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Aster Capital – Confidential
A presentation of Aster Capital
Managing funds sponsored by Schneider Electric, Alstom, Solvay
and the European Investment Fund
October 2014 – Clément Tiret
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From Schneider Electric Ventures to Aster Capital
Ventures>2010
Corporate venturing “Multi-corporate” fund
Sponsored by
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UNIQUENESS
VALUE
CREATION
ASTER MODEL
Higher
credibility
New markets and
applications
Experienced
support
Technical
collaboration
Portfolio
Company growth
Aster leverages a proven model of value creation to its portfolio
companies
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Energy
conversion
Sustainable
resources
Smart buildings
Industrial
efficiency
Reliable energy
supply
Intelligent
Infrastructure
Advanced
materials
Mobility
Aster focuses on Energy and Resources Innovation
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• Geographical focus: Global, with ~1/3 in North America
• Role: Lead in Europe, co-investor in North America
Activity stage
Financing needs
Revenue level
Product launchCommercial
developmentGrowth
Pre-revenue Below € 1m Above € 1m Above € 5m
€ 0.5-2m € 2-5m € 5-10m € 10-50m
R&D / Product
development
€ 0.5mAster investment size € 1-3m € 2-4m € 3-8m
Aster’s main focus
Earlyseries A
Start-upseries B
Growthseries C
Seed
The fund has a cross stage investment strategy to maximize
the risk/return profile of its portfolio
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A unique model to bring value to your business
New
Energy Mix
Sustainable
Cities
Energy
Efficiency
Resources
Management
venture Funds ($ 200m)
years of experience
(created in 2000)
UNIQUE SPONSORSHIP
GLOBAL
COVERAGE
offices locations
international team
members
Unique access to sponsors'
markets and technology experts
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Relevant partnerships with our sponsors enable to create value and
growth
Modeling platform for
complex systems
Ultra-capacitors
and hybrid capacitors
UV water disinfection
solution
Innovative LED lighting
solutions
Building energy
management software
Residential energy
efficiency management
Eco-renovation solutions
for residential buildings
Liquid cooling technology
for datacenters
Next generation biobased
plastics and chemicals
Non-woven nanofiber
fabric
Storage through
power-to-gas conversion
Lightweight electric
mobility
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Breakthrough liquid cooling
technology for data centers.
Aster’s last investments
Leading modeling platform for
complex systems.
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Merci!Aster Capital ● 330 Townsend street, Suite 104 ● 94107 San Francisco ● www.aster.com
French leader in lightweight
electric mobility.