funded over 300 projects from 9 countries and has received over $8,000 in committed contributions for its first campaign to sequence the genome of the cochineal bug. Dodo takes 5% of successful campaigns and plans to expand its model and partnerships to grow its market size, which is currently estimated at $260 billion globally.

1. Connecting
people,
businesses
and
institutions
to
life
sciences
projects.
!
Redefining
the
way
we
make
science.

2. The pain

3. Biotech
Crowdfunding: an alternative
way to fundraise relevant science
The solution

4. Micro
payments
Engaged
Audience
Products
Funded
The solution

5. MOTIVATIONAL CAUSE!
!
PEOPLE ENGAGEMENT!
!
CROWDFUNDING
+
=

6. Beautiful campaign
page

7. Scientist profile
page

8. Scientist profile
page

9. Scientist profile
page

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14. Dodo Team
Vinicius
Coutinho
CEO
-­‐
PhD
in
Bioinformatics
Marcelo
Jardim
CTO
-­‐
Mba
in
IT
Carlos
E.
Gonçalves
CCO
-­‐
Product
Designer
Thaise
Gambarra
Project
Manager
Flaviana
Maribondo
Public
Relations
Julien
Vachelard
Business
Developer
Mentors:
Jorge
Alzamora
(Lawyer)
and
Helder
Nakaya
(Scientist)

15. Why we are different
Made
by
science
experts
Science
for
everyone
Campaign
optimization
Custom
PR
and
marketing
services
Global
reach
platform
Highly
engaged
audience

16. 300+ DONORS
Traction

17. Projects
from
9
countries

18. JOÃO PESSOA, PARAÍBA, BRASIL.

19. SERTÃO PARAIBANO

20. DROOPING PRICKLY PEAR
CACTUS (Opuntia monacantha)!
!
•Resists severe drought periods!
•Retains water and nutrients!
•Main source of food for cattle

21. THE COCHINEAL BUG
DACTYLOPIUS OPUNTIAE!
(HEMIPTERA, DACTYLOPIIDAE)!
!
!
USED BY ALL THE
INDUSTRY TO
PRODUCE DYE
X
DECIMATING THE
CROPS OF DROOPING
PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS

22. THE GENETIC SEQUENCING!
OF THE COCHINEAL BUG:!
POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
!
!
• MORE EFFICIENT CONTROL
OF THE COCHINEAL!
!
• A BETTER WAY TO PRODUCE CARMINE DYE !
(NO NEED TO CULTIVATE THE BUG ANYMORE)!
!
• A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR
PLAGUES RESEARCHS!
US$
Approximated!
cost
7.2k

23. Traction
US$ 8.000,00
+
COMMITTED CONTRIBUTIONS

24. Funding
US$ 40k
FEBRUARY 2014
US$ 80k
SEPTEMBER 2014
Selected
for
the
final
stage

25. Media attention

26. Market
size:
US$
260
Biand
counting…

27. Business Model
How
we
make
money
!
• 5%
of
each
successful
campaign
• Specialized
services
marketplace
!
How
we
do
that
!
• Heavy
public
relations
strategy
• “Spread
the
word”
(Ambassadors)
• Key
strategic
partnerships
• Dodo
Road
Show
in
LATAM
and
EUROPE

28. Strategic partnerships

29. Milestones
Crowdfunding
platform system
development
Oficial
Launching
Brasil and Chile
Dodo
2.0
Social
Science
Open
science
marketplace

30. Thank you!