2. The Vision Eco-System Culture Scale The Challenges

3. The Silicon Cape Vision is of an Eco-System in the Western Cape of South Africa, that serves to attract and bring together local and foreign investors, the brightest technical talent, and the most promising entrepreneurs to foster the creation and growth of world-class IP start-up companies in an environment that competes with similar hubs around the world against the backdrop of one of the most beautiful settings and pleasant places to live, work and play on the globe. The Vision Venture Capital Corporate Investors Business Angels Venture Capital Corporate Investors Business Angels Local or foreign? Where trained? Local or foreign? Where trained? Track record Global Mindset Team Composition Track record Global Mindset Team Composition Technology Business Model Commercialisation Who owns the IP? Technology Business Model Commercialisation Who owns the IP? Crime Removed from other “hot spots” Wealth creation is difficult in $ or € Capetonians are clique Crime Removed from other “hot spots” Wealth creation is difficult in $ or € Capetonians are clique

4. Top Research Universities Skills Anchor Corporates Professional Services Investor Network Support Network Infrastructure Legal and regulatory environment Local market Access to foreign markets Brand Eco-System

5. Entrepreneurship is a respectable career Failure is part of the learning curve Mediocracy is simply not good enough Life-style versus world-class Culture

6. Scale Skills Patents Success Stories Investors Markets

7. Thank You Cape Town