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META Group
Mission
Global Reach
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Consulting (META Consulting)
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Entrepreneurship Development (Startups’ Village)
Description
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Start-ups trained
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Fund Management (Zernike META Ventures)
Description
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META Group
Mission
Global Reach
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Consulting (META Consulting)
Description
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Clients
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Entrepreneurship Development (Startups’ Village)
Description
Facts and figures
Start-ups trained
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Fund Management (Zernike META Ventures)
Description
Facts and figures
They say about us
META Group
Our mission
An international, dynamic and independent group dedicated to the creation and growth of Knowledge Intensive Companies, for the wealth
of open, entrepreneurial regions. META works together with: policy makers and public executives that are focused on innovation and in promoting entrepreneurial activity to increase regional growth and competitiveness, entrepreneurs that are building and developing their
businesses, researchers willing to exploit their research activities and investors interested in seed and start up capital.
To render the Knowledge to Market process effective and profitable is our mission!
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META Group
Our mission
Shaping Policies Entrepreneurial Regions Investing in start-ups
META Group
Our global reach
Permanent Offices
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META Group
Mission
Global Reach
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Consulting (META Consulting)
Description
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Clients
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Entrepreneurship Development (Startups’ Village)
Description
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Start-ups trained
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Fund Management (Zernike META Ventures)
Description
Facts and figures
They say about us
Consulting
Description
Thanks to the extensive experience gained by cooperating along the last 20 years with international
institutions, such as the European Commission and development banks, local and regional governments, universities, development agencies, META Consulting offers to its clients a complete set of products.
Entrepreneurial Regions
Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
Consulting
Investing in start-ups
Fund Management Large EU Projec t Manag ement Fe asib ility Stu die s & P ilo t Pr oje cts R e g io n a l S tr a te g ie sLarge EU Projec t Manag ement Fe asib ility Stu die s & P ilo t Pr oje cts R e g io n a l S tr a te g ie s
Entrepreneurial Regions
Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
ConsultingInvesting in start-ups
Fund ManagementJune, 2013 10
Consulting
Description
Feasibility studies of intervention tools such as science parks, accelerators and early-stage financing mechanisms; Design and implementation of novel support tools and test of pilot projects to support economic development, innovation and entrepreneurship
at regional level
Technical assistance in the implementation of programmes and projects in the areas of research & innovation, entrepreneurship and finance.
Design of Strategic and Action plans to foster innovation and entrepreneurship through the analysis of friendliness to the process turning knowledge into market of regional context, policy benchmarking and access to practices;
Entrepreneurial Regions
Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
Consulting
Investing in start-ups
Fund ManagementTechnology Innovation International
International Network for SMEs
Association of Regional Development Agencies
META has been selected by a number of EC Directorate General to implement large projects dedicated to the deployment of policies related to Research&Innovation,
Entrepreneurship and Finance.
Active in the design of regional innovation and entrepreneurship strategies since 1993. More than 30 EU regions in (both Western and Eastern EU Countries) assisted in
strategy design and implementation. Currently active in the policy dialogue around
Smart Specialization Strategies
Over 300 feasibility studies and pilot projects delivered worldwide Associate member of EURADA, TII and INSME
Consulting
Facts and figures
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Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
Consulting
Investing in start-ups
Fund ManagementJune, 2013 12
Consulting
Clients
European Commission – Enterprise and Industry
European Commission -DG Education & Culture
European Commission -DG Regional Policy
European Commission -Research & Innovation
European Commission -DG Europe Aid
Inter-American Development Bank
European Investment Bank
The World Bank – InfoDev Programme
European Investment Fund
Republic of Slovenia Italian Presidency of Council of Ministers
Malopolska Regional Government
Sardegna Ricerche ACC1O Lewiatan Hungarian Ministry of National Resources
AUR (Agenzia Umbria Ricerche)
DICTUC
European Union / Institutions
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META Group
Mission
Global Reach
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Consulting (META Consulting)
Description
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Clients
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Entrepreneurship Development (Startups’ Village)
Description
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Start-ups trained
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Fund Management (Zernike META Ventures)
Description
Facts and figures
They say about us
Entrepreneurial Regions
Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
Consulting
Investing in start-ups
Fund ManagementJune, 2013 14
Entrepreneurship Development
Description
Regional development of new companies can be accelerated by acting on two levels:
developing
challenge oriented innovation ecosystems
and building
entrepreneurial culture
and capacities.
G lo b e In n o v a ti o n P la tf o rm T ra in in gEntrepreneurial Regions
Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
Consulting
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Fund ManagementRegional development of new companies can be accelerated by acting on two levels:
developing
challenge oriented innovation ecosystems
and building
entrepreneurial culture
and capacities.
G lo b e In n o v a ti o n P la tf o rm T ra in in gInnovation ecosystem activation through actual
challenges solution. Delivered engaging regional
vs. global players and driven by
entrepreneurship.
Developing creativity and entrepreneurship
through a series of internationally recognised
formats.
Entrepreneurship Development
Entrepreneurial Regions
Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
Consulting
Investing in start-ups
Fund ManagementSuccessful delivery of
Globe Innovation Platform
in partnership with Globe Forum since
2004
European wide partnership with Kauffman FastTrac
®to deliver NewVenture™,
TechVenture™ and GrowthVenture™ entrepreneurship courses
Worldwide delivery of Investor Readiness format AyR™ for high growth companies
Supporting European scientists in exploiting their results through Research Helicopter™
Leading the development of Creativity Camp™ in Europe
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Kauffman Foundation European Business Network
Creativity Camp International Association of Science Parks
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Entrepreneurship Development
Entrepreneurial Regions
Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
Consulting
Investing in start-ups
Fund ManagementEntrepreneurship Development
Some start-ups coached
3R Metals
www.3rmetals.comApeiron Synthesis
www.apeironsynthesis.comAthlos
www.athlos.bizBhaskara
www.bhaskara.itBiosistemika
www.biosistemika.comEgzoTech
egzotech.plElianto
www.eliantocsp.comFlosslab
www.flosslab.itGeneplanet
www.geneplanet.siGeotech
www.geotechsrl.itHomplex Sp z o.o.
www.homplex.plKaralit
www.karalit.comLabced
www.labced.comLaboratorio Scienza
www.laboratorioscienza.itMy Baze
www.mybaze.comNPP Nutraceutical & Phitochemical
www.npp-srl.comPoema
www.poemaonline.euPolidea
www.polidea.plProlabin
www.prolabintefarm.comProssima isola
www.prossimaisola.comRespect
www.respectsrl.itTechOnYou
www.techonyou.comUnistrains
www.unistrains.itVisionect
www.visionect.siWisepower
www.wisepower.itXorovo
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META Group
Mission
Global Reach
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Consulting (META Consulting)
Description
Facts and figures
Clients
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Entrepreneurship Development (Startups’ Village)
Description
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Start-ups trained
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Fund Management (Zernike META Ventures)
Description
Facts and figures
They say about us
Entrepreneurial Regions
Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
Consulting
Investing in start-ups
Fund ManagementFund Management
Description
Zernike META Ventures is the
leading private European management
firm for regional
co-investment funds
. Thanks to more than 20 years of experience in the field, Zernike
META Ventures has a
unique ability
to execute customized solutions of early stage
funds.
Inge nium
Fund
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l F und
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Scie nc
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Fund ManagementJune, 2013 20
Fund Management
Description
Angel Fund is the fund of co-investment for
Business Angels Club and Business Angels
Network. It has been created on the basis of
the experience and results reached in the USA, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom.
Science Fund act as the missing link between
academia and industry, providing the
much-needed seed capital and business counselling to
academic researchers, start-up companies and
potential entrepreneurs. Ingenium is an early stage risk capital co-investment fund typically built around a
Region of a few million inhabitants focused on Seed and Start-up but also considering
expansion phase, companies with high value of intangibles, knowledge intensive companies with high growth potential, Regional coherence of sector of activity.
Spark Fund makes it possible for individual science parks to access venture capital by creating a partnership among a number of them thus reaching critical mass for a fund to be financially successful
Inge nium Fund An ge l F und Spar k Fu
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Fund ManagementFund Management
Evidence from the market
22.4%
18.7% 18.7%
15.5% 14.9% 13.2% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%
Seed Funds All Ventures Hedge Funds
Buyouts S&P 500 NASDAQ
IR
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Hystorica l 20 Yea r Returns for a lterna tive Assets
Source: Venture Economics, HFRI Equity Hedge Index
Early stage returns:
“The study’s results showed that, on average, exits generated 2.6 times the invested capital in 3.5 years from investment to exit.
The angel investors achieved an average 27% internal rate of return on their investments.”
Source: “Returns of Angel Investors in Group Report”. Angel Capital Education Foundation, Kauffman
Entrepreneurial Regions
Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
Consulting
Investing in start-ups
Fund ManagementBusiness Angels Europe
Italian Business Angels Network Association
Ass. Italiana del Private Equity e Venture Capital
8 seed capital funds (approximately 100M EUR) currently under management in the EU
Leveraging on the relationship with international informal investors (members of the BoD of IBAN, BAE and members of AIFI Venture Capital Committee)
Unique expertise in designing and implementing public / private seed vehicles (co-investment mechanism, compliance with state-aid rules, the
pari passu
principle, etc.)Design and feasibility studies for seed capital vehicles run for the major financing players / donors in the EU and at the International level (EIF, EIB, IADB, World Bank)
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Fund Management
Facts and figures
Entrepreneurial Regions
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Consulting
Investing in start-ups
Fund ManagementFund
Period
Size
Ingenium Emilia Romagna I
2004-2014
€ 9,000,000
Ingenium Emilia Romagna II
2010-2020
€ 14,000,000
Ingenium Sardegna
2009-2019
€ 34,000,000
META Ingenium d.o.o. (Slovenia)
2010-2019
€ 10,000,000
Ingenium Provincia di Catania
2010-2019
€ 5,000,000
Ingenium Poland
2012-2022
€ 20,000,000
Ingenium Umbria (ATI Prisma I and II)
2004-2020
€ 8,000,000
Fund Management
Funds under management
Entrepreneurial Regions
Entrepreneurship DevelopmentShaping Policies
Consulting
Investing in start-ups
Fund ManagementAppsbuilder Atooma Spreaker
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Fund Management
They say about us
On March, 11
th2013 the most important Italian financial newspaper
"
Il Sole 24 Ore
"
published the ranking of the best Italian mobile apps on the market.
3 out of a list of 10 are companies backed by ZernikeMeta Ventures.
More precisely:
Appsbuilder
, financed by Ingenium Provincia di Catania Fund;
Atooma
, financed by Ingenium Umbria Fund;
Per META-Group
