Re-inventing Innovation

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1 Re-inventing Innovation 2013 Yearbook Highlights & Our Five Point Plan to boost investment Yasser El-Ansary Chief Executive, AVCAL Please adhere to disclaimer on final slide

2 A fork in the road Time for decision AND Time for action You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. Rahm Emanuel,

3 Highlights from 2013 AVCAL Yearbook 3

4 Venture capital fundraising 400 Fundraising by Australian VC funds by fiscal year A$m No. of funds FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 Amount raised (A$m) No. of funds 0 Source: AVCAL 4

5 Sources of commitments 250 Venture capital 200 A$m FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 Private individuals Public sector Other Source: AVCAL Corporate investors Super funds (retail, industry, self-managed) Unknown 5

6 VC investment FY firms 69 companies 124 investments $111m invested Source: AVCAL 6

7 Venture capital investment Investments by Australian VC funds by fiscal year A$m FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY No. of investments/no. of companies Amount invested (A$m) No. of investments No. of companies Source: AVCAL 7

8 Biotech and ICT investment FY2009-FY A$m ICT Biotech 0 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 8

9 Distribution of VC investments by state FY2009 to FY2013 A$m No. of companies VIC NSW QLD SA WA Other By company headquarters Source: AVCAL 9

10 Venture capital divestment Divestments by Australian VC funds by fiscal year A$m FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 Divestment at cost (A$m) No. of divestments No. of companies No. of divestments/no. of companies Source: AVCAL 10

11 Distribution of divestments FY2013 Venture capital 11% Life sciences 21% 42% Computer and consumer electronics Business and industrial products 26% Other Based on number of companies Source: AVCAL 11

12 It hasn t been a great year but Other economies are doing it tough too GFC accelerated flight from risk Policy and regulatory changes New government, new ideas. 12

13 The outlook for 2014 and beyond 13

14 Outlook VC: fundraising challenges weighing against a high-quality deal pipeline Long-term horizon on innovation policy required Crisis in manufacturing sector structural change within our economy Competitiveness and Innovation Taskforce 14

15 Five Point Plan to boost innovation investment 1. Re-commit to Innovation Investment Fund and new Translational Biotech Fund 2. Change Significant Investor Visa Program rules 15

16 Five Point Plan to boost innovation investment 3. Fix tax laws R&D credits VCLP and ESVCLP reforms Employee share schemes Patent box regime 16

17 Five Point Plan to boost innovation investment 4. Tighten commercial nexus between government research spend and end-result 5. Glamorise innovation. 17

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