The European Innovation Council (EIC) invites you to take part in a virtual session, which aims to inspire our community of beneficiaries and help seek further investment in a post-pandemic era. Taking place on 2 June 2022, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM CEST, you will meet and talk with an investor and an EIC peer, who successfully secured a funding round, following the participation in an EIC ePitching with Investors session. Who are they and what’s in it for you? Keep reading to find out!
Mark your calendar for 2 June 2022 and apply until 28 May!
The EIC Investor Days and ePitching with Investors have become a regular part of the EIC Business Acceleration Services (BAS) repertoire. However, securing investments can be a lengthy and challenging process. With the ‘EIC Community Talk: Seeking investment’, you will be able to have an open and interactive space to explore different matters related to attracting investments, the process of participating in an EIC event with investors, and potential follow-ups.
Participants will get the chance to see what it is like from an investor’s point of view and a beneficiary’s one. In addition, during this initiative, our experienced guests and EIC Community team will guide you, by providing further insights and knowledge on the various topics of interest.
Expand your views and hear first-hand from the experienced Bruno Bernard from Matterwave Ventures and Olga Dubey, Co-founder & CEO of AgroSustain on how to deal with investors and how the process of approaching and dealing with investors works by attending the dedicated event.
What’s in it for you?
- Access to deep knowledge from investors and peers in the field of investment.
- Pitch deck preparation.
- Open dialogue between participants to learn more about the format of the EIC matchmaking events with investors.
- Key elements, lessons learned and Q&A.
- Peer-to-peer networking and learning in the EIC Community.
Agenda
9:00 – 9:05h Welcome words
9:05 – 9:30h Introduction to EIC ePitching & Investor Days | Oana Popescu, EIC Community Manager & Business Acceleration Services Communication Coordinator
9:30 – 9:50h A beneficiary´s point of view | Olga Dubey, AgroSustain
9:50 – 10:10h Q&A
10:10 – 10:30h An EIC investor´s point of view | Bruno Bernard, Matterwave Ventures
10:30 – 10:50h Q&A
10:50 – 11:00h Conclusions words & Wrap-up | EIC Community Team
Speakers
Olga Dubey is CEO and Co-Founder of AgroSustain, a company founded in 2018 to reduce food waste and support sustainable food production by developing farm to fork solutions, like natural fungicides and coatings. All the designed products of AgroSustain are patent protected. The young entrepreneur has a master's degree in genetics and a Ph.D. in "Plant Biochemistry" from the "Université de Lausanne".
Bruno Bernard is an engineer by training. He had several leadership positions in the French administration, in the corporate banking sector and in the industry, in France and Germany. In particular, he used to be CEO of an international engineering company and a CEO of a metal 3d printing machines OEM. He is currently Venture Partner to Matterwave ventures, a pan European early-stage VC supporting industrial technologies start-ups.
Who should attend?
The session is aimed at EIC beneficiaries who are planning on applying to any EIC ePitching to Investors and/or are interested in approaching investors in the future or want to get feedback from peers on their own previous experience. The event structure will foster answering questions from the audience on how to seek investment for their innovations. This peer-to-peer learning opportunity will be delivered online to an audience of 20 participants and the places will be limited to one per company/entity. All EIC beneficiaries are welcome.
How can you join?
EIC beneficiaries need to register online on the EIC Community website to be able to join this online event.
Should you have any questions regarding the event, please refer to our helpdesk (please choose “EIC Community Talk: Seeking Investment” as the subject).
DISCLAIMER: This information is provided in the interest of knowledge sharing and should not be interpreted as the official view of the European Commission, or any other organisation.