Post on 21-Mar-2017
Big Money for little effort
Nicole Ölkers, förderbarAndreas Fischer, Modomoto
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Expert consulting
you can trust.
The Inspirational Funding Consultancy
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Project administrationAcquisition and applicationsFree initial eligibility check
Funding Consultancy from A-Z
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Our qualified team
Funding expertsEconomistsIT experts
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Our References
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Objective of this presentation
1. First eligibility check
2. Where do I find subsidy programmes?
3. Example for a programme in Berlin
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First eligibility check
Definition of potential for innovation
Do I have a business model?
Financial viability of the company
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Funding programmes for projects
EU programmes - Horizon 2020
Germany or other country (depends on location of business) Pro FIT Berlin ZIM BMWi KMU innovativ BMBF others
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Pro FIT Programme for the Funding of Research, Innovation & Technologies
(Berlin)
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Who can get funding? / Conditions
SME operating in Berlin
Realisation of technological new or ongoing development
Pro FIT funds promote all phases of the innovation circle Research projects Projects in the phases of development, production and/or market launch
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Project costs
Personnel costs
External services (Freelancer)
Material
Costs for market launch / market preparation
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Forms of funding
Subsidies
Loans (collateralized by mayor shareholders/manager)
Conditions Subsidies: for research projects up to 400.000 EUR (in associations for each partner),
financing rate up to 70 % Loans: projects in the phases of development and market launch receive up to 1 Mio. EUR,
financing rate up to 80 % Run time of the loan up to 8 years
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Securities for loan at Pro FIT
Amount of securities at Pro FIT Depending on the amount of the loan Have to be collateralized by mayor shareholders/manager
Non securities Purely financial investors Shareholders, which hold separately less than 10% and jointly less than 25% of the company
Reduction of the securities is possible by invests
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Application process at Pro FIT
2-stepped application process 1. Step project proposal: focus on the assessment of the project from the technical point of
view by external consultants (this takes approx. 8 – 12 weeks) 2. Step project application: after application recommendation and submission the assessment
with the focus on the economical data begins (this takes approx. 4 – 8 weeks)
After completion of step 2 a committee meeting of the Senatsverwaltung decide about the funding
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Advantages
Subsidy reduces equity sum
Keeps a good equity quote
No further dilution of founder/seed investors
High leverage with low equity ratio (only 20 %)
Comparatively low return and long redemption-free period
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Disadvantages
Interest charge
Debt capital in balance sheet (risk of excessive debt)
Possibly start of amortisation even before exit
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Nicole ÖlkersDirector
förderbar GmbHDie FördermittelmanufakturJean-Monnet-Str. 2, 10557 Berlin
Telefon: +49 30 6108185-0Mobil: +49 172 6169122
nicole.oelkers@foerderbar.dewww.foerderbar.de
Thank you for your attention
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Example of success
Curated Shopping (Modomoto)
1 group
2 strong brands
7 markets
Company Overview
The Best Shopping Experience Ever
1. Tell your stylistabout your sizes
and style.
2. Get handpickedoutfits to your
doorstep.
3. Keep what youlike and return the
rest for free.
Via questionaire and/oron the phone.
Try on in the comfortof your home. Free shipping both ways
and no fees.
We learn from keepings and returns and get better over time.
By matching you with a real human being we establish a long-term relationship
The Best Point-of-Sale: Home
Real Service by Real Experts
Our stylists have a strong fashion background & passion for customer service
Curated Shopping & Fashion?!
Isn´t ProFit a subsidy programfor research & technologies?
Software Development…
We used the support through ProFit to build our styling tooland improve the customer experience!
…based on extensive research!
Data based improvements:
Intelligent article filters
Recommended articles per customer
Recommended article combinations
Perfect match between stylist & customer
customer
Based on the research we were able to make siginificant findingsand support our stylists in their decision making process!
Why förderbar?
• Great translator between a young startup and a longterm orientedsubsidy program:
• What´s in scope, what not?• How to structure the project?• How to formulate the application?• …
• Continous support• Milestone presentations• Administrative tasks
Cooperation with Förderbar enabled usto focus on growing and improving our service!
Thank you!