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ACCELERATING TALENT & START-UPS IN
SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPEIRENA CHAUSHEVSKA
CEO & Founder
European Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Stanford University
NEW MAN’S BUSINESS
A C C E L E R A T O R
February 8 , 2016www.newmansba.com @NewMansBA
FOUNDED IN APRIL 2014
100% PRIVATE INVESTORS 400% YOY REVENUE GROWTH CASH FLOW POSITIVE
43 STARTUPS 160+ STUDENTS 60 MENTORS 9 PERSON CORE TEAM
NEWMAN’S THE LEADING SEE ACCELERATOR
NEWMAN’S HQ IN MACEDONIA A SMALL DYNAMIC COUNTRY
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2.1 MILLION PEOPLE
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
69% MACEDONIANS, 22% ALBANIANS, 4% TURKS, 2% SERBS
MACEDONIA - LAND OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS AND GROWING STARTUP COMMUNITY
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KOKINO - Megalithic observatory 4th oldest in world
according to NASA.
KUKLICA - 10 million years old stone town and 120 stone
figures in city of Kratovo.
ALSHAR MINE - Lorandite, mineral that could unravel the work of the Sun.
OHRID LAKE - Europe oldest, 1 million years. Country had 34 mountains & 53 lakes.
MOTHER THERESA - Was born in the capital city of
Macedonia - Skopje.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT - King of Macedonia
and conqueror of Persia.
MACEDONIA - LAND OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS AND GROWING STARTUP COMMUNITY
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KOKINO - Megalithic observatory 4th oldest in world
according to NASA.
KUKLICA - 10 million years old stone town and 120 stone
figures in city of Kratovo.
ALSHAR MINE - Lorandite, mineral that could unravel the work of the Sun.
OHRID LAKE - Europe oldest, 1 million years. Country had 34 mountains & 53 lakes.
MOTHER THERESA - Was born in the capital city of
Macedonia - Skopje.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT - King of Macedonia
and conqueror of Persia.
MACEDONIA - LAND OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS AND GROWING STARTUP COMMUNITY
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KOKINO - Megalithic observatory 4th oldest in world
according to NASA.
KUKLICA - 10 million years old stone town and 120 stone
figures in city of Kratovo.
ALSHAR MINE - Lorandite, mineral that could unravel the work of the Sun.
OHRID LAKE - Europe oldest, 1 million years. Country had 34 mountains & 53 lakes.
MOTHER THERESA - Was born in the capital city of
Macedonia - Skopje.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT - King of Macedonia
and conqueror of Persia.
MACEDONIA - LAND OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS AND GROWING STARTUP COMMUNITY
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KOKINO - Megalithic observatory 4th oldest in world
according to NASA.
KUKLICA - 10 million years old stone town and 120 stone
figures in city of Kratovo.
ALSHAR MINE - Lorandite, mineral that could unravel the work of the Sun.
OHRID LAKE - Europe oldest, 1 million years. Country had 34 mountains & 53 lakes.
MOTHER THERESA - Was born in the capital city of
Macedonia - Skopje.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT - King of Macedonia
and conqueror of Persia.
MACEDONIA 2ND BEST IN THE WORLD FOR STARTING A BUSINESS
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1st IN REGION 2nd IN WORLD IN STARTING BUSINESS
EUROPEAN SKILL-LEVEL WORKFORCE 42% UNDER 30
90% YOUTH FLUENT IN ENGLISH
580 US$ GROSS MONTHLY SALARY
EXCELLENT GEO-STRATEGIC POSITION
LOWEST OPERATING COSTS IN EUROPE
Source: World Bank 2016 “Doing Business” Report
BEST OVERALL TAX RATE IN WORLD
3,7% ANNUAL GDP GROWTH
TOP MACEDONIAN MANUFACTURERS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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MACHINE & AUTOMOTIVE
(GERMANY) 4000 employees. Supply premium automakers with wiring systems.
(UK) European mega catalyst
plant for emission control. 80M$ investment.
(BELGIUM) Production of
400 busses annually. 20M$
investment.
COMPOSITES & METALS
(MK) Machine and composites
production plant for materials/parts for airplanes and
satellites.
(US/MK) Flexible metal products for automotive, petrochemical,
and power generation.
(MK) Wire products, robotic medical
equipment, freight trailers, telecoms
equipment.
(MACEDONIA) 116 Million voters
SEE + Ecuador Featured in Forbes.
European Business Award.
TOP MACEDONIAN TECH INDUSTRIES AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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(MACEDONIA) Manufacturing of Printed Circuit Boards specialized
for express delivery. 10.000 prototypes / year.
(US) 60M$ investment. Electronic dashboard components and car seats for automotive
industry.
(MACEDONIA) Works on Hollywood blockbusters with
major Hollywood studios. EMMY nomination for visual
effects in 2007.
ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE
SOFTWARE & DIGITAL
(MACEDONIA) 50% of Fortune 500 are
customers for Project Viewer product. 600 employees.
MY ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREER PATH
PR AT CABINET OF
PRIME MINISTER
20042002
EU PROJECTAT MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
ASSISTANT ADVISOR AT CABINET OF COUNTRY PRESIDENT
20042001
LAW UNIVERSITY
LOCAL
2015
REGION
2016
GLOBAL
2014
NEW MAN’S BUSINESS
A C C E L E R A T O R
FOUNDER & CEO
MARKETING & SALES DIRECTOR
IN NATIONAL TV
20082006
PR & MARKETINGMANAGER IN TELCO
2011
CEO AT EDUCATIONAL CENTER OF INTERNATIONAL
SOFTWARE CORPORATION
REPORTER FROM GREECE
2005
M.A. IN MARKETINGSHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY
2009
FOUNDER & CEOOF MARKETING & DESIGN START-UP
MY ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREER PATH
“Work at only 30% of your capacity and you will be OK here,
continue to work harder and you might be in TROUBLE soon !”,
High Government Official, Macedonia - 2004
FROM MARKETING & FAX MACHINES TO FOUNDER & SPACE LAUNCHES IN 5 YEARS
WHY?
MARKET OPPTY
PERSONAL GROWTH
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
2010 2015
< Client’s office (Western Union-UFS), Marketecture > < Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Atlas V >
NEWMAN’S - NASA GLOBAL CO-ORGANIZER
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GLOBAL CO-ORGANIZER OF THE NASA SPACE APPS CHALLENGE
160 LOCATIONS, OVER 10.000 PARTICIPANTS AROUND THE WORLD (APRIL 22-24, 2016)
< NewMan’s NASA partners >
< NASA Space Apps Challenge, Skopje Finals, 2015 >
NEWMAN’S - NASA GLOBAL CO-ORGANIZER
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www.spaceappschallenge.eu
NEWMAN’S - NASA GLOBAL CO-ORGANIZER
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www.spaceappschallenge.org
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
NEWMAN’S MISSION AND BUSINESS UNITS
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“Empowering young people to reach their MAXIMUM POTENTIAL
and to build products for GLOBAL MARKETS,
by providing full life-cycle of
talent & products, development & launch
tools and services”,
Irena Chaushevska, NewMan’s CEO
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IOT, GAMING, E-COMMERCE STARTUPS:
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NEWMAN’S SMART-UP
- Identifying and accelerating the best start-ups -
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1-3m € SLOVENIA / EBRD
VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE
500k-3m € AUSTRIA
1-5m € GERMANY
NEWMAN’S PROTO-LAB
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- Fostering innovation and new product
development -
NEWMAN’S COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
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TELECONFERENCE ROBOT - Fully talkative moving display for more natural remote communication.
SELECTED START-UPS FROM BALKANS AND NEWMAN’S PORTFOLIO
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• APPLIED ROBOTICS (Macedonia) - Space cubes, Intelligent autonomous aircrafts and Smart home appliances. Seed and a follow up Series A investment from a Local investor. First products on the market in Q3 of 2016. B2B and B2C.
• MODULAR (Macedonia) - Online platform for personalized art products that can be 3D printed or manufactured from local providers globally. Seed investment from the Macedonian Fund for Innovations and technological development. B2C.
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• ALBASOFT CMS (Albania) - Enterprise platform used to build and manage websites with CMS. Wordpress, LeadPages and GoDaddy at one place. Over 2 million pages are already created with this platform. Self-sustainable. B2B.
• FueLoyal Inc. (Macedonia, Croatia, US) - Leading and most innovative provider of Fuel misuse preventing software and patented hardware solutions in Trucking Business. Global VC investment. Established US presence. Self-sustainable. B2C and B2B.
SELECTED START-UPS FROM BALKANS AND NEWMAN’S PORTFOLIO
NEWMAN’S IN THE HEART OF THE SE EUROPE START-UP ECOSYSTEM
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SERBIABOSNIA &
HERZEGOVINA
MONTENEGRO
CROATIA
SLOVENIA
MACEDONIA
BULGARIA
ROMANIA
GREECE
ALBANIA
HUNGARYAUSTRIA
ITALY
TURKEY
KOSOVO
VIENNA
NEWMAN’S GOES GLOBAL !!
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VIENNA
LONDON
LOS ANGELES
SAN FRANCISCO
SKOPJE
NEWMAN’S CORE TEAM 27
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WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN THE SILICON VALLEY ?
1. LOCATION & MANAGER FOR THE NEWMAN’S SAN FRANCISCO PROGRAM
2. PARTNERS & INVESTORS IN THE NEWMAN’S GO-TO-MARKET FUND (min 200k US$ per investor)
THE TIME OF THE BALKANS START-UPS IS COMING!
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The Balkan’s start-ups journey have just begun and I am very confident that it is going to be a great experience with lot of rewards for everyone involved!
SMALL COUNTRY - GREAT PARTNER !! THANK YOU.
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www.newmansba.com [email protected]
@chaushevska @NewMansBA