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1 STARTUP EUROPE JOIN THE MOVEMENT Corporates! Join the movement, or die? European National Trade Associations 3 June 2015 Isidro Laso

2 Startup and SME is not the same. Different needs, different ambition. 00

3 Uniting Startups Ecosystems throughout Europe! A movement to build a startups friendly Europe! Corporates! Join the movement, or die? 00

4 SUMMARY Second Meeting on Startups between MEPs and EC's Startup Europe 1. WHY STARTUP EUROPE? Our VP (02) 2. CONCRETE ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS. Our MVP (03) 3. SE ACTIVITIES (04) 1. Connecting startup ecosystems throughout Europe 2. EU Networks of ecosystem builders 3. Bridging the gap between investors, corporates and startups 4. International networking activities: US, India, Brasil,.. 5. Creating a bottom-up movement across EU 6. Giving voice to startups to influence new policies 4. MAPPING THE ECOSYSTEM (10) 5. AWARDS (11) 6. Corporates! Join the movement, or die? 01

5 WHY STARTUP EUROPE? Our VP JOIN THE MOVEMENT Our Value Proposition (VP): "Uniting European startup ecosystems. Three specific VPs for target constituencies: VP FOR STARTUPS Connecting startup ecosystems throughout Europe to help startups: Find skilled employees wherever they are in the EU. Access the right combination of finance throughout EU. Grow across borders. VP FOR NATIONAL/REGIONAL INITIATIVES AND POLICY MAKERS A bottom-up "movement" to Europeanise local and regional initiatives throughout Europe. Not replacing the existing activities with new EU initiatives, on the contrary to ensure that existing networks are part of the right European and global networks of startups and investors to help local startups to continue growing. VP FOR ECOSYSTEM BUILDERS (INVESTORS, ACCELERATORS, CORPORATES) Uniting startup ecosystems to help investors, corporates and accelerators access the best startups across Europe. 02

6 CONCRETE ACTIVITIES. Our MVP. JOIN THE MOVEMENT Components of our Minimum Viable Product (MVP): 1. Uniting Startups Ecosystems throughout Europe! CONNECTING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS THROUGHOUT EUROPE. EU NETWORKS OF ECOSYSTEM BUILDERS. BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN INVESTORS, CORPORATES AND STARTUPS 2. A movement to build a startups friendly Europe! CREATING A BOTTOM-UP MOVEMENT ACROSS EU. GIVING VOICE TO STARTUPS TO INFLUENCE NEW POLICIES (CAPITAL MARKETS UNION, DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET). 3. Building the foundation: Mapping the ecosystem with a visual map. Studies (App economy, MOOCs, Crowdfunding). Other activities: Funding opportunities for startups and ecosystem builders. Celebrating entrepreneurship. 03

7 Uniting Startups Ecosystems throughout Europe! 01

8 STARTUP EUROPE ACTIVITIES CONNECTING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS THROUGHOUT EUROPE 5 new projects will connect 16 local ecosystems to help startups: Finding skilled employees wherever they are in the EU Access to the right combination of finance throughout EU Growing across borders Access to infrastructure 04

9 STARTUP EUROPE ACTIVITIES EU NETWORKS OF ECOSYSTEM BUILDERS EU networks to facilitate: Collaboration between startups Collaboration between investors, corporates and startups Encourage female entrepreneurs The building of the entrepreneurial culture Link startups with students and young adults Organise Failing Forward series 05

10 STARTUP EUROPE ACTIVITIES EU NETWORKS OF ECOSYSTEM BUILDERS The MOOCs for web talent network aims to connect MOOC providers in order to foster the talent of ICT and web entrepreneurs, and create new jobs that benefit both the European economy and society as a whole. The Accelerator Assembly is a European network that connects accelerators, entrepreneurs and policy makers, in order to strengthen the support offered to web startups across Europe. 06

11 STARTUP EUROPE ACTIVITIES International networking activities Networking activities to build bridges between startups from different regions of the world US: Startup Europe Comes to Silicon Valley ( September 2015 India: Startup Europe India Network (SEIN), to be launched in Q Brasil: Startup Europe Startup Brasil networking collaboration UAE initial conversations with corporates (DU) and government 08

12 A movement to build a startups friendly Europe! 01

13 STARTUP EUROPE ACTIVITIES GIVING VOICE TO STARTUPS TO INFLUENCE NEW POLICIES 2013: Startup Manifesto launched by the Leaders club and VP Neelie Kroes. > 8000 online signatures on : The movement gained momentum with national manifestos: 2015: The written manifestos have been taken up by some governments to change the National legislation (Belgium for example) and thus they will have a positive impact upon the local entrepreneurial scene. 2016: In the future we have to ensure that the actions are implemented, reassessed and modified so they are most effective. 09

14 STARTUP EUROPE ACTIVITIES GIVING VOICE TO STARTUPS TO INFLUENCE NEW POLICIES Workshops with the startup ecosystem representatives and policy makers Workshop on startups and Digital Single Market Workshop on startups and Capital Markets Union Workshop on startups and Company Law European Parliament -> Workshop about the European Startup Scene European Parliament -> Meeting with MEPs and Startups 10

15 Building the foundations. Knowledge base. 01

16 MAPPING THE ECOSYSTEM DYNAMIC MAPPING This map will provide unrivalled insight into some of the key web entrepreneurial/ startup hubs across Europe, the businesses that are located in them and the networks and relationships between them. 11

17 AWARDS CELEBRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP Previous winners Trustev (2013) 3,2 M seed Twitter mentions Extensive media coverage

18 Corporates! Join the movement, or die? 00

19 STARTUP EUROPE PARTNERSHIP BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN INVESTORS, CORPORATES AND STARTUPS 07

20 WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER? JOIN THE MOVEMENT To work together on: Ø uniting local ecosystems throughout Europe: 1. NTAs coming together and prepare activities to build bridges among local startups ecosystems using article 70 of the new Structural Funds 2. NTAs building bridges between corporates and startups. Ø reinforcing the movement of change to build a startups friendly Europe: 1. To get involved in the startup manifesto movement 2. To use startup as well as SME words. 13

21 THANK YOU

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