SURGE Accelerator, a member of the TechStars Network, is a mentor-driven seed accelerator empowering entrepreneurs solving the world’s energy problems using software. Based in Houston, “The Energy Capital of the World”, SURGE Accelerator rapidly assists companies innovating and exploiting the massive shifts in technology, policy, and expertise taking place in the traditional energy industry by providing them with the seed funding and connecting them to the capital, expertise, customers, and the energy eco-system. SURGE will assist entrepreneurs innovating in three primary segments – Smart Grid, Energy Trading and Risk Management, and the Digital Oilfield. SURGE’s first class will launch in the Spring of 2012. For more information, please visit our website at www.surgeaccelerator.com.
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SURGE Accelerator Overview
1. Houston’s Mentor-driven Seed Accelerator
“Empowering entrepreneurs solving the
world’s energy problems using software”
SPRING 2012
2. Seed Accelerator Overview
• Provide Entrepreneurs with
Capital, Mentorship &
Connections, in Return for Equity
• Structured 12 week curriculum
culminating in “Pitch Day” to
Angels, VCs and Industry Execs
• Similar programs have achieved
strong returns in other IT verticals
4. Case Studies: IT Successes
Another Y-Combinator Win: WuFoo Exits for $35M,
$35M
After Raising Only $118,000
Salesforce.com has just announced that it is
$212M
acquiring Heroku for $212M in cash
AOL acquired SocialThing with $550k in fund
$10M
raising post TechStars
Limbo merges with Brightkite and announces $9M
$9M
funding round
Localytics Raises $2.5M for Mobile Analytics
$3M
Platform
Dallas’ TechWildcatters ImageVisionLabs raises
$2M
$2M from Walden Venture Capital
5. SURGE
• Houston’s For-Profit, Mentor-Driven Seed Accelerator
• 12-week Bootcamp launching in Spring 2012
• 1st & Only Accelerator Focused on ENERGY Software
• SURGE Accelerator Overview
80+ Mentors: Leading VC’s, Energy Execs, Entrepreneurs
Raised over $1M in funding
Launched Website and Attracted PR
Paying Sponsors including Energy Focused Service Providers
Joined TechStars Network for global Accelerators best practices
6. Core Purpose
To be the pre-eminent mentor driven
seed accelerator focused solely on
enabling entrepreneurs to solve the
world’s energy problems using
software.
7. Efficient Energy Software Technologies
SMART GRID TRADING & RISK MGMT DIGITAL OILFIELD
(ETRM)
IT applications used to
increase grid efficiency, Capital Markets + IT = Data + IT used to inform
measure demand, and Increased visibility and exploration and
reduce waste flexible response to maximize
supply or demand shocks production, safety, and
Includes Smart Grid, Smart efficiency
Meter, and EV Grid at the wellhead
8. Portfolio Strategy
FOCUS:
Entrepreneurs developing innovative applications at the
intersection of Energy + IT
GOAL:
Take startups from theory & prototype to pilot, next round
of funding and commercialization
INVESTMENT:
• 10 teams
• $30k per team
• 6% common equity
10. Leadership: Steering Committee
Kirk Coburn – Co-founder & Managing Director
Serial Entrepreneur and Large Corp Exp: PGA TOUR Network, Chief Outsiders,
Blair Garrou – Board Member
Co-founder DFJ Mercury. Incubator Expert. Entrepreneur. Rice Faculty.
Brian Landrum – Board Member
Former COO Reliant Energy. Compaq GM. McKinsey & Co.
Andrew Clark – Board Member
Former Chairman of HAN. HTC EIR. DFJ Mercury Venture Advisor. Compaq Exec.
Brett Perlman – Smart Grid Lead
Former Public Utilities Commissioner. McKinsey & Co. Smart Grid Expert.
11. Why HOUSTON
The Energy Capital of the World
Home to more than 5,000 Energy Companies
#1 IT Services Economy
Fully Deregulated Utility Market (Gen to Cust)
Largest Population of Deployed Smart Meters
Largest Purchaser of Green Power in Nation
#1 Wind Generation
13. SURGE: Custom
Curriculum
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 12
SURGE
Connect Lead Mentors to Teams DAY
Product Development and Market Validation
Business Plan and Financial Model Development
Connections to Capital, Customers, Entrepreneurs, Expertise, Talent
STAGE 1: STAGE 2: STAGE 3:
Connections Product Readiness Pilot Landing
Term
Customer Customer Customer Company
Sheet
Discovery Validation Creation Building
Prep
Pivot
Mentor Workshops (Marketing, Sales, Ops, IT, Legal, etc.)
14. Program Next Steps
IDEA PILOT INCUBATION &
FUNDING
Global Entrepreneurs Incubators
Texas Universities Pilots
Industry Funding
40+ VC’s from SURGE DAY
15. Timeline
Date Activity
11/1/11 Open Applications
1/20/12 Investment Committee narrows down finalists
2/01/12 SURGE invites top 25 applicants to pitch
2/10/12 SURGE selects top 10 teams and invites to HOUSTON
3/01/12 SURGE Class 1 Begins
5/23/12 SURGE Class 1 Last Class
5/24/12 SURGE DAY (Pitch Day to 300-400 Angels, VC’s, Corp.)
16. Next Steps to SURGE
STEP 1: Become a Mentor
STEP 2: Identify Other World-Class Mentors
STEP 3: Identify Key Problems to Solve
STEP 4: Participate in SURGE Day
STEP 5: Agree to Pilot/Connect
STEP 6: Invest
17. Mentoring at SURGE
• Giving Back and Building an EcoSystem
• Lead Mentoring vs. Ad Hoc Input
• Exclusive and World-Class
• Timing Commitment: 2-3 hours per week
• Focus: business model, go to market strategy,
branding, pricing, the investor pitch,
connecting to customers
• Long-term: Board, Invest, Connect, Give-Back
18. SURGE Day
• What: Class 1 Presents Plan and Demo
• When: May 24, 2012
• Who: 300 – 400 venture capitalists, angel
investors, energy companies and corporate
development teams, media, entrepreneurs
• Where: House of Blues
• Goal: 50%+ to land follow-on funding (>$500k)
and land critical pilots in next 6 mos.
20. Target Entrepreneurs
LOCATION: Willing to locate in Houston for 3 month bootcamp
FOUNDERS: Coachable Intelligence, Integrity and Energy
★ Strong value proposition
★ Strong competitive advantage
★ Target a large market
CAPITAL: Will bootstrap with seed funding
COMPANY FOCUS:
★ Information Technology that Improves Energy Efficiency
★ Existing Prototype/Product
★ Capital Efficient
★ Leverage Texas Ecosystem
21. Attracting Entrepreneurs
• Global: Partnerships Leading Industry Networks
including Energy, CleanTech, and Entrepreneur
• Regional: Alliance with TechStars Network, Start-up
America, Kaufmann Foundation
• Local: ~30 Efficient Energy Companies in HTC, Rice,
UH Systems, & Local Startup Groups
• Local: Connect with existing Energy ecoSystem to
promote Entrepreneurship
22. Smart Grid: $138B market
Key Application Areas: Customers:
Distribution Automation
Data Analytics Utilities
Demand Response Residential Consumers
Cyber Security Commercial Buildings
Carbon Management Cities
Home Energy Management
Electric Vehicle
23. Energy Trading &
Risk Management: $500M market
Key Application Areas:
Market data acquisition Customers:
Real-time position tracking Energy Companies
Predictive analytics & reporting Utilities
Carbon trading Commodity Traders
Weather Integration Companies that hedge energy use
Demand-Response integration (i.e. airlines, freight logistics)
24. Digital Oilfield: : $150B+ market
Key Application Areas:
Real time data acquisition Customers:
Reservoir management
Well modeling E&P companies
4D Seismic Oil field service companies
Wireless remote operations Technology vendors
Notes de l'éditeur
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"If Thomas Edison looked at our power system, he would recognize it," he said. "Whereas, Alexander Graham Bell, if he looked at the communication services, he wouldn't recognize it at all. That's how archaic the infrastructure is.”Take advantage of Technology, Policy and Expertise Shift in Traditional Energy
"If Thomas Edison looked at our power system, he would recognize it," he said. "Whereas, Alexander Graham Bell, if he looked at the communication services, he wouldn't recognize it at all. That's how archaic the infrastructure is."
Building the necessary transmission infrastructure and utilizing modern information and communications technologies—that is, “smart grid” technologies—will facilitate the integration of renewable sources of electricity into the grid, accommodate the growing number of electric vehicles, help avoid blackouts and restore power quicker when outages occur, and reduce the need for new power plants. Smart grid technologies also provide a foundation for innovation by entrepreneurs and others who can develop tools to empower consumers and help them make informed decisions. A first generation of innovative consumer products and services—such as thermostats that can be controlled from a smart phone, or websites that show how much energy a house is using—can continue to help Americans save money on their electricity bills, and there is great potential to do even more.” – THE WHITE HOUSE
Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) solutions provide a transparent view of complex portfolios consisting of physical, financial, and natural positions across all commodities, including crude oil, fuels, natural gas, coal, refined products, and power. Complete ETRM systems also optimize business processes around the physical movement and delivery of commodities and the risks associated with those activities. They also enhance the effectiveness of settlement, accounting, and reconciliation processes.Comprehensive ETRM solutions deliver a single platform with the ability to view all exposures and risk analytics, capture transactions, execute logistics, manage positions, perform settlement and accounting functions, and meet compliance requirements. By fully integrating all data and processes into one platform, companies realize improved business process efficiency and transparency across the front, middle and back office. The volatility, complexity and pace of change in the wholesale energy markets present significant opportunities – and equally significant risks. In this environment, energy companies need to build sophisticated, functionally rich capabilities to address price, credit, operational and regulatory risks. At the same time, they need to remain flexible enough to respond to new opportunities and competitive pressures. This requires a combination of deep industry knowledge, robust business processes and integrated, scalable IT systems.We are looking for entrepreneurs that understand and can develop software solutions that offer commodity exposed companies the ability to manage all aspects of the front, mid and back-office processes. Key Application Areas:• Market Data acquisition • Real-time data, connectivity and analysis• Regulatory compliance• Analyzing and managing transaction and portfolio risk• Clearing and reconciling transactions, as well as transaction invoicing and accounting• Carbon trading• Weather Integration• Demand-Response integration
The digital oil field targets financial and operational excellence by integrating new and upgraded standardized infrastructure and modeling to capture, process, and protect data and intellectual property; transform workflows; enable new roles; and improve collaboration. SOURCE: http://www.epmag.com/Magazine/2011/1/item75080.php