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Venture Capital in Central and Southeast Europe Mario Orasche Managing Partner & Founder, Eagle Ventures European Entrepreneurship and Innovation Thought Leaders, Stanford Engineering February 8, 2010
History of the RegionA brief review of about 16 centuries Honey and blood over centuries in the Balkans Bal = Honey Kan = Blood Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire (330-1453) A pan-regional symbol: the double-headed eagle Sarajevo, Bosnia 1914: Assassination triggers WW I. As of 19th Century The Austrian / Austro-Hungarian Empire is prevailing until WW I.
Central and Southeast Europe (‘CSE’) TodayIt remains complicated Wars, pain and suffering prevail throughout the 20th century Kingdom of Yugoslavia or Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918-1941) EU Enlargement Process (Today) US, UN, NATO, EU Peacekeeping forces inBosnia and Herzegovina  (1995-2010)Kosovo (1999-2010) Yugoslav Wars and NATO bombing of Bosnia (1991-2001)
Emerging VC Landscape High potential region, weak innovation ecosystem CSE                 vs.       CA             Huge untapped investment opportunity Hungary:  Pharma / Biotech Slovenia:  RF technology Romania:  IT, Pharma Croatia: Chemistry, Telecom Bulgaria: Electronics, Semiconductors Bosnia: Energy Generation, Automotive Serbia:  Computer Engineering, Programming Macedonia:ICT Outsourcing  Montenegro: Energy Generation * CSE in terms of Eagle Ventures’ focus region: BG, BIH, HR, HU, MK, MNE, RO, SLO, SRB  ** Eagle Ventures is the first multinational tech VC dedicated to CSE Page4
Major Changes Over Last Decade Environment NOW ready forVC investments ©          The CSE landscape has improved markedly for technology firms over the last several years Other factors include: ,[object Object]
Managerial skill sets
 Technology centers / parks
 M&A gaining traction,[object Object]
 Mobile phone penetration grew about 3 times to > 100%,[object Object]
Sectors Eastern Europe vs. Silicon Valley Besides Life Sciences, other high-tech sectors still lag behind in Eastern Europe Source: EVCA, 2008 (includes PE investments) Source: NVCA 2009, PWC Moneytree Report (VC only)
LP Landscape Not too different from the US Limited investor landscape for emerging VCs (€2.5 Bn, includes PE) Source: EVCA, 2008 ,[object Object]
 Endowments and Foundations are of significantly higher importance in the US ,[object Object]
Tier 2: Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania
Selectively anywhere if there is a clear CSE connection        Technology Sectors ,[object Object]

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Mario Orasche - Eagle Ventures - Stanford - Feb 8 2010

  • 1. Venture Capital in Central and Southeast Europe Mario Orasche Managing Partner & Founder, Eagle Ventures European Entrepreneurship and Innovation Thought Leaders, Stanford Engineering February 8, 2010
  • 2. History of the RegionA brief review of about 16 centuries Honey and blood over centuries in the Balkans Bal = Honey Kan = Blood Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire (330-1453) A pan-regional symbol: the double-headed eagle Sarajevo, Bosnia 1914: Assassination triggers WW I. As of 19th Century The Austrian / Austro-Hungarian Empire is prevailing until WW I.
  • 3. Central and Southeast Europe (‘CSE’) TodayIt remains complicated Wars, pain and suffering prevail throughout the 20th century Kingdom of Yugoslavia or Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918-1941) EU Enlargement Process (Today) US, UN, NATO, EU Peacekeeping forces inBosnia and Herzegovina (1995-2010)Kosovo (1999-2010) Yugoslav Wars and NATO bombing of Bosnia (1991-2001)
  • 4. Emerging VC Landscape High potential region, weak innovation ecosystem CSE vs. CA Huge untapped investment opportunity Hungary: Pharma / Biotech Slovenia: RF technology Romania: IT, Pharma Croatia: Chemistry, Telecom Bulgaria: Electronics, Semiconductors Bosnia: Energy Generation, Automotive Serbia: Computer Engineering, Programming Macedonia:ICT Outsourcing Montenegro: Energy Generation * CSE in terms of Eagle Ventures’ focus region: BG, BIH, HR, HU, MK, MNE, RO, SLO, SRB ** Eagle Ventures is the first multinational tech VC dedicated to CSE Page4
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  • 10. Sectors Eastern Europe vs. Silicon Valley Besides Life Sciences, other high-tech sectors still lag behind in Eastern Europe Source: EVCA, 2008 (includes PE investments) Source: NVCA 2009, PWC Moneytree Report (VC only)
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  • 18. Selectively, seed or late-stage venture
  • 19. Co-investments with value adding VCs and co-investors
  • 20. Started with €10 Mn cornerstone commitment, Abanka, Slovenia
  • 21. Made first investment in leading-edge live video streaming platform
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  • 23. Eagle Ventures West Coast approach – unique in CSE Supervisory Board Bostjan Heric Tone Pekolj Christian Schopper Venture AdvisorsAdvice on Investment / Divestment Decisions FUNDNew Europe Tech I Modeled after West Coast VC organizationsto leverage knowledge and execution Fund Management Company Alon Adler Alan Barrell Peter Globokar Mario Orasche George Sarcevich IvanVrdoljak Nino Marakovic Peter Zaboji Managing Partner, SRB Managing Partner, HR Managing Partner, SLO Investment Manager II TBA Vladimir Delic Damjan Lampret Portfolio Companies Analyst, SRB Tech Expert, SLO Analyst, HR+SRB 2 3 4 5-15 1 Crucial Venture Capital Skill Sets Venture Capital + Technology + Finance + Operations Venture PartnersHands-on Management Support to Portfolio Zdenek Bilek Karl Heinz Messer Dragan Pleskonjic DamirSabol Peter Szlavik Domen Verdnik
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  • 29. Preparing financing round with Silicon Valley investorsOffers a unique 2-way (up and down), 3-screen (mobile, web and broadcast) live video streaming platform www.livecliq.net
  • 30. Contact Thanks  Mario Orasche Managing Partner, Founder EAGLE VENTURES mario@eaglevc.com www.eaglevc.com