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ACCELERATING IN ITALY
Scaling the unscalable
!

Lisbon, 8/11/2013

Giuseppe Folonari
Investment Manager @ H-FARM
@gfolo
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H-FARM
VENTURES

H-Farm is a Venture Incubator 

we invest in disruptive startups in the field of Digital
Media: Web, Mobile, Social Media.
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©2012 H-FARM

VENICE
VENICE

INTL. AIRPORT - MARCO POLO
H-FARM HQ

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OUR PLAYGROUND

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MAKE INTERNET EASIER TO USE
AND MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
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ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
SERVICES

PARTNERS

FOOD

ACCOMODATION

(BKFST&LUNCH)

WORKING SPACE

WIFI
(1 GB)

LEGAL COUNSELING

FINANCIAL COUNSELING

CASH
MENTORING

15k €

H-CAMP

STARTUP STAKE:

10%
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14 € MILLION INVESTED SINCE 2005
2005

28

3

1

PEOPLE

2007

STARTUPS

BUILDING

70

7

2

PEOPLE

2013

BUILDINGS

120

11

3

3

PEOPLE

2009

STARTUPS

STARTUPS

BUILDINGS

EXITS

350
PEOPLE

54

STARTUPS

7

7

BUILDINGS

EXITS

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A MEETING POINT FOR STARTUPS,
CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS

Connecting the traditional
industrial framework with new
products and processes
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OUR FOCUS

$
Large
global market

Local
Know-how
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Investment
opportunity
i.e.: ON LINE MARKETING

120 B$ 13%
Digital adv
spending
(global)

Digital vs
total spending
(Italy)
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?
Investment
opportunity
OUR FOCUS

Startups leveraging technology
to disrupt traditional businesses
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OUR FOCUS

Made in Italy, scaled worldwide

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DESIGN

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+2B €
Export value - Furniture & design district
(within 2 hrs drive)

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FASHION

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1,65 B€
Revenues generated by the “shoe district”
(within 1 hr drive)

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TOURISM

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15 B €
Tourism revenues generated
in the Veneto region

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FOOD

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130 B€
Food&Beverage market
in Italy

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IN VENICE

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WITH A GLOBAL REACH

Organiser of the Global Accelerator Meeting
Board member of the Global Accelerator Network

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TODAY
VENTURE INCUBATOR
AND SEED INVESTOR
DIGITAL &
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ACADEMY

DIGITAL
ACCADEMIA

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TECHNOLOGIES
TOMORROW
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
(AGED 6-12)
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DIGITAL
ACCADEMIA

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DREAMING OF A DISTRICT...

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Accelerating in Italy: Scaling the Unscalable - Giuseppe Folonari