JUNE 20, 2023 I 10:00-15:00 (BST)
Get your free ticket and join the most prominent VCs from Europe and Israel and selected early-stage SaaS companies from swiftly growing verticals.
*The deadline for pitch deck submission is June 10th
SUCCESS STORIES
Back in 2022, SummerSaas successfully brought together Vibranium, a Silicon Valley VC, and PicUp, an Israeli startup, showcasing the power of the event in creating future relationships and investments.
“Recommending to any startup who wants to pitch investors!” – Liad Iluz, VP Sales at PicUp.
“Thank you for the amazing opportunity! We are happy to have PicUp as our portfolio startup! See you soon at the SummerSaas 2023 event this year! SaaS startups, highly recommend joining the event!”- Valentina Pidgaina, Head of Pipeline & Partnerships at Vibranium VC.
In 2020, Cyscale, Romania graph-based cloud security analysis company, raised funding from Notion Capital. Similarly, a startup from Finland called Sellforte received funding from Sonae IM, Bonnier Ventures and Icebreaker VC.
WHAT TO EXPECT?
VC PANELS
SummerSaaS grew from a pure pitching competition back in 2020 to the VC conference — simultaneously with the pitch sessions, we will have a series of panel discussions on key market topics
PITCH COMPETITION
25 pre-selected startups will pitch in front of Partners from the leading pan-European and regional Venture Capital firms
STARTUP ALLEY
Pitch decks of all the startups that applied for the pitch- competition can be found in the Expo Booth section
LIVE STREAM
You’ll have access to all recordings after the event is over, so you can go back and rewatch the sessions you didn’t catch live
HOW DOES IT WORK?
PRE-SELECTION PROCESS
Flashpoint team identifies 5 SaaS companies per technology track within early-stage maturity parameters*
*MRR between $10k and $100k and/or raised between $0.3m and $3m
PRE-FINAL VC PANEL
A selected group of 25 startups will present before a VC panel with 1 winner from each track progressing to final
GRAND FINALE VC PANEL
A selected group of 5 finalists will present before a Grand Finale VC Panel to select the best SaaS pitch
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
The winner is awarded sponsor prizes from Flashpoint portfolio companies and leading technology enterprises
OUR JURY, SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS

Managing Director & Head of Europe
PSG

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Entrée Capital

Partner
MMC Ventures

Founding Partner
Venture Friends

Vice President
500 Emerging Europe

General Partner
Credo Ventures

General Partner
Next Road Ventures

Ecosystems Research Lead
Dealroom.co

Partner
Speedinvest

Co-Founder & Executive Director
The Israeli Crypto, Blockchain and Web 3.0 Companies Forum

General Partner
OpenOcean

Principal
Octopus Ventures

Senior Investment Manager
Elevator Ventures

President & CFO | Board Member
OpenWeb

President & Founder
Cohres Ltd.

Chief Financial Officer
Flo Health Inc.

Managing Partner
Cipio Partners

Head of Israel
Leta Capital

Head of Global SaaS
Alpha Wave Global

Operating Partner Redline Capital

Investment Team
Molten Ventures

General Partner
Flashpoint

General Partner
Flashpoint

Partnerships & Business Development
Orbify

Partner
Flashpoint

Partner
Flashpoint

VD Investor
Flashpoint

Managing Partner
Flashpoint

VD Investor
Flashpoint

VC Investor
Flashpoint

VC Investor
Flashpoint

VC Investor
Flashpoint
AGENDA
STAGE
SESSIONS
10:00 – 10:15
Opening remarks

General Partner
Flashpoint
10:15-10:30
SaaS & Startups – European and Israeli tech in numbers 2023

Ecosystems Research Lead
Dealroom.co
10:30-10:45
Keynote Speech
10:45-11:30
Post-VC: How does slower capital deployment impact early-stage startups?
Post-VC panel discussion aims to be focused on the effects in investing in early-stage tech businesses from the perspective of different market participates: VCs, PEs, and institutional LPs following the shift to non-zero interest environment. Investors will share their view on the impacts of slower capital deployment across European and Israeli ecosystems across the stages, expected consolidation in the industry both in terms of companies, as well as fund managers, guide tech founders on what to expect in terms of funding availability over the next 12 months, as well as share insights on how fund managers dealt on alignment both with portfolio companies as well as their LP during current turbulent times.

General Partner
Flashpoint

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Entrée Capital

Managing Director, Head of Europe
PSG
11:30-12:15
Is Corporate Venture Capital Right for Your Startup?
It is standard for startups to seek various sources of funding. Corporate venture capital funds, or CVCs, have become increasingly popular in recent years. Corporate investors offer financing and access to resources such as subsidiaries that can serve as market and customer validators, marketing and development support, and a credible existing brand. In addition to this added value, however, CVCs can also involve some risk.
During our conversation, we will discuss all the pros and cons of financing startups through CVCs.

Senior Investment Manager
Elevator Ventures

General Partner
Flashpoint
12:15-12:30
How to boost your performance as a scout?
What creative ways do scouts implement to source strong tech founders and expand their network? Does the current fundraising environment affect your tech network in terms of willingness to raise new money and engage with VCs?

VC Investor
Flashpoint

Partnerships & Business Development
Orbify

President & Founder
Cohres Ltd.
12:30-13:15
Why Venture Debt is gaining momentum this year?
It’s a difficult time for many startups coming down from the highs of 2021 and 2022. The yellow brick road that was laid before you is gone and the future a bit more uncertain. What can you do as a founder to ensure a healthy cash runway to complement your equity with minimal dilution for yourself? How the current environment will facilitate further the collaboration with your Venture Capital and Venture Debt partners to help you in achieving your company’s milestones?

Managing Partner
Cipio Partners

Managing Partner
Flashpoint
13:15-14:00
Secondary transactions in the current tech market environment. Should companies support recycling of their cap tables?
Unprecedented wealth is captured within the VC market, as between 2003 and 2021, the private market fundraising worldwide increased more than twelve-fold from around USD 96 billion to approximately USD 1.2 trillion. At the same time, there is a global trend for companies to remain private longer – while in 1989, companies were going public after an average of six years, by 2021 the figure had doubled. Is the secondary an answer for the mounting liquidity needs for shareholders and should the companies actively support capable recycling? Is the current macro-environment supporting the secondary market?
Let’s try to answer those questions!

President & CFO | Board Member
OpenWeb

Partner
Flashpoint

Chief Financial Officer
Flo Health Inc.
10:00-10:45
Pitching session for seed/late seed startups in Vertical Saas track
Construction, real-estate, logistics, etc.

Partner
Beringea

VC Investor
Flashpoint

Investment Team Molten Ventures
10:45-11:30
Pitching session for seed/late seed startups in Health Tech track
Technologies to improve and extend the health and wellness of individuals and groups

Head of Israel
Leta Capital

VC Investor
Flashpoint

Partner
Speedinvest

Principal
Octopus Ventures
11:30-12:15
Pitching session for tech startups operating in Fintech track

VC Investor
Flashpoint

General Partner
Next Road Ventures

Co-Founder & Executive Director
The Israeli Crypto, Blockchain and Web 3.0 Companies Forum
12:15-13:00
Pitching session for seed/late seed startups in Horizontal Saas track
Productivity, sales, HR, support

Vice President
500 Emerging Europe

VD Investor
Flashpoint

General Partner
Credo Ventures

Founding Partner
Venture Friends
13:00-13:45
Pitching session for seed/late seed startups in Developer Tools track
R&D productivity, product analytics, DevOps

General Partner
OpenOcean

VD Investor
Flashpoint

Partner
MMC Ventures

Operating Partner
Redline Capital
14:00-14:45
Grand Final for pitch competition

Head of Global SaaS
Alpha Wave Global

Partner
Flashpoint

Tech Growth Investor
KKR