#technologies #startups #investments
KICK-OFF: 04/04/2024
"ARE YOU THE NEXT STARTUP FOUNDER?"
LAB01
27/02/2024
Part of EI Consulting (UK) Ltd. consulting services for #deeptech #startups #founders is to make sure they are ready for #vc #investments. #a1000 #checklists are the collective adopted knowledge sourced from experienced #founders and #vc #investors.
#deeptech #startups #founders #checklists is a collective adopted knowledge from experienced #founders and #vc #investors.
Checklist: "Are you suitable for VC?" 10 Thoughts to confirm it suits you - is my favorite checklist for #founders. Please check if #earlystage #vc is your piece of cake. Cake...
Well, long way to a moment of your sweet dreams come true. But any #Dream with #deadline and #resources applied is just a #Strategic #Goal.
Please check if your goals are matched. And if so, only sky is a limit.
10 Thoughts to confirm if it suits you. Are you ready to:
- Be Santa Claus.
- Chase Unicorns.
- Aim for the Moon, pack for Mars.
- Be a Lone Wolf with a compass.
- Be Time-Traveler's Handbook owner.
- Play like a street figher.
- Be a Mathlete.
- Be a Mind-Whisperer.
- Be a Reality-Bender.
- Blow out the illusions.
And if you are, please join A1000.tech and let's make novelty with impact together!
Please apply at info@eiconsulting.tech or contact me directly: akimov@eiconsulting.tech and let's make #novelty with #impact together!
My approach in life and business based on #systemthinking and I find great satisfaction in system analysis as well as system structuring and management. It does not matter what kind of #system – #technological, #investment, #business or any other private or public purpose.
Everyone has #goals. Mine are in systematic #change areas: including innovative technologies development, organizational and personal development, changing this world. But don’t get me wrong, I find it extremely satisfying in doing improbable things in life and achieving change not only for the sake of #change, but in continuous pursuit of #excellence and #impact.
As for me, #excellence is something that achievable via #systemthinking. No doubt. And it is fair to say that my thirst of #impact based on the results of thorough and systematic analysis of modern #trends, #insights as well as mountain of knowledge produced by humankind I am seeking in each case or project.
Mentorship of more than 25 technological startups in #deeptech using wide range of innovative technologies is not only a reflection of my #investment management experience, but my #systemthinking approach ‘to know all' in use, as a symbol of my systematic intentions throughout all moments of my life.
I am still on my way to that moment when I feel completed in terms of personal or professional development. Hope it comes but not earlier than my last breath!
So there you go. Now you know more about me and I hope we can do business together or become friends.
Be well, be kind and keep up!
And more...
Check requests received recently. Well, all clear and up to advise our #partners.
CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESS OWNERS: "We want to grow fast and sustainable."
STARTUPS AND FOUNDERS: "We need JTBD & PMF. And investments."
TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITIES: "Our R&D results need to be commercialized."
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INVESTORS: "We need good exits, liquidity & returns."
Need answers?
Please contact me directly on akimov@eiconsulting.tech to continue.
Talking about #emerging #technologies following up numerous requests from our technological, industrial, academic and financial #partners. For me it is always the matter of #system or #systems. The #emerging #innovative #technology #systems and #systematicapproach is a core of each and any of them.
As highlighted numerous times in my blog and Enabling Innovations Reports (links on request), actively emerging #systems of #innovativetechnologies boost #innovation and #innovativeproducts and #innovativeservices development.
See: #biotech #systems from particular angle of #trendwatching, highlighting #innovation and #startups in each market segment.
Our analytical Enabling Innovations Reports for all technological verticals in cooperation with #academic and #technological #partners, #experts and #advisors world-wide are available on request.
Please apply for our services at info@eiconsulting.tech or contact me directly: akimov@eiconsulting.tech and let's make #novelty with #impact together!
1 of 8 Modules of A1000.tech #newknowledge Course.
Join A1000.tech or apply for #newknowledge courses and let's create #impact together!
Part 4: Enabling Innovations Structure - EIEF (Enabling Innovation Endowment Fund).
Nothing is more patient than this type of capital. Patient (as #deeptech #investments need) as well as focused on #impact in life-time, seeking stable investment returns and pursuing philanthropic mission of the #impact.
Not only I took this year to observe all systematic stakeholders and their roles - #vc, #cvc, #sfo, #mfo and other participants of the innovative technology development system identified in due course, but I have tried to synchronize it with the process of innovative technologies development across all technological verticals happening right now.
Next evolutionary step in effective and efficient #deeptech #investment vehicle - Enabling Innovations Endowment Fund (EIEF). Pleased to discuss in details with potential 'cornerstone' investors from the line of SFOs world-wide all pros and cons of the EIEF structuring and execution. And to be sure it works, it would be also tailored to UBO needs.
Actively seeking 'cornerstone' investor to execute this new concept of the Deeptech VC Fund with Accelerator and Enabling Innovations Endowment Fund with growing community of A1000.tech experts, technological entrepreneurs and #deeptech #startups founders.
Let's talk and make #impact together!
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Part 3: Venture Capital Fund with Accelerator.
Angels & Early-stage #vc Funds vs Incubators&Accelerators vs Startup Studios vs VC Funds with in-house Accelerators. Found a lot of useful #insights in M.Pog materials and research about #startup studios, just brilliant.
Outperformance of #vc by #startup #venturestudios is confirmed. And added a lot to the core of my new concept for VC Deeptech Fund with Accelerator (piloted at the start of 2022 and supported looking at startup studios and #vc #deeptech #documentary #funds practices flourishing in US).
Lowering Venture Capital investment risks with maximizing investment returns sound like utopic initiative and senseless until you dig deep into it. VC Deeptech Fund with in-house Accelerator or Fund-Accelerator would be really problem-solving instrument and practical structure with better returns for public and private VC investors. #acceleration is a key component for #vc fund success in #deeptech investments due to effect of quality 'pre-packaging'.
I took this year to observe all systematic stakeholders and their roles - #vc, #cvc, #sfo, #mfo and others identified in due course. Each of the three have taken into closer lookup. All plays important and not only strategically changing their vision, but actively participate, or should participate, in the process of innovative technologies development across all technological verticals.
Changing role of #vc for #deeptech development is crucial. And the effects given by new #vc #deeptech fund structure with the #accelerator are crucial for significant improvement of the #vc investment returns.
EI Consulting team has launched a deeptech technological accelerator A1000.tech this year as a key component of #deeptech innovation ecosystem. We are actively seeking cornerstone investors and partners to join our community of tech experts, technological entrepreneurs and founders. Please connect and become a part of our thriving network helping to drive #innovation!
And the main goal is to form balanced and well-sourced #funnels, industrial #partnerships with clear JTBD focus and requests for ideal PMF, as well as other proved methodologies and best practices of #innovation management for #impact.
Next evolutionary step - Deeptech Venture Capital Fund with Accelerator?...
To be continued in Part 4.
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Part 2: Family Offices (SFO/MFO).
FOs – Family Offices, single-family or multi-family offices #SFO #MFO world-wide taking #impact agenda on board and Boards asking for new #cleantech #biotech #deeptech technologies to develop.
Strategically, extending their investment horizons by investing into #deeptech and solving a lot of mankind problems achieving their beneficiary owners’ missionary goals on the way.
Moreover, actively participating in the task of #innovation ecosystems development, FOs and their ultimate beneficiaries are giving their personal names for humankind life-time to labs who develop or using all #deeptech results they financed for #impact at the start.
Family Offices money become: strategic not opportunistic, 'smart' Philanthropy leading to technological or social #impact, patient not urgent or time-constraint leading to higher returns.
To be continued about changing role of #vc and #acceleration.
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Part 1: CVC.
CVC – Corporate Venture Capital takes significant move right, extending or expanding its’ role via #deeptech #investments. #smart #value creation of Use is a new #cvc responsibility. Blue collars search and scouting is a new #cvc responsibility. Proper #deeptech #startup Team is a smart value for #cvc.
Industrial Expertise, Demand (pre-order at #earlystage, playing ‘annoying customer’ role etc.) for #innovation & result of #impact are new #cvc responsibilities. Early-bird off-taker is a new Industrial role.
To be sustainable is modern necessity cannot be achieved without #change.
#cvc transformation is in money direction being changes:
Grouping investments into technological and production ecosystems (connected to value chain activities of the core business).
Also #cvc money become: Strategic not ‘tourist’ | Smart Value in expertise | Not only Exits but Scale | Patient or Ever-green.
To be continued about changing role of #vc and #sfo #mfo.
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Volume #8: Innovative Technology Development System. Part 1: Stakeholders.
About part 1 of the System for creating innovative #deeptech technologies - the role of subsystems of stakeholders and partnerships (part 2 - in session 10 of Lecture A1).
In practical terms, #insight 1: the stakeholder system is about a system of sources of partnerships and the creation of technology consortia, synchronized in their development goals (financial, market, technological, etc.).
In practical terms, #insight 2: a stakeholder system is about a synchronized system with effective connections between subsystems and development goals, including #impact parameters.
On a personal level for the founder, #insight 3: the partnership system is a priority path for the successful development of innovative technologies, with access to multiple sources of #capital, financial and more.
So this is Session 8 of Lecture A1.
To be continued...
A1000 Programs for universities, industrial partners and project teams, founders and startups in search of development opportunities.
Volume #7: Education & Knowledge Management Systems.
Knowledge Management System (KMS) or Knowledge Management System is a critical management system and a system component of innovative development.
Along with the source of Experimental Capital and Social Capital, this system is the source of Intellectual Capital - the source of #innovation.
In practical terms, #insight 1: knowledge management systems are about a system of sources of experimental and intellectual capital for creating innovations.
In practical terms, #insight 2: knowledge management system is about a system for using technology to create technology.
On a personal level for a founder, #insight 3: knowledge management system is a useful tool for continuous organizational and personal development and improvement.
To be continued...
A1000 Programs for universities, industrial partners and project teams, founders and startups in search of development opportunities.
Volume #6: Management Systems.
There is only one ideal #system - #universe. Ideal System means it exist without Management System. To achieve business development goals #deeptech #startups and any size of business have to develop Management System to achieve strategic development goals.
In practical terms, #insight 1: Management Systems are all about Strategy.
In theoretical terms, #insight 2: Strategy is a multi-level system of goals, business (products) and functionality, and their integration (synchronization).
On a personal note for #deeptech #startup #founder, #insight 3: leadership is the basis of the Management System, processes and products, people's productivity and system development results.
To be continued...
#systems #education #innovation #impact etc.
Volume #5: System of Sustainable Goals (SDG) & Targets as a result of innovation.
Systematic Approach is a key success factor for social-economic balance and SDG is globally spread initiative to support #innovation through #partnerships creating #impact.
Level 1 - Goals
Level 2 - Targets*
*- system combinations to achieve sustainable development results using partnerships & innovative technologies developed world-wide.
To be continued...
#systems #vc #sdg #education #management #technologydevelopment etc.
Volume #4: Corporate Venture (CV) & Corporate Venture Capital (VC)
The main source of financing of any #innovation and the main system component of the innovative technologies development is capital, Venture Capital (VC).
#systems #classifications #vc #cv #cvc
What is CV? It is corporate investments made into #hightech #deeptech #startups & #spinoffs (new ventures).
Changing role of #cvc, part of #cv and type of #vc is changing for the sake of #innovation.
To be continued...
#systems #vc #sdg #education #management #technologydevelopment etc.
Volume #3: Venture Capital (VC) - classes, types and purpose.
The main source of financing of any #innovation and the main system component of the innovative technologies development is capital, Venture Capital (VC).
#systems #classifications #vc
What is VC? It is a private or public investment made into #hightech #deeptech #startups (new ventures).
Ventures involve risk (having uncertain outcome) in the expectation of a sizeable gain. Venture Capital is money invested in businesses that are small; or exist only as an initiative, but have huge potential to grow. The people who invest this money are called venture capitalists (VCs).
The #vc investment is made when a venture capitalist buys shares of such a company and becomes a financial partner in the business.
Any #vc investment is referred to #risk #capital or patient #risk #capital, as it includes the #risk of losing the money if the venture doesn’t succeed and takes long-term period for the #investments to "fructify". I always write "wishing mutually fruitful cooperation" in my letters to partners.
Venture Capital Funds are classified on the basis of their utilisation at different stages of a business development. The 3 main #vc #system classes or types are: early stage financing, expansion financing, and acquisition/buyout financing.
There are various exit options for Venture Capital to cash out their investment:
· IPO
· Promoter buyback
· Mergers and Acquisitions
· Sale to Strategic Investor
#vc #system classifications by stages, types or purpose gives all necessary understanding of each #vc #investor nature and #strategy.
To be continued...
#systems #vc #sdg #education #management #technologydevelopment etc.
Volume #2: 8 Forms of Capital.
Capitalism is a social and economic system of production and distribution based on private property, legal equality and free enterprise. The main criterion for making economic decisions is the desire to increase capital and make a profit.
But financial capital is 1 of 8 existing forms of capital associated or used in the system of creation and commercialization of innovative technologies, in the system of creation and development of a science-intensive and high-tech start-up.
#systemthinking
#systems
#capital
To be continued...
Technology: Additive technologies / 3d bioprinting / AI
Product: SaaS
Industry: Regenerative Medicine, Pharmaceuticals
Stage: pre-seed / seed
Revenue: USD 0-100k
Team count: 5
Capital sought: USD 5mln
Type of capital: Equity
Pitch deck on request.
Volume #10: Innovative Technology Development System. Part 2: New #cvc role.
System of #deeptech #development consist of multi-subsystems and system components with system links which make #innovation happen.
Partnership, especially industrial, is the most important of the subsystems. And role of #cvc is deciding while 'reverse engineering' systematic approach using JTBD from industrial partners as a starting point, is a technique of bowstring stretching with 'strategic arrow' aimed towards success of #deeptech startups.
To be continued...
#systems #vc #sdg #education #management #technology #development etc.
Volume #9: System Classifications.
Below are 2 System Classifications - for industrial sectors and innovative technologies, to understand WHAT innovation and for WHO would be developed by #deeptech #startup.
#systems
#classifications
#industrial
#technological
To be continued...
#systems #vc #cvc #sdg #education etc.
Start. Volume #1: "3 Golden Rules".
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The basis of our methodology is the Systematic Approach and System Thinking. Using the Systematic Approach, systems engineering tools, system analysis and system thinking for planning purposes will all change your life.
#systemthinking
#systematicapproach
#goldenrules
To be continued...
#systems #industrial #technological #vc #cvc #sdg #education etc.
Fingers crossed. And welcome on board!
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- Robotics
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- AT
- IoT (IIoT)
- WEB3
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More #insights via #deeptechcommunity and eiconsulting.tech pipeline we are welcoming to discuss with potential partners and investors.
Great source of #deeptech #insights #analysis from #deeptech experts world-wide.
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#technologies : clear industrial technological focus
Spacetech (+AI / Robotics)
Biotech (+Genetics)
Medtech (+AI / 3d printing)
Neurotech (+AR/VR)
Cleantech (+AI)
Energytech (+Hydrogen)
+ AI / Robotics / Additive technologies for many of industrial technology applications.
#trends
- Scaling technology development and infrastructure costs lowing but demand is booming as well as investments into R&D infrastructure, prototyping and production ecosystems.
- Miniaturization and reverse engineering are still direct pathways for success.
- Collaboration and Partnerships Consortia as a key success factor for funding.
- Impact and sustainable developments goals focus (SDG + ESG) for startups as well as VC/CVC.
- IP development and protection digitalization, commercialization acceleration and '1st step courage' growing between scientists and researchers.
#insights
- Team. Fully composed and producing R&D results one - key to funding. But forming Consortia with another partner or partners - another level of public funds application success.
- Trust and openness are key success factors for successful partnerships and 'open innovations' results.
- Verified business needs from industrial partners under with VC / CVC mediation and guidance, ensuring fit for all participants of innovative technology development system or consortia, in terms of Culture (people, team), market needs, sustainability and impact responsibilities.
- Strong positions raising for SFOs/MFOs, pension funds, and other 'patient' capitalists.
- Not instruments or toolkit, not product or support service, but new policies (incl. EU, MENA etc.) rules. funding, especially public funding with a lot of services available for #deeptech.
Technology: Additive technologies / 3d printing
Product: CAD system for medical (transplant) modeling using AI
Industry: Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, Cosmetic Surgery
Stage: pre-seed
Revenue: USD 0-100k
Team count: 3
Capital sought: USD 600k
Type of capital: Equity
Pitch deck on request.
Partnerships & Startups
Fixar
Eunomia
Photonic
Pestevene
PtBio
Arctic Startups
VeritaCell
PrintyMed
Fluffy
Weedbot (Lumina)
Biorefic
WatchBuilt
Eventech
#partnerships
EuCRF
Global Security Alliance
Engine
Airopolis Smarde
#investors
Untitled Investors
Asahi Kasei
INAM
LongeVC
Plug'n'Play
LIFTT
#accelerators
CR
DIANA
INAM
Energy Solutions Accelerator
3 roles to find
#deeptech #startups #acceleration #insights #mentorship
3 ugly beasts to avoid:
#condescenging
#patronizing
#gaslighting
3 sides of #Carpman Triangle - the 'dreaded drama triangle' (DDT) to leave:
#victim
#rescuer
#persecutor
To reach The Empowerment Dynamic (TED), #rescuer becoming #coach and #persecutor transforming into #challenger. And instead of being a #victim, be #innovation #creator.
Focus on the outcomes and #impact.
... and be #kind.
Technology: Robotics
Product: Fully autonomous mobile robotic systems
Industry: Oil&Gas, Metals&Mining, Space, Public services
Stage: pre-seed
Revenue: USD 0-100k
Team count: 5
Capital sought: USD 1m
Type of capital: Equity
Pitch deck on request.
#trends
#trendwatching
#deeptech
#sdg
#sustainability
#partnerships
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