startup europe @ tii conference 2016
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Startup Europe
28th of April 2016
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TII 2016 Annual Conference
Matevz Gantar, Bisite Accelerator, Startup Europe – WELCOME & SEP project
@matevzgantar
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How do you connect with other players like you
across EU?
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How do you discover resources available for you
across the EU?
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Discover, network, make partnerships, do deals,
change regulation,….
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EU is able to build good startups but not to create big tech buyers
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Source: startupeuropepartnership.eu
Reasons for EU underperforming
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Disconnected islandsNot Enough Density
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Source: startuphubs.eu
Scouting is very time consuming and inefficient
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Lack of data
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Few cross border deals done - Unqualified meetings with investors and corporates
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Source: startupeuropepartnership.eu. May 2015
"Only 14% of the M&As come
from another EU country"
Difficulty to growLack of connections in Local Markets
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A way to improve it …..
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Startups
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Ecosystem builders
Connecting all players of local ecosystems – online & offline
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Silicon Valley + EU Roadshow
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Cross border mentorship
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Acceleration programmes
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Hackathons
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Connecting talent with opportunities
EU Partnerships among players
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SEP – partnership of corporates and startups
Feeding data
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Events
International missions
SEC2SV.com
International missions
COMING SOONStartupeuropeindia.net
Connecting local authorities & Startups:Startup Europe Regions Network
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Connecting local authorities & Startups:Startup Europe Week
www.startupeuropeweek.euWhy?• What support is available locally• Making their region a better place to start a business• Be relevant Europe-wide
Connecting local authorities & Startups:Startup Europe Week
Impact:• 200+ cities hosted events• 40+ countries reached• 400+ co-organizers• More than 15.000 participants in the
events.• 4 million+ impressions on twitter.• 500.000+ impressions with 140.000+
people reached on Facebook.• 125.000+ visits to SEW website until
February.• Super targeted profile of participants,
being 80%+ interested in entrepreneurship, business, startups, technology etc.
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Form to collect data on the resources available in each ecosystem.
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Following the example:European Makers Week
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• 200 + events already confirmed• 30 countries
Results so far?
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THANKYOU
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