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Grow VC group Forum Oxford 2012
1. Grow VC Group :: ::
www.growvcgroup.com :: ::
@growvc :: ::
Disruption in finance: from seed to IPO
November 23, 2012 :: Jouko Ahvenainen
Forum Oxford 2012
3. Grow VC Group has grown to have globally 5 companies for new
3 investment models and growing number of portfolio companies
4. Grow VC Group ::
Finance and Services Infrastucture Portfolio
Samples:
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5. Over 16,500 investors
Over 4,300 startups
Users from 200 countries
Almost $35 Million investment money
10% monthly growth
Dozens of investments, millions of money
Over 400 3rd party crowdfunding
network on the platform
The most global market place for equity
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6. Anyone can start market place in Crowd Valley ::
Full solution: investment community, tools, payments,
backoffice and reporting – set up in a minute
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7. Case :: CINTEP ::
First $100,000 from crowdfunding, excellent progress since then!
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8. Case :: The Tip Card ::
Money and resources (Work Investments) thru crowdfunding!
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11. JOBS Act in the USA ::
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12. Several Investment Models ::
1. Direct investments!
- An investor invests directly in a company, become a shareholder,
company can have hundreds of small shareholders!
2. Investments through an instrument!
- An investor can select a company he/she invest in, but the actual
investment is done by an investment company that aggregates all
investments together, the investment company is the shareholder!
3. Crowdfunding of investment instruments!
- Crowdfunding model is used to raise capital in a fund and the fund
makes investments!
4. Co-investment models!
- Different models to make co-investments with crowdfunding!
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13. Seed to IPO :: Broken Pipe ::
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14. We can fix it ::
Phase Problem Solution candidate
Seed How to build the first version Angels, crowdfunding, new
lending models
Series A VC’s pick only a few Other funding models like
companies lending and crowdfunding
for no-VC cases
Series B to C No many investors in this New market place models:
area crowd-based funds,
syndicate market places and
instruments
Exit of The market is not liquid, i.e. Market places for different
investor very long-term investments, phases
before Exit decrease investment
willingness
IPO Big step Easier transition thru
different market places
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15. JOBS Act is not only startup crowdfunding ::
Title II!
§ Online Solicitation of
Accredited Investors!
§ This part opens possibility
market, sell and trade private
securities in market places!
§ This part can have more
important influence on later
funding phases than the early
phase crowdfunding!
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16. Many regulatory activities ::
ü US Delegation in Transatlantic Economic Forum
ü Cooperation with Singapore Government Investment
Company,
ü Crowdfunding Regulatory Intermediary Association
(CFIRA)
ü Crowdfunding Professional Association (CFPA)
ü National Crowdfunding Association (NLCFA)
ü European Crowdfunding Network
ü Cooperation with Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (FINRA)
17. Disruption in finance and funding models ::
More open market!
§ Crowdfunding for early
phase is one component!
§ Important get different
models and phases to
work together!
§ Also traditional finance
sector has noticed
startups and private
companies!
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18. A new language:
Read & write, participatory, conversational:
markets are conversations, marketing is a
conversation, business is a social science!
19. A
cultural
challenge
…for corporates
…for governments
…for human beings
20. To resist will
lead to
financial and
organisational
exhaustion