1. Tim Williams
Technology – growth, funding, succession and going global. How and what I look for in an investment.

2. Background Background: 1993-2011 in Japan
Taught English, exported cars, cooking
1997: domains, hosting
1998: Internet advertising, Venture Capital: IPO in 2000
Affiliate marketing, raised US$35m, 250 staff, $250m turnover, IPO 2007 with market place facilitating $3B in ecommerce. Market cap $700m turnover $250m.
Been involved with 20 companies, collectively raised in excess of $150m and employed over 1,000 people.

3. Humble Beginnings…s

7. My learnings from Japan
Any one can do anything if the engage the brain and stick at it.
Technology can transform a business and the lives of those in it. Value creation can be incredibly fast.
Strategic capital can work wonders.
Location less important
Opportunities still numerous……

8. 90 Seconds Early 2013 invested. Sales $1m per year with 8 staff
Network raise – Japan, Singapore, UK
Raised $25m over 3 rounds with Silicon Valley Giant ( Sequoia Capital) making first major investment in an NZ company.
Offices in NZ, London, Australia, Singapore, Japan, USA, 125 staff ( NY & Hong Kong 2018)
16,000 production specialists in 110 countries, 2400 brands
$3m in vides/month and growing fast…
Fully paperless company
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9. Donovan Group Local company established in 1970
Two sons started transformation to construction tech business in 2010 with Coresteel.
Strategic investment to help succession and IT plans in 2015
Huge investments in technology and Engineering IP.
Since 2015 revenue trebled. Number buildings manufactured per month increased from to now Factory area from 7,000sqm to 12,000.
Acquired Kiwispan 2017
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Modular Video :
Preparing strategic capital raise for overseas expansion.

10. Spokephone.com
Founder Kiwi involved in tech behind to SMS text messaging.
Phone PBX and desk top phones and wiring a nightmare.
Solution …”turn mobile phones in business phone systems”
Funded via Icehouse & K1W1
Video

11. Thank you