1. PROJECT A VENTURES!
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European Innovation & Entrepreneurship!
Stanford School of Engineering!
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Uwe Horstmann!
Founder, Project A Ventures!
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2014-01-13!

2. BERLIN, !
GERMANY!
“BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD“
NEW YORK TIMES!
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3. PROJECT A CAMPUS!
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4. BERLIN, !
GERMANY!
3M+ USERS!
BENCHMARK, BILL GATES, ...!
5M+ DOWNLOADS!
19M USD SEQUOIA!
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50M+ ACTIVE / MONTH
250 EMPLOYEES!
180M USERS!
170 EMPLOYEES

5. 110M USD!
VENTURE FUND!
SEED / SERIES A!
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OWN IDEAS &!
EXTERNAL TEAMS!
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+
100!
EMPLOYEES!
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT!
• PRODUCT / ENGINEERING!
• CUSTOMER ACQUISITION / BI!
• ORGANIZATION BUILDING / HR!

6. UWE HORSTMANN
CHRISTIAN WEISS
THIES SANDER
FLORIAN
HEINEMANN
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7. MOSCOW!
LONDON!
STOCKHOLM!
IS BERLIN !!! !THE NEXT SILICON VALLEY?!
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BARCELONA!
HELSINKI!
RIGA!
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8. IS BERLIN THE NEXT SILICON VALLEY?!
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LESS AND SMALLER EXITS!
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LESS DEVELOPED ANGEL / OPERATIONAL
ECOSYSTEM!
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LESS DEVELOPED FINANCING ECOSYSTEM!
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GEO FRAGMENTATION!

9. 3 SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES!
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10. TIRENDO: A TYPICAL EUROPEN EXIT IN 18 MONTHS?!
March 2012
Launch of
• tirendo.de
June 2012
Dec 2012
Launch of
• tirendo.nl
• tirendo.at
• tirendo.fr
• tirendo.pl
Sebastian Vettel as brand
ambassador
1st redesign
Jan 2013
Launch of
• tirendo.ch
1st TV spot
"on air"
2nd TV spot
"on air"
June 2013
Launch of
• tirendo.be
• tirendo.se
3rd TV spot
"on air"
2nd redesign
3rd redesign
4th redesign
+ steel complete
wheels
+ motorbike tires
+ alloy wheel
configurator
+ alloy rims
+ car accessories
and parts

11. TICTAIL: THE TUMBLR FOR ECOMMERCE!
FROM SCANDINAVIA WITH LOVE

12. SAATCHI ONLINE: PROJECT A COMES TO THE US!
INVESTMENT, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR US-BASED COMPANY!
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1000X REVENUE GROWTH IN 12 MONTHS!
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NEW CEO ON BOARD

13. UWE HORSTMANN!
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UWE@PROJECT-A.COM!
@UWEHORSTMANN!
+49-151-52436886!
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WWW.PROJECT-A.COM!
THANK YOU!