The vision of Masdar City (the world’s first zero-carbon city to be created before 2020) was shared by the Masdar City team at a September 16, 2009, business-to-business seminar held at MaRS.
The seminar attracted nearly 70 cleantech suppliers, green technology leaders, government policy makers and sector funders. This presentation is from Sustainable Development and Technology Canada, created for this seminar.
SDTC - Ontario Clean Technology Business to Business Seminar
1. Ontario Clean Technology Business to Business Seminar September 16, 2009 David Harris Kolada Vice President, Corporate & Market Development
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4. Funding Gaps Fundamental Research Technology Development and Demonstration (Pilot to Full Scale) Product Commercialization & Market Development Market Entry & Market Volume Industry Industry Applied Research Public and Private Sector Research in 2008 $29B (preliminary) Source: Stats Canada VC Funding in 2008 $1.3B Source: Thomson Financial SD Tech Fund NextGen Biofuels Pre-IPO Gap Funding Intensity Pre-Commercial Gap Governments Angel Investors Banks Venture Capital High CAPEX Gap
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7. Investment Portfolio (as of September, 2009) SDTC’s current investment in 171 projects totals $425 million. SDTC Funding Breakdown by Sector SDTC-supported projects contribute technology solutions to major economic sectors in Canada.
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9. SDTC is the Market Maker for Cleantech in Canada SDTC and its partners invest 1.5x the total private investment in cleantech, driving overall cleantech venture capital funding in Canada “ I would say SDTC’s program is one to be proud of. It has a very impressive record of creating partnerships between industry and investors.” David Henderson, Managing Director, XPV Capital Corporation “ .. there is also a strong view among key informants including those from the VC sector that completing an SD Tech Fund project yields important benefits. “Companies that have gone through the SDTC process have a higher probability of getting capital investments and of success in the market.” Extract from SDTC 2 nd Interim Evaluation Report, May 2009 Source: Thomson Reuters, March 2009 “ SDTC has been of terrific assistance to our portfolio companies. It forces start-ups to engage with partners and form consortia that result in lasting value. To me, SDTC is a key competitive advantage of building a cleantech company in Canada.” David Berkowitz, General Partner, Ventures West
10. Trends in Canadian Cleantech Financing are Concerning Reduction in Canadian cleantech financing levels began earlier than the US and is worsening in relative standing Source: Cleantech Group LLC
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12. Global Green Stimulus: Demand Pull Source: Stern & Edenhofer, Towards a Global Green Recovery, April 2, 2009
13. SDTC is an Important Player in the Global Cleantech Sector Number and Amount of Investments Participated in by Top Global VC Firms Cleantech Network, Jan 2009 With 171 projects to date, SDTC has the largest number of deals and hence is a critical provider of early-stage companies to the cleantech sector. Deals
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