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TECAXIS | NEW YORK CITY | JUNE 27-28
THAT'S A WRAP!
OUR
OBJECTIVE
To introduce and showcase emerging technology startups from Israel
to the Saint Petersburg investment community in order to help startups secure investment and strategic partnerships.
EVENT
DESCRIPTION
Israel is well known as the Startup Nation, home to more than 5,000 startups and over 1,000 new startups created each year. This has made Israel one of the most attractive countries for investors around the world with the highest amount of investment per capita. In 2015, venture capital investment in Israel reached a record of $4.4 Billion into nearly 400 companies. 69 exits marked another high - VC investors earned about $5.4 billion from Israel investments in 2015, an average in $1.5 earned from exits for each dollar invested.*
2016 is expected to continue the growing trends of investment and exits in Israel. Axis Russia provides investors a unique first hand look at some of the leading Israeli startups, cutting edge innovations and exciting investment opportunities.
*Source: Geektime Annual Report 2015: Startups and Venture Capital in Israel
WHO
PARTICIPATES
• Technology startups: carefully selected 10-12 Israeli and 5+ Russian
• VC’s: Russian and International investors focused on tech companies
• Tier 1 level institutions: strategic and financial
• Angel investors
• Strategic players with an eye on supporting the newest technology sectors
SECTORS
STARTUP

Axis Tour:
Tel-Aviv to St. Petersburg
Israeli and Russian startups pitching to leaders of
St. Petersburg’s tech ecosystem, leading VC’s, angel investors and corporations.
Location:
COWORKING CENTER "NO NAME"
Aptekarsky pr., 2, St. Petersburg,

9:00-9:30 Registration and Welcome coffee
9:30-10:00 Guests and sponsors introductions
10:00-11:30 Session 1: Pitching of Israeli Startups
11:30-12:00 Coffee break and networking
12:00-12.30 Round table Discusssion
"Successful cases of foreign startups in North
America Market"
12:30-13:30 Session 2: Pitching of Russian Startups
13.30-14:00 Round table Discusssion
"Cross border investment opportunities:
achievements and barriers"
14:00 - 14:30 Free microphone for participants, Coffee &
Networking