Overview
The
ESA Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) Bavaria, on
15 & 16 May 2014, in
Gilching, near Munich, aims to help early-stage entrepreneurs increase their likelihood of acquiring seed-level or venture capital funding. The IRP is split into an ice-breaking evening and a one-day intensive workshop where the programme leader, Rick Salmon will work together with the participating entrepreneurs to fine-tune their business models and sharpen their business propositions. Through this workshop, entrepreneurs will learn about the necessary tools to obtain funding and grow, and also the skills to communicate their value to investors effectively.
The ESA IRP Bavaria is one of the 5 ESA IRPs to be held this year and is also geared towards coaching and preparing the startups for presenting at the
ESA Investment Forum 2014.
Why should you participate?
- Get your business ready for INVESTORS
- Clarify your company’s Unique Selling Proposition
- Learn to communicate your value to investors in a brief but powerful way.
- Create a 15-second elevator pitch for power networking
- Prepare, present and perfect an 8 minute investor PowerPoint presentation
- Learn how to speed-up your overall business development cycle
Selection Criteria
- One page profile with entrepreneur’s bio and organization description
- Corporate presentation (ppt, pdf and/or video)
Eligibility
- ESA BIC companies
- ESA alumni companies (who were past BIC companies or participated in ESA events)
- European startups or SMEs active in one of the following sectors:
| Satellite Communications – SATCOM |
Satellite Navigation – SATNAV |
| Consumer Broadband |
Applications using the Galileo |
| Mobile Communications |
Navigation System Transport |
| Satellite Networks |
Consumer |
| Video Distribution & Applications |
Professional |
| Mobile Applications & Entertainment |
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Government |
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| Earth Observation – EO |
Other Technology Sectors |
| Natural Resource Management |
Avionics, Sensors, Lasers |
| Land Monitoring |
Aerospace & Aviation |
| Oceanography |
Robotics & Materials |
| Meteorology |
Solar Energy & Energy Storage |
| Defense & Security |
Other Renewable Energy |
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Satellites, Rockets & services |
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Space-Air Traffic Management Infrastructure |
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Space Transportation |
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Security & Military Systems & Applications |
