Kx Technology Fund Incubating Future Technology Leaders
Building Disruptive Solutions Entrepreneurs who are seeking to build disruptive technology and bring it to market quickly have the opportunity to access business support and finance of up to 10m. You provide the ideas and expertise the Kx Fund can provide the necessary support. Companies operating in areas such as cyber security, blockchain, robotics, nanotechnology, life sciences, machine learning, FinTech, artificial intelligence, AgriTech or any domain where its support and the power of its ultra-fast data processing can bring new products to market. Page 2 kx.com
What Kx Provides Kx provides a menu of financial, logistical and technology support which allows founders to concentrate on building world class technology. TECHNOLOGY Access to Kx technology during the pre-revenue stage. In addition, we provide access to our data centres, hardware infrastructure and InfoSec credentials. SEED FUNDING Potential for capital to fund companies during even the early stages. We will facilitate introductions to our financial partners and help prepare business plans. We will also support you if timelines move. LOGISTICAL SUPPORT Kx can provide early stage logistical support in areas such as legal, accounting and financial planning. We can provide office space and will allow our partners to use our premises around the world. We can assist in recruitment and HR. DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES We can help you bring a product to market quickly by providing you with expertise to design, architect, build test and deploy. This will mean that you don t have to build a large R+D team in advance of market launch. PLC STATUS Kx is a division of First Derivatives PLC. The backing of First Derivatives and leading financial partners will provide financial credibility and make it easier to sell to large organisations. SALES & MARKETING SUPPORT We can help you launch your product without the need to employ large sales team. We can help you with various aspects of sales and marketing including creating collateral, building a website, lead generation and building sales demos. kx.com Page 3
Benefits to Applicants... by working with a proven technology Greater Equity Access to Capital Founders will typically retain more equity than alternative funding routes. Seed funding is normally structured on an optional basis so that potential funding is only accessed if it is needed. Kx will introduce financial partners if significant additional capital is required. Our financial partners are familiar with the fund and are great supporters of our technology. There will be no need for time consuming roadshows. Faster Time To Market Kx will provide resources with different skills to help develop a commercial product. We will provide technology, hardware, hosting/cloud capability, InfoSec and support resources on demand. We have a track record of producing software quickly. As well as creating a product fast, this approach reduces time, cost and effort. Sales Acceleration Kx will provide early sales and marketing resources to help develop your brand, collateral and online and social media presence. We will help to identify markets and early adapters and provide the use of our offices around the world. The backing of Kx, as a PLC, will be invaluable in securing early customers wins. Reduced Risk Laser Focus By working with a proven technology and following a successful blueprint, the risk for both the entrepreneur and the financial partner will be reduced. Founders can focus on what matters creating disruptive technology and driving the business. There will be no need to look for premises, recruit support staff or worry about roadshows. Page 4 kx.com
About Kx Technology Kx Technology is a uniquely integrated platform which includes kdb+, a high-performance timeseries database, an in-memory stream processing engine for real-time and historical data and q, an integrated query and programming language. Raspberry Pi to 20,000 cores on cloud Kx is designed for extreme scale, runs on industry standard servers and has been proven to solve complex problems faster than any of its competitors. TRUSTED BY SOME OF THE LARGEST INSTITUTIONS IN WORLD. kx.com Page 5
Global Access to Funds In addition to funding from own resources the Kx Technology Fund has developed a global network of strategic partnerships to provide access to patient capital. $50m+ 100m $100m+ Venture Capital Partners Relationships with blue chip venture capitalists in the UK and US who are keen to co-invest alongside the deployment of the Kx software. Private Investors The ability to present funding opportunities to a number of private individuals that have indicated they would invest in companies seeking to deploy Kx including angel stage investments. Family Offices Access to a significant number of Family Offices globally that are interested in investing across a wide spectrum of sectors and in companies that are early stage through to those raising Series B and C funding rounds. Early stage Funds and Accelerators Linkages to a number of early stage seed funds that would be supportive of investing in the deployment of Kx often in a co-funding arrangement. Page 6 kx.com
Timeline The Technology Fund and accompanying support structures help accelerate the time to market for new products and services. 0-3 Months Seed Funding Develop Prototype Test Market Product Specification 3-6 Months Build Product Soft Launch Customer POCs Online Presence 6-9 Months Develop Go-to-Market Plan Product Testing Marketing Planning Recruit Direct Sales Team 9-12 Months Investment from Financial Partners Product Launch Sales Campaign Growth Planning 12+ Months kx.com Page 7
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