ISTART I

Pre-seed Venture Capital Fund

[VENTURE NAME HERE]

VERY IMPORTANT: you should be knowledgeable about the IP rules of IST and of those organizations that are relevant to the ownership and utilization of the IP related to the technology of the venture you are presenting through this PPT. You should not submit this PPT or any information without clearing all issues with the departments responsible for IP. It is the responsibility of the submitters not provide unauthorized confidential information.

FILL AND SUBMIT: notes in each slide provide guidance on how to fill this PPT template. You should fill the PPT to the best of your knowledge. You should submit the PPT and other relevant information to XX@XX.XX . There is no obligation to provide detailed feedback or to respond within a specific deadline to the invitation to participate in the venture’s pre-seed funding round.

People• [NAME]

• Current Employment Status– [University / Research Center / Company, Job Title, Type of Contract, Start Date]– [University / Research Center / Company, Job Title, Type of Contract, Start Date]– …

• Academic Background– [School, Degree, Graduation Year]– [School, Degree, Graduation Year]– …

• Professional Background– [Company, Job Title, Type of Contract, Period]– [Company, Job Title, Type of Contract, Period]– …

• Other Relevant Information– [Include relevant information such leadership positions currently or previously held, etc.]

Overview• [VENTURE NAME]

• Venture Status– [Not Incorporated]– [Incorporated]:

• [Incorporated as XXX, since XX/XX/XX]• [Last 12 months revenues]• [Total staff]

• Investors– [Ownership share and amount invested per founder or investor]– […]

• Business Plan– […]

Technology• General Domain

– [e.g. Energy, IT, Robotics, Life Sciences, Chemical, Electronics, Physics, etc.]

• Specific Name Given to Technology– […]

• What the Technology Enables– […]

• Comparable / Alternative Technologies– […]– […]

• Key Performance Specifications Matched Against Comparable or Alternative Technologies

– […]

Problem and Proposed Solution

• Customers– […]

• Problem– […]

• Solution Enabled by Technology– […]

Competition

• Competitors – […]

• Substitutes– […]

• Technology Supply Chain– […]

Technology Development

• Background and Partners – […]

• Technology Readiness Level– […]

• Further Development– […]

Intellectual Property• IP Departments Contacts

– [Organization, Department, Name, Title, Email, Telephone]– [Organization, Department, Name, Title, Email, Telephone]– …

• IP Identification and Status– […]

• IP Ownership– […]

• Relevant Legal Issues– […]

• Trade Secret or Other– […]

Next Steps

• Technology– […]

• Team– […]

• Go to Market– […]

Pre-seed Investment and ISTART I

• Total Pre-seed Investment Required– [XXX,XXX € ; XX Months]

• Technology Development [XXX,XXX €]– [ACTIVITIES]

• Team Expenses [XXX,XXX €]– [ACTIVITIES]

• Go to Market Expenses [XXX,XXX €]– [ACTIVITIES]

• Other Expenses [XXX,XXX €]– [ACTIVITIES]