The document outlines the global innovation platform's goals of fostering knowledge-intensive entrepreneurialism through integrated support, including policy advice, training, and venture capital management. It highlights the importance of urban ecosystems in promoting innovation and provides a structured four-step process for cities to engage local stakeholders in solving challenges. The platform has a significant track record in training, financing, and supporting entrepreneurs across Europe and aims to enhance local economies by connecting various stakeholders.

1. Global Innovation Platform
July, 2016

2. By way of Introduction
About META
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3. META at a Glance
Goal
˃support knowledge-intensive
entrepreneurialism
How: only international Group with
an integrated Platform
˃ Rethinking Entrepreneurialism:
innovation policy advice (city -> EU
levels)
˃ Cultivating Entrepreneurialism:
training entrepreneurs & scientists
˃ Financing Entrepreneurialism:
venture capital fund management

4. 20 years' hands-on
experience
˃investing in high-growth
companies across Europe
˃helping Institutions & urban
ecosystems around the world
foster more of them
˃training and supporting young
entrepreneurs, scientists, etc.

5. In Figures: Rethinking Entrepreneurialism
Over 300 feasibility studies, more than 700 assignments and pilot
projects delivered worldwide
EU Commission: Research & Innovation, Entrepreneurship and
Finance policies
Regional innovation and entrepreneurship strategy design: 30+
regions, Western and Eastern EU
Policy dialogue, Smart Specialization Strategies
Global Innovation Platform Product

6. In Figures: Cultivating Entrepreneurialism
3000+ people trained overall
Globe Innovation Platform delivery with Globe Forum since 2004
European wide partnership with Kauffman FastTrac® to deliver
NewVenture™,TechVenture™ & GrowthVenture™ entrepreneurship
courses
Worldwide delivery of Investor Readiness format AyR™ for high growth
companies
Research Helicopter™: supporting European scientists exploit their
results
Leading the development of Creativity Camp™ in Europe
Global Innovation Platform Product

7. In Figures: Financing Entrepreneurialism
Leading private European management firm for regional co-
investment funds
8 seed capital funds (approximately €100M) currently under
management
Leveraging relationship with international informal investors
(members of the BoD of IBAN, BAE, advisory board of NASDAQ
OMX and members of AIFIVenture Capital Committee)
Unique, multi-country expertise in implementing public/private
financial instruments (e.g. ESIF 2014 facility)

8. In Figures: Investment (cont)
Fund Period Size
Ingenium Provincia di Catania 2010-2019 € 5,000,000
Ingenium Umbria (ATI Prisma I and II) 2004-2020 € 8,000,000
Ingenium Emilia Romagna I 2004-2014 € 9,000,000
META Ingenium d.o.o. (Slovenia) 2010-2019 € 10,000,000
Ingenium Emilia Romagna II 2010-2020 € 14,000,000
Ingenium Poland 2012-2022 € 20,000,000
Ingenium Sardegna 2009-2019 € 34,000,000

9. GIP: What is it?
…and Why is it different?

10. Context: from managed to entrepreneurial
economy
Driving growth: Knowledge increasingly replacing physical capital
and labor
Knowledge creation: Individuals increasingly replacing large firms
Turning knowledge into goods/services: new & small firms
increasing role alongside large conglomerates
Broader entrepreneurship policy increasingly replacing traditional
industrial policy
˃ promote entrepreneurial innovation
˃ facilitate high-growth potential start-ups

11. Context: rise of urban ecosystems
˃ Cities increasingly innovation
agents of change:
˃ Design their eco-system
˃ Engage entrepreneurs
˃ Foster company creation and SME
development
˃ Large companies seeking
˃ open innovation solutions
˃ opportunities to differentiate
activities
˃ invest in new emerging industries.

12. GIP in a Nutshell
City-level innovation booster
˃ Solve local urban problems
˃ Stimulate local high-growth,
knowledge-intensive companies
˃ Connect them across Europe
Challenge-driven innovation

13. META: 20 years' hands-on
experience
˃investing in high-growth
companies across Europe
˃helping Institutions & urban
ecosystems around the world
foster more of them
˃training and supporting young
entrepreneurs, scientists, etc.

14. After dozens of RIS(3)s*…
Challenge-Based Innovation
˃Focus: your urban ecosystem as
innovation ecosystem
˃ Needs
˃ Unique Selling Proposition
˃ Local companies, Universities,
SMEs & entrepreneurs
˃Framework + Process +
˃ Dedicated IT tool
˃ Europe-wide networks
* Regional Innovation Strategies
& Smart Specialisation Strategies

15. How it works

16. Local Stakeholders…
• The City: public authority
• 1+ large company(ies)
• Entrepreneurs, SMEs
• Academia
• Investors
• Intermediaries

17. … Organised within a 4-step Process
1. Profile Ecosystem
• Who: City & local large
company(ies), Sponsors (eg
bank), Service providers
(incubators, angels…)
• Result: Evidence-based
Roadmap
• Your city’s USP
• Map of Local Champions
2. Define challenges*,
Prepare
• Who: City
• What:
• Challenges prioritised
• Ecosystem & Local Champions
engaged
• Result: Ready to launch, online
& offline
* Challenge – a demand-driven task requiring
specific, working, sustainable solutions.

18. … Organised within a 4-step Process (cont)
3. Launch Challenges
• Who: Startups, Large Local Companies ,
SMEs, Academia…
• What: Roadshows, Online/Social/Press,
etc.
• Results: Solution providers mobilised
• Who (above)
• & from across Europe
• co-developing in teams
4. Implement
Challenges
• Who: solution providers mobilised
• What: GIP events: Workshops, Coaching,
Pitching sessions, online training/support …
• Results: Solutions Brought to Reality
• Products & Services meeting challenges
• to investors & markets across Europe.
• Your city: modern, challenge-driven
Innovation ecosystem, nurturing
entrepreneurs
• Your brand: attracting more

19. GIP: Results
• Open your ecosystem to
entrepreneurs, startups,
academia, investors & large
companies
• Focus them on your challenges
• Help your talents find partners &
finance
• Help local large companies
support urban development
˃Accelerate solutions to urban
challenges
˃Connect your city to others
˃Improve & Showcase your
ecosystem:
˃ nurture your entrepreneurs
˃ attract more inwards

20. Road-tested at European level
DigitalTwisters: EU-supported Starup Europe project

21. Road-tested at European level
DigitalTwisters: EU-supported Starup Europe project
Warsaw Innovation Days
Global Entrepreneurship
Congress, Milan

22. Online Platform

23. Online Platform

24. Thanks for your time
Mathew Lowry
m.lowry@meta-group.com
www.meta-group.com
@meta_group
Andrea Di Anselmo
a.dianselmo@meta-group.com
VP, META Group
President, INSME
(International Network for SMEs)