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Dr. Jos B. Peeters
Founder & Managing PartnerCapricorn Venture Partners
Leuven – 30 October 2013
The Capricorn in me
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There is less competition at the edge
Risks focusses the mind
More visibility from the top
My Previous Lifes
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• K.U. - Leuven - Research Assistant – Experimental
solid state physics
• Bell Telephone Manufacturing Cy - Process engineer
advanced technologies
• Belgian Integrated Products - Technical Manager
• P.A. - Technology - Senior Consultant Applied
Sciences
• BeneVent Management - Managing Director
• Independant
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Entrepreneurship
“The pursuit of opportunity
beyond the resources which one
controls”
Prof. Howard Stevenson
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Entrepreneurs versus Managers• Where is the opportunity?
• What resources do I control?
• How do I capitalise on it?• What structure determines our organisation’s
relationship to its market?
• What resources do I need?• How can I minimise the impact of others on my
ability to perform?
• How do I gain control over them?• What opportunity is appropriate?
Prof. Howard Stevenson
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Everybody said it could not be
done,
Until two fouls, who didn’t know,
Made it happen
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Definition of Venture Capital
• Provides equity capital at its own risk
• Seeks medium term capital gains
• In Partnership with the Entrepreneurs
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A history of building companies
Team
IP
Product
Laboratory
Market tractionExit prospects
Idea ProductionMature technology
Commercial products
From early development To global leadership
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Fall 1992 – all options open
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First Capricorn Office
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My start-ups
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• Capricorn Venture Partners – Venture capital• Quest for Growth – Quest Management – asset
management – merged into Capricorn Venture Partners
• Quartz Capital Partners – Investment banking – sold to Knight Trimark
• Easdaq – stock market – turned into Equiduct Systems• Polytechnos Partners – venture capital Munich – sold
to partners• NW Brown Capital Partners – venture capital
Cambridge – sold to partners• IPES – fund administration – sold in a management
buy-out• De Jonge St. Jacob – De Hopbloem – business center
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2 Feet of snow, but don’t let this stop you..
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Anticipate the cycles
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Don’t be shy to speak your mind
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Fortunate timing helps
Don’t be afraid from the big guys, they are slow
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Don’t panick; go for the long term benefit
The man are concerned about their
stock options
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Try not to forget to enjoy live
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Partners-owned
20 people organisation, 20 years existence
Licensed asset manager – AIFMD compliant
Over € 250 million under management
Capricorn Venture Partners
ICT€ 15 million
CLEANTECH€ 112 million
Quest for Growth€ 115.8 million** September 31, 2013
Quest Cleantech Fund€ 13.2 million** September 31, 2013
HEALTHTECH€ 42 million
Head office, Leuven, Belgium
The Capricorn Team
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Capricorn’s base in the historic centre of Leuven
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