Eyal Lifschitz Founding Managing Partner eyal@peregrinevc.com
Israeli Market The Israeli Technology Landscape Israel is Ranked No. 2 in the world in the number of foreign companies listed on the NASDAQ Second only to the United States in the number of start ups Leading multinational companies with a presence in Israel Acquiring Israeli companies Technology scouting Establishing R&D centers in Israel Highest number of scientists and engineers per capita in the world Strong market recovery Strong M & A and IPO activity World class military and university technology transfer
Soft Infrastructure
Technology Incubators
Incubator s Goal Developing innovative technological ideas into startups and leading them towards first round investment.
What does an Incubator offer to entrepreneurs? Appropriate facilities and infra-structure for R&D. Financing. Central administrative services (secretarial, accounting, legal, commercialization). Management & Technical assistance. Professional & Business guidance. Connectivity to potential customers, partners and investors Inter-tenant synergism.
Government Support Average budget of project: $500K Government grant: 85% of budget Incubator s investment: 15% of budget Payback: 3% royalties from revenue Support duration: 2 years Extended support to Biotech/Pharma & Clean-Tech projects
Technology Incubators Volume of operation 26 incubators distributed across Israel: 23 technological incubators 2 technology based industrial incubators 1 biotech designated incubator Approximately 8 projects per incubator Every year 75 85 new start-up companies are established in the incubators, ~90% of them complete the incubator term
Technology Incubators Summary The incubators program is the primary Manufacturer of start-ups in Israel The incubators program is the only opportunity for early-stage, highrisk innovative projects that are not yet able to raise money from the private sector The incubators program is an important source of deal-flow for the venture capital industry The incubators program is especially important in times of economic crisis The incubators program has a significant impact on the life-science industry in Israel The incubators program has a crucial role in developing an entrepreneurship culture in Israel
Incubated Companies - Fields of Activity July 2010 Electronics 5% Cleantech 12% Medical Devices 41% ICT 25% Biotech & Pharma 17%
The markets changed
The Opportunity US and Europe are substantial weaker New Collaboration in R&D, Manufacturing and in Sales with the new Giants: Russia India China
The Opportunity Russia-Israel Outstanding Intellectual and Academic strength Russian Manufacturing capabilities High-Tech economies Russia's location in Eurasia Cultural and historical background
Peregrine Ventures
PEREGRINE VENTURES Israel s Leading Early Stage VC Investing in early stage life science and technology companies Established VC team with extensive investment & operational experience Israel s leading early stage VC - No. 1 VC in Israel in founded companies Leading in IRR and in Exits Successful follow-on financings in portfolio companies
Eyal Lifschitz Peregrine Ventures Founding Partner, CEO & GP Israel Technological Incubators Forum (ITIF)-Chairman Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI)- Director Companies founded prior to Peregrine: PharmaSys ltd (acquired by Elan,NASDAQ:ELN) ECR ltd. (acquired by AVX,NASDAQ:AVX) VisionCare ltd. BioControl ltd. (acquired by AMS & Medtronic-option) Clearforest ltd. (acquired by Reuters) Some of Peregrine s Portfolio Companies: Valtech ltd. Neovasc ltd. (Public NVS) BBalloon ltd (Public NVS) NLT. Ltd. Cardiogard ltd. CartiHeal ltd. JoinTech ltd. VisonSense ltd. Ect, ect Gam ve Gam Integrating High tech employees in the education System www.gamvegam.org.il Member of Board of Directors (current & previous): Given Imaging ltd. VisionCare ltd. BioControl ltd. ETV ltd. Incentive NGT Ect, ect
The Peregrine Management team Eyal Lifschitz Founding Partner, CEO & GP Boaz Lifschitz Founding Partner & GP Dr. Phillip Frost GP & Chairman of the Investment Committee Lior Shahory CEO of incentive incubator Tamir Tal Legal and Operations Dudi Eldar CFO of Peregrine Ventures Tal Carasso Director of Peregrine s investor relations
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