Past Events
1st SEED - Campinas, Brazil
The program was launched in the First SEED Conference held on December 5th and 6th, 2005 in Campinas, Brazil. The event was organized in collaboration with INOVA/UNICAMP and the Andean Development Corporation - CAF, institution that supported the event and provided funds to pay for 10 Andean representatives travel expenses.
Almost 100 people attended the first version of the SEED Conference where 19 business plans developed in 4 Latin American Countries: Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador were presented to potential investors interested on creating angels and venture capitals. These business plans were the result of a joint effort of R&D organizations, business schools, companies and venture/equity funds that worked together to take ideas and inventions to the market.
The event was characterized by the quality and innovation of the projects (42% of them were developed in Biotechnology). As a result, the best 5 business plan of the Conference will be presented in a Private Equity Forum in New York that will be held in March 2006 and its been organized by the VCs Mike Segal and Bryan Emerson. Duncan Wine, Investment Banker and VC will serve as coach for the Andean presenters.
