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PROJECT A VENTURES!!European Innovation & Entrepreneurship!Stanford School of Engineering!!Uwe Horstmann!Founder, Project A Ventures!!2014-01-13!
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BERLIN, !GERMANY!
“BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD“ NEW YORK TIMES!
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PROJECT A CAMPUS!
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BERLIN, !GERMANY!
180M USERS!170 EMPLOYEES
50M+ ACTIVE / MONTH 250 EMPLOYEES!
5M+ DOWNLOADS!19M USD SEQUOIA!
3M+ USERS!BENCHMARK, BILL GATES, ...!
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110M USD!VENTURE FUND!
100!EMPLOYEES!
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OPERATIONAL SUPPORT!• PRODUCT / ENGINEERING!• CUSTOMER ACQUISITION / BI!• ORGANIZATION BUILDING / HR!
SEED / SERIES A!!OWN IDEAS &!EXTERNAL TEAMS!
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FLORIAN HEINEMANN
UWE HORSTMANN
CHRISTIAN WEISS
THIES SANDER
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IS ! ! ! ! !THE NEXT SILICON VALLEY?!
MOSCOW!LONDON!STOCKHOLM!BERLIN !!BARCELONA!HELSINKI!RIGA!!
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IS BERLIN THE NEXT SILICON VALLEY?!
LESS AND SMALLER EXITS!!LESS DEVELOPED ANGEL / OPERATIONAL ECOSYSTEM!!LESS DEVELOPED FINANCING ECOSYSTEM!!
1!
2!
3!
4! GEO FRAGMENTATION!
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3 SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES!
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TICTAIL: THE TUMBLR FOR ECOMMERCE!
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SAATCHI ONLINE: PROJECT A COMES TO THE US!
INVESTMENT, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR US-BASED COMPANY!!1000X REVENUE GROWTH IN 12 MONTHS!!NEW CEO ON BOARD