Link: https://www.geventures.com GE Ventures is committed to identifying, scaling and accelerating ideas that will make the world work better. Focused on the areas of software, advanced manufacturing, energy and healthcare, GE Ventures helps entrepreneurs and start-ups succeed by providing access to GE’s technical expertise, capital and opportunities for commercialization through GE’s global network of business, customers and partners. GE Ventures offers an unparalleled level of resources through its Global Research Center, including: 35,000 engineers; 5,000 research scientists; 8,000 software professionals; as well as 40,000 sales, marketing and development resources in over 100 countries. Corporate Website: For more information, please visit http://geventures.com/.
PwC is founded on a culture of partnership with a strong commercial focus. This is reflected in our vision: "One firm - a powerhouse of a commercial enterprise that does the right thing for our clients, our people and our communities." Our goal is to build the iconic professional services firm, always front of mind, because we aim to be the best. We set the standard and we drive the agenda for our profession. We understand the challenges a company faces setting up and running a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) business. Our industry and technical expertise, which encompasses all aspects of creating, implementing and running a CVC business, puts us in a unique position to advise the CVC throughout its lifetime. Corporate Website: http://www.pwc.co.uk/ Corporate Venture Capital page: http://www.pwc.co.uk/deals/corporate-venture.jhtml Corporate Social Media Links: Twitter: @PwC_UK LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pwc-uk
Intramezzo is a leading executive and non-executive search firm, with 13 years’ experience in the international corporate venturing market. Specialising in the invested community, we help companies ranging from start-ups to corporates, to accelerate commercialisation and growth through the provision of world-class talent Corporate Website: http://www.intramezzo.co.uk/ Corporate Social Media Links: Twitter: @intramezzoETS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intramezzo
At Clareo our mission is to help businesses grow. We help leaders create new ways to grow — core, adjacent and new business — and build the plans and capabilities needed to get there. We assist clients in improving strategy execution, developing entrepreneurial capability, commercializing new ideas, exploring plausible futures, adapting to emerging threats and increasing competitiveness through corporate venture capital. We do all this with our clients, not just for them, so the outcome is buy-in and an actionable road map, not a book or set of slides that sit on the shelf. When needed, we’ll even come alongside to help our clients achieve their plans. Our clients look for Clareo when they want bold new ideas, outside-in thinking fueled by a network of leading global experts and plans that lead to action and results. Corporate Website: www.clareopartners.com/
Centrica is an international energy and services company. Everything we do is focused on satisfying the changing needs of our customers. We supply energy and energy-related services to over 28 million customer accounts in the UK, Ireland and North America, through strong brands such as British Gas, Direct Energy and Bord Gáis Energy supported by 12,000 engineers and technicians. We are also developing new and innovative products and services for customers globally. Our Connected Home business has developed products such as the Hive smart thermostat. Through our Distributed Energy & Power business we offer integrated energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers, including flexible generation, energy management systems, and battery storage. Our Energy, Marketing & Trading business operates in LNG trading, optimisation and risk-management for customers. Exploration & Production continues to play an important role in our portfolio. Thanks to backing from Centrica, Ignite Social Enterprise provides funding of £10 million over ten years, and will make investment in the UK of between £50k and £2m. Ignite is the UK’s first impact investment fund with a focus on energy. We believe that energy entrepreneurs have a vital role to play in building a better society and we’re here to help them achieve their potential. We invest people and money into emerging and mature organisations that have a clear vision of how they benefit society. By focusing on energy, we’re driving innovation at every point of the energy chain – from sourcing and generation through to supply, service and saving energy. And by investing in social enterprises we’re making a positive impact on employment, income, housing and local communities. As well as providing capital, we work to understand the specific needs of each of our investments and help them grow through mentorship, networking and the skilled support of Centrica employees. Corporate Website: www.centrica.com
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Wellspring offers the simpler way to evaluate and manage deals. Wellspring’s software for Corporate Venturing enables you to manage evaluations, background research, diligence, deal tracking, and back-office compliance, all tuned to the demands of corporate investor groups. Used by 500+ organizations, our web-based software delivers “Knowledge In Sight ™” to accelerate deals, reduce redundant effort, and foster collaboration. Learn more at wellspring.com/. Corporate Website: wellspring.com
Link: www.scottish-enterprise.com Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's main economic development agency and aims to deliver a significant, lasting effect on the Scottish economy. Our role is to help identify and exploit the best opportunities for economic growth. We support ambitious Scottish companies to compete within the global marketplace and help build Scotland’s globally competitive sectors. We also work with a range of partners in the public and private sectors to attract new investment to Scotland and to help create a world-class business environment. Scottish Development International (SDI) is a partnership between the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, which works to attract inward investment to Scotland and helps Scottish based companies to trade overseas. The Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) is the investment arm of Scotland’s main economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise, operating Scotland-wide in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise. It manages a suite of co- investment funds including the Scottish Co-investment Fund and the Scottish Venture Fund, which are partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). SIB also manages the Renewable Energy Investment Fund and the Scottish Recycling Fund. SIB is the cornerstone investor in the privately-managed Scottish Loan Fund, managed by Maven Capital Partners and an investor in Epidarex Capital’s life sciences fund. These investment funds support Scotland’s SME funding market to ensure businesses with growth and export potential have adequate access to growth capital. SIB also provides a team of financial readiness specialists to help companies prepare for new investment and access appropriate finance. www.scottish-enterprise.com.
SETsquared is a long-standing partnership between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey which specialises in growing high-tech start-ups through its incubation programme and other business acceleration services. SETsquared provides mentoring, access to investors and corporate innovators and a wide range of industry experts through its network and training programmes. Its business incubation programme is ranked by the University Business Incubator Index as the best in the world and over the last decade it has helped over 1,000 high-tech start-ups to develop and raise more than a £1bn of investment. Independent research carried out by Warwick Economics estimates the economic impact of SETsquared member companies to be £3.8bn over this period, with the creation of 9,000 jobs and that these companies will go on to deliver a further £8.6bn of impact to the UK economy in the decade ahead. Corporate Website: www.setsquared.co.uk/
Link: svb.com/uk For more than 30 years, Silicon Valley Bank has helped innovators and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. Today, we provide a wide range of banking and financing services to businesses of all sizes found in innovation centres around the world. SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, has had a presence in the UK since 2004 and is committed to supporting disruptive technology and life science businesses within the UK’s vibrant innovation sector. Learn more at svb.com/uk.
DLA Piper is a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, positioning us to help companies with their legal needs around the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients. We achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help our clients succeed. We deliver consistent services across our platform of practices and sectors in all matters we undertake. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies. They include more than half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 or their subsidiaries. We also advise governments and public sector bodies. Learn more at www.dlapiper.com.
Link: www.ensoventures.com Enso Ventures invest into groundbreaking start up companies in the biotechnology and advanced materials space.
Link: www.etf.eu.com ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience. Our capital comes from institutional investors, global corporations and family offices. Our goal is simple: to create large financial returns by investing in stellar companies that make a difference. We call it ‘sustainability through innovation’. For more information about us or our portfolio companies, visit www.etf.eu.com
Link: www.helsinkibusinesshub.fi Helsinki Business Hub is the regional development agency for the Finnish capital region. We connect international investors with Finnish growth companies. Our services to investors include providing quality deal flow based on investor's profile, visibility in the Finnish ecosystem and information on the most potential growth companies. Helsinki Business Hub is a publicly funded organization owned by the cities of the region. Our services are free of charge.
Link: www.javelin.com Javelin is the all-in-one platform for innovators. Test new startup ideas quickly and collect valuable customer feedback. Iterate a new business from idea all the way to product/market fit.
Preqin is the leading source of information for the alternative assets industry, providing data and analysis via online databases, publications and complimentary research reports. Preqin is an independent business with over 250 staff based in New York, London, Singapore, San Francisco, Hong Kong and Manila serving over 40,000 customers in over 90 countries. Preqin has the most comprehensive and extensive information available on the private equity, hedge fund, real estate, infrastructure, private debt and natural resources industries, encompassing funds and fundraising, performance, fund managers, institutional investors, deals and fund terms. Leading alternative assets professionals from around the world rely on Preqin’s services daily, and its data and statistics are regularly quoted by the financial press. Visit our website: www.preqin.com Follow us on Twitter: www.preqin.com/Twitter Find us on LinkedIn: www.preqin.com/LinkedIn
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