Building the vision - Steve Ballmer

Building The Vision!Financing startups: a real case in Rome

Luigi Capello!CEO LVenture Group

VC + Accelerator !

5 November 2013!#BuildingTheVision!

The birth of the vision: 2010

US trip to look for Startup Accelerators

The Sidney guy in Stanford: “…5.000 sqm for 300 startups!”

Building an ecosystem

First accelerated startups…

…and success comes!

Now, back to University.

Accelerator

Now, back to University.

Accelerator

University

Now, back to University.

Accelerator

University

Now, back to University.

How it works!

Networking Advisors àKnow How

Biz-dev

Increase Success rate

Building an ecosystem

2000 sqm in Termini Station: a magic place

Who is investing?!

•  2013 VC Listed on Milan Stock Exchange Holding Company of LUISS ENLABS!

!Micro-seed financing: startups selected for LUISS ENLABS acceleration program

Seed financing: Post-acceleration program and other startups already in the market

Building an ecosystem!

Startup accelerator

Venture Capital

University

The first VC that operates in an integrated ecosystem of VC, accelerator, university .

Today’s achievements!

•  1 mln € invested in 18 startups

•  +150 jobs created

•  2 mln € raised from other investors

•  80% of our startups funded

Our portfolio!

PreviYou!

Italian Status Quo!

+4.000.000 potential entrepreneurs Great Universitiesà Rome 300.000 students!!

High profile technically skilled people High quality standards of living

We must leverage the system!

How We Do It

School for Developers!Increase accelerated startups

(Boston MassChallenge > 100/year) Looking for 10,000 sqm

We want to build a TechCity in Termini Station!! Complete our Fundraising

Attract SMEs and Corporates Central & Local Government Procurement

Attract International VCs Attract International Stakeholders

How We Do It

School for Developers Increase accelerated startups !(Boston MassChallenge > 100/year)!

Looking for 10,000 sqm We want to build a TechCity in Termini Station!!

Complete our Fundraising Attract SMEs and Corporates

Central & Local Government Procurement Attract International VCs

Attract International Stakeholders

How We Do It

School for Developers Increase accelerated startups

(Boston MassChallenge > 100/year)

Looking for 10,000 sqm We want to build a TechCity in Termini Station!!

Complete our Fundraising Attract SMEs and Corporates

Central & Local Government Procurement Attract International VCs

Attract International Stakeholders

How We Do It

School for Developers Increase accelerated startups

(Boston MassChallenge > 100/year) Looking for 10,000 sqm

We want to build a TechCity in Termini Station!! Complete our Fundraising!

Attract SMEs and Corporates Central & Local Government Procurement

Attract International VCs Attract International Stakeholders

How We Do It

School for Developers Increase accelerated startups

(Boston MassChallenge > 100/year) Looking for 10,000 sqm

We want to build a TechCity in Termini Station!! Complete our Fundraising

Attract SMEs and Corporates!Central & Local Government Procurement

Attract International VCs Attract International Stakeholders

How We Do It

School for Developers Increase accelerated startups

(Boston MassChallenge > 100/year) Looking for 10,000 sqm

We want to build a TechCity in Termini Station!! Complete our Fundraising

Attract SMEs and Corporates Central & Local Government Procurement!

Attract International VCs Attract International Stakeholders

How We Do It

School for Developers Increase accelerated startups

(Boston MassChallenge > 100/year) Looking for 10,000 sqm

We want to build a TechCity in Termini Station!! Complete our Fundraising

Attract SMEs and Corporates Central & Local Government Procurement Attract International VCs!

Attract International Stakeholders

How We Do It

School for Developers Increase accelerated startups

(Boston MassChallenge > 100/year) Looking for 10,000 sqm

We want to build a TechCity in Termini Station!! Complete our Fundraising

Attract SMEs and Corporates Central & Local Government Procurement

Attract International VCs Attract International Stakeholders!

Join our Open Ecosystem Adopt a Startup!!

Luigi Capello!

luigi.capello@lventuregroup.com

M: +39 335 809 9163

@GigiCapello