Presentation of the 9th Venture Capital IT, 27-28th May, Lisbon, Portugal

1. IX International Congress for
Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
Think big, start
small, start now!
27-28, May
TAGUSPARK, Lisbon, Portugal
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

2. Think big,
start small,
start now!
VENTURE CAPITAL IT
Conferences
Elevator Pitch
Private Meetings
Gesventure Awards
Business Fair
Thematic Bookshop
Online Videos
Location
Gesventure
Contacts
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

3. Think big,
start small,
start now!
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Access to national and
international experts
Networking
Spot new trends
Motivation
TARGET Entrepreneurs, Venture Capital Investors, Business Angels,
AUDIENCE Investment Fund Managers, Business Managers, Development
Agencies, Government Authorities, Incubators, Business
Parks, Universities
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

4. Think big,
start small,
start now!
CONFERENCES
SUBJECTS
Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital
Private Equity
Business Angels
Mutual Guarantee
Technology
Investment Opportunities
Market Trends
Energy
Media/Telecom
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

5. Think big,
start small,
start now!
ELEVATOR PITCH
PITCH
Public Presentation of
Investment Oportunities
Pre-selection of presenting
projects
Pitch Trainning prior to
presentation
5 minutes presentations
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

6. Think big,
start small,
start now!
PRIVATE MEETINGS
PITCH
Private Presentation of
Investment Oportunities
Investment Ready projects
Presentation to Venture
Capitalists and Business Angels
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

7. Think big,
start small,
start now!
PITCH
Companies which have succeeded in raising capital after
presenting at Venture Capital IT (values in euros)
2005 2004
2007
2008
2.200.000
495.000
45.000
45.000
1.300.000 500.000
200.000 365.000
50.000
2006 480.000
175.000
Glucoprime toLife 2.200.000
775.000
586.000
MTB 495.000 485.000
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

8. Think big,
start small,
start now!
GESVENTURE AWARDS
AWARDS
Entrepreneur of the Year
Intrapreneur of the Year
Internationalization
Innovation
Entrepreneurial Municipality
2008 winners
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

9. Think big,
start small,
start now!
GESVENTURE AWARDS
Internationalization
Entrepreneur
• Dionísio Pestana – Grupo Pestana (2001) • Quadriga (2001)
• Markus Kemper – Cesce (2002) • Rui Melo – Quatro (2002)
• Jorge Rebelo de Almeida – Grupo Vila Galé (2003) • Renova, S.A (2003)
• Paulo Mirpuri – Air Luxor (2004) • Derovo – António Afoito (2004)
• Filipe de Botton – Logoplaste (2005) • Chipidea - Epifânio da Franca (2005)
• Paulo Pereira da Silva – Renova (2006) • Parfois (2006)
• Gonçalo Quadros – Critical Software (2007) • M.A.R. Kayaks (Nelo Kayaks) (2007)
• Luís Amaral – Líder do MBO da Eurocash (2008) • Diogo Salvi – Tim w.e. (2008)
Innovation Intrapreneurship
• José Neves – Swear (2001) • Paulo Ramos - Pararede (2005)
• Rui Semedo – Barcklays (2006)
• Pedro Pissarra – Biotecnol (2002)
• Luís Palha da Silva – Jerónimo Martins (2007)
• Paulo Rosado – Outsystems (2003)
• Xavier Rodríguez-Martín (Oni Communications (2008)
• New Vision (2004)
• António Quina – A Vida é Bela (2005)
Entrepreneurial Municipality
• 80G (2006) • Carlos Carreiras – C.M. Cascais (2006)
• Ortik (2007) • Carlos Pinto – C.M. Covilhã (2007)
• Paulo Júlio – C.M. Penela (2008)
• João Caramês – Inst. Implantologia (2008)
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

10. Think big,
start small,
start now!
Business Fair
ENTREPRENEURIAL FAIR
Promotional area for
investors, entrepreneurs
development agencies,
universities, etc.
Products and services
exibition
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

11. Think big,
start small,
start now!
THEMATIC BOOKSHOP
ENTREPRENEURIAL
BOOKSHOP
Entrepreneurship and
Venture Capital books
Book release and
autograph sessions
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

12. Think big,
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start now!
ONLINE VIDEOS
ONLINE VIDEO CHANNEL
Recorded Presentations
Online Publishing in
Gesventure Channel (Youtube;
Google Videos)
Average of 200 replays/ video
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

13. Think big,
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start now!
TAGUSPARK
VENUE
Top Business Park and
Incubator in Portugal
15 minutes from Lisbon
Easy access through A5 or IC19
Auditorium for 300 participants
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

14. Think big,
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start now!
GESVENTURE
€17 millions raised partner
€ 400 millions raised
Created in 1991 by Christophe Chausson,
Fund raising stages Chausson Finance is one of the main French
Seed capital, start-up, expansion operators of private investment and of “mergers
and acquisitions” to the growing companies..
capital, buy out, buy in
Francisco Banha Christophe Chausson
Chausson Finance has today a network of 250
Gesventure Chausson Finance
European investors specialized and a network
Optimization Best fit
of partners in Europe and in the United States.
of the investor
Missão Business Plan selection
Carried out Operations: Axance.com,
“Obtain adequate Cdandco.com, Medi@vet, Ibase, Aurora,
financing to the best France MP3, Canalweb.net, NPTV, Com6,
Cerclo, NetQuartz, Datops, AlloCiné,
projects” Optimization Time reduction
Industry Suppliers, Integra, Optims, SolSoft,
of project of the
valuation funding process Soft2You.com, IsMap, Staff&Line, Hitit,
Oxydian, Film Festivals...
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009

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CONTACTS
GESVENTURE, SA
R. 7 de Junho de 1759, n.1 Lagoal
2760-110 Caxias
Tel 21 441 64 60
Fax 21 441 73 87
www.gesventure.pt
lgalveias@gesbanha.pt
Taguspark 27-28, May
www.gesventure.pt/vcit2009