1. Martin Mignot of Index Ventures gave a presentation on trends in European IT to the European IT Summit.
2. He discussed Index Ventures' focus on helping European entrepreneurs build global leaders. They have offices in Geneva, London, and San Francisco and have invested in over 200 companies.
3. Mignot said Europe has great infrastructure, education, capital, and consumers to support technology companies, and unicorns are multiplying in Europe. However, exits need to continue growing.
14. Index Ventures!
Three Waves Of Disruption
IT users are consumers too
Bitcoin is revolutionizing finance
The 3 Ps of mobile transformation:
Penetration, Performance, Polymorphism
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16. Index Ventures!
Software Is Eating Up The World
Core of the
digital economy
(6% GDP)
1
Sectors being
digitalized
(12% GDP)
2
Sectors leveraging
technology
(60% GDP)
3
Sectors still
untouched
(22% GDP)
4
Numbers from 2009!
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20. Index Ventures!
Three Waves Of Disruption
IT users are consumers too
Bitcoin is revolutionizing finance
The 3 Ps of mobile transformation:
Penetration, Performance, Polymorphism
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24. Index Ventures!
New World => New Threats => New Opportunities
July 2013 | $2.7bnJan 2014 | $1.5bnJan 2014 | $1bn
IPO Nov 2013 | +66% IPO Jul 2012 | +33% IPO Apr 2012 | +200%
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25. Index Ventures!
Three Waves Of Disruption
IT users are consumers too
Bitcoin is revolutionizing finance
The 3 Ps of mobile transformation:
Penetration, Performance, Polymorphism
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32. Index Ventures!
Take-aways
We have never been busier…
Technology doesn’t know geography and Europe is well positioned
Large exits are multiplying, which will strengthen the ecosystem
Software is eating up the world
We believe crypto currencies will revolutionize finance
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