1. Building The Vision!
Financing startups: a real case in Rome
Luigi Capello!
CEO LVenture Group
VC + Accelerator
!
5 November 2013!
#BuildingTheVision!
2. The birth of the vision: 2010
US trip to look for Startup Accelerators
The Sidney guy in Stanford:
“…5.000 sqm for 300 startups!”
12. 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
13. Building an ecosystem!
The first VC that operates in
an integrated ecosystem of
VC, accelerator, university .
Startup
accelerator
University
Venture
Capital
14. Today’s achievements!
• 80% of our startups funded
• 1 mln € invested in 18 startups
• 2 mln € raised from other investors
• +150 jobs created
16. 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!
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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!