Presentation held by Peter Strömbäck, CEO, Innovationsbron, at the Nordic Seed Capital Summit 2011 in Stockholm on 19 May 2011.

1. THE NORDIC SEED CAPITAL
INITIATIVE
Peter Strömbäck
CEO, Innovationsbron
Stockholm, May 19th, 2011

3. 145 portfolio
companies
Exits
~25, 35 m SEK
~10, 18 m SEK
Equity < 2,5 mkr
~35 New Investments, 47 m SEK
~44 Follow-on Investments, 30 m SEK
Royalty grants <250kkr
Grants <200kkr ~25 Incubator projects, 6 m SEK
~200 Verifications, 16 m SEK
Funding
Research Verification Seed Startup Growth

4. Critical mass matters - it enables …
 Creation of a community within
the Nordic seed stage
 Increased cooperation between
the seed stage and the venture
capital players
 Joint advice to Nordic policy
makers
 Creation of a Nordic Gateway
 Marketing of Nordic start-ups

5.  Official supporter to the  United Kingdom, November
Nordic Venture Forum
 Utilize the critical mass of
2 seed stage companies from the members of the Initiative
each Nordic country to be
 Focus on start-up companies
selected for the Venture
and international networking
Academy and present during
the NVF in Copenhagen.
Nordic Venture Forum
- Copenhagen

6. Recommendation to NICe
Further development of the
Nordic Seed Capital Initiative
beyond 2011
 Utilize the critical mass of the
members plus the catalytic
function of the Nordic
Innovation Centre
 Focus on relations to China and
the US as well as to large
corporations