Startups: prepare -- Corporates: build your playbook!
Talk given at the Hello Tomorrow Summit in Paris in March 2019, inspired by the 50 speakers of the "Exit Masterclass" series we ran in 2018 in SF, NYC, London and Paris.
2. GLOBAL DEEP TECH SEED FUND
$525M under management
800+ investments (+150/year)
#3 most active globally
#1 in Health Tech / IoT / Life sciences
HANDS-ON CAPITAL
Focused accelerators
Pre-seed: $100k-$250k
Follow-on: up to $2M
About SOSV SOSV PROGRAMS
Hardware
HAX (SF, Shenzhen)
Biotech
IndieBio (SF)
RebelBio (London)
Social & Mobile
Chinaccelerator (Shanghai)
MOX (Taipei)
Food
Food-X (NYC)
Blockchain
dLab (NYC)
38. When NOT to exit?
Revenue / profit
Massive momentum
Strong confidence in next 2-3 years
Everyone is pumped up!
+ Softbank won’t invest in your competitor
60. “Selling starts on day 1.
And only the CEO can do this.
Work out who will be your buyer.
Constantly articulate why
a company should buy you.
Bring clear messages
so it can be presented upwards.”
Chris Gilbert, Ubiquisys
(acq. Cisco, $300M)
61. Do This !
01/ Build a list
02/ Connect
03/ Stay visible