Why Innovation Matters
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Investment PhilosophyInterested in technology companies with market disrupting potential, using an entrepreneur-first approach
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OMERS Ventures has deployed over $500M into what we believe are top technology companies
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Technology is disrupting virtually all major industries, faster and
broader than ever before
The Industrial Revolution of the 18th century is credited with transitioning the economy to modern production methods
However, the Industrial Revolution never stopped, it only sped up with accelerating waves of innovation
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Commerce
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Aviation
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Digital Networks
Biotechnology
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Green chemistry
Industrial ecology
Renewable energy
Green nanotechnology
Sources: The Natural Edge Project 2004
Disruptive Technology is Here to Stay
2016 represented the first year where
the top 5 public companies by
market cap were all in the technology
segment
Sources: Visual Capitalist
2018
$1.06T $880B $770B$850B $450B
In the past 20 years, vertical technology disruption has caused the downfall of incumbents in several industries
Retail News TV/Film Transportation Lodging
• $870 billion USD market cap
• 533% increase in market cap in last 4 years
• $178 billion USD revenue in 2017; Germany is 2nd
biggest market with $17 billion USD in sales
• Over 300 million users, 100 million of which are Prime users
• 49% share of US retail ecommerce in 2018
• 566,000 employees
• More than 100,000 warehouse robots
3,500 U.S. retail store closures in 2017 attributed to Amazon’s total retail growth
Sources: Statista, NY Times
• $455 billion USD market cap
• $41 billion USD revenue in 2017
• $16 billion USD net income in 2017
• 2.5 billion people use at least one of Facebook’s apps
• 300 million photo uploads per day
• 60% decline in # of people working in US newspaper industry since 1990
• 30,275 employees
$20 billion in ad revenues for Facebook in 2018, double that of all US print newspapers
Sources: Statista, Zephoria, TechCrunch
• $154 billion USD market cap
• $27.4 billion USD revenue
• 130 million Global subscribers
• 6,000 titles in the US (30% TV Shows)
• $8 billion spent on original content in 2018
• 700 original TV shows and 80 original films in 2018
• 112 Emmy nominations in 2017
• 5,500 employees
10% decrease in U.S. cable subscriptions since 2012 vs. more than 100% increase in subscription for Netflix
Sources: Statista, Comparitech
• $62 billion USD current valuation
• $21 billion USD raised to date
• >600 cities, 78 countries
• 75 million riders (48 million projected adults expected to use Uber in 2018)
• 3 million drivers
• 10 billion rides taken to date (15 million average daily trips)
• $20 billion USD gross bookings in 2016
• 19,000 employees
Taxis and rental cars took up 90% of the US business traveler market in 2014, today it’s 27%
Sources: Statista
• $31 billion USD current valuation
• 150 million users
• 640,000 hosts
• 4 million listings
• 65k active cities, 190 countries
• 24 million projected users in Europe by 2020
• $1.7 billion revenue in 2016
• 3100 employees
Airbnb now has 4 million listings, more than the top five hotel brands combined
Sources: Statista, Bizjournals
The next wave of disruption is horizontal in nature, and bound to impact numerous industries simultaneously
Synthetic Biology and artificial intelligence will
help prolong life and create artificially
developed organisms.
Advances in artificial intelligence and robotics
will change a range of industries such as
manufacturing, energy, healthcare, etc.
Quantum Computing will revolutionize data analysis and allow for exponential gains in computing power.
"By 2100, our destiny is to become like the gods we once worshipped and feared. But our tools will not be magic wands and potions, but the science of computers, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and quantum theory.“
- Dr. Michio Kaku, Theoretical Quantum Physicist
Future of Transportation will
change mobility, logistics and
infrastructure.
Blockchain and distributed ledger
technology will change any business model that involves intermediaries
today
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & ROBOTICSOverview
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & ROBOTICSThe evolution of Atlas
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & ROBOTICSThe evolution of Atlas
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & ROBOTICSReal life examples
Robo-advisors are moving towards group plans in an effort to disrupt the employer-operated pension industry.
AI can increase the relevance of recommendations for client resulting into
a higher chance of securing a sale.
Using AI, Amazon has created a store with no lines and no checkouts.
In March 2017, Domino’s Pizza announced a pilot program in Europe using autonomous robots to deliver pizza.
Siemens has been using neural networks to monitor its steel plants. It also opened an AI lab in Munich recently
evaluating the feasibility of new ideas.
BLOCKCHAINOverview
• Blockchain is an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way
• First big use case is bitcoin which was launched in a white paper, however several blockchain-related startups have launched since 2013; many with applications outside cryptocurrency
• Blockchain is disruptive for a number of reasons:
▪ Transparency
▪ Efficiency
▪ Security
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ICO Mania
Total Amount Raised ($M) Number of ICOs
Sources: Coinschedule
BLOCKCHAINReal life examples
• An emerging group of startups are re-imagining existing Internet infrastructure using blockchain technologies
• Leveraging the distributed power of the network, these organizations are developing products and services intended to unbundle or eliminate many of the centralized applications that consumers and businesses use
TRANSPORTATIONOverview
Autonomous Connected Electric Shared
The Mobility industry is undergoing a wave of massive change driven by four main factors.
✓ Increased safety, changing travel habits and more efficient logistics will impact many industries
✓ Proprietary data assets which can assist in autonomous navigation will see rapid increase in value.
✓ Gradual shift to electric fleet will drive demand for charging infrastructure.
TRANSPORTATIONReal life examples
McKinsey estimates that self-driving vehicles could eliminate need for 5.7 billion square meters of parking
space in the US alone
Fewer younger people getting a drivers license - % of 20-24 yrolds fell from 92% in 1983 to 77% in 2014, a trend likely to
continue with the rise of Mobility-as-a-Service
Suncor is testing driverless trucks at its main oil sands mine in Fort McMurray
German government taking steps to ban sale of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030
NYC connects ~$2B in traffic violations per year - Self-driving cars will result in fewer traffic violations, reducing police services revenue
QUANTUM COMPUTINGOverview
✓ A Quantum system replaces classical bits with quantum qubits
✓ Qubits follow the superposition principle and can exist as “0” and “1” at the same time
✓ Using qubits instead of bits, with a single input one could process all the possible combinations of “0” and “1”’s in a string at the same time
✓ Certain types of problems could be solved much faster than any classical computer
QUANTUM COMPUTINGApplications
Quantum computers empowering machine learning by enabling AI programs to search through gigantic datasets, impacting every
industry
Complex financial modeling and risk management within the financial industry (Monte Carlo Simulation)
Calculate traffic flows, identify most efficient routes, and optimize routing for retail
deliveries
Create, simulate and model molecular structures e.g. D-Wave solved the puzzle of how some proteins fold in 2012
Ensuring a set of satellites observe a large fraction of a coverage area as satellites change position
SYNTHETIC BIOLOGYOverview
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SYNTHETIC BIOLOGYReal life examples
Scientists created Syn3.0, a man-made synthetic bacteria. It is smaller than any other found in
nature.
Scientists successfully replicated the entire human genome as 23,040 different fragments
of cloned DNA.
Harvard used a gene-editing tool (CRISPR) to edit pig DNA, creating organs for human transplant.
Genetics to develop idealefficacy in pharmaceuticals.
DNA genome sequencing to customize healthcare.
What are the impacts of these disruptions
There are many…
• Privacy concerns?
• Rising unemployment?
• Increased inequality?
• Geopolitical unrest?
• Continued rise of nationalism?
• Longer life expectancy?
• Democratization of knowledge?
• Workforce flexibility?
• Global interconnectedness?
• New market opportunities?
• Sustainable/self-sufficient growth?
• Increased transparency and safety?
Increased Life Expectancy
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LEGEND
In terms of costs, longevity risk in some developedEconomies far outstrips natural catastrophes.
Source: Risk Management Solutions
Sources: Statista, Zephoria
Rising Unemployment
Sources: Federal Reserve Bank, World Economic Forum
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The OMERS Investment division it attempting to prepare for upcoming disruption by first becoming experts ourselves
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