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The Latvian parliamentary sub-commission on Innovation and Science asked TechHub Riga to present on our members and the impact of innovative startups on the economy. This presentation talks about TechHub and its growth and the last three slides (in Latvian) provide some of our views on the relevant considerations for the Latvian economy.
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The Center of the Startup Community in
Latvia
What is TechHub?
Co-working space for new technology startups
Founded in London (by Elizabeth Varley (CEO) and Mike Butcher (Editor, TechCrunch Europe)
Based at Google Campus in London
Now also in Riga, Bucharest, Swansea, Bangalore and Manchester
First and leading co-working space
Sponsored by Google, Pearson publishing and BlueVia
TechHub Riga is the first international expansion location for TechHub
What is TechHub Riga?
Co-working space for new technology startups
Startup event organiser
We help establish international contacts
Goal is to help create the “Skype of Latvia”
Startted from Open Coffee Club
Non-profit foundation
Board are unpaid volunteers
Income is from member fees and paid events
TechHub Riga Membership
In 2 years we have:
•Resident space full: 70+
•Well over 100 total members
•Meetup.com event participant list 800+
•Mailing list: 900+
•Twitter: 1,900+ followers
TechHub Riga Events
Monthly Meetup
Mobile Monday
Developer meetups Ruby On Rails
DevClub
Python User group
Big data
Etc.
Visiting speakers, including top entrepreneurs and venture capitalists
Partner Events
Our space, with prominent sponsor logos, is also increasingly used by partners for their events
TechHub Riga Member Success
TechHub Riga resident startups have already raised over EUR €2.5M, including from top international investors:
TechHub Riga Publicity in Latvia
Local media follow us, they love what we do!
Startup/jaunuzņēmums nav parastais MVU
• Parasti nav ienākumu kamēr izstrādā produktu• Meklē biznesa modeli (“product-market fit”)• Ātra izaugsme vai ātra nāve• Nav aktīvu kurus var izmantot par
nodrošinājumu• Vienīgie finansējuma avoti ir akciju kapitāls vai
neapmaksātais darba spēks
Kāpēc šie uzņēmumi ir īpaši?
• Spēlē globālā tirgū no pirmās dienas– Ir globlālais izaugsmes potenciāls– Veiksmīgie būs starptautiski uzņēmumi ar mātes
uzņēmumu Londonā, Ņujorkā vai San Fransisko• Veido jaunu intelektuālo īpašumu un vērtību• Salīdzinoši liela investīciju ieplūde uz maz
darbinieku skaitu• Nes Latvijas vārdu pasaulē
Ko valsts var darīt lai atbalstītu?
• Nesajaukt uz inovācijam balstīto uzņēmumu atbalstu ar “dzīvesstila” uzņēmumu atbalstu
• Finansiālo atbalstu vajag pareizā formā: investīciju vairošana nevis grantu programas un trešo pušu pakalpojumu finansēšana– LGA mazo aizdevumu programa laba– Eņģeļu un riska kapitāla ko-investīciju veicināšana– Tehnoloģiju inkubātors Rīgā, kur cilvēkresursi nevis
telpas ir galvenais pienesums• Padarīt dzīvi maziem uzņēmumiem vieglāku!
Contacts
Andris K. Berzins, Chairman and [email protected]. +371 29568157
Alise Lezdiņa, [email protected]++371 29667744
riga.techhub.com
