uwe horstmann - project-a ventures - germany - stanford engineering - jan 13 2014

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!!

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4! GEO FRAGMENTATION!

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3 SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES!

March 2012 June 2012 Jan 2013 June 2013

Sebastian Vettel as brand ambassador

1st TV spot "on air"

2nd TV spot "on air"

3rd TV spot "on air"

Launch of •  tirendo.de

Launch of •  tirendo.nl •  tirendo.at •  tirendo.fr •  tirendo.pl

Launch of •  tirendo.ch

Launch of •  tirendo.be •  tirendo.se

1st redesign 2nd redesign

+  steel complete wheels

3rd redesign

+  motorbike tires +  alloy wheel

configurator +  alloy rims

4th redesign

+  car accessories and parts

Dec 2012

TIRENDO: A TYPICAL EUROPEN EXIT IN 18 MONTHS?!

TICTAIL: THE TUMBLR FOR ECOMMERCE!

FROM SCANDINAVIA WITH LOVE  

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  

UWE HORSTMANN!!UWE@PROJECT-A.COM!@UWEHORSTMANN!+49-151-52436886!!WWW.PROJECT-A.COM!

THANK YOU!