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1--Confidential What Makes Boston’s Technology Start-Up Scene Special? Jeff Bussgang General Partner Flybridge Capital Partners

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What Makes Boston’s Technology Start-Up Scene

Special?

Jeff BussgangGeneral Partner

Flybridge Capital Partners

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Intellectual Capital – academia, innovation, diverse industries and ideas

Venture Capital

Advisors, Angels, Accelerators

Successful Companies – to partner, poach and/or sell to

Ingredients for a Vibrant Start-Up Ecosystem

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Historical Leadership

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MIT – Factory of Innovation

33,600 companies, 300

each year, employ 3.3

million people, generate

sales of $2 trillion, 282

patents in 2008

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Harvard – The Business-Side Partner

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Other Colleges and Universities

74 colleges and universities in

Boston-area, 265,000 students, 8 research

universities pump $7 billion into economy, spending

$1.5 billion on

R&D yearly, 264 patents, 280 commercial licenses,

and 41 start-up companies.

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Innovation Leadership: #1 Patents

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Innovation Leadership: #1 NIH Funding

Source: NIH (2008); Center for an Urban Future

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Innovation Economy Is Densely Concentrated

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Geographic Clusters

495 Corridor

128 Corridor

Cambridge/Boston

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Venture Capital in Comparison

California: $14.3B

New York: $1.3B

Boston: $3.0B

Total VC Investment 2008

Source: NVCA 2009 Yearbook

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Venture Capital Per Capita

California: $388/person

New York: $67/person

Boston: $457/person

VC Investment Per Capita 2008

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Boston vs. Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Boston

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Life Sciences Leadership

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Boston’s Energy Sector

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High Technology MicroClusters:For Example, Strength in Mobile

• Hundreds of iPhone developers in MA• Over 50 VC-backed mobile start-ups• Three 9-figure exits:

• Enpocket, M-Qube, Third Screen• Mobile advertising leaders

• Quattro Wireless, JumpTap

iPhone developers using location API

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Other MicroClusters

RoboticsCloud

Computin

g

Online Video

Gaming

E-

CommerceMarketin

g

Technolo

gy

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Proximity to NYC

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Recent Boston-area IPOs

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Expansion of Major Tech Companies

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Start-up Resources

More resources can be found at: http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2009/10/boston-startup-events-resources-people-you-need-to-know.html

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Conclusion*

www.massitsallhere.com

A Leader for Innovative Venture

Financing

#1 City for young entrepreneurs and business people

The Future is Now…

Slide has been edited by David Kozhuk of Arctaris Capital Partners*