Expert Session on Capital for Innovation,April 2016 Paris

21.04 2016

 

 

 

 

April 21 the second Expert Session during the Bpifrance Taftie Chairmanship took place:

            Capital for Innovation

at Bpifrance, 6/8 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris

 

Download here the REPORT (and find the presentations below)

 

14:00 - 14:10  Introduction by Laure Reinhart                                       
      Presentation of participants through a roundtable  

14:10 - 15:25 Mapping of seed capital funding solutions at 

                       the national level             
Rita Ward (Enterprise Ireland): Funding your business

  

     - How is the seed phase of companies financed in your country?            

        Public/private programs? Financing/ investment solutions?  

     - Have you identified any remaining 'funding gaps'and if so, which one?

     - Is there any specific support to academic spin-offs in your country?

     - Macro-economic analysis: which eceonomic sectors are supported?

     - EU support for SMEs seed phase: your experience? Recommendations?   

  

Discussion: 
Round table to define jointly the mapping structure and collect first input from Taftie Members. Wrap up by the rapporteurs and the next steps.                      

  
15:25 - 16:40 Mapping of VC funding solutions at the national level
Ismael Rodrigo Barco (CDTI Spain): VC funding programmes in Spain		  

    - What are existing programs in your country? Public programs vs private.

    - Which economic sectors are backed by VC funds?

    - What about your VC schemes and support services for innovative SMEs?

    - What are the main challenges? (e.g. equity gap, large ventures, cross        

       border investments).

    - EU support for SMEs early stage phase and VC funding: your experience? 

       Your recommendations?

  

 Discussion: 
Round table to define jointly the mapping structure and collect first input from Taftie Members. Wrap up by the rapporteurs and the next steps.                      

  
17:00 - 18:00 Unicorns & 'scaling up' of firms                                     
Maxine Adams (Innovate UK): Start-up to scale-up and creating the future Unicorns		  

       - Do you have programs to help SMEs become Mid-Caps?

       - Challenges faced by companies to access big investment tickets?

           What are the amounts at stake?

        - Why are there so few European unicorns?

        - EU support in this field: your experience? Your Recommendations?

  

Discussion: 
Round table and  input from Taftie Members. 
Wrap up by the rapporteurs and the next steps.                      
 

Conclusion                                                                                                      
Extra presentations:

Seed venture capital in France
Innovation Norway