2010 Ready To Rocket

For Investors, Government and Professional Advisors

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Presented by Geoffrey Hansen [email protected]

Agenda

  What is “Ready to Rocket”?   2009 Perspectives

  Industry and Economy   B.C. Milestones   Ready to Rocket Company Performance

  2010 Outlook   Industry and Economy   Unveiling the 2010 Ready to Rocket List   Unveiling the 2010 Emerging Company Showcases

by Sector


Ready to Rocket

 Ready to Rocket is a unique business recognition list that profiles B.C. technology companies with the greatest potential for revenue growth. This is the only predictive recognition list of its kind. "Ready to Rocket" is a trademark of Rocket Builders, a respected management consulting firm servicing the technology industry.


Value Creation in Tech Sector


Stage of Development

Value

Venture Capital Seed IPO Mezzanine

Idea Startup Development Maturity Growth

6 in 1M make it to IPO

1 in 10 make it to IPO

60 in 10,000 make it to

IPO

Statistics Source: Saratoga Venture Finance

Ready to Rocket

Ready to Rocket?   A Ready to Rocket company is:

  Providing valuable proven technology (ideally, a “must have” enabler or pain reliever) to addressable markets

  Positioned for superior revenue growth in the coming calendar year

  Leveraging powerful market trends

  Revenue levels and minimum growth rates:   Less than $1M, need greater than 80% growth potential   $1M to $2M, need greater than 60% growth potential   $2M to $5M, need greater than 40% growth potential   >$5M, need greater than 30% growth potential   >$20M, too big for this recognition list


Cowardly Lion Economy


Industry and Economy

  IT Sector Growth Continues Slow Growth in North America

 Global economy faces challenges  Global currencies fluctuating   Consolidation occurs among information

technology vendors


B.C. Milestones

 Renaissance Fund  New Funds Raised by

  Yaletown Venture Partners   Chrysalix

 Growing Angel Investments


2009 Ready to Rocket

  Investment Outcomes   40% received investments in 2009   1 company acquired

 Overall List   Over 150 Million in revenue   Over 900 Employees



 Revenue Performance   Range -10% to >300%  Median Growth 40% (down from 50%)   Average Growth 75% (down from 100%)

  Employee Growth   Average Headcount Growth Rate 11%   Across 25 companies, 88 new employees



  84% exceed 10% revenue growth   72% exceed 25% revenue growth   44% exceed 50% revenue growth   32% exceed 100% revenue growth


Industry and Economy

  IT Sector Growth back up to 5% to 6% growth (2005 levels), But Many Vertical or Niche Segments with Breakthrough Potential

 Must assume currency unpredictability   Cleantech investment growth, channels

developing


Key Trends

  Smart Grid  Market Transformation

  Cloud Computing   Vertical Market Growth  Wireless Network and Device Growth

  Cleantech Market Evolves  Healthcare Evolves


Selection Process

 Over 100 companies reviewed, only 25 selected

  Zero growth 2009 did not preclude selection for 2010

  Asked some hard questions given economic uncertainty


Mapping Out Future Growth

Ready to Rocket

Emerging Company Showcase

Emerging Technology

Research Profiles


Ready to Rocket 25   Advanced Ecommerce Research Systems   Antarctica Digital Marketing Ltd.   Aquatic Informatics Inc.   Avigilon Corporation   Axia Software Corporation   Bycast Inc.   Carbonetworks Corporation   Clevest Solutions Inc   Colligo Networks Inc.   Conasys Consumer Assurance Systems   Contigo Systems Inc.   Digital Payment Technologies   Fit Brains (Vivity Labs Inc)   GenoLogics Life Science Software Inc.   Guard RFID Solutions

  In Motion Technology Inc.   Inetco Systems Ltd   MetroLeap Media   Pulse Energy, Inc   RX Networks Inc.   Sempa Power Systems Ltd.   Tantalus Systems Corporation   TenDigits Software Inc.   Teradici Corporation   Vivonet Inc


Sectors of Interest

Information Technology and

Communications (ICT)

BioTech / HealthTech CleanTech

Internet, Wireless & New

Media


Selection Process

  Examine the sector, develop list of condidates (no formal nomination process)

  Identify Companies with Interesting Technology that:   Have Clarity of Target Market   Have Clarity of Business Model   Primed for Milestone Deals   Primed for Investment   Future Potential for R2R


BioTech/HealthTech “The diversity of the companies on this list reflect the breadth of the health and life science technologies being developed and utilized by various industry sectors. The companies operating in the healthcare sectors are driven by the rise in consumer demand for personalized medicine and the consolidation of Big Pharma facing expiring patents and increasing R&D costs. Drug development companies will receive major investments, cement key partnerships and reach critical regulatory milestones. Medical device companies will also garner major investments and will generate their first revenues as a result of key supplier and customer relationships.”


Thealzel Lee, Senior Partner

Commercialization Rockets

 BioTech Companies with Breakthrough Year Upcoming:

 Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.  Sirius Genomics Inc.  enGene, Inc.


BioTech/HealthTech   HealthSpace Integrated Solutions Ltd.   LightIntegra Technology Inc.   Inimex Pharmaceuticals Inc.   Zymeworks Inc.   Cogent Health Solutions Inc.   Kardium Inc.   ARC Pharmaceuticals Inc.


Information Technology Cleantech Internet, Wireless & New Media


Dave Thomas, Senior Partner

Information Technology   Oprius   Indicee   Vineyard Networks   Cryptolyx   Disternet   Clarity Accounting   Veridae


CleanTech   Delaware Power Systems   Etalim   Light Based Technologies   NxtGen Emission Controls   Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV)   Saltworks Technology   Switch Materials


Internet, Wireless & New Media

  Aegis Mobility   AppSocial   EcoBuddies  HootSuite  Mobidia  Mingleverse   Tagga


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