Planvenev - Planven Entrepreneur Ventures

WHAT WE DO

Planven Entrepreneur Ventures is a Venture Capital Fund with an innovative focus on combining established industries with cutting edge growth stage technology companies

PEV invests globally in disruptive technologies that have direct impact on European businesses and gives access to an investment class that is going to provide superior returns in the next 10 years

PEV helps the European corporate ecosystem to access disruptive technologies

PEV takes advantage of a huge gap in corporate innovation leveraging on its superior network into the global technology ecosystem

PEV connects corporate innovation demand with technological solutions and understands the innovation needs of European corporates

We address the gap between corporates not having access to technology and technology companies not having access to the market

Wide Industry Network

We have network-partners in sectors impacted by technology

On the Field Due Diligence

We try and test products and services in the real world to assess the market fit

Interactive Network Database

Our global network is mapped into an interactive database which adds concrete value to our business model since it allows us to standardize and replicate successful investments and business development activities

Entrepreneurial Background

Families and experienced manager with strong industrial background. Disciplined Investment approach developed over the years

VISION

Europe

should embrace the technological change sweeping the world with no fear and with the goal of making its ecosystem much more competitive. European citizens should have the opportunity to re-train and acquire new skills. This is the way to start an entrepreneurial renaissance in Europe

Corporates

should embrace technological change, industry 4.0, is changing business forever, old industries are challenged not only by technology but also by climate change (cars, air travel) as industry re-invents itself. People should empower themselves to keep living in a peaceful and free society

Planven Entrepreneur Ventures

as an investor brings together global technology and corporates in Europe. PEV invests in disrupting technologies to contribute to the achievement of a free democratic high welfare society, where european technology corporates thrive in the global market

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Minority stakes

Target investments between 8M USD and 10M USD per company with either board representation or strong ties with managementv

Target sectors

Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cybersecurity, HealthTech

Geographical focus

40% Israel, 30% Europe, 30% USA

Investment stages

Series A, B, C in revenue generating companies,
seed and earlier investments excluded

MACRO TRENDS

BIG DATA

immense amount of data currently available requires sophisticated techniques to be managed and analyzed in order to extract meaningful value from it

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

neural networks are widely being used for repetitive activities and low value-added tasks and to obtain patterns and relationships among high number of parameters

HEALTHTECH & WELLNESS

medicine is becoming personalized thanks to new individual data available and actionable (i.e. DNA, bio data, daily personal activities and habits, etc.)

CYBER SECURITY

everything is or will be connected, and therefore is exposed to external threats and unpredictable attacks

NEWS

May 09, 2020 - News

In addition to launching a new newspaper, Carlo De Benedetti invested in other promising sectors, thanks to Giovanni Canetta Roeder

Giovanni Canetta Roeder, in his interview with StartupItalia, speaks about VIA and the $250M series E financing led by EXOR

Link to the interview

Planven's Fund I company VIA announces the $250M series E financing led by EXOR with $200M
The financing values Planven’s portfolio company at $2.25Bn

SPONSORING

Planven Entrepreneur Ventures supports

7MP Squad is the center of excellence for training and high performance of elite triathlon athletes and endurance disciplines.
The goal of the sponsoring is to provide technical assistance, coaching and training camps to all u23 and elite athletes who want to reach the international top class in endurance sports, in particular in triathlon and ironman.

We believe in the sport’s power

Sport teaches people many skills, and strongly reinforces many personal qualities–mental toughness, perseverance, grit, resolve, tenacity, resilience – the same qualities needed in business

We believe that performance drives success

Athletes need perseverance and commitment to see continued success throughout their journey, the same attitudes are needed in business to achieve great results

The same qualities

Strategically, sport and business share qualities such as planning, review, execution, implementation and monitoring

The same values

Honesty,
discipline,
passion,
focus,
dedication and excellence

2019 ACHIEVEMENTS

- Winter training camp (Cyprus)
- Summer training camp (Sestriere)
- Technical training activities
- Training locations
- Use of specialists (coach, physiotherapists, data analyst)
- National and international competitions