Join us for the Top Fundraising and Matchmaking Event in Europe! 

MoneyTalks^® Tallinn brings the rising stars from the knowledge-based industries - the growth-seeking high-tech start-ups - together with the equity financiers, the business angels and venture capital investors.

The event offers for:
venture capitalists, business angels and public financiers an excellent opportunity to see and meet exciting start-ups and follow presentations of pre-screened investment-seeking companies. Here is a place where you can find new companies to invest in!

high-tech and innovation-based companies a possibility to apply for company-to-financier presentation slot, request one-to-one meetings from financiers and other participants and network efficiently. Here is where Estonian and international high-tech companies meet and get business done.

corporations to discover new innovative companies and technologies for partnerships.

all participants new contacts and networking possibilities and a great possibility to book in advance one-to-one meetings with other participants.

The event is being organized by Technopolis Plc. The event will be held in English.

Program

13:00       Registration, Coffee & Networking 

13:30       Opening words

                Company pitches

                VC perspective

                Two-Minute Power Pitches

15:00       Snacks & networking

15:45       Marketplace - Pre-booked one-to-one meetings

18:00       End of event

All rights to make changes reserved by Technopolis.

Pitching Opportunities! On stage and one-to-one!

Pitch on stage!
There will be pre-selected investor-targeted seven-minute company presentations and several two-minute power pitches. If you are a company seeking financing and have an innovative and scalable new product, application or service - apply now!

Please fill in the pitching application and send it to to tonis.pechter (at) technopolis.ee and CC: Janina.salo (at) technopolis.fi by Wednesday October 31, 2012. Please ad to the subject: Pitching application

Pitch one-to-one!
Request one-to-one meetings from financiers from the participant list.
For further information, please check the “Meetings” –section.

Any questions? Contact Tõnis Pechter or Janina Salo

Pitching application in Power point –format

Pitching application in pdf-format

Timeline
October 31          Deadline for applications
November 13      Companies will be informed about their selection
November 20      Training day
November 26      Companies pitching seven minutes hand in their final pitching slides.

Marketplace - one-to-one meetings
What to do?

Deadlines:
Deadline for requesting meetings: Thursday, November 22.
All the meetings should be accepted or declined by Monday, November 26 by 10:00 am.

You need to be registered to the event in order to be able request meetings from other participants.

1.        Requesting meetings
Both companies and VCs can request meetings!

Please login to the system and request meetings through the participant list. The meetings are requested by opening a profile, choosing a specific company and person from list. And just push send. You can add also a short message.

Meeting requests must be confirmed by both sides in order to be scheduled. Please note: we will do the scheduling and send you your confirmed meeting schedule before the event. It is possible that not all of the meetings which are accepted by both parties can be arrange, due to limited timetables or cancellations.

You can categorize the importance of the meetings by choosing the amount of stars. Five stars = most important, one star = not so important. The categorization cannot be seen by the other party. It is a message used only by the organizers to help making the timetables.

Deadline for requesting meetings is: Thursday, November 22.

2.        Answering for meeting request
All the meeting requests should be accepted or declined by Monday, November 26 by 10:00 am.

Login to Technopolis Events and go to MoneyTalks^® Tallinn. Choose “Meetings” in the top and click a meeting request open. You can add a short message there and some stars indicating the importance of the meeting. Then push accept or reject and send.

Please note the maximum amount of meetings is 9 per participant.

3.        Schedules
You will receive your individual meeting schedule via email by Wednesday before the event.

4.        The meetings                                                                                                                                                                 
The Marketplace for the one-to-one-meetings during MoneyTalks^® Tallinn is arranged on Thursday, November 29, from 15:45 to 18:00, right after MoneyTalks^®. The meetings last a maximum of 15 minutes each. On-site support is available during the whole event from Technopolis staff.

If you have any questions, please contact us!

We look forward to seeing you at the MoneyTalks® Tallinn!

How to register and pay the participation fee

1.        Invited are
High-tech and innovation-based start-up and growth companies seeking financing and partnerships.

Venture capitalists, public financiers, corporate M&A and business angels.

No consultants and service providers: access is limited to sponsors only; please contact us for sponsorship opportunities.

2.        Participation fees
The fee includes participating in MoneyTalks^® and Marketplace.

Early bird, valid until Wednesday, October 31: 36€ (incl. VAT 20%) per person
Normal fee: 45€ (incl. VAT 20%) per person

Technopolis reserves the right to limit the number of participants.

3.        Registration to the event
- Create an account to Technopolis Events by choosing “Subscribe now” in the right top corner. Or login if you already have an account.

• - Start writing your company name in the box “Search your company…”
• - Select your company in the appearing list or create a new one by clicking: “No company found! Click here to add a new company…”
• - Fill in required information and send registration for the account.
• - You will receive an email with a link to verify your email address. Click the link and create a password.
• - Now you can register to MoneyTalks^® Tallinn. Choose the event from the Events Home Page and register.
• - Remember to also fill in “What I am looking” and “What I am offering” –sections. Based on your profile financiers and other participants decide if they are interested to meet you.
• - You will receive an email confirmation within two business days about your validation to the event.
• - Now you are ready to see other participants and request meetings from them.

Please, check that your profile and contact information are up to date in “My profile” -section. Your mobile and email is not shown to other users and are used only by the organizers and in event related communication.

VCs: Fill in what kind of companies you are interested!

4.        Paying instructions
Please pay the participation fee by credit card through the Technopolis Events.

- Login to the Technopolis Events and choose the event you have registered from the Events Home Page.

• - In “My Event Status” (in right) you can find text “Buy ticket to event”. Click it and the Amiando Ticket shop opens.
• - Choose Number of tickets.
• - If you have a promotion code, please click the orange box below and enter the code.
• - Fill in required personal information and credit card information.
• - Buy the ticket.

If you wish to receive an invoice instead, please let us know. The additional invoicing fee is 10€. We will send an invoice after the event, if the fee is not paid by credit card beforehand.

Cancellation: The Customer has the right to cancel an ordered participation in an event (e.g. training, seminar or coaching events) up to one week prior to the event. The cancellation fee of 5€ will be charged from the credit card. Should the cancellation take place after that, Technopolis is entitled to charge the whole price. In case you need to cancel your participation, please login to www.technopolisevents.fi or send us an email.

What is MoneyTalks^®

• Entrepreneur-to-financier pitching, targeted networking and matchmaking event
• In close partnership with Finnish and international VCs
• Pitching by pre-screened high-tech and innovation-based companies
• Focus on seed and early stage financing
• Established by Technopolis Ventures in 2006

MoneyTalks^® in Figures

• 51 MoneyTalks^® events since Fall 2006
• 11 bi-annual special events since Spring  2007
• 200+ companies presented
• 3900+ participants
• 90+ of participating companies received financing

Questions?
Check Q&A or contact us!

Tõnis Pechter
Project Manager
Mob. +372 564 89120
e.mail: tonis.Pechter (at) technopolis.ee

Riikka Torpo
Project Manager, Networking services
Enterprise Europe Network Finland   
Mob. +358 40 731 2585   
e-mail: riikka.torpo (at) technopolis.fi

Janina Salo
Venture Analyst, Growth Services
Mob: +358 40 687 7250
e-mail: janina.salo (at) technopolis.fi

Saana Sandberg
Events Coordinator
Mob. ++358 400 368 599
e-mail: saana.sandberg (at) technopolis.fi

TECHNOPOLIS PLC
AS Lõõtsa 6, 11415 Tallinn, Estonia  
Tekniikantie 12, FI-02150 Espoo, FINLAND   

www.technopolis.fi
www.EnterpriseEurope.fi
www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu

Organizers

Technopolis Plc works to discover new companies and helps them grow and succeed. Technopolis combines modern premises with business and development services into one package to provide the optimal environment for high-tech companies. Measured by the number of corporate customers, Technopolis is one of the Europe's largest technology center operators.

Enterprise Europe Network Finland Europe's largest network offering practical internationalization and partnering services for globally aimed SME-companies, universities and research centers in over 40 countries.

Q&A

Why doesn’t my profile show in the participant list?
        All the profiles are validated by Technopolis before they are published. You will receive an email confirmation within two business days about your validation to the event. After receiving the confirmation, please login to the Technopolis Events and buy a ticket to the event. After payment you will get full access to the event information. Please note that the ticket fees include VAT 20%.

How are the meeting schedules done?
        We will do the scheduling for you after the meeting requests have been accepted. You will receive your timetable via email shortly before the event.

Why aren’t my accepted meetings in the timetable?
        Due to limited timeslots or cancellations, it is possible that not all the meetings which are accepted by both parties can be arranged.

Do I have to write the profile again if I have attended previous MoneyTalks events?
        You need to register once for Technopolis Events which is providing a new online registration service for signing up for all of our events. There is no charge for this registration. After the registration you need to complete your profile in the “My Info” section and thereafter the information will be automatically updated e.g. for the event’s list of participants. No more writing new profiles every time! You will also be able to add event specific information.

Cancellation policy?
        The Customer has the right to cancel an ordered participation in an event (e.g. training, seminar or coaching events) up to one week prior to the event. The cancellation fee of 5€ will be charged from the credit card. Should the cancellation take place after that, Technopolis is entitled to charge the whole price.