We Activate and Accelerate Startup Ecosystems.
Funders / Founders / Facilitators.
What We Do
F03VP is a venture capital firm and innovation agency aiming to activate and connect entrepreneurial ecosystems across target global and emerging markets. F03VP also runs F03Angels.com a syndicate based angel investment network, and activates communities of funders/founders/facilitators (hence f03) the main 3 ecosystem pillars through a unique leadership and economic participation development based framework.
F03 Venture Partners holds signature bootcamps for new investors (funders), a signature founder fellowship & meet up series, pitch summits, Lean Startup Program, LeanStartup Sprints for startups looking for funding (founders), and signature campuses, corporate entrepreneurship and innovation accelerators, economic participation festivals and summits for corporates, government, and universities (facilitators) and startups to explore win-win opportunities to support and grow the ecosystem and explore synergies in joint business development and joint growth
adventure2venture
adventure2venture is an f03vp venture (implemented in its Dubai edition through the support of ecosystem partner in5.) adventure2venture is a convergence of 2 venturing learning paths through an adventure: (1) those who want to learn how to invest as (new) angel investors and (2) startup founders who seek to learn how to perfect their pitch and fundraising deck. Those 2 learning paths meet in a fun,fast, and furious adventure where investors pool their funds into 1 SPV (special purpose vehicle) and invest in the ventures that they decide to during the adventure trip.
Investor Track
Dates: 06,07,13 Jan 2017 | Location : In5 (Boutique Villa #7, Dubai Knowledge Village, Al Sufouh Road )
Adventure Day 14 Jan 2017 | Location : Super cool adventure location ( to be announced soon)
Tuition Fees : 16,000 AED
Some of the topics we will be working on under this track :
The Basics and Mechanics of Angel Investing
Understanding the ecosystem,
Deal flow and the power of angel networks and groups,
Due diligence, Term sheets and Legal,
The art of the deal, Investment Thesis,
Portfolio Strategy and Post Investment Activity and
Angel investing in action where you will actually take your 1st investment decision during adventure day :)
Startup Founder Track
Dates: 05,11,12 Jan 2017 | Location : In5 ( Boutique Villa #7, Dubai Knowledge Village, Al Sufouh Road )
Adventure Day 14 Jan 2017 | Location : Super cool adventure location ( to be announced soon)
Tuition Fees : 2,500 AED*
(*all in5 startups are entitled to a special rate of : 500 AED)
Some of the topics we will be working on under this track :
Value Proposition Design and Business Model Innovation
Lean Startup in practice and Entrepreneurship Life Cycle
Access to Finance - Investment Ecosystem
Customer Development
Pitching and Presentation Skills
and 1-to-1 hands-on executive coaching
RSVP NOW at http://adventure2venture.com
New Funders Bootcamp
If you want to become an angel investor apply now !
Who We Are
We're laser focused on putting a larger dent in this universe and head hunting for people with fire in the belly.
Rami Al Karmi
Founder, Managing Partner
Rami is Founder, Chairman and CEO at F03 Venture Partners. He is a Proud Geek. Investor and Master Jedi of Lean Startups Ecosystems Order. Rami constantly brags about being a CRaZy Gemini. He is a Mentor @ 500 Startups, His board responsibilities include Pixel & Theory, Yislamoo , Octonius, WAKE, Raed Al Arabi School, and Girls in Tech Jordan. Rami holds an Electrical Engineering degree from University of Jordan, and completed the Venture Capital Executive Program at HAAS UC Berkeley, and “The Leading for the future”, and “The Leading, Organizing for Action” Executive Programs at Harvard Kennedy School, and the Senior Executive Education Program at UC San Diego.
Aurore Belfrage
Venture Partner - Nordics
Aurore is a member of the F03 Venture Partners Family. She considers Nordics, Europe and the Middle East as home markets. Aurore heads the matchmaking platform at EQT Ventures for early stage startups and angel investor’s. She co-founded Wrapp with Skype founder Zennström and Linkedin founder Reid Hoffman as early investors. During 2014-2015 she hosted a successful Middle East road show “Saluting the Crazy and Naïve”.
Ilona Hanandeh
Program Manager
Ilona leads the program at F03 Venture Partners, She is a distinguished execution oriented team member. Under program management Ilona leads Business Development and Partnerships, Workshops, Events, Outreach and Business Support at F03. In addition to other super powers :) Ilona speaks some German along with fluent English, Russian, and Arabic
Grace Wang
Venture Partner - San Francisco, USA
Grace is a member of the F03 Venture Partners Family. She is also Managing Director of Orenda Tech Venture, focusing on investments in Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Robotics and Health Tech. Grace is an operations partner of ZGC Innovation Center at Silicon Valley, an epicenter for crossborder entrepreneurial activities between United States and China. Grace is also a founding partner of ChinaUS Innovation Institute and a Stanford University graduate.
Khaled Eissa
Research Team - Associate
Khaled is a founding team member of the research team at F03 Venture Partners Family. He has a strong passion towards research, marketing data analysis and data mining. He aims to connect both worlds of his passion and experience to support startups and accelerators. Look out for the 1st research project by Khaled's research team. super cool !
We Want You to JOIN F03 !
Venture Partner (City)
We are looking for special "fire in the belly" venture partners to join our growing F03 team in different cities. If you think you can be the chosen one ... Give us a shout !
We Want You to JOIN F03 !
Venture Partner (City)
We are looking for special "fire in the belly" venture partners to join our growing F03 team in different cities. If you think you can be the chosen one ... Give us a shout !
© 2015