Partner events
Innovact is the reference in terms of innovative young enterprise events. As such, it has developed partnerships with various European event organizers:
START EST 2008: THE 2ND EUROPEAN MEETINGS FOR CAPITAL AND INNOVATION
5 important regions are rallying to promote innovation, growth factor.
START EST offers the possibility for thirty project providers selected of presenting their project in plenary session, and in the course of personalized appointments, to meet the investors presents, as well as the experts partners in the event – science parks, incubators, OSEO, Deloitte In-Extenso, innovation experts of the Local authorities, and development agencies.
START EST also offers for the project providers, the possibility of winning one of the prizes offered by the organizers and their partners.
The operation is open to all the French and transborder innovative project providers and important means are implemented to rally the investors whether professional, private, regional, national or transborders (Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Swiss).
The candidates have until 30 September 2008to send in their application file. Investors may also register online. Click here to download the Preliminary registration sheet and the Application file
Contact: Didier SCHOENACKER - Région Alsace - Chargé de mission à la direction de l’économie - 1 Place du Wacken - BP 91006 - 67070 Strasbourg Cedex - Tél. +33 (0)3 88 15 67 63 - didier.schoenacker
region-alsace.eu - www.start-est.com
A few words on Start-Est and the ARFGE
The ALSACE REGION is organizing START EST 2008 in the frame of the Association des Régions Françaises du Grand Est (ARFGE) and in partnership with START WEST.
This event is born from the joint wish of those involved in innovation and the financial professionals of the Grand-Est to provide their regions with an annual event for meetings between innovative creators and investors.
This event is part and parcel of the policy committed by the Regions in favour of innovation and creation of businesses, and more specifically the financing and the guidance of innovative projects.
This event is born from the joint wish of those involved in innovation and the financial professionals of the Grand-Est to provide their regions with an annual transborder event for meetings between innovative creators and investors. This will be the second version in the Grand-Est.
START EST 2008 is funded by:
the European Union
French Regions of the Grand Est Association (ARFGE)
Région Alsace
DRIRE
CDC
CIC-EST
La Communauté Urbaine de Strasbourg
Continua, Germany organises 2 events:
20 and 21 November 2008, Expofin, Augsburg
ExpoFin – Opportunities and funding sources for the Mid-Cap
The ExpoFin exhibition targets small European businesses and industries by offering them a complete overview of current funding possibilities.
Nearly 100 exhibitors belonging to the bank sector, Private Equity and consulting offices atended the event that was held in Augsburg on 23 and 24 November last year.
Several systems are set up before and during the event in order to allow small businesses and industries to contact eachother.
For more information please visit www.expofin.de
Contact Continua :
CONTINUA Unternehmensentwicklung
Martin Longy, Event Management
Tel. +49 30 440386-28
eMail : martin.longycontinua.de
19 and 20 May 2009, European Venture Market, Berlin
The European Venture Market encourages investors and european entrepreneurs to meet.
It supports all types of Private Equity funding options (venture capital, development capital...) and is suitable for entrepreneurs belonging to all sectors. The European Venture Market aims at offering an informal, confidential, individually oriented and interesting business experience.
It offers the possibility of meeting business contacts efficiently. Entrepreneurial presentations are performed for Venture-Capital corporations as well as for other strategic and private investors.
The European Venture Market also offers: :
A wide palette of industry contacts
More than 20 conferences performed by international speakers
A social networking platform thanks to its exclusive evening actvities
Innovact’s team attended the 9th and 10th editions, which were held in Berlin on the 27, 28 and 29 June 2007 and in Aix-la-Chapelle on the 20 and 21 February 2008. The event’s main focus was given to communication and information technology, biotechnology and industry sectors. The most recent event attracted 115 entrepreneurs and investors.
Download the EVM booklet
Consult figures, testimonials and names of previous EVM exhibitions
For more information, please visit www.europeanventuremarket.com