JUNE 20, 2023 I 10:00-15:00 (BST)
4th VC Forum & Pitch Competition
5 VC panels with over 20 partner-level speakers & 5 pitch tracks with 25 pre-selected SaaS early-stage companies from Europe and Israel.
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

President & CFO | Board Member
OpenWeb

Chief Financial Officer
Flo Health Inc.

Partner
MMC Ventures

Partner
Speedinvest

General Partner
Credo Ventures

General Partner
Acrobator Ventures

Partner
Beringea

Ecosystems Research Lead
Dealroom.co

Managing Partner
Masterkey Venture Capital

Partner
Eleven Ventures

Investment Partner & Chief Technology Officer
Lakestar

General Partner
OpenOcean

Senior Investment Manager
Elevator Ventures

Founding Partner
Venture Friends

President & Founder
Cohres Ltd.

General Partner
Next Road Ventures

General Partner
Vertex Venture Capital

Head of Israel
Leta Capital

Managing Partner
Cipio Partners

Principal
Octopus Ventures

Deal Flow & Portfolio Manager
Intel Ignite Europe

Operating Partner
Redline Capital

Investment Team
Molten Ventures

Moderator of “Post – VC” panel
PitchBook Data

Partnerships & Business Development
Orbify

Principal
Viola Growth

Partner
Flashpoint

Investor
VNV Global AB

Managing Director
Startup Hungary

Moderator of “VD” panel
Flashpoint

General Partner
Flashpoint

Moderator of “CVC” panel
Flashpoint

Moderator of Vertical SaaS pitch track
Flashpoint

Moderator of Developer Tools pitch track
Flashpoint

Moderator of “Secondary” panel
Flashpoint

Moderator of HealthTech pitch track
Flashpoint

Moderator of Fintech pitch track
Flashpoint

Moderator of Horizontal SaaS pitch track
Flashpoint
AGENDA
STAGE
NETWORKING LOUNGE
11:00 – 14:00
Join us to network with other startups and get advice from the VCs
SESSIONS
10:00 – 10:25
Opening remarks

General Partner
Flashpoint
10:25-10:45
SaaS & Startups – European and Israeli tech in numbers 2023. Overview by Dealroom

Ecosystems Research Lead
Dealroom.co
10:45-11:30
Post-VC: How does slower capital deployment impact early-stage startups?
Post-VC panel discussion will be focused on the effects of investing in early-stage tech businesses from the perspective of different market participants: VCs, PEs, and institutional LPs following the shift to a 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 LPы during current turbulent times.

Moderator
PitchBook Data

Managing Director & Head of Europe
PSG

General Partner
Vertex Venture Capital

General Partner
Flashpoint
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.

Moderator
Flashpoint

Deal Flow & Portfolio Manager
Intel Ignite Europe

Senior Investment Manager
Elevator Ventures
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?

Moderator
Flashpoint

Partnerships & Business Development
Orbify

President & Founder
Cohres Ltd.

Managing Director
Startup Hungary
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?

Moderator
Flashpoint

Managing Partner
Cipio Partners

Investment Partner & Chief Technology Officer
Lakestar
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!

Moderator
Flashpoint

President & CFO | Board Member
OpenWeb

Chief Financial Officer
Flo Health Inc.

Co-founder
TradingView
10:00-10:45
Pitching session for early-stage startups in Vertical Saas track
Construction, real-estate, logistics, etc.
Selected startups: Ender Turing, CarbonSpace, Quin AI, SWEN, Groundhawk by Advian

Partner
Beringea

Partner
Atomico

Investment Team Molten Ventures
10:45-11:30
Pitching session for early-stage startups in Health Tech track
Technologies to improve and extend the health and wellness of individuals and groups
Selected startups: REVITALVISION, Ani Biomee, Knowledge Gate Group, Leeaf, Helping Minds, MiiCare

Moderator
Flashpoint

Head of Israel
Leta Capital

Partner
Speedinvest

Principal
Octopus Ventures
11:30-12:15
Pitching session for early-stage startups in Fintech track
Selected startups: Finsmart Ltd, Bridgify, Acounto, Abillio, Relio

Moderator Flashpoint

General Partner
Next Road Ventures

Managing Partner
Masterkey Venture Capital
12:15-13:00
Pitching session for early-stage startups in Horizontal Saas track
Productivity, sales, HR, support
Selected startups: WeBoard, Immersive Fox, Alpha3D, Enty, Boost Space

General Partner
Credo Ventures

Founding Partner
Venture Friends

Partner
Eleven Ventures
13:00-13:45
Pitching session for early-stage startups in Developer Tools track
R&D productivity, product analytics, DevOps
Selected startups: Balancy, Apsy, Adadot, CodeNOW, Permify, Bravo Studio

Moderator
Flashpoint

General Partner
OpenOcean

Partner
MMC Ventures

Operating Partner
Redline Capital

General Partner
Acrobator Ventures
14:00-14:45
Grand Finale for pitch competition

Investor
VNV Global AB

Partner
Flashpoint

Principal
Viola Growth

Tech Growth Investor
KKR