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FELLOWS 12 RECRUITMENT PRESENTATION

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• Educate, develop and network the next generation of leaders in the Venture Capitalist process

• Cultivate future leaders of venture-backed companies

Program Goals

“Enhancing the Human Investment in the Venture Capital Process Globally”

Kauffman Fellows...Making a BIG Impact

Globally

Enhancements to the Program

• International applicants

• Affiliated application process

• Extended selection process

• Negotiated salary

Enduring Components of the

Program• World class fellows, firms, and mentors

• Rigorous selection process

• Full immersion educational experience

• Incomparable network

• Mentoring by a seasoned and successful partner

Kauffman Fellows Alumni

• 80% of Fellows Alumni have remained in Venture Capital or Private Equity – large percentage with their Fellowship firm– 75% are General Partners– 7 have founded VC Firms; many others in

process• 8 Growth Company CEOs• 1 Hedge Fund Founder• 1 Academic

Program Description

• 24-month, full-time commitment with a venture capital firm

• Fellow is: employee of the firm & student of the CVE

• Industry targeted experience-based learning– Includes “Best Practices” for VC industry– Customized leadership development

• Mentoring by seasoned partners and program faculty

• Fellows network for shared learning

Structured Educational Component

• Mentoring by seasoned partners

• Individually tailored learning plans

• Industry-targeted learning modules

• Field project

Kauffman Fellows Faculty

– Steve Kaplan– Neubauer Family Professor of

Entrepreneurship and Finance – University of Chicago Graduate

School of Business

– Brian Dovey– General Partner, Domain Associates– Teaches Entrepreneurship Class at San Diego

State University

Benefits for VC’s

• Top caliber talent• Inclusion in a premier emerging leadership

network• Enhanced syndication & deal flow• Use of KFP leadership tools within firms• Planning for succession

Fellows 1-11 Mentor Firms

Creandum Stockholm,

Sweden

EMBL Ventures

Heidelberg, Germany

Wellington Partners Ventures

Munich, Germany

AccelAmadeus

3i London,England

Novartis BioVenture

Basel, Switzerland

Fellows 1-11 Mentor Firms

HSBC Private Equity Limited

Hong Kong, China

Granite Global Ventures

Shanghai, China

C H I N A

RUSSIA

INDIA

JAP

AN

Delta Private Equity

Moscow, Russia

Itochu Corp.Tokyo, Japan

Gemini Israel Funds,

Tel Aviv, Israel

Sequoia Capital India,

 Bangalore, India

Fellows 1-11 Mentor Firms(Africa)

Databank Private Equity, Ltd. 

Ghana, Africa

Fellows 1-11 Mentor FirmsARCH

Blue ChipCID Equity

EDF Ventures

BAY AREAAberdare Ventures Angels Forum/Halo Funds Applied VenturesAlta Partners

BA Ventures Blueprint VenturesCMEA Draper Fisher Jurvetson Emergence Capital PartnersGabriel Granite Global Intel Capital In-Q-TelKleiner Perkins Morgenthaler NEA Skyline Spectrum Equity SV Life Sciences TL VenturesUnilever Tech. Ventures USVP Vantage Point Venrock Weston Presidio Woodside Fund

3iAdventBattery

Fidelity BioScienceOneLiberty MPM CapitalMorgenthaler

Novartis BioVenturePrism

TX, CO, NM, AZARCHAustin VenturesCentennial VenturesFlywheel VenturesRCT-ArizonaSequel Venture Partners

NORTHWESTAccelerator

ARCHOlympic

CT/NY/NJ/ApaxBattelle VenturesCanaan CardinalDomain Flatiron J.P. Morgan L Capital PartnersOak Sprout Group Tullis-Dickerson Venrock Whitney & Co.

SOUTHEASTAlliance Tech

IntersouthKitty Hawk

SOUTHERN CALClearstoneDomainSofinnova

SeaflowerSV Life SciencesSpectrum Equity

TVMVIMAC VenturesWeston PresidioHighland Capital

BOSTONKC Equity Partners

MorgenthalerRiverVest

SprintVenture Investors

Wind Point Partners

MIDWEST

PA/MD/VAGabrielGlobal

Environment Fund

MASA LSMid-Atlantic

NEAS.R One

Red AbbeyValhalla

Minimum Application Requirements

• Graduate degree (preferably in Business, Medicine, Science, Healthcare or Technology)

• Five years full-time work experience

• US citizenship NO LONGER a requirement

Fellows Criteria

• 5 years successful operating experience• Deep domain expertise in a specific field• Demonstrated leadership (people and/or projects)• Understanding of, and strong desire to be part of the

venture building process• Maturity, willingness to take risks• Strong analytical skills• Exposure to entrepreneurship and/or company growth• Independent, comfortable with ambiguous

environments• Significant interpersonal skills• Unquestioned integrity

Fellows 8, 9, 10 & 11

Of the 70 Kauffman Fellows in Classes 8, 9, 10 & 11:• Range of 3-20 years operating experience in IT or Life

Sciences: • 52 have MBAs • 25 have Ph.D.s; 10 MDs; 4 JDs• 67 different start-up companies are represented in total • 33 were founders or inventors• 93 patents held• 1 received a UN Peace Medal and 1 trained under a Nobel

Prize Winner.

Selection Goals

• Class 12 will accept approximately 30 Fellows

• Class is made up of…– Wide variety of diverse professionals from

around the world • Class selected to create optimum learning

community

Fellows 12 TimelineMatching Process

• Application Deadline November 1, 2006

• Semi-Finalist Interviews January, 2007

• Finalist Selection Event March 7-8, 2007

• Affinity Conference July 11-13 , 2007

Fellows 12 Timeline Affiliated Process

• Application Deadline January 31, 2007

• Interview Process March/April 2007

• Affinity Conference July 11-13 , 2007

Kauffman Fellows Program

Application dates:

November 1, 2006 MatchingJanuary 31, 2007 Affiliated

For more details and bios of all Fellows and alumsVisit our website:

www.kauffmanfellows.org

Fellows Mentor Firms3iAberdare VenturesAccel PartnersAccelerator Corp.Advent InternationalAlliance Technology VenturesAlta PartnersAmadeus CapitalAngels’ Forum/Halo FundsApax Partners, Inc.Applied VenturesARCH Venture PartnersAustin VenturesBattelle VenturesBattery VenturesBA Venture PartnersBlue Chip Venture Co.Blueprint VenturesCanaan PartnersCardinal PartnersCentennial Ventures

Waltham, MASan Francisco, CALondonSeattle, WABoston, MAAtlanta, GASan Francisco, CALondonSan Francisco, CANew York, NY/Palo Alto, CASanta Clara, CAChicago, IL/Seattle, WAAustin, TXPrinceton, NJWellesley, MA/San Mateo, CAFoster City, CACincinnati, OHSan Francisco, CARowayton, CAPrinceton, NJDenver, CO

Fellows Mentor FirmsCMEA VenturesCID Equity PartnersClearstone Venture PartnersCreandumDatabank Private Equity, Ltd.Delta Private Equity PartnersDomain AssociatesDraper Fisher JurvetsonEDFEMBL Ventures, HeidelbergEmergence Capital PartnersFidelity BioSciencesFlatiron PartnersFlywheel VenturesGabriel Venture PartnersGemini Israel FundsGlobal Environment FundGranite Global VenturesHighland Capital PartnersHSBC Private Equity

San Francisco, CAColumbus, OHMenlo Park, CAStockholmAccra, GhanaMoscowPrinceton, NJ/Laguna Niguel, CARedwood City, CAAnn Arbor, MIHeidelberg, GermanySan Mateo, CACambridge, MANew York, NYAlbuquerque, NMAnnapolis, MD/Redwood Shores, CAHerzilya, IsraelWashington DCMenlo Park, CA & SingaporeLexington, MA Hong Kong

Fellows Mentor FirmsIn-Q-Tel Intel CapitalItochu CorporationIntersouth PartnersJ.P. Morgan Capital Ptrs.Kansas City Equity Ptrs.Kitty Hawk CapitalKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersL Capital PartnersMASA Life Science VenturesMid-Atlantic Venture FundsMPM Capital Morgenthaler VenturesNew Enterprise AssociatesNovartis Venture FundOak Investment PartnersOVPOneLiberty VenturesONSET VenturesPrism Venture PartnersRCT

Menlo Park, CASanta Clara, CATokyo, JapanResearch Triangle Park, NCNew York, NY/San FranciscoKansas City, MOCharlotte, NCMenlo Park, CANew York, NYWashington DCReston, VA Munich, Germany & Boston, MACleveland, OHReston, VA/Menlo Park, CACambridge, MAWestport, CTSeattle, WABoston, MAMenlo Park, CABoston, MATucson, AZ

Fellows Mentor FirmsRed Abbey Venture PartnersRiverVest Venture PartnersSeaflower VenturesSequel Venture PartnersSequoia CapitalSV Life SciencesSkyline VenturesSofinnova VenturesSpectrum Equity InvestorsSprint NextelSprout GroupS.R. OneSV Life SciencesTL VenturesTullis-Dickerson & CoTVM Capital

Lutherville, MDSt. Louis, MOWaltham, MABoulder, COBangalore, India/Foster City, CABoston, MA/Menlo Park, CAPalo Alto, CASan Francisco, CABoston, MA/Menlo Park, CAOverland Park, KSNew York, NYWest Conshohocken, PABoston, MA/Foster City, COWayne, PAGreenwich, CTBoston, MA

Fellows Mentor Firms

Unilever Technology Partners

U.S. Venture Partners

Valhalla Partners

VantagePoint Venture Partners

Venrock Associates

Venture Investors

VIMAC Ventures

Wellington Partners

Weston Presidio Capital

Whitney & Co.

Wind Point Partners

Woodside Fund

San Francisco, CA

Menlo Park, CA

Vienna, VA

San Bruno, CA

New York, NY/Menlo Park, CA

Madison, WI

Boston, MA

Munich, Germany

Boston, MA/San Francisco, CA

Stamford, CT

Southfield, MI

Redwood Shores, CA

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