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From startup crowdfunding to finance sector disruption
Aalto University
April 29, 2014 –Jouko Ahvenainen
Grow VC Group ++
www.growvc.com ++
@growvc ++
MARKETS – ASSETS – CROWD ++
Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014
Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014
Jouko Ahvenainen ++
Corporates: Entrepreneur:
Other Activities:
Transatlantic
Economic
Council
TOP 100
TOP 15
Finance and Services Infrastructure Consulting &
Professional Services
Grow VC Group ++
Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014
Hong Kong - London - New York - San Francisco - Sao Paolo
The Grow VC Group is a worldwide pioneer and leader in the crowd investing,
peer-to-peer and online investment market.
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Market places in our portfolio ++
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#1 market place infrastructure ++
Technical platform, services like investor background check, investment escrow accounts,
due diligence services, credit check, transaction settlement, investor communications
Finance to a new era ++
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WE HAVE A DREAM:
more equal opportunities,
where entrepreneurs
and private investors unite
to accelerate innovation
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Short history ++
•  We were probably the first equity crowdfunding service, launched the startup
crowdfunding in 2009
–  The regulatory environment was very complex then, and it was the main reason
not to start in the US.
•  We have done a lot of pioneer work in the market and also work finance regulators
e.g. in the US, UK, EU and Singapore
•  With new innovations it is always difficult to predict the timing
–  We decided that our model is to survive and adapt until the market really takes
off
•  Important strategic review in May 2012 à from startup crowdfunding only to Grow VC
Group
–  Grow VC Group is more like a holding company that have majority share in some
key ecosystem and infrastructure companies and minority in vertical oriented
crowdfunding or p2p market places typically with a partner that has strong
competence in the vertical in question
•  Crowdfunding concept has really grown from startups to all kind of securities and
assets
•  Also institutional investors are coming more interested, i.e. diversify their portfolio
through automated co-investing and co-lending platforms, and e.g. avoid the costs of
funds.
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Internet has been a distribution channel ++
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Disruption now – global virtual market places++
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Go back to the idea of stock market ++
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Create a new effective finance retail market ++
Crowd
investing
Market
Place
P2P
Lending
Companies /
Assets
Market Places Investors / resources
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Three big things for finance ++
1.  Crowdfunding and similar market
places enable effective investment
and lending models for all kind of
investors, companies and assets
2.  Market places enable new co-
investment and lending models, i.e.
get many kind of investors and
investment models to work
together
3.  ‘Platforms’ can also ‘automate’ a
fund, i.e. investors don’t always
have to pay for fund management
fees, when a platform with
investment criteria and co-investing
models can do the same (a kind of
index fund)
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New regulation is coming ++
Title	
  I	
  (Crea'on	
  of	
  EGCs;	
  “IPO	
  on	
  ramp”)	
   Largely	
  effec've	
  on	
  enforcement.	
  
	
  
Title	
  II	
  (Amendments	
  to	
  General	
  
Solicita'on/Adver'sing)	
  
Effec've	
  since	
  September	
  2013.	
  
Title	
  III	
  (Crowdfunding,	
  i.e.	
  investments	
  
from	
  non-­‐accredited	
  investors)	
  
The	
  SEC	
  collected	
  comments	
  by	
  January	
  
2014,	
  now	
  SEC	
  processes	
  the	
  comments,	
  
expected	
  to	
  be	
  effec've	
  in	
  6	
  to	
  9.	
  
Title	
  IV	
  (Increasing	
  Reg	
  A	
  offerings	
  to	
  up	
  to	
  
$50	
  million)	
  
Not	
  yet	
  effec've,	
  date	
  unclear.	
  
Title	
  V	
  (Increased	
  thresholds	
  for	
  
registra'on	
  with	
  SEC)	
  
Largely	
  effec've	
  on	
  enforcement.	
  
Title	
  VI	
  (Increased	
  thresholds	
  for	
  
registra'on	
  with	
  SEC	
  for	
  banks)	
  
Largely	
  effec've	
  on	
  enforcement.	
  
	
  
Read more: http://www.crowdvalley.com/1/post/2013/10/jobs-act-where-are-we-now.html
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Opportunity for traditional finance companies too ++
1. Funding
round or loan
application
• A company opens a funding round or apply a
loan
2. Crowd
investing or
p2p lending
• Crowd, i.e. ordinary people, can offer
an investment or loan, and if enough
money available, the company gets
money
3. Co-
investment or
co-lending
• A bank or investment
company can join to a deal,
i.e. make co-investment or
participate the loan
§  http://www.growvc.com/blog/"
§  http://www.crowdvalley.com/news.html "
§  http://www.startupcrowdfunding.com/blog.html"
§  http://www.growadvisors.com/news.html"
§  http://www.startupcommons.org/blog.html"
More about new finance models ++
Group Governance and Management ++
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§  Majority and minority shares"
-  Over 50% - clear control; under 50% - board and strategic decisions"
§  Grow VC Group Management"
-  Strategic targets and decisions, e.g. new businesses"
-  Monthly entity review: sales, revenue, costs, strategic targets, issues"
§  Each entity has its own management "
-  Group representative in the board (Chairman position in the key companies)"
§  Some decisions require Group and entities to make a decision
together"
-  For example, at the moment we discuss a case to offer the p2p platform,
business and investment instrument planning and Group investment in one new
p2p lending service in Asia"
Grow VC Group Governance ++
§  Very entrepreneur type people – many team members have had
their own companies"
§  Very de-centralized organization"
-  Key locations London, New York, San Francisco, and Hong Kong"
-  Some resources in Helsinki"
-  Team members in e.g. Germany, Italy, Brazil, Zimbabwe, India"
-  Software development also e.g. in Vietnam, Ukraine, Pakistan, Thailand"
§  Online project management tools"
§  Regular calls"
§  Very self-driven people"
Management ++
Grow VC Group: crowd investing and governance
New Strategies – in business and military
•  Guerilla and terrorist organizations are fighting with small and self-organized cells, rapid
attacks to a strategic target, and leave the enemy to wonder, how and where to respond
•  How someone can build an IED for a few hundred dollars and use it to destroy millions
of dollars military vehicles and fighters who have got top training and equipment
•  Generally they mean that resources are not used to any other goal than the creation of
value for the end customer
•  A lean startup gets a product beta version to the market as soon as possible, and then
based on the feedback and results develop it further
•  Big organizations often like to build expensive systems and always expand
•  Often you actually need more competent people and versatile technology and tools
Then they can better adapted to different kind of situations and needs, and they can
also surprise the competitor (or enemy)
•  http://www.suomensotilas.fi/en/artikkelit/only-end-result-matters
Some visions ++
§  We cannot have one optimal model for all people"
§  Many people respect independent and self-driven roles, but they
are not easy"
§  Crowdsourcing and crowdfunding also have influence on
organizations à old centralized sourcing and funding structures
are not the only way to operate"
§  Agile organization, operations and teams"
§  Global organizations, capability to work in different cultures,
versatile competence and flexible attitude"
§  You must be genuinely in main market and respect their culture
and how the market work"
-  No old-fashion export attitude, no teaching, and no arrogance"
Jouko Ahvenainen
jouko@growvc.com
+1 646 363 6664 (US)
+44 7889 833 165 (UK)
Grow VC Group ++
www.growvc.com ++
@growvc ++
Slideshare: Grow VC
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ASSETS
CROWD

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Grow VC Group: crowd investing and governance

  • 1. From startup crowdfunding to finance sector disruption Aalto University April 29, 2014 –Jouko Ahvenainen Grow VC Group ++ www.growvc.com ++ @growvc ++ MARKETS – ASSETS – CROWD ++ Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014
  • 2. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 Jouko Ahvenainen ++ Corporates: Entrepreneur: Other Activities: Transatlantic Economic Council TOP 100 TOP 15
  • 3. Finance and Services Infrastructure Consulting & Professional Services Grow VC Group ++ Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 Hong Kong - London - New York - San Francisco - Sao Paolo The Grow VC Group is a worldwide pioneer and leader in the crowd investing, peer-to-peer and online investment market.
  • 4. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 Market places in our portfolio ++
  • 5. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 #1 market place infrastructure ++ Technical platform, services like investor background check, investment escrow accounts, due diligence services, credit check, transaction settlement, investor communications
  • 6. Finance to a new era ++ Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014
  • 7. WE HAVE A DREAM: more equal opportunities, where entrepreneurs and private investors unite to accelerate innovation
  • 8. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 Short history ++ •  We were probably the first equity crowdfunding service, launched the startup crowdfunding in 2009 –  The regulatory environment was very complex then, and it was the main reason not to start in the US. •  We have done a lot of pioneer work in the market and also work finance regulators e.g. in the US, UK, EU and Singapore •  With new innovations it is always difficult to predict the timing –  We decided that our model is to survive and adapt until the market really takes off •  Important strategic review in May 2012 à from startup crowdfunding only to Grow VC Group –  Grow VC Group is more like a holding company that have majority share in some key ecosystem and infrastructure companies and minority in vertical oriented crowdfunding or p2p market places typically with a partner that has strong competence in the vertical in question •  Crowdfunding concept has really grown from startups to all kind of securities and assets •  Also institutional investors are coming more interested, i.e. diversify their portfolio through automated co-investing and co-lending platforms, and e.g. avoid the costs of funds.
  • 9. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 Internet has been a distribution channel ++
  • 10. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 Disruption now – global virtual market places++
  • 11. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 Go back to the idea of stock market ++
  • 12. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 Create a new effective finance retail market ++ Crowd investing Market Place P2P Lending Companies / Assets Market Places Investors / resources
  • 13. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 Three big things for finance ++ 1.  Crowdfunding and similar market places enable effective investment and lending models for all kind of investors, companies and assets 2.  Market places enable new co- investment and lending models, i.e. get many kind of investors and investment models to work together 3.  ‘Platforms’ can also ‘automate’ a fund, i.e. investors don’t always have to pay for fund management fees, when a platform with investment criteria and co-investing models can do the same (a kind of index fund)
  • 14. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 New regulation is coming ++ Title  I  (Crea'on  of  EGCs;  “IPO  on  ramp”)   Largely  effec've  on  enforcement.     Title  II  (Amendments  to  General   Solicita'on/Adver'sing)   Effec've  since  September  2013.   Title  III  (Crowdfunding,  i.e.  investments   from  non-­‐accredited  investors)   The  SEC  collected  comments  by  January   2014,  now  SEC  processes  the  comments,   expected  to  be  effec've  in  6  to  9.   Title  IV  (Increasing  Reg  A  offerings  to  up  to   $50  million)   Not  yet  effec've,  date  unclear.   Title  V  (Increased  thresholds  for   registra'on  with  SEC)   Largely  effec've  on  enforcement.   Title  VI  (Increased  thresholds  for   registra'on  with  SEC  for  banks)   Largely  effec've  on  enforcement.     Read more: http://www.crowdvalley.com/1/post/2013/10/jobs-act-where-are-we-now.html
  • 15. Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014 Opportunity for traditional finance companies too ++ 1. Funding round or loan application • A company opens a funding round or apply a loan 2. Crowd investing or p2p lending • Crowd, i.e. ordinary people, can offer an investment or loan, and if enough money available, the company gets money 3. Co- investment or co-lending • A bank or investment company can join to a deal, i.e. make co-investment or participate the loan
  • 16. §  http://www.growvc.com/blog/" §  http://www.crowdvalley.com/news.html " §  http://www.startupcrowdfunding.com/blog.html" §  http://www.growadvisors.com/news.html" §  http://www.startupcommons.org/blog.html" More about new finance models ++
  • 17. Group Governance and Management ++ Copyrights © Grow VC Group 2014
  • 18. §  Majority and minority shares" -  Over 50% - clear control; under 50% - board and strategic decisions" §  Grow VC Group Management" -  Strategic targets and decisions, e.g. new businesses" -  Monthly entity review: sales, revenue, costs, strategic targets, issues" §  Each entity has its own management " -  Group representative in the board (Chairman position in the key companies)" §  Some decisions require Group and entities to make a decision together" -  For example, at the moment we discuss a case to offer the p2p platform, business and investment instrument planning and Group investment in one new p2p lending service in Asia" Grow VC Group Governance ++
  • 19. §  Very entrepreneur type people – many team members have had their own companies" §  Very de-centralized organization" -  Key locations London, New York, San Francisco, and Hong Kong" -  Some resources in Helsinki" -  Team members in e.g. Germany, Italy, Brazil, Zimbabwe, India" -  Software development also e.g. in Vietnam, Ukraine, Pakistan, Thailand" §  Online project management tools" §  Regular calls" §  Very self-driven people" Management ++
  • 21. New Strategies – in business and military •  Guerilla and terrorist organizations are fighting with small and self-organized cells, rapid attacks to a strategic target, and leave the enemy to wonder, how and where to respond •  How someone can build an IED for a few hundred dollars and use it to destroy millions of dollars military vehicles and fighters who have got top training and equipment •  Generally they mean that resources are not used to any other goal than the creation of value for the end customer •  A lean startup gets a product beta version to the market as soon as possible, and then based on the feedback and results develop it further •  Big organizations often like to build expensive systems and always expand •  Often you actually need more competent people and versatile technology and tools Then they can better adapted to different kind of situations and needs, and they can also surprise the competitor (or enemy) •  http://www.suomensotilas.fi/en/artikkelit/only-end-result-matters
  • 22. Some visions ++ §  We cannot have one optimal model for all people" §  Many people respect independent and self-driven roles, but they are not easy" §  Crowdsourcing and crowdfunding also have influence on organizations à old centralized sourcing and funding structures are not the only way to operate" §  Agile organization, operations and teams" §  Global organizations, capability to work in different cultures, versatile competence and flexible attitude" §  You must be genuinely in main market and respect their culture and how the market work" -  No old-fashion export attitude, no teaching, and no arrogance"
  • 23. Jouko Ahvenainen jouko@growvc.com +1 646 363 6664 (US) +44 7889 833 165 (UK) Grow VC Group ++ www.growvc.com ++ @growvc ++ Slideshare: Grow VC MARKETS ASSETS CROWD