Matching services of the network. Newsletter or information bulletin occasionally

Newsletter or information bulletin occasionally

Database of contacts yes

Meetings 4 per year

How are clients acquired?

Events yes

Occasional Mailings

Targeted publicity no

Visits to enterprises no

Articles in the regional or national press no

Sectors of investmentn/a

BAN specialisation

None

Fees

o Fees charged to business angels: 100 CHF per annum

o Fees charged to entrepreneurs: 200 CHF per presentation

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Co-investment scheme

Drafted but not yet implemented

Website for more information: www.msmgroup.ch > entities > MSM Investorenvereinigung

Estimate of the number of jobs created as a result of the network activity over the last 3 years

How do angels exit their investments?n/a

Success storyn/a

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	VENTURIX AG
Contact person		Nicolas Berg
Contact details		Alte Bernstr. 78
		4500 Solothurn
		E: [email protected]
Type of network		Virtual business angel network
Date of creation		2002 (2000)
Employees
Legal status		AG (Ltd.)
Formal partner organisations		www.asban.ch
Funding sources:
		20%	Fees from
			business angels
	80%		Shareholders

Number of projects submitted
Number of Angels
Number of deals made
Average amount of the deal	300.000	300.000	200.000	250.000	275.000

Matching products of the network:

Computerised data-base matching service

Personal introduction (on a one-to-one basis)

Investment forum / fairs

Networking events for investors

Mail presentation to all private investors

Contacts to potential Business Angels within two weeks after first contact

How are clients acquired?

Search engine optimising

Asban Homepage

OpenBC.com

Entrepreneurs have heard about us

Information events / seminars

Visits to enterprises

Articles in local / national media

Established co-operation with local banks / financing institutions / accountants, lawyers; embedding in sector of public promotion companies for SMEs,

Other: Partnerships with universities, academies/colleges, science parks; public

Fees:

o Fees charged to entrepreneurs: 0 to 5%

o Fees charged to Business angels: 0% (except company search mandates)

Estimate of the number of jobs created as a result of the network activity over the last 3 years:

n/a

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Investment information

Name of company	Sector of	Date of	Amount	Number of	Date	Multiple of return
	activity	investment	invested (Ђ)	angels	of exit	for investors (i.e.
				involved		times return on
						money)
Whitestein.com	ICT	2001, 2003	2 million		-	Cash positive
Jobwindow.ch	Media	2001, 2003	200’000		-	Cash positive
Genevalogic.com	ICT	2001, 2002	1 million		-	Cash positive
Cellntec.com	Biotech		50’000		-	Not disclosed
Pagameno.ch	Real Estate		1 million		-	Cash positive
Webstage.ch	ICT/Health		25’000		-	Cash positive
Warrants.ch	Media	2002, 2003	500’000		-	Break even

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THE NETHERLANDS

Background

In the Netherlands, informal capital activities emerged as early as in 1995 from a private initiative known as NeBIB.

NeBIB is a nation-wide organisation. Ever since its creation, it has published a monthly magazine with general information on the financing of businesses as well as profiles of companies looking for equity and investors.

Statistics

									Mid
Number of BANs									3 (4*)	4 (5*)
Number of Business										N/a
Angels											++
Number of deals										N/a	60-
Number of accredited										N/a
projects
Number of commercial
BANs
Number of non-
commercial BANs
Number of national BANs
Number of regional
BANs
National association

BAN legal status

NeBIB was set up as a private organisation. OostNV/Meesters vd Toekomst is a development agency, ABN AMRO has a small department within the bank.

National association

None, as NeBIB is a nation-wide organisation and has a close partnership with the other BANs.