1. the story

2. 240507 / London

3. 070607 / Athens

4. 2007-2008

5. 2008-2009
5

6. 2009-2010
6

7. OC Greece, so far
•50 events
•7 cities
•150 start-up speeches
•1000s participants
•no budget

8. we came a long way
y-w ise
unit
c omm

9. still,
the ecosystem is broken

11. Putting the pieces together

12. to start-up, you need
•brainpower
•community
•funding
•advisory

13. to start-up, you need
✓ brainpower
✓ community
- funding
- advisory

14. what we offer
✓ brainpower
✓ community
✓ funding
✓ advisory

15. who are we
•7 executive members
- bringing, knowledge,
experience & passion to the
table
•49technology, management,
- on
advisors & counting
sales, marketing, everything
you need

16. looking for
•stellar teams
•globally innovative
ideas, still at seed level
•disruptive biz models
•in and around software
and the web

17. call for proposals
•open to everyone
(teams of 2-4)
•online submission,
•in person interview &
•presentation day

18. “incubate”
•pick up to 5 start-ups
•extensively support in
all things start-up
•for a 4-month period
•iterate

19. offer
•hands-on mentoring,
day-to-day, no interfering
•networking, globally
•20-30k€ for 20% of
shares
•smooth start & grow

20. all you need to
•quit everything else
•focus on your skills,
team & idea
•don’t waste time on
unproductive activities
•make it happen

21. progress update
•1st call closed in Sep 30
•57% applications from
Greece
•20 countries in total

22. progress update
•full reviews returned
•interviews on Nov 7
•start-up day on Nov 21
•incubation starts &
next call opens Dec 1

23. www.theopenfund.com