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1. Amadeus
Shaping the future of travel
June 2014
Katherine Grass
Head of Innovation & Amadeus
Ventures
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2. Amadeus is a technology company dedicated to the
global travel industry.
We are present in 195 countries
with a worldwide team of more than 11,000 people.
Our solutions help improve the
business performance
of travel agencies, corporations, airlines,
airports, hotels, railways and more.
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_ About Amadeus1Amadeus in a few words

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_ Amadeus today3Robust global operations
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1.6+
billion
transactions
processed per day
502+
million
travel agency
bookings
processed in 2013
615+
million
Passengers
Boarded (PBs)
in 2013
95%
of the world’s
scheduled
network airline
seats

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Connecting
the travel industry
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Cruiselines
Hotels
Car rental
Ground handlers
Ferry operators
Ground transportation
Airports
Travel agencies
Insurance companies
Airlines

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We support the traveller life cycle
Post-trip
On trip
Pre-trip Buy/Purchase
Search
Inspire
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6. Our solutions facilitate journeys and enrich the travel
experience for hundreds of millions of people every year.
to shape the
future of travel
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_ Introduction1
We are working together with
our customers and partners
We have a clear purpose

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Amadeus Ventures

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Future growth in travel
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Total contribution of travel & tourism to global GDP (Euro billions)
Source: Economic Impact Travel & Tourism WTTC 2013
7,680
4,4% per year
growth rate

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2.98 billion
air passengers
2012
2017
3.91 billion
air passengers
Source: IATA. Airline Industry forecast 2013-2017
31 %
growth
Global air travel
Domestic & international air passenger growth to 2017
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• Innovation Challenge. Speed of change and business
model disruption increasing sharply.
• Innovation. Proactive early view of he innovation funnel
to evaluate new ideas.
• Enhance capabilities. Looking for start-ups that will
ultimately enhance the Amadeus portfolio to serve our
customers better.
• Diversification. Investing in a wider array of business
directions than the company can pursue itself
• Financial Returns. Financial gains on portfolio of
companies.
Why did Amadeus create the Fund?
Strategic and Financial Goals

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Content & the Long-Tail
Data Lead Advertising & Personalization
Trip Experience
_ Amadeus Ventures22014 Innovation Themes
Focus on three areas of travel innovation

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Invest directly in early stage companies. Companies with at least
a working prototype.
Looking for start-ups with exceptional teams, energy and relevant
experience.
Maximum of €3 million per company.
Foster tight relationships with portfolio companies to help bring
strategic value both to Amadeus and the start-up entity.
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Strongly prefer to co-invest with others. This typically means
other venture capital companies (VCs), business angels and other
strategic investors.
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Business ideas with scalability
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Focus on three areas of travel innovation

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Current Portfolio
Two businesses around the need of business travellers
Yapta is an airfare price assurance
services for travelers. Its product,
FareIQ, helps companies with
heavy travel volumes to reduce
their spend by constantly tracking
booked airfares and flagging lower
rates when they become available.
2013
Cabify allows passengers to book
high end vehicles with drivers by
using their smartphone, PC or
phone calls with real time
confirmation. Services available in
6 cities in Spain and in the capital
cities of Peru, Chile and Mexico.
2013
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