This document discusses opportunities for hardware startups in Europe and investment from Asia. It notes that hardware is an important sector and Europe presents a large potential market. However, the European market remains fragmented with barriers like language and culture. Still, startup ecosystems in Europe are growing and attracting more investors. The document suggests China in particular may invest more in European hardware as Chinese startups and investors better understand manufacturing. Overall, it argues the future of European technology will be shaped by Asia and encourages connecting with startup communities and investors in Europe.

1. Future of European Technology.
Should you be a part of it?
Piotr Piasek
Exclusively for
Dino Makers Global Competition Summit Party

2. Who am I?
Who am I and why am I here?
– 10 years of entrepreneurship
– 1 company sold ( Exit )
– 5 failures ( learning lessons )
– 1 major failure ( BIG lesson )
– 4 brands founded:
• See Bloggers
• Wolves Den
• Wolves Summit
• The Sales Gate

3. To the point… Hardware
Hardware is eating the world…
and there is no app for that.

4. Rise and shine
• Hardware startup accelerators have spread
• Investors - gaining experience and confidence
• Crowdfundingmaturing
• Easier to rise money
• Still not much investors in the area

5. Problem to solve?
• Big enough problem to solve
• Is it really pain in the a%$?
• Make an impact
• Technology that servepeople
• Useful for big enough group

6. Protect yourself
• Defensibility and speed matters more then ever
• Marathon not Sprint
• What’s your USP?
• Distinguishing factor
• Value in execution

7. EUROPEAN BREAKTHROUGHS

8. MARKET
• Huge market - large potential
– 738 mln people
– Biggest markets: UK, Germany, France
• Collection of smaller markets still defragmented
– Language barrier
– Different cultures
– Legal issues
– Logistics

9. Startup Revolution
• Why bother about Europe?
• What good can come out of it?

10. Technology of the future – IS IT A FUTURE ALREADY?
“We wanted flying cars — instead we got 140 characters.”
Peter Thiel, early investor in Facebook
What’s Next?
• Low cost chips
• custom chips
• hardware + biotech
• energy harvesting
• Low cost industrial arms

11. Innovation comes in waves

12. Word of the day: Connected
• Cyber security
• Cyber spying

13. Innovation -> Commodity
• Shorter then ever
• Seagway years to grow market
• HoVerboards only 12 months
VS

14. Investor from Asia? Why to look at Europe?
• Chinesehavesupply chain connections
• Startup Revolution
• Grown ecosystem
• Experience co-Investors
• Serial entrepreneurs
• Lower valuations
• Emerging cee region

15. Still space in Europe for expansion
• ChooseRegion
• Conduct research
• Use local help - connections
• The right time is NOW
• Many markets EMERGING

16. The next big thing. Where DOES it come from? 中国?
• Trend is changing– incrising number of Chinesehardware
startups target global market instead only China
• Investors from China are familiar with manufacturing
and feel more confortablewith hardwareinvestments
• Investors from China haveeasier access both to european
and us market
• 深圳 (Shenzhen) = best supply chain from prototyping to
production "It's Hollywood for electornics"
- Eric Pan, Seed Studio

17. Future of European Technology shaped by Asia
VS VS

18. New generations to come – travel beyond stars

19. Communities + Network
• Accelerators: HAX Accelerator, HighTechXL, Startupbootcamp
• HardwareMassive – worldwide community
• Investors, Mentors, Advisors
• It took me 2 years to meet investors that I wanted to meet
• To establish relationship it takes longer

20. Get around the right people

21. Build network in europe

22. Uczestnicy i goście 27.10
SEED STAGE
31%
EARLY STAGE
45%
GROWTH STAGE
24%
OUT OF 2880 STARTUP APPLICATIONS
only 276 qualified for the Great Pitch
MORE THAN 45 INDUSTRIES - 53 COUNTRIES
25% Poland, 75% Europe & other countries
STARTUPS FROM THE GREAT PITCH
COMPETITION IN A NUTSHELL

23. Startups from more than 45 sectors (mainly Europe)
Investors (mainly Europe)
Tech companies
C-level Executives, Strategy Directors & Innovation Directors
WHO IS ATTENDING

24. INVESTORS WHO ATTEND WOLVES SUMMIT

25. The third edition of Wolves Summit took place
in April 2016 in Warsaw. And it was huge.
WOLVES SUMMIT’S SPEAKERS
Christian Anting
TVN
Christoph Lange
Zalando
John Biggs
TechCrunch
Melanie Schröder
Axel Springer
Michael Krause
Deezer
Wojciech Zaskórski
Samsung
Andy Shannon
Startupbootcamp
Adam Shepherd
Notion Capital
30281:1 Meetings
276Startups
313Executives
221Investors
2044Attendees
51Countries
WOLVES SUMMIT LAST EDITION

26. CONTACT US
Connect with the most innovative and promising startups from around the world.
Contact Piotr to attend Wolves Summit as an investor.
Piotr Piasek
p.piasek@wolvessummit.com
+ 48 697 891 985