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July 08, 2015 / Week N° 28
July 8th, 2015
With initiatives that tackle market access, competition, red tape, pests and water security, a recent strategic agriculture paper in Australia has received a positive response from industry.
June 25th, 2015
Australia's largest integrated produce company has dropped down its IPO value from previous expectations.
June 23rd, 2015
The Australian Government has released an unprecedented fruit fly research plan with specific recommendations for tackling future threats and improving market access arrangements.
It is expected Costa Group will sell 60% of its shares to the public in an IPO next month.
June 18th, 2015
All tariffs on Australian horticultural products will be eliminated under the recently signed trade deal.
June 16th, 2015
The Australian market will be closed to South Korean pear exporters until further notice due to a fire blight outbreak.
June 11th, 2015
The head of Israeli biotech group Rahan Meristem is reportedly 'certain' the company's materials will be helpful to Australian banana growers.
May 29th, 2015
A weakening of the Australian dollar has contributed to an expected increase in U.S.-bound citrus shipments this campaign.
May 22nd, 2015
Blueberries are all the rage in Morocco where growers are planting aggressively, but to steer clear of price falls they will need to avoid heavy harvesting from April to June.
May 20th, 2015
A North Queensland farm has been declared as free of Panama Disease Tropical Race IV, but consultancy Deloitte has been appointed to review banana disease testing practices.
May 19th, 2015
Australian citrus growers are upbeat for the season ahead with the first shipments set to arrive in mid-June.
May 14th, 2015
A clearer legislation for Australian quarantine is expected to save AUD$6.9 million per annum in efficiencies.
The Australian state of Victoria gained significant ground on Tasmania this season for cherry exports.
May 13th, 2015
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology says El Niño thresholds have been reached in the tropical Pacific for the first time since March 2010.
May 11th, 2015
Using a bacteria native to Australia, a natural product from Chile's Biogram prevents a serious disease that affects a range of crops.
May 7th, 2015
One of the retailers named in a recent Four Corners report into migrant farmworker maltreatment is currently investigating the suppliers mentioned.
In the wake of the Four Corners report on some labor contractors' dodgy practices, Citrus Australia has urged people to report any incidents of abuse.
May 4th, 2015
Australian horticultural groups have called on the government to weed out "rogue" labor hire companies that take advantage of workers, emphasizing the need for an official entry scheme for low skilled migrant labor.
With more gold kiwifruit on its way this year, New Zealanders are hoping to raise the fruit's profile across the Tasman Sea in Australia.
Australia's largest produce company Costa Group is taking a new, more sophisticated approach to testing berry quality.
April 20th, 2015
Containment is now the only hope for Queensland banana growers after the National Management Group (NMG) for Panama disease TR4 ruled out eradication.
The company implicated in a health scare in Australia has defended its food safety practices, but will now be testing all frozen berries for Hepatitis A and E. coli prior to market release.
April 16th, 2015
Boosting exports into Asia and sustainable growing methods are key aims of an Almond Centre of Excellence.
An optional levy of 1 cent per kilogram of bananas marketed would reimburse growers affected by the TR4 outbreak.
April 15th, 2015
Two specialists in Panama Disease Tropical Race IV will come to Queensland to assist with the recent outbreak.
April 13th, 2015
Yonghui Superstores plans to buy more than US$15 million of Australian fruit, meat and seafood products in 2015.
April 10th, 2015
Australia's cherry industry body says better airfreight protocols are needed, amid expectations for a doubling of exports over the next 'five to seven years'.
April 9th, 2015
Panama Disease Tropical Race IV has been found on a farm in Mareeba in North Queensland, far from the site of the initial outbreak.
April 2nd, 2015
Australia's pome fruit grower body says greatly improved orchard practices have led to roughly 15% more class 1 fruit than 2014.
March 31st, 2015
Some 210 plants on a Queensland banana plantation have been destroyed to try and contain Panama disease.
Blueberry experts from around the globe will come to Coffs Harbour in September for a 'true blue' Aussie experience.
March 24th, 2015
Drone technology has helped get more young people interested in horticultural research at the University of Queensland.
March 23rd, 2015
With the help of a Freshmax subsidiary, a previously unavailable type of pre-packing service will be up and running in one of the world's most isolated cities.
The palpable buzz around an anthocyanin-rich Queensland-bred plum is spreading internationally, with a French nursery upbeat for commercial harvests and U.S. growers playing their cards close to their chests.
While there is good news for the Australian banana industry, a grower body has urged everyone to stay vigilent.
March 20th, 2015
California raised its table grape exports to several destinations this season, including Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the U.K. and Indonesia.
March 19th, 2015
The Australian Financial Review has speculated that Virgin Australia chairman Neil Chatfield could head up the Costa Group.
A northern Italian kiwifruit grower is making the most of Australia's high fruit demand, and is planning other international ventures.
March 17th, 2015
The Australian Federal Government has pledged funding and expert staff to support the Panama Disease TR4 containment effort.
March 16th, 2015
The head of the Australian Banana Growers' Council says although the detection of Panama Disease Tropical Race 4 is a 'substantial challenge', he is confident it's one the industry can successfully meet.
March 13th, 2015
A plant disease expert believes Queensland will be able to contain the suspected case of TR4.
March 12th, 2015
Dan Koeppel says the suspected case of Panama disease TR4 in Queensland should not come as a surprise given the lack of a 'global strategy'.
March 11th, 2015
Australia's largest privately-owned produce company expects to double its Tasmanian berry production.
March 6th, 2015
The Costa Group has urged industry cooperation following a suspected detection of Panama Disease TR4.
March 5th, 2015
Researchers say bees that are forced to forage too early in their lives put the colony at risk.
March 4th, 2015
Australian blueberry growers have prepared a 50-page export strategy, emphasizing an impending oversupply at home.
March 3rd, 2015
Per hectare pome fruit yields in Australia are on the up thanks to improved orchard management.
February 27th, 2015
Stemming from a recent FTA, Australia's cherry exports to South Korea have experienced exponential growth.
February 26th, 2015
Pistachio growers all around the globe have cause for celebration on World Pistachio Day.
February 25th, 2015
The company that recalled its berry products due to a recent health scare recorded strong results for its fruit brand last year.
"I'd prefer an average volume crop of good size to a massive crop of small fruit," says Seven Fields' Brett Jackson.
New Zealand authorities are said to be using sniffer dogs and improved x-ray surveillance on inbound luggage from Australia, following more fruit fly detections in Auckland.
February 24th, 2015
Some growers have been hit hard by Cyclone Marcia while timing has been very lucky for others.
February 23rd, 2015
The Australian Government has announced new measures to act on the recent Hepatitis A outbreak that has been linked to imported Chinese frozen berries.
Both the AHEA and Ausveg believe the recent Hepatitis A outbreak has re-opened the debate on COO labels.
February 19th, 2015
China's efforts to halt corruption have affected gift giving, and therefore the sales of imported Australian premium fruits.
HortNZ has called for tougher biosecurity measures after the fourth fruit fly detection in three years.
February 18th, 2015
The Australian distributor that recalled frozen berry products is concentrating on raspberries from a specific source in China as a possible cause of the recent Hepatitis A outbreak.
An Australian mango exporter says it is beginning a three-year export program to the U.S.
February 16th, 2015
The Chilean Association of Fruit Exporters (ASOEX) has emphasized its country's fruit is not to blame for a recent recall of frozen berry products in Australia.
February 13th, 2015
Whether it's edible-skin squash, a unique citrus fruit or fresh wasabi, Japanese horticultural companies are banking on growing overseas interest in their national cuisine.
February 12th, 2015
A biosecurity partnership has been formed in Australia's Sunraysia to protect citrus from exotic pests.
February 10th, 2015
While Southern Hemisphere apple production is expected to increase 5%, exports are anticipated to decline by the same percentage partly due to oversupply issues in Europe.
February 5th, 2015
An Australian grower-owned avocado marketer says it has driven costs down 'in an overall sense'.
February 3rd, 2015
Despite concerns over the 'Australian price point', Pagoda in China may import Tasmanian apples this year.
January 28th, 2015
The timing of the U.S. market opening is auspicious for Australian litchi growers with a bumper crop running later than usual.
January 26th, 2015
A Costa representative cited a 'changed industry and market conditions' as one reason why the company has decided to reduce its 'grape farming footprint'.
January 22nd, 2015
Australia's largest privately-owned produce company may change hands through a share market listing or an outright sale.
January 20th, 2015
More Italian processed tomato exporters could potentially face anti-dumping duties in Australia if a recently launched case proves successful.
A major Australian exporter believes Vietnam will look to Chile and Peru if the trade ban is not resolved soon.
January 15th, 2015
Australia's second-largest horticultural export destination will now start reducing tariffs on items like citrus fruit, grapes and asparagus.
January 14th, 2015
While most Australian litchi and mango growers have traditionally focused on the domestic market, they will now have a new sales outlet thanks to the official opening of the U.S. market for their crops.
January 12th, 2015
India is next in Australia's sights after a series of FTA breakthroughs with China, Japan and South Korea.
January 8th, 2015
The Vietnamese market closure has caused particular complications for Australian black seedless grape exporters.
Two Australian produce industry bodies hope the Fair Work Ombudsman takes the right steps to regulate dodgy labor-hire operators.
December 23rd, 2014
South Australia has moved one step closer to building a landmark facility designed to fight Queensland fruit fly.
December 17th, 2014
After securing national distribution rights, Freshmax NZ plans to bring Love Beets to Australia.
December 16th, 2014
Seeka's program primarily for Class 2 kiwifruit into Australia is paying much higher than industry averages.
GP Graders has received recognition for its international presence in the world of cherry sorting.
December 15th, 2014
Charley Xia explores how understanding historic price data could help growers improve returns.
December 4th, 2014
Horticulture Innovation Australia Ltd has reached a deal with three Indian research groups to improve horticulture.
December 1st, 2014
Australia's pome fruit grower body says while the Chinese FTA is 'terrific', mainland apple access needs to be gained.
November 25th, 2014
A Chinese agribusiness hopes the Australian FTA will also lead to simplified quarantine protocols for fruit imports, and has also signaled plans to include South African sourcing.
November 20th, 2014
PMA Fruittrade Latin America was the first port of call for a recently launched Korean import company.
November 17th, 2014
Australia's fresh fruit, vegetable and orange juice sectors are all set to gain after the signing of an FTA with China.
November 14th, 2014
After tripling sales in the last year, Fruitday co-founder Loren Zhao looks ahead for fruit imports in 2014-15.
November 10th, 2014
Mainland Australian cherry growers had previously ignored the option to export directly to China with cold treatment, but that approach has changed this season.
After a conference call with the DoA, Apple and Pear Australia Ltd has confirmed Vietnam is still open for exports.
November 7th, 2014
Groups from Israel, India and Australia will cooperate on projects to improve food supply and water use.
November 4th, 2014
After dealing with years of headaches forming a new protocol to regain Thai market access, the Australian horticultural industry may face new non-tariff challenges in another South East Asian market.
October 20th, 2014
An Australian industry head says growers may end up leaving the sector as a result of the fenthion ban.
October 17th, 2014
With a 12-month phaseout, Australia has banned almost all horticultural uses for the chemical fenthion.
October 13th, 2014
The Australian government is due to continue with its US$23 million Banana Freckle eradication project.
Greater investment from abroad could shift Australian cherry growers away from their domestic market focus.
October 9th, 2014
A berry from northern Australia has destroyed cancerous tumours in 75% of clinical tests.
October 8th, 2014
After a lengthy process Australia's new levy-backed horticultural industry body has been formed.
October 1st, 2014
In the face of high labor costs, Australian growers like Kerry Smerdon have looked to premium crops like macadamia nuts and custard apples to gain an edge.
Freshmax says its new intellectual property business will focus on new variety licensing and brand development.
September 26th, 2014
The North American cranberry harvest is underway, with leading cooperative Ocean Spray expanding internationally.
September 25th, 2014
A biological control system used for strawberries has been rejigged by Australian scientists for cherries, and could potentially be applied to a range of other crops.
September 16th, 2014
The finalization of Australia's FTA with Korea may take the pressure off other Asian citrus markets next season.
September 3rd, 2014
Some Australian fruit will now require less stringent treatment for export to the United States, after authorities recently recognized different states and territories as free of certain pests.
September 1st, 2014
Australian citrus is one of many imported fruits that have suffered from flat sales in China recently.
August 24th, 2014
A leading Australian almond company plans to spend US$59 million on new properties and water entitlements in a bid to double production by 2018.
August 21st, 2014
While Australian apples have counterseasonal advantages, a more competitive market demands high quality.
After frosts that hit the recent crop, Chile stonefruit growers are gearing up for higher production in 2014-15.
August 14th, 2014
Simon Boughey is not too fussed about the loss of the Russian cherry market for now.
August 11th, 2014
Australian ministers have criticized Russia for implementing the import ban and say 'there are no winners'.
July 29th, 2014
An Australian apple grower looks to 'broaden' China-bound exports after the first sea shipment was 'a big success'.
July 24th, 2014
Retail veteran Greg Foran has been promoted from head of Walmart Asia to CEO of Walmart U.S.
July 23rd, 2014
Berry Gardens and Syngenta will be among the beneficiaries of a U.K. grant for agricultural innovation projects.
July 14th, 2014
Melbourne University research shows broccoli could be used as an alternative treatment for asthma sufferers.
July 4th, 2014
The department that developed Cripps Pink, sold under the brand Pink Lady, has released a new apple variety.
July 3rd, 2014
University of Sydney researchers have unveiled a new robot that could significantly assist farmers.
July 1st, 2014
Australia's AHEA will have access to new funding to boost online communication and trade relationships in Asia.
The first Australian apple shipment via sea to mainland China is due to arrive this week, featuring a newly developed variety.
June 30th, 2014
The Australian stonefruit sector has been actively promoting itself in China ahead of expected market access approval for nectarines.
June 27th, 2014
A landmark strategic deal with China's biggest agricultural distributor is set to be a boost for Aussie citrus exports.
June 25th, 2014
Low U.S. production and strong global markets could make for a fantastic Australian lemon season.
June 23rd, 2014
AHEA is optimistic for Australia's horticultural exports despite government forecasts for a reduction in 2014-15.
June 17th, 2014
A project from Australia's QUT to develop pro-Vitamin A-enriched bananas is about to reach a whole new level, with a world-first human trial in the United States.
The Philippines' Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) is hopeful for further market development in the U.S. and Australia.
In a bid to remain competitive, HAL has updated its advice to growers on environmental issues.
June 16th, 2014
Australian horticultural exports are set to decrease by a greater percentage than total farm exports in 2014-15.
June 13th, 2014
HAL will run a pilot program in a bid to eliminate all Mediterranean fruit flies from Western Australia.
A Woolworths decision to renege on an Asian buyer visit commitment has been described as "churlish" by Ausveg.
June 12th, 2014
Australian veggie growers have contacted Jamie Oliver asking him to step in over a spat with Woolworths.
June 2nd, 2014
Australia's HAL says its members have agreed to transition away from its peak Industry body structure.
May 20th, 2014
Shanghai Supafresh's Zhang Haitong tells of her impressions from a recent visit to Australian apple orchards.
May 16th, 2014
Barnaby Joyce has hailed Australia's first table grape exports to South Korea as an 'exciting milestone'.
May 13th, 2014
APAL has responded relatively well to the review of HAL and says the changes could benefit growers.
May 12th, 2014
Vietnam's CT Group has been given the go-ahead to develop dragonfruit in Australia's Northern Territory.
"There was a strong consensus from this feedback that change was required," say the authors of a report on HAL.
May 8th, 2014
Australian researchers have conducted a comparison in pesticide exposure rates between adults with conventional and organic diets.
The Australian Federal Government has responded to calls for a national strategy in fruit fly control.
May 7th, 2014
New Zealand's wine sector was not able to beat apple growers' phenomenal rise in export values last year.
April 25th, 2014
Southern Hemisphere lemon exports are expected to fall this year, contrasted by a rise in easy peelers and a fairly stable situation for orange volume.
April 23rd, 2014
The Australian Government has requested changes to Thai cherry import protocols.
After a three-year hiatus, Aussie stonefruit growers are squeezing in late season shipments to Thailand.
April 22nd, 2014
Citrus Australia plans a strong season in China this year, including diversification with lemons and grapefruit.
April 16th, 2014
The first exports of Australian table grapes to Japan marks the country's second produce milestone in a week.
April 15th, 2014
Tomatoes, bell peppers and eggplants suffered some of the worst damages from Cyclone Ita in Australia.
April 13th, 2014
Australia's banana growers have been fortunate that Cyclone Ita weakened from a Category 4 to Category 1.
April 12th, 2014
The Australian Banana Growers' Council (ABGC) has revealed the first effects of damages from Cyclone Ita.
April 10th, 2014
Mandarins, oranges and macadamia nuts are a few Australian products expected to profit from the Japan FTA.
Australian cherry exporters have gotten more bang for their buck in recent months.
April 9th, 2014
A lower Australian dollar has helped make Tasmanian apple shipments to China more viable.
April 7th, 2014
Horticulture is expected to be one of many beneficiary industries from an Australia-Japan FTA.
March 27th, 2014
As the world's second largest grower of almonds, Australia has engaged in marketing campaigns to help find a home for extra production.
March 17th, 2014
An Australian company is set to bring its value-added banana technology to the Chinese island of Hainan.
March 12th, 2014
The Australian macadamia nut industry is aggressively pushing for higher yields and new markets.
March 5th, 2014
An Aussie farmer's bid to get sole non-Bolivian commercial rights for an Amazonian superfruit has paid dividends.
March 4th, 2014
Australian researchers believe an alternative method could help shift negative public perceptions about GMOs.
February 28th, 2014
Victoria-based Murphy Fresh has seen high yields from a Truss tomato developed by Monsanto's De Ruiter Seeds.
February 25th, 2014
British retailer M&S continues its exotic fruits campaign with an Amazonian specimen related to mangosteens.
February 19th, 2014
Easy ordering trials for fresh produce and other areas aided Coles in a strong half-year earnings result.
February 18th, 2014
A wide range of Australian horticultural products will enjoy an immediate tariff break in Korea.
February 14th, 2014
New Zealand MP Shane Jones has accused the Countdown supermarket of blackmail, racketeering and extortion.
January 31st, 2014
Australia's pome fruit industry believes growers have a strong future despite the latest SPC decision.
January 30th, 2014
Hong Kong overtook Japan as the leading buyer of Aussie oranges in 2012-13.
January 29th, 2014
Two Chinese experts explain the factors behind this year's "viral" cherry sales campaign.
January 28th, 2014
A new early cultivar licensing deal has the potential to be a game-changer for the Pink Lady industry.
January 22nd, 2014
Up to 5,000 honey bees in Australia could soon be equipped with special sensors.
January 17th, 2014
Australia's The Grape House says the industry must focus on "all markets" this export season.
January 10th, 2014
Australia's Northern Territory government has set up another banana freckle eradication zone in the Virginia area.
January 9th, 2014
Australian companies will now be able to export grape seeds to China following a recent agreement.
December 19th, 2013
The Australian table grape industry expects millions of dollars worth of exports under a new Korean agreement.
December 16th, 2013
A Best Exhibitor Award for Australia Fresh at a Beijing trade fair represents a "significant step forward" for links with China's CIQA
December 12th, 2013
An Australian preselection inspection of Chinese apples has proven successful for grower Huarong Guoye.
December 10th, 2013
Liu Chuanzhi and Chen Shaopeng talk about fruit investment opportunities in Chile, Australia and the U.S.
December 9th, 2013
With the help of a free trade agreement with Korea, Australia expects to reach AUD$1 billion in nut exports.
December 3rd, 2013
A Ferrero Group subsidiary has imported more than 200,000 Chilean hazelnut trees for planting in Australia.
November 28th, 2013
Beef and dairy companies have dominated the agribusiness part of the Australian Export Awards in recent years, but not in 2013.
Freshworld and Fresh Produce Group are the latest grape licensees of Sun World.
November 26th, 2013
The Australian citrus industry has urged the EFSA not to block South African fruit over citrus black spot concerns.
November 21st, 2013
Lisa Cork addresses the common mistake made by produce marketers – stating the obvious in their packaging.
November 19th, 2013
Australia's top two retailers have signed a landmark code of conduct for dealings with suppliers.
November 14th, 2013
PMA Australia-New Zealand's Michael Worthington urges Pacific Rim produce industry players to connect in Auckland's Fresh Connections in June.
November 13th, 2013
The South Australian government has announced an industry first in tackling Queensland fruit fly.
November 4th, 2013
Italian processed tomato exporters will have to pay duties after an Australian report found grounds for anti-dumping action.
October 30th, 2013
Australia's Select Harvests Limited has reported higher demand and prices for almonds.
October 28th, 2013
Oppy's James Milne says the U.S. is moving to a more fixed 'European' produce sourcing model as growers seek to cut risks.
October 24th, 2013
WIth low valuations and low debt, China's produce industry presents great possibilities for cross-border M&A activity.
October 21st, 2013
Australia will focus on pest management to protect its growing berry industry.
October 19th, 2013
A Chinese fruit importer has urged Chilean shippers to lower their price expectations in the market.
October 18th, 2013
A local sourcing move by an Australian retailer will see a drastic reduction of frozen vegetable imports.
October 10th, 2013
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is optimistic a free trade deal can soon be reached with China.
October 7th, 2013
Italian chocolate business Ferrero will source hazelnuts from a new project in New South Wales.
October 4th, 2013
A new partnership will help Australian and Indian researchers work together to tackle common horticultural challenges.
September 24th, 2013
Hot on the heels of mangoes, another subtropical fruit has been approved for export from Australia to the U.S.
September 23rd, 2013
Australia's mango industry is excited about U.S. export prospects but realistic about the challenges involved.
September 19th, 2013
Australian mango growers have been given a pleasant surprise as the season gets underway, with the approval of U.S. market access.
September 12th, 2013
A recent approval is expected to "establish a bridgehead" for Korean fruit exports to Latin America.
September 10th, 2013
A recent Asia Fruit Award winner discusses the key fruits that are making ground in the Malaysian market.
September 9th, 2013
A USDA report forecasts jumps and falls in the production of different Australian stonefruit crops in 2013-14.
September 5th, 2013
A University of Queensland scientist has found important gene promoters in pineapples that could help toward health outcomes.
September 2nd, 2013
Automated fruit harvesting is the ultimate goal of Australian robot trials that have shown positive results in field intelligence.
August 26th, 2013
Australia's grape export season is still several months away but registrations and protocol training are just around the corner.
August 23rd, 2013
Australian researchers have the developing world in mind with GM bananas, but results could have broader implications.
August 15th, 2013
HortNZ has raised concerns over the irradiation of imported Australian tomatoes and peppers.
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Hansi Hansmann at Startup Grind VIE
Hansi Hansmann, head of Speedinvest's Investment Committee was invited to Startup Grind Vienna. Find out what drives him and how he discovered his passion – investing in startups.
Hansi Hansmann, head of Speedinvest's Investment Committee was invited to Startup Grind Vienna. Find out what drives him and how he discovered his passion – investing in startups.
New Enterprise Associates Collaborates with Austrian VC Speedinvest – $55 million for EU Startups
New Enterprise Associates, the world's largest venture fund by assets under management, invests $5M in Speedinvest's second fund and reserves $50 million to drive global growth in Speedinvest's portfolio of top EU startups
Global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) and Speedinvest GmbH today announced a collaboration that could see $55 million in early-stage and growth capital reserved for the best global companies to emerge from Europe's burgeoning startup scene.
While European countries such as Germany and Austria have produced global brands like SAP and Red Bull, European entrepreneurs traditionally face a shortage of venture capital and small, fragmented local markets. Speedinvest was designed to provide not only the necessary seed-stage capital, but also the hands-on support of its founders, all successful serial entrepreneurs, in addition to a strong EU-USA bridge program.
The Speedinvest formula has yielded excellent results in a short time, and New Enterprise Associates announces today that it will be focusing some of its capital and resources in an effort to help provide a global platform for the best European startups. NEA will invest $5 million directly into Speedinvest's newly launched second fund, and anticipates reserving $50 million for follow-on investment in Speedinvest portfolio companies.
NEA is one of the largest venture capital firms in the world with over $17 billion cumulative committed capital since inception, having recently closed its fifteenth fund with $2.8 billion dollars in committed capital. The firm has invested in companies such as Salesforce, Groupon, Box, Silicon Graphics and Macromedia that have defined the technology and economics of Silicon Valley. NEA executes a diversified venture strategy across geographies, with offices in China, India and across the US, in addition to having a broad portfolio, investing in companies at all stages of growth and across a diverse range of sectors including healthcare, consumer technology, and enterprise software and services.
'We see tremendous opportunity in the European startup ecosystem, and have invested in some very promising companies like GoEuro. By collaborating with Speedinvest, we can create a platform that helps ensure the very best EU startups have sufficient access to capital to achieve global scale,' said Scott Sandell, NEA Co-Managing General Partner. 'Like NEA, Speedinvest is a team of company builders. We believe that supporting Speedinvest's innovative model is a great way to expand our focus in this key market.'
In addition to providing capital, Speedinvest's general partners also take operational roles with portfolio companies to accelerate growth, particularly in business and corporate development. Speedinvest's Silicon Valley operations shorten the steep learning curve, and provide seasoned entrepreneurial talent for fundraising and customer acquisition that are often out of reach of European startups. This 'hands-on' formula addresses the primary challenges facing European founders, and has been validated with strong results. Speedinvest has produced 4 exits in the past 12 months.
'NEA and Speedinvest are well aligned in their view of the opportunities offered by the European startup market, and for Speedinvest this collaboration represents the best possible opportunity for our companies,' said Oliver Holle, founder and CEO of Speedinvest. 'It gives them the ability to achieve a global scale that only a handful of funds can provide. NEA also represents the very top-tier of the Sand Hill Road funds, a firm that has written the history of venture capital, and their support is a great show of appreciation for what we have built here in Europe.'
About NEA
New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. With nearly $17 billion in cumulative committed capital since inception NEA invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages in a company's lifecycle, from seed stage through IPO. The firm's long track record of successful investing includes more than 200 portfolio company IPOs and more than 320 acquisitions. www.nea.com.
iyzico Closes $ 6.2 million Series B Investment Round with the IFC, 212, Endeavor Catalyst and Speedinvest
iyzico, the Istanbul based payment solutions company, closed a $6.2 million Series B investment round with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's investing arm, Istanbul based venture capital firm 212, New York based investor Endeavor Catalyst, and Speedinvest from Austria. The IFC led the investment round.
The investment, which brings iyzico's financing to date to $ 9.4 million, will allow iyzico to expand its research and development team, and scale its payment technology globally.
"We're thrilled to work with the IFC, 212, Speedinvest and Endeavor Catalyst," said iyzico CEO Barbaros Ozbugutu. "It is particularly exciting to work with the IFC – a body with tremendous knowledge and experience in financial tech sector worldwide. Having become the leading payment solution for online businesses and enterprises in Turkey, iyzico is enthusiastic to take its technology global."
As it looks beyond Turkey, iyzico plans to target the markets of the Middle East. "Our goal is to become the Stripe of the region," Ozbugutu said. "We're eager to bring our easy to use and effective payment solution to the many online companies sprouting and scaling up from Lebanon to Jordan and beyond."
"Iyzico provides comprehensive online payment solutions for ecommerce merchants and marketplaces. Iyzico-enabled merchants can offer consumers a broader choice of local payment options at lower cost and with improved security. We believe the company will be an important part of the infrastructure for Turkey's fast growing ecommerce sector" said Andi Dervishi, Head of IFC's FinTech Investment Group.
Leading EU Early Stage Venture Fund Speedinvest raises 58M EUR for Second Fund, Proposes New Model for Early Stage Investing
Speedinvest has just announced the launch of its second fund with 58M EUR this week., the largest ever raised in Austria. The European tech ecosystem has traditionally been undercapitalized, but recently there is increasing overall interest in tech startups. A competitive, global environment is developing where money is chasing premium returns outside hotspots like Silicon Valley. Oliver Holle, Speedinvest founder and managing partner, explains Speedinvest's new model: 'Europe has a few great fundamentals for venture investment, but in order to make seed stage VC work in our region, we really had to re-invent the model.'
Speedinvest brings significant innovation to venture capital, in terms of LP structure and incentive model for GPs. Specifically, the Speedinvest model offers a unique growth platform for its portfolio companies by engaging members of the fund in full-time operational roles such as marketing, business and corporate development, thereby significantly extending the value chain typically covered by venture investors. This model not only raises the success rate of Speedinvest's seed investments, but also contributes significantly to the equity pool for its investors.
This "work for equity" model is also the basis for Speedinvest's incentive model for its general partners, as Holle explains, 'We charge very low management fees and we don't charge carried interest. In exchange for our extensive, hands-on work, the general partners take an equity stake in the fund. It's an incentive model that nicely aligns general partners, investors and founders. We succeed when everyone succeeds. Rather than live on management fees and hope for the next unicorn, we create a lot of value out of consistent, strong base hits. Of course, we don't exclude the unicorns, but our model significantly raises the floor on traditional VC and that is essential for Europe.' Erik Bovee, Speedinvest founder and US managing partner underlines the importance of this entrepreneurial approach to VC, 'All of the Speedinvest founders are serial entrepreneurs. We have been through the cycle a few times, and we take very active roles with our portfolio companies, much more than just board seats and networking. We help them address specific challenges. One key goal is to build business in the US. With our offices and partners in both Europe and Silicon Valley we are designed to do just that. So far, the formula works very well.'
Speedinvest's investors align well with this approach. Speedinvest is supported by 80 entrepreneurs and private investors who actively co-invest and in some cases collaborate with Speedinvest's portfolio. Apart from AWS, an Austrian government agency that invested 7M EUR, Speedinvest´s funds are 100% private – in stark contrast to the typical Central European fund where often more than 50% comes from taxpayers. Speedinvest enjoyed 3 highly profitable exits in 2014 and has plenty of proof points for its model from its 1st fund: startups like Wikidocs, acquired by Atlassian in 2014, or indoo.rs, an indoor navigation startup that just launched its innovative solution for San Francisco International Airport and is partnering with Marvell in Silicon Valley. Speedinvest counts another half dozen European success stories including Shpock, Wikifolio, Holvi, Hitbox and Crate.io that attest to the success of their 'hands on' investing model.
The Future of Speedinvest: Pan European Focus, Pioneers partnership
Speedinvest is expanding its traditional Central European focus and will source deals from across Europe. For this purpose, Speedinvest has built a strategic partnership with Pioneers (http://pioneers.io), the organization behind the Pioneer's Festival, one of the world's premier technology events, as well as more than 60 smaller startup events across the globe. Pioneers holds an annual startup competition with over 800 applicants and provides a platform of events and media support for startups. Pioneers provides Speedinvest with a source of dealflow, and a platform for exposure that are unrivalled in Europe. Speedinvest 2 will also provide later-stage, growth capital, in addition to writing pre-seed tickets for the best, nascent companies.
Speedinvest has also bolstered its core team with new partners from the upper reaches of the European startup and corporate technology world. Michael Breidenbrücker, founder of Last.fm (acquired by CBS $240 million), Marie-Helene Ametsreiter, telecom executive and ex-CEO of Croatia's leading mobile carrier VIP.net, and Stefan Klestil, angel investor and financial technology expert, have all joined the Speedinvest team as general partners. Last, but not least, Johann 'Hansi' Hansmann, one of the most prolific and successful regional angel investors, has joined Speedinvest as chairman of the board.
'Speedinvest has really gone from strength to strength,' concluded Holle. 'We had originally targeted 25 million Euros for our first close in February of this year, but have raised nearly 60 million to-date. Our second, and final close will take place in autumn of 2015, and I won't be surprised if we end up nearly doubling our original fund size of 50 million. Speedinvest is strongly positioned to make Vienna a center of gravity not only for Central Europe, but for the entire EU tech ecosystem.'
Speedinvest hebt die österreichische Venture Capital Industrie auf das nächste Level: Mit 58 Mio EUR an Investitionszusagen innerhalb weniger Monate liegt Speedinvest 2 weit über den Erwartungen. Österreichs somit größter Venture Capital Fonds stellt neue Partner und Strategie vor.
Wien, 3.3.2015 – Nach einer intensiven Fundraisingphase von nur fünf Monaten gibt Speedinvest das First Closing seines neuen Fonds mit einer Dotierung von 58 Mio Euro bekannt. Damit wurde das ursprünglich kommunizierte Ziel von 25 Mio für das First Closing deutlich übertroffen. Speedinvest ist mit diesem Fondsvolumen einer der größten Frühphasenfonds in Europa und positioniert sich klar als Nr.1 Venture Fonds für digitale Startups im Raum CEE. Das Closing steht unter dem Vorbehalt der gesetzmäßigen Registrierung der Speedinvest GmbH als "EuVECA Manager" und der Speedinvest 2 KG als "EuVECA Fonds" bei der FMA.
Venture Capital ist ein wesentlicher Wachstumsfaktor für jede moderne Volkswirtschaft. Dies steht im krassen Widerspruch zur Entwicklung der letzten Jahre in Österreich. Laut der Branchenorganisation AVCO wurde 2013 (und, soweit bisher bekannt, auch 2014) weniger als 5 Mio EUR an privatem Kapital (und 15 Mio EUR öffentliche Mittel) für die Bereiche Private Equity und Venture Capital eingeworben .
Nun setzt Speedinvest einen neuen Standard. Dem Team rund um Oliver Holle, das seit 2011 mit seinem ersten Fonds 10 Mio EUR in Startups aus der Region investierte und bereits 3 internationale Exits erzielte, gelang es nun, innerhalb von nur 5 Monaten Investitionszusagen von 58 Mio EUR für den Venture Capital Fonds Speedinvest 2 einzusammeln, davon 51 Mio EUR (87%) aus privaten Mitteln. Speedinvest ist somit nicht nur in Österreich eine Ausnahmeerscheinung, sondern auch im europäischen Vergleich. Laut EVCA stammen nahezu 40% der Mittel für Venture Fonds aus öffentlichen Quellen, private InvestorInnen und Stiftungen tragen im Schnitt nicht einmal 25% der Mittel bei.
Oliver Holle sieht diese Zusammensetzung als große Stärke: "Bei Speedinvest erhält Risikokapital ein menschliches Gesicht. Mehr als 90 InvestorInnen und Business Angels stellen einen Teil ihres hart verdienten Vermögens Startups hier in der Region zur Verfügung. Diese InvestorInnen sind selbst zu einem guten Teil erfolgreiche UnternehmerInnen und viele davon wollen sich auch aktiv einbringen. Dieses Netzwerk ist ein einzigartiger Vorteil für Speedinvest und unsere Startups."
Es ist beabsichtigt, Speedinvest 2 als Europäischen Risikokapitalfonds nach den einschlägigen Vorschriften aufzulegen. Das dafür erforderliche Registrierungsverfahren bei der FMA wurde bereits eingeleitet. Der erfolgreiche Abschluss dieses Registrierungsverfahren ist Voraussetzung für das rechtswirksame Closing von Speedinvest 2.
Wer sind die InvestorInnen hinter Speedinvest?
Eine Vielzahl der InvestorInnen des ersten Fonds finden sich wieder, darunter etwa Russmedia, Hansi Hansmann, Eva Dichand und Gerhard und Michael Ströck. Ebenfalls wie im ersten Fonds setzt auch die Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (AWS), die Förderbank des Bundes, ihr Vertrauen einmal mehr in das Team und sprach Speedinvest im Rahmen einer Ausschreibung 7 Mio EUR aus Mitteln der Nationalstiftung für Forschung, Technologie und Entwicklung zu.
Besonders stolz ist Speedinvest, auch erfolgreiche österreichische Startup UnternehmerInnen als InvestorInnen gewonnen zu haben, so etwa Gründer von Paysafecard, Gentics, Wikidocs, Blue Tomato, Dynatrace oder Runtastic. Des Weiteren stoßen das deutsche IT Unternehmen Allgeier Gruppe, die Püspök Gruppe, die Heinzel Group und die Gebrüder Weiss dazu, die seit einigen Jahren an Corporate Innovation im digitalen Bereich arbeiten und dadurch noch näher an das Startup Geschehen heranrücken. Weitere prominente UnternehmerInnen bzw. Top ManagerInnen, die sich in der InvestorInnenliste wiederfinden, sind Andreas Bierwirth, Niko Alm, Clemens Drexel, Günther Kerbler oder Rudi Semrad.
Johann "Hansi" Hansmann, der wohl bekannteste Business Angel Österreichs und wesentlicher Mitinitiator von Speedinvest 2, bringt den Erfolg auf den Punkt: "Speedinvest hat durch seine erfolgreiche Tätigkeit in den letzten vier Jahren, auch in der Kooperation mit Pioneers, das Interesse von vielen InvestorInnen, die sonst niemals in Private Equity Fonds investieren würden, erweckt. Diese Plattform des Vertrauens wird uns auch weiterhin enorm helfen, nicht zuletzt für das Second Closing. Die Türen sind ja – noch – für einige Monate offen!"
Bis spätestens September 2015 sollen weitere InvestorInnen noch die Möglichkeit erhalten, bei Speedinvest 2 mitzumachen. Ziel ist ein Gesamtvolumen von 70 Mio EUR, wobei auch hier mehr möglich erscheint.
"Open for Business", mit neuem, erweiterten Team
Speedinvest 2 wird nach Erfüllung der regulatorischen Voraussetzungen mit vollem Schwung starten. Insgesamt wird sich bei den Investments die Schlagzahl im Vergleich zum ersten Fonds noch einmal deutlich erhöhen. Geplant sind zumindest 10 Neuinvestments / Jahr, davon mehr als die Hälfte außerhalb Österreichs.
Um diese Vielzahl an Projekten auch weiterhin mit außergewöhnlichen, unternehmerischen Ressourcen zu unterstützen, hat sich Speedinvest bereits vor einigen Monaten mit durchaus prominenten Persönlichkeiten aus der Startup und Technologie-Welt verstärkt:
• Marie-Helene Ametsreiter, Topmanagerin aus der Telekommunikationsbranche und ehemalige CMO der Telekom Austria Group,
• Michael Breidenbrücker, Serial Entrepreneur und Co-Gründer von Last.fm, einem der weltweit erfolgreichsten Online Musik Dienste,
• Stefan Klestil, einer der im DACH-Raum bekanntesten Business Angels im Bereich Finanztechnologie (FinTech), ehemalige Führungsfunktionen bei First Data und Wirecard,
• Klaus Matzka, als Mitgründer von Gamma Capital Partners einer der Pioniere der österreichischen Venture Landschaft und zuletzt bei Pioneers aktiv,
• Lucanus Polagnoli, Co-Geschäftsführer von Whatchado und Private Equity Insider,
• Johann "Hansi" Hansmann, aktivster Business Angel Österreichs, er übernimmt als nicht operativer Partner den Vorsitz des Investment Committees.
Das bestehende Erfolgsteam rund um Oliver Holle mit den Gründungspartnern Daniel Keiper-Knorr, Michael Schuster, Werner Zahnt sowie den beiden US Partnern Erik Bovee und Marcel van der Heijden bleibt selbstverständlich erhalten.
Fokus auf Zentraleuropa, weiterhin 100% digital
Speedinvest 2 soll seinen Fokus weiterhin konsequent fortsetzen. Der Schwerpunkt wird auf Seedfinanzierungen in der Höhe von durchschnittlich 500.000 EUR je Initialinvestment gelegt. Mit dem neuen Fonds soll nun eine Möglichkeit geschaffen werden, die oft diskutierte Finanzierungslücke bei Startups in späteren Phase zu schließen. Bis zu 3 Mio EUR kann Speedinvest hier je Investment Case investieren.
In der Auswahl der Startups liegt der Fokus weiterhin auf digitalen Geschäftsmodellen, wie etwa E-Commerce und Medien, Finanztechnologie ("FinTech") sowie Gründungen im Kerntechnologiebereich ("Deep Tech"). Vor allem der Finanztechnologiesektor wird im Jahr 2015 als eines der dynamischsten und spannendsten Investmentthemen gehandelt.
Erik Bovee, US Partner bei Speedinvest, sieht jedoch auch völlig neue Trends die auf den Fonds zukommen: "Wir sehen uns zur Zeit eine Anzahl an hoch interessanten Hardware oder Robotics Startups an. Gerade die Verknüpfung dieser Technologien mit dem mobilen Internet birgt enormes Potential."
Der regionale Fokus wird sich deutlich ausdehnen, so plant Speedinvest grundsätzlich, pan-europäisch die besten Deals zu sourcen. Hier soll auch die Partnerschaft mit Pioneers einen signifikanten Vorteil im Dealflow bringen.
"Mit Pioneers verfügen wir nicht nur über einen Partner, der quer durch Europa in den Startup Communities vernetzt ist, sondern auch über eine Plattform, um rasch und unkompliziert kleinere Investments (20.000 bis 100.000 EUR) umzusetzen." betont Michael Schuster, bei Speedinvest für die Pioneers Partnerschaft verantwortlich, die Wichtigkeit dieser Kooperation.
Selbstverständlich bleibt Speedinvest weiterhin ein österreichischer Investor. "Wir alle kommen aus der österreichischen Startup Szene und sehen und als ein integraler Teil dieser Bewegung. Viele Technologie-Insider wissen bereits, dass wir in Österreich über Weltklasse Technologie verfügen. Nun liegt es auch an uns zu zeigen, dass wir Weltklasse Unternehmen bauen können!", meint Oliver Holle.
Wichtige Hinweise für die Presse:
Es ist beabsichtigt, Speedinvest 2 als Europäischen Risikokapitalfonds gemäß der Verordnung Nr. 345/2013 vom 17. April 2013 über Europäische Risikokapitalfonds ("EuVECA-Verordnung") aufzulegen. Gemäß dieser Verordnung können Anteile des qualifizierten Risikokapitalfonds an andere Anleger als professionelle Kunden vertrieben werden, sofern diese sich verpflichten, mindestens 100 000 EUR zu investieren und schriftlich in einem vom Vertrag über die Investitionsverpflichtung getrennten Dokument angeben, dass sie sich der Risiken im Zusammenhang mit der beabsichtigten Verpflichtung oder Investition bewusst sind.
Nach der EuVECA-Verordnung ist es notwendig, sowohl den Verwalter als auch den Fonds zu registrieren. Dieses Registrierungsverfahren bei der FMA wurde von der Speedinvest GmbH bereits eingeleitet. Sein erfolgreicher Abschluss ist Voraussetzung für die Wirksamkeit des Closing und die Aufnahme der Investitionstätigkeit des Fonds.
Es wird aus regulatorischen Gründen dringend darum gebeten, in der Berichterstattung über Speedinvest 2 stets darauf hinzuweisen, dass das Closing und die Investitionstätigkeit von Speedinvest 2 unter dem Vorbehalt der gesetzmäßigen Registrierung der Speedinvest GmbH als "EuVECA Manager" und der Speedinvest 2 KG als "EuVECA Fonds" bei der FMA stehen.
A recent South Park episode aired in North America, '#REHASH', and probably had most viewers over the age of seventeen, and who don't devote at least 20 hours per week to playing Minecraft or League of Legends, a little mystified. In the episode, pre-school children taunted the show's main characters, who are assumed to be about ten years old, because they didn't understand the culture of video games as a spectator sport. The older children had only a vague understanding of who PewDiePie is, and no understanding whatsoever why their four year old siblings would rather watch video of people playing Minecraft than actually play the game themselves on the family Xbox. The living room is dead and a new entertainment industry has sprung up while you old people were sleeping.
Sure, new industries spring up all the time in recent years, but I was struck while giving a talk at a telecommunications conference in Silicon Valley the other day that 40-year-old executives had precisely the same lack of clues as cartoon ten-year-olds. PewDiePie? Who? DotA2? World championships ten million dollar prize purse? And suddenly I had everyone's attention.
What kind of fast growing cultural phenomenon separates not only the middle-aged from the adolescent, but also slices finely through adolescent demographics with a resolution of months, not decades? One that grows so large, so quickly that unless you were in precisely the right place at the right time (playing League of Legends obsessively in 2012) you probably missed it.
esports, or the spectator sport of video games, has gone from almost nothing to a bona fide professional sports industry within two and a half years. In 2011 the Season 1 League of Legends World Championships was held at a small festival in Sweden, with 1.6 million global viewers, and a total prize pool of 100,000 USD. In 2014 the Season 4 League of Legends World Championships occurred live at the 45,000 seat Seoul World Cup Stadium in South Korea. 27 million viewers tuned in from around the world, and the prize pool was 2.13 million USD.
To put that into perspective, Major League Baseball's World Series recently drew 14.9 million global viewers.
Here is a nice illustration of what that evolution looked like (stolen from Reddit):
The world championships for a similar video game, DotA2 (short for Defense of the Ancients 2) had a total prize pool in 2014 of 10 million USD. And the story is the same for Call of Duty Black Ops, with over 1 million USD in prize money, and a host of other popular titles.
The rapidity of esport's growth has had some interesting side effects. esports has had to professionalize very quickly, and traditional media companies and sports agencies have begun to pay attention, but in the interim years there was tremendous opportunity for new players. Most people know about Twitch, and its acquisition by Amazon for just under 1 billion dollars. A few new entrants into this market have appeared, including SpeedInvest portfolio company hitbox.tv, who leads the pack of contenders for Twitch's crown. But this won't be a 'winner take all' market. Early investors have wondered if Twitch will suck all the oxygen out of the room, and create a service like YouTube, that dominates one sector of online video. But esports is growing in a number of directions, and esports video will resemble traditional sports far more closely than the vast monopolies enjoyed by internet companies that provide a best-in-class, narrow feature set, such as 'search' or 'video self-publishing' to a massive audience. There will be an esports ESPN (and, in fact, that might be a direction in which ESPN evolves, although the culture of traditional sports is not entirely compatible with esports); there will be a Tennis Channel of esports; Fox Sports; Eurosport; the Golf Channel, and on and on. This market can be sliced in many different ways for an online service, not just in terms of content programming, but also in terms of features and viewer requirements. Live viewers of professional esports might want high quality, stutter free video with professional production quality and professional announcers, but people watching celebrity gamers such as PewDiePie (the largest YouTube channel by subscribers), and others in the 'Let's Play' movement who offer casual, and often comedic, video game play to millions of spectators, require features that engage an audience personally: chat, sweepstakes, voting and polling and loyalty programs. In the future, esports services in certain segments will provide unique features and interactivity.
esports is at the end of the very beginning of its commercial evolution. Justin Kan, founder of Twitch, was very clear in a recent interview at TechCrunch Disrupt: he believes that esports will be as large, if not larger, than professional sports. And I agree. The global video game market is already larger in dollar terms than cinema. Everyone plays video games. And live broadcast for video games isn't just for elite cyber-athletes. PewDiePie and hundreds of others prove this. The esports market is at the very beginning of its growth, and it will have plenty of room for the professional gamers, in addition to the speed runners, 'Let's Players', modders, hackers, the critically unskilled (and often unwittingly hilarious), and even the trolls and griefers.
On that note I'll leave you with an old video of two young geniuses exploiting bugs and their opponents' naivete in Team Fortress 2. 'Team Roomba' don't have skills. They don't have a coaching staff or a private bus or team jerseys. In fact, they are terrible and probably live with their parents. But they are hilarious, and 2 million people have watched them making their teammates lives an utter misery.
Yawn! Another blogpost on pitching. Is that going to make the world any better, solve riddles and problems of our time? Will it make me / you happier, slimmer, more beautiful, etc.? No. But the honest truth is: I can't stand bad pitches any more.
You might think that we reached a point where everyone has consumed everything there is about good pitching, inhaled all the good material and all the pitches are perfect. Let me tell you the ugly truth from the front: they are far from that, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. It is probably the one skill where US startups crush any European Startup anytime. Unfortunately. Because there is a dozen of other disciplines, where we easily trump them. So let's fix this.
I looked at my past year as an investor, and figured out I heard about 1 pitch a day, including weekends. Roughly 400 companies have tried to communicate their ideas in anything from 6 to 60 minutes and I can tell you, I went out of those pitches with a warm fuzzy feeling only 1 in 10 times. Why? Because still pitching is considered an "art" where it is really a craft, a skill, that can be trained and perfected, that can be learned and refined like nothing else in Startupland.
The preparation for this article was easy, attending Pioneers Investors Day and the Startup Awards weekend in a short time span. I tried to identify the most common issues and summarize them in clear statements, that make it easy to follow. So without further ado, 4 areas that your pitch needs to do perfect.
The Deck
The Speech
The Tools
The Q&A
Last not least: Know what you want. The Ask is what you do this pitch for. Pitching is about getting something. And even if you are just in training mode, ask for what you currently need. You never know who is in the audience and might be able to help.
Alright. Let's pitch!
This post appeared first on Venturebeat.
Here's an extreme version of what you can expect to hear just before signing over your startup in an acquisition deal: "Our counsel says including your first-born child in reps and warranties is totally standard. We have never had any pushback on this!"
Welcome to the fun part! You are about to be acquired by ACME SaaS 'n Widgets! You have agreed upon, and signed a term sheet, after three weeks of painful wrangling that nearly cost a marriage and two lifelong friendships. Now, all you have to do is finalize the purchase agreement and send over a few due diligence files. You are almost over the finish line! This part is just a formality, right? Right?
The end is near, but you aren't done yet
First, a few notes on organizing your team for the final push. The operational work of assembling and shipping the due diligence material and jumping through all the hoops and audits can be daunting. Make sure you budget time, and get your COO, your accountant and your back office A-Team well prepared. Chances are they will be in crisis mode off and on until the notarized signatures (in blood) are dry.
You also need a good lawyer, obviously. If you are big enough then maybe you have in-house counsel, but probably not. Spend some time shopping around as early as possible. Deep M&A experience and references are essential, but really pay attention to soft skills. Things can get tremendously pressurized and complicated and you want an experienced M&A attorney who also communicates clearly and efficiently. Keeping things simple and building a rapport with the buyer's counsel are just as important as any LLM.
Also, you should agree on a cap on legal fees. Throw as much legal work into the deal as possible, and don't hesitate to get a little pushy in negotiating an 'all in' price for full support for the entirety of the acquisition process. These are lawyers, after all.
Regarding due diligence, you will go through code audits, share all of your contracts and financials, and I guarantee that some weird stuff will come up that you didn't anticipate. Startup financials are often messy and, honestly, when was the last time you put your source code through an auditing service to check for license and IP conflicts? You really need to keep a level head and make sure you have stable, inexhaustible crisis experts on the core team. Consider the stresses, late nights, and the fact that the deal will look like it is falling apart two or three times during the process. Delegate responsibilities accordingly.
Finally, you are going to find yourself confronted with a purchase agreement that is probably close to one hundred pages long. By the time you are through with the red lines, and the addition of schedules, you will be holding the draft of a major historical novel. Friends of mine have had this document bound and it sits today on the living room shelf as a constant reminder that they now have an enormous legal vocabulary and a pile of cash in the place where a soul used to be.
About that soul…
Now, about that soul: you are going to want to pay particular attention to a long section of your purchase agreement covering 'Representations and Warranties'. This is where you will be living for the next three months. This section comprises all of the guarantees, risks and liabilities that you, your executives and founders (and perhaps your shareholders and extended family) will be assuming in the case anything goes wrong. The first draft of this part of your agreement issued by the buyer is going to be utterly terrifying, and here is the reason:
There has been a lot of early stage investment in the last few years. As one VC famously said in 2010 'An entire generation of entrepreneurs are building dipshit companies […]' in the hope of selling to Google for 25 million dollars. Blame was squarely pointed at YCombinator and Super Angel investors like Ron Conway. I guess I fall into this bucket as well, but I sleep pretty soundly because the success of YC companies like Dropbox and AirBnB, or Uber (and my own investments Runtastic, the greatest sports training app of all time, or Shpock, one of the world's leading consumer-to-consumer e-commerce apps; just sayin') has shown this prognosis to be idiotic. But the flourishing of early stage investment and the rise of the 'Super Angel': prolific individual investors with fairly deep pockets, have started to change the legal dynamics of some acquisitions. Lots of people want to sell their companies. A few of them want to sell at an early stage. And many are backed by rich business angels, and thus buyers have the option of pushing founders and their investors to put their money where their mouths are. Buyers are increasingly likely to ask individual shareholders to take on large, personal liability.
You are going to want to push back hard on reps and warranties in any case, but you are somewhat likely these days to find the buyer putting you, your angels and VC in the firing line. Please, for my sake, and for the sake of my future, spoiled children, make this a 'no go' area. Uncapped, personal liability for individual shareholders is not OK, and we need to make it stop right now. It flies in the face of the principles of corporate law, and any attempt to include this sort of provision in a purchase agreement should be punishable by an eternity in the fiery pit.
You and your lawyer can really go wild redlining the first draft of the purchase agreement, paying very close attention to the reps and warranties. Work early with your founders and shareholders to establish hard limits here.
The following months are going to be a complete roller coaster, but try to keep in mind that there was tremendous goodwill and impetus on the part of the buyer to engage in this process and deploy copious and expensive resources to push the deal ahead. Everyone wants to see this through, and often seemingly insurmountable obstacles can be overcome if you all keep a cool head and get enough sleep. Deals that get to the purchase agreement stage probably maybe won't fall apart.
If and when you do finally push your deal over the line, take a deep breath and get psyched about your upcoming stint as VP of Whatever at ACME SaaS 'n Widgets. Try to learn from the new job, and enjoy it as much as you can, because, I guarantee you, the moment your earnout is achieved or your handcuffs are off, you are going to be out of there. Then take your cash pile and go help out some promising startups. And, when the time is right, like a father sitting down with his moody tween, have a talk with them about the birds and the bees and break out your old collection of VentureBeat articles about M&A.
If you missed Erik Bovee's inspiring session on "How to do everything perfect: Raising money and getting acquired in Silicon Valley" at #Pioneers14 or just want to look up his tips & tricks you now have the chance to do so on Slideshare.
Startup Grind Vienna kicked off two weeks ago and invited Oliver for a truly personal interview about his entrepreneurial path. If you couldn't make it to the party at Sektor5 you now have the chance to watch the video online.


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All qualified applicants should submit a complete Benedict College application, three reference letters, official college transcript(s) and resume to:
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Position is open until filled.
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Isla added the Beinn 29 to the range because lots of parents who'd bought her age-specific bikes wanted a bike of the same quality for themselves.
Isla added the Beinn 29 to the range because lots of parents who'd bought her age-specific bikes wanted a bike of the same quality for themselves.
We often wonder how mountain bikes might have looked if they'd been designed from ground zero rather than having a junkyard heritage of rescued beach cruisers dictating most things. How large would the wheels and tyres have been? How much suspension would they have had? Actually that's one question really, as suspension back then was […]
The Pivot Les (see what they nearly did there?) is partly here to show that a fixed blade fork can be plugged into any hardtail. Okay, the Les isn't just any hardtail. It's the first cross-country trail hardtail produced by Arizona suspension masters Pivot Cycles.
A couple of months in, how's Sanny getting on with his Trance X 29er
You don't need a fatbike, but you may just end up needing this one
In the UK you buy Canyon bikes via mail order. Whether you agree with the concept of direct sales bikes or not, they aren't going to go away. There's only going to be more and more brands following this business model.
The Mega is set to be a real cult favourite. The privateer's choice.
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Food and Faith is a blog of the Presbyterian Hunger Program.
Planning your church refugee garden
Are you interested in beginning your own church refugee garden? We're sharing these documents created by Arrive Ministries to support your endeavor and help address some frequently asked questions.
Contact a local refugee organization or Catholic Charities to see what programs may already exist and to begin developing relationships with refugees in your area.
Church Garden Models contains a listing of the types of refugee gardens that have been established here in the Twin Cities. There are a number of different ways churches can engage in gardens; you may even come up with new ideas of your own!
Church Gardening Goals provides a list of reasons for churches to create gardens for refugees. These reasons are some of the ones cited by those hosting church gardens and refugee gardeners and are helpful in enlisting support of your local church board and membership.
Church Gardens Sample Guidelines is a list of rules based on First Evangelical Free Church (Maplewood) Harvest Community Gardens model. Many area churches develop a similar list and provide it to gardeners at the start of the season, usually as a part of gardener orientation. First Evangelical Free Church has many years experience of conducting a community garden on a large scale. In 2014 they had more than 1200 plots!
Matters to Consider is a document that has been compiled through evaluations and discussions with existing church gardens. These are their suggestions to others – things they felt everyone should be aware of before beginning a garden project.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ~ Gardening, Food & Faith
Garden Safe, Garden Well Guide: Jumpstart your community garden with & customize with your own local resources in minutes.
Food Sovereignty for All Handbook: Create a community garden or other faith-based initiative using this resource the for guidance.
Nexus Guide: How Food, Water and Energy are Connected: Discover the hidden connections between food, water and energy in your everyday life, in the economy, and in society as a whole.
Resources: Successful Twin Cities MN Church Gardens
First Free Evangelical Church, Maplewood
International Outreach Church, Burnsville
Guardian Angels Catholic Church, Oakdale
Crossroads Alliance Church, Brooklyn Park
Karmel Covenant Church, Princeton
Peace Lutheran Church, Lauderdale
Resources: Technical Assistance and Networking
University of Minnesota Extension Gardening
Resources: Websites
Creating a faith-based community garden (Sustainable Traditions)
Faith and Food: Biblical Perspectives (United Methodist Church)
Food and Faith blog (Presbyterian Hunger Program)
Starting a faith-based community garden (Godspace blog)
Resources: Books
Farming as a spiritual discipline
The art of the commonplace: The agrarian essays of Wendell Berry
Inheriting Paradise: Meditations on Gardening
Since agriculture emerged 10,000 years ago, it has been smaller-scale producers who have fed the world. Industrial, high-tech and chemical-intensive farming has only been around for about 80 years, and still today it is small-scale farmers, ranchers, pastoralists and fishers who provide approximately 70% of all the food eaten on Earth[1].
Marketing professionals and lobbyists from Monsanto, ADM and companies promoting industrial agriculture and GMOs [we'll call that Big Ag for shorthand] have spread a myth, which people of all stripes have swallowed. This myth claims that only large-scale industrial agriculture can feed a hungry world. The myth consists of two parts: (1) More food is the answer to feeding people; (2) Corporate, industrial agriculture is the approach that can fill this need.
First, the myth that more food will feed a hungry world.
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I was blessed with an eight-week extended study leave spanning from January 19, when I pointed myself in the direction of India, until March 17, when I landed back in about-to-bloom Louisville. Part of the eight weeks in India and Sri Lanka was meeting Presbyterian Hunger Program Joining Hands partners and learning about their efforts to strengthen their food sovereignty. Part was immersing myself in this ancient/modern, spiritual/material land to learn from the people how they navigate and stay healthy in a rapidly changing world, and to rejuvenate myself as I celebrate 16 years of service to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
This page is designed to help you virtually travel with me. You will find my crazy route, photo galleries, videos and reports. All are found on this Interactive Map and they are also listed below. Click on this link or the map to open it in another window.
The ripple effect of contributions to the Hunger Program, mostly through One Great Hour of Sharing, creates waves of support for organizations like World Hunger Relief, which trains young people like Kaley and Ester, and many more. World Hunger Relief, based on their farm in Waco, Texas, also achieves the difficult task of making connections between local hunger and global hunger. Here are the profiles of two of their interns from their website. We are proud to be a partner!
Intern Profile | Kaley Necessary
Food Systems Intern & Garden Club Coordinator
Kaley comes to us from Indiana Wesleyan University, where she graduated in the spring of 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Pre-Medicine. She also received a minor in International Community Development. Passionate about public health, Kaley became an intern with the Uganda Village Project. She was in Iganga, Uganda for 3 months where she worked as a public health educator conducting weekly education sessions on malaria, sexually transmitted infections, intestinal parasite prevention, family planning methods, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation, and safe water. Her "desire to see people take ownership of their health and well being" grew stronger while in Uganda.
Kaley has strong passions for development and agriculture. In Uganda, she realized her desire to address public health issues through the gateway of agriculture. After her time at World Hunger Relief, Kaley will continue to pursue knowledge of development and agriculture to prepare herself to serve in a developing country. She also hopes to apply her training in a community somewhere in the United States to help develop local food systems.
Intern Profile | Esther Honegger
Livestock Intern
Coming from Lake Zurich, IL, Esther graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2013. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science with a minor in Chemistry. Throughout college, Esther was involved in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the Pre-Veterinary Club at her school. She was also able to intern at the Champaign County Humane Society, where she monitored the medical and behavioral statuses of the resident animals.
During her participation in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Esther had the privilege to attend a 3-week mission trip to Malawi, Africa, where she served at an orphanage. She was able to teach the children about basic animal biology and directed her teammates in helping her with daily activities.
Esther is using her time at WHRI to learn practical skills in animal agriculture so that she can serve people in a more comprehensive way. She plans to use this knowledge and the knowledge from her studies "to benefit the people of developing nations who don't have the opportunities to learn about animal biology and health in the depth that I have."
As someone who is passionate about sustainable food, urban farming, nutrition, and many of the various aspects of the food justice work I sometimes find the amount of organizations and resources in the field to be overwhelming; mostly in a good way as the food system we currently have could be much improved. However, on occasion I'm overwhelmed in a negative way.
I've been looking for a job in the field for 6+ months now- depending on what your opinion of really looking is- and I've applied to quite a few jobs. I have yet to be ...


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EA Sports has announced that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will be the cover athlete for Madden NFL 2004. Vick set four NFL records in the 2002 NFL season, including most rushing yards in a single game by a quarterback. He was also voted to the Pro Bowl as a starter.
"What an honor to be on the cover of the best NFL franchise, Madden NFL 2004," said Vick. "This is the game that everyone wants to be associated with at some point in their NFL career, and I am excited that my opportunity has come so early in my career. I have always been a Madden NFL football fan, and I'm excited to be working with EA Sports on my favorite game."
Madden NFL 2004 is currently in development for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC. We'll have more on the game from E3.


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Thanks for writing. Unfortunately, peaches are susceptible to a large number of pest and disease problems, so if you want perfect peaches, you pretty much have to spray.
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Acquia, which has built its business around the Drupal open source content management system, landed undisclosed funding from Amazon.com and plans to use it to build its enterprise business.
Channel Helps Drive NetApp Revenue, Earnings As OEM Sales Continue To FallNetApp reported better-than-expected earnings for its first fiscal 2015 quarter and said a slight rise in branded revenue, thanks to channel partners, helped mitigate a continuing drop in OEM sales.
Oracle North American Sales Chief Matt Mills Departs After 21 YearsMatt Mills, a longtime Oracle sales executive with a reputation for supporting the interests of channel partners, has left the software vendor for reasons unknown.
Startup Platform9 Exits Stealth, Says Its Approach To Cloud Management Is Better Than VMware'sPlatform9, founded by former VMware engineers, is jumping into the cloud management space with technology it claims can turn existing servers into a smoothly running private cloud.
VMware Partners Aren't Putting Much Stock In AWS, Azure Cloud Benchmarking ComparisonsVMware recently commissioned a benchmarking study that found its cloud is faster and cheaper than Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, but VMware partners aren't paying much attention to it.
GreenPages CEO: 10 Cloud Trends You Need To KnowGreenPages CEO Ron Dupler reveals 10 of the cloud shifts the solution provider, No. 151 on CRN's 2014 SP500 list, has seen over the past five years as it bets big on the cloud and is seeing tremendous success.
Microsoft Says It'll Begin Offering Free Office 365 Email Migrations Next MonthMicrosoft is moving forward with a controversial plan to offer free email data migration services to customers that buy Office 365, and it's also offering insight into how this will work in the channel.
XOcur Offers Cloud Service To Assist In Selecting The Right Cloud ServiceThe CloudSphere SaaS platform empowers solution providers and businesses with an apples-to-apples comparison.
Quantum Acquires Symform, Plans To Bring Cloud-Based Backups To EnterpriseQuantum acquired the assets and development team of cloud-based data protection developer Symform and plans to turn the prosumer and small business technology into one that will bring backup, archiving and file sync and share to the enterprise.
VMware: Our Public Cloud Performs Better Than Amazon and Microsoft, And It's Much CheaperVMware is playing catch-up in the public cloud market, and it's starting to play the enterprise card to show how its cloud CPU and storage performance blows away the competition.
Sources: Microsoft Wants To Boost Retail Store Profitability, Will Push Volume Licensing Plans Through StoresMicrosoft is planning to get more aggressive about closing volume licensing opportunities that come in through its retail stores, but partners that sell licensing say this could take a bite out of their revenue.
Corporate America Agrees: Cloud Is Good For BusinessAccording to a study from Oxford Economics, nearly two-thirds of America's corporate leaders believe adoption of cloud computing is good for business.
VMware CEO: Container Tech Doesn't Threaten Our Business, And Could Help ItEveryone's talking about Linux containers and watching the meteoric rise of Docker. VMware says containers aren't a threat, but partners believe it could become one in the future.
Partners Baffled By Microsoft's Mixed Messages On Free Office 365 Migrations ProgramMicrosoft shared details three weeks ago on its plan for providing free Office 365 migration services to customers. But partners say they're more confused than ever about what's actually going to happen.
Partners: VMware's Public Cloud Too Expensive, Lacks Unique ServicesVMware started selling its vCloud Hybrid Service nearly a year ago. The offering, which VMware touts as a "safe landing place" in the public cloud, hasn't generated much interest so far with customers, partners say.
Microsoft Office 365 Partner MessageOps Launches Tool For Speeding Exchange Cloud MigrationsMessageOps, a division of Microsoft partner Champion Solutions Group, debuts tool that handles the touch tech challenges of moving from on-premise Exchange to Office 365 in the cloud.
Microsoft Exec Touts Hybrid Cloud Approach, Tells VMware 'You Can't Dabble In Public Cloud'With VMware reportedly struggling to gain public cloud customers, Mike Schutz, general manager of cloud and platform product marketing at Microsoft, offers his rival some advice.
Partners Say New Azure Machine Learning Service Could Be Microsoft's Secret Weapon In The CloudMicrosoft is battling Google and Amazon in the cloud infrastructure market, but partners say its new Azure Machine Learning service could help Microsoft separate itself from the pack.
SkyKick Lands $3M In Funding, Won't Comment On Microsoft's Free Office 365 MigrationsSeattle-based startup SkyKick, whose software speeds Office 365 migrations, gets fresh funding. But if its founders are worried about Microsoft's free Office 365 migrations, they're not saying.
Canadian Cloud Provider Sherweb Acquires U.S. Hosting Service OrcsWebThe deal adds OrcsWeb's client base and internal staff to Sherweb's fold and is expected to help jumpstart a new IaaS offering.
Docker Acquires U.K.-based Orchard LaboratoriesOrchard's Fig orchestration tool will be integrated into the open source Linux container platform
Emerging Vendors 2014: Cloud VendorsCRN's Emerging Vendors list for 2014, our annual look at hot tech startups, includes a number of vendors that are making a significant impact in the area of cloud computing.
Cloud Startup AppZero Launches Promo To Jump-Start Windows Server 2003 MigrationsAppZero, a cloud startup that specializes in technlogy for moving enterprise apps between different clouds, launches promotion for partners that do Windows Server 2003 migrations.
Microsoft Exec Discusses Plan To Offer Customers Free Office 365 Migration ServicesMicrosoft is planning to offer Office 365 customers free on-boarding services though its Office 365 FastTrack program, potentially taking a big bite out of some partners' business.
With IBM Partnership, Apple Takes Another Shot At The Mobile EnterpriseApple likes to act as though it's a fully autonomous company that doesn't need anyone's help. But
Nasuni Adds Global File Sync And Share For Cloud CollaborationNasuni's new UniFS global file system lets users collaborate from anywhere using any device while maintaining a single master version of the file.
IBM Q2: Beats On Estimates, Turnaround Struggles RemainIBM reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue. Business for the Systems and Technology Group, totaling $3.3 billion for the quarter, fell 11 percent.
Microsoft CEO Nadella: Building Cutting-Edge Tech Much Easier Than Changing CultureIn his first speech to partners, Satya Nadella offers a glimpse of what he considers to be his first big challenge as Microsoft CEO.
Microsoft Acquires InMage To Expand DR On Azure CloudThe acquisition of disaster recovery technology provider InMage is only one of several moves to find new ways to bring more data to Microsoft Azure as a prelude to offering customers more cloud services.
Report: Microsoft Planning Thousands Of Job Cuts In Major ReorganizationMicrosoft has only had companywide layoffs once in its history, cutting 5,800 jobs in 2009. But according to Bloomberg, Microsoft is planning another round of job cuts that could be even larger.


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PHOENIX — Yovani Gallardo has always pitched well against Arizona. Home, away, doesn't matter. He has the Diamondbacks' number.
Gallardo outpitched Chase Anderson in seven strong innings to remain undefeated against Arizona, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Thursday.
"Sometimes you look at it as how this game is," Gallardo said of his track record against Arizona. "There are certain things like that I wish I could explain, but I just can't."
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