1. EuroQuity

2. 01. 02. 03. About EuroQuity EuroQuity instruments & services
EuroQuity market impact & benefits for users

3. 1. About EuroQuity : key figures
3 types of users - a unique network in Europe
EuroQuity is an online matchmaking platform
Helping companies to meet investors and partners
Created in 2008
Start ups
SMEs
Mid caps
VC funds
Business Angels
Corporates
Incubators
Accelerators
Business support networks
Financial advisors...
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4. 1. About EuroQuity: A European outreach
Deployment in several countries with key actors
KFW in Germany
Sowalfin in Belgium
AWB in Morocco
Business Angels Europe…
Several European projects >> European online communities on Euroquity
European investor Gate (FP7 / ICT e-community)
Inneon (FP7 / sustainable development e-community)
Buildinterest (Horizon 2020 Energy e-community)
access4smes / Seal of Excellence (Horizon 2020 e-community)
ESIL - Capacity Building (Horizon 2020 Business Angels from all European countries) …
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5. 2. EuroQuity main tools and services
Gain visibility
Get in touch with new potential partners in and outside your country
Benefit from the added services coming from the e-communities
The SME online profile
E-communities
E-certifications
Online & on site meeting & pitches
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6. 1. The SME online profile Qualified information for investors
Highlight their business activity
Present their specific skills
Spotlight their extended network
Publish their news
Promote their viral influence
Highlight organised events
Share secure datarooms
Qualified information for investors
Easy company search engine
Search criteria: by country / sectors/ turnover / development stage/ fundraising ticket size
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7. 2. E-communities
E-Communities are e-networks that gather investors, SMEs, Business Supports interested by a specific topic / organization
A community brings added-value contents and services where members share info and privileges
Exemple of premium offers: invitations to private events, added value contents/documents, trainings, tailor-made matchmaking between members…
12 E-communities today
European investor Gate (ICT e-community)
Inneon (sustainable development)
Acces4SMEs (Seal of Excellence, H2020)
Capacity Building (EU BAs) etc. 7

8. Focus on Acces4SMEs E-community
2. E-communities
Focus on Acces4SMEs E-community
Towards an e-community gathering Innovfin backed-VC funds and Seal of Excellence Businesses
A support program to facilitate EU SMEs access to risk finance sponsored by the EU Commission (H2020)
Operated by a consortium of 12 partners (NPIs, national innovation agencies…) from 12 EU countries
Aim: to provide matchmaking services with investors through the Euroquity platform
Creation of a dedicated online community where
EU Seal of Excellence SMEs invited to create a free online profile
EIF investee funds & Bas especially under Innovfin mandate invited to register
>> More that 440 companies already registered
>> Creation of 3 labels: Seal of Excellence for the companies, EU / EIF backed funds for the investors and NCP access4smes for NCPs. 8

9. Focus on SATT E-community
2. E-communities
Focus on SATT E-community
Towards an e-community gathering young companies coming from SATT, investors and corporates
An action to showcase the innovative companies coming from the SATT
Operated by Bpifrance and all the SATT
Aim: to provide visibiblity and matchmaking services with investors through the Euroquity platform
Creation of a dedicated online community where
Companies coming from the SATT are invited to join
Together with European VCs and Corporates
>> First very successuf national event done end of 2016 to be continued in 2017 9

10. 3. E-Certifications
Companies can apply to certifications to increase their proficiency
These certifications are awarded by various business support structures:
clusters
Business Angel networks
Technology Transfer Agencies
etc.
A certification is a label, a sign of confidence
125 certifications already in place and many more to come 10

11. 4. Online & on site meeting & pitches
E-Pitches
Coaching by experts
8 minutes to convince online
30/50 investors directly online
Events with our partners
France Angels tour – Invest in SMEs
Competitiveness clusters – National meetings
Franco-German meetings at the Elysée
Training in capital-raising
Bpifrance University
Web Conferences
Energy efficiency – Talks between French and Moroccan experts and businesses
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12. 3. Impact* of EuroQuity
Considerable propensity to increase capital
36% of registered companies raise capital within 5 years. Most of these companies within 18 months
Propensity to raise capital is up to 72% higher when a firm belongs to a community
Propensity to raise capital is 38% higher where a company is associated with one label and 72% higher with 2 labels or more
About € 415 m raised since the creation
2,293 EuroQuity companies publishing their balance sheet
1/3 of companies that has raised capital repeat the operation within 5 years
Capital-raising operations that generate significant business growth and jobs
Companies registered on EuroQuity that raise capital record stronger sales figures +12.6% and headcounts +6.3%
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13. SME SUPPORT STRUCTURES
3. Main benefits of EuroQuity
SMEs
INVESTORS
SME SUPPORT STRUCTURES
Draw attention to companies’ business: enhance the visibility of their activity
Build confidence
Find investors
Meet new partners
access to objective deal-flow qualified by the market
Put foward companies owned by funds
Find joint investors and share risk
Find co-investors or investors when exit forseen
Boost growth of supported companies
Establish a climate of trust
Find potential new clients
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14. Gilles LE COCGUEN Head of EuroQuity gilles.lecocguen@bpifrance.fr
EuroQuity Contacts
Gilles LE COCGUEN Head of EuroQuity
Jérôme BAREL EuroQuity - International Development Manager
Stéphane BISCONTE EuroQuity - Responsable du développement France 14