Aster energises your business

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1 An introduction to Aster Capital

2 Mark E. McGough CEO, Ioxus,USA Aster Capital has been a superb resource for Ioxus, offering sage advice in energy technology space and opening doors for us as customers in Europe and particularly among the companies that back Aster. Thierry Leperq CEO, Solaire Direct,France Aster energises your business «Thanks En investissant to its early dès investment, le premier tour andet the en privileged utilisant ses links liens withprivilégiés Schneideravec Electric, Schneider AsterElectric, strongly Aster contributed a contribué to au Solaire développement Direct s rapide quick growth de Solaire anddirect its current pour en French faire un market leader leadership. du marché français.» 2 Rolf Nilsson CEO, connectblue, Connect Blue,Sweden Aster Capital has played a key role in the definition of our strategy and offer roadmap since the really beginning of this company, seven years ago. They have thus participated actively to help us make this company a success for the last years. Tomvan Von Aken CEO, Avantium,the thenederlands Netherlands We have been very impressed by Aster s team reactivity to close quickly this investment. Thanks to their sponsor Solvay, they have been able to assess very quickly and deeply the potential of Avantium. We are excited to have them as an investor and are looking forward working with their sponsors.

3 A unique model to bring value to your business ENERGY & RESOURCES INNOVATION UNIQUE SPONSORSHIP GLOBAL COVERAGE New Energy Mix Energy Efficiency Sustainable Cities Resources Management venture Funds ($ 200m) years of experience (created in 2000) offices locations international team members 3

4 Aster leverages the operational experience of its four partners 4 experienced Partners Jean-Marc Bally Managing Partner Paris Alexander Schlaepfer Partner Paris / Zurich Todd Dauphinais Partner San Francisco Pascal Siegwart Partner Paris 13 years of investment experience with Aster Capital and Schneider Electric Co-founder of Aster Capital in 2000, Managing Partner since years of investment experience as VP Strategy at Alstom Power 7 years of operational experience in ABB Joined in years of investment experience with Schneider Electric and Rockwell Automation 4 years operational experience for EFI Electronics Joined in 2010 CO2 Operations Director at Rhodia&Orbeo and Energy Purchasing Director at Rhodia Energy 10 years of industrial experience within Rhodia group Joined in 2011 An international team Kevin Cai China Cédric Latessa UK Jordi Lopez US Fabio Lancellotti Italy Julien Creuzé US Cécile Tirbonod France Steve Elbaz Israel Claire Godron France David Sternis Japan 4

5 Aster focuses on Energy and Resources Innovation Energy conversion Industrial efficiency Reliable energy supply Smart buildings Intelligent Infrastructure Sustainable resources Mobility Advanced materials 5

6 The fund has a cross stage investment strategy to maximize the risk/return profile of its portfolio Aster main Focus Seed Early series A Start-up series B Growth series C Activity stage R&D / Product development Product launch Commercial development Growth Revenue level Pre-revenue Below 1m Above 1m Above 5m Financing needs 0.5-2m 2-5m 5-10m 10-50m Aster investment size 0.5m 1-3m 2-4m 3-8m 6 Geographic focus: Global, with > 50% in Europe Role: Lead or co-lead investor

7 Aster leverages a proven model of value creation to its portfolio companies Portfolio Company growth VALUE CREATION New markets and applications Technical collaboration Higher credibility Experienced support ASTER MODEL UNIQUENESS 7

8 Relevant partnerships with our sponsors enable to create value and growth Buildings energy management software Ultra-capacitors and hybrid capacitors Residential energy efficiency management Storage solution through power-to-gas conversion Eco-renovation solutions for residential buildings UV water disinfection solution Innovative LED lighting solutions Next generation biobased plastics and chemicals Non-woven nanofiber fabric 8

9 Offices and contact details European Office 7 boulevard Malesherbes, Paris, France - contact@aster.com North American Office 330 Townsend Street Suite 104, San Francisco, CA 94107, U.S.A. - us@aster.com Chinese Office 10F, Innovation Building, No. 1009, Yishan Road, Shanghai , China - china@aster.com Israeli Office Sagid House, Industrial Park Hasharon, P.O. Box 1800, Kadima 60920, Israel-israel@aster.com Japanese Office Shipa Park Bldg. B-13F, ShibakoenMinato-ku, Tokyo, , Japan - japan@aster.com 9