DLEU Salon presentation from Caroline Bergaud, Head of EU Partnerships, Mind the Bridge Foundation, on the topic of Making Europe's Businesses More Digital.

1. Scaling European
Startups

2. SEP Official Launch: Brussels
May 22nd, 2014
Officially launched together with President Barroso and Vice President Kroes
Announced by Vice President Kroes on Jan 23 at WEF in Davos

3. A Cross-Industry Pan-European
Open Innovation Platform
The Startup Europe Partnership
“We all win when startups move to scaleups”
(David Butler, The Coca-Cola Company)
TelcoBankingInsurance Software &
Electronics
Utilities
*
...
*
* To be announced in
April

4. MATCHING
Matching Format
Startups Apply
Through Referrals
Knowledge
Exchange
OUTPUT: Procurement + Investment + Acquisition
CorporatesStartups
Startups Pitch
1 Startups get referred
through partner network
2 15/25 startups are
filtered
3 1:1 high-qualified
meetings
4 Learn from corporates
Indicate areas of
scouting
Validate the deal flow
prior the event
Exposure to selected
startups
Learn about new
innovations, biz models
1
2
3
4

5. SEP Matching Events
Madrid, Jun 26 2014
Rome, Oct 3 2014
London, Nov 21 2014
Paris, Dec 11-12 2014
Naples, May 13 2014
Berlin, Feb 12 2015

6. whose: Crossborder
Qualified Meetings
Follow-up
Ongoing Biz
Discussions
Deals closed
161
23*
17*
2*
112
Matching Events
Selected Startups
Corporates Involved
6+1^
77
12
1
1
2
15
12
26
1
Matching Events: KPIs
2
3
3
1
2
* Berlin Matching Event still to be assessed
^ Corporate Boot Camp (vertical Matching focused on e-gov)
2
2
8
1
3
2
1

7. SEP Media Coverage: 400+ Outcomes in 2014

8. Plan 2015: SEP Matching
DLD ISRAEL
Tel Aviv, Sep 6-12
SEC2SV
EUROPEAN INNOVATION DAY
Mountain View, Sep 21
EIT AWARD
Budapest, May 4
SLUSH
Helsinki Nov 11-12
STARTUP EUROPE SUMMIT
Berlin, Feb 12-13
#LIS15
Lisbon, Jun 4-5
+ Research Reports
+ Sharing Events
+ Investors Forum
+ …

9. Thank you!
Alberto Onetti
Mind The Bridge Foundation
aonetti@mindthebridge.org
@aonetti