Academic Seed Capital

First idea assessment and sanity check. We see many PhD R&D results with valorisation potential. If you (and your technology transfer office) think you have a potential spin-off case, we're happy to meet you.

Due Diligence

We evaluate your business plan assumptions, intellectual property rights, which should form a key competitive advantage for your spin-off plans, the technology readiness level and team.

Market Validation

We go out into your market to validate your short term business plan assumptions, providing you valuable feedback to secure funding.

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Team Building

Gap Analysis

Which skills and talents are already present in your team? Which are missing to launch your spin-off? We work with you to ensure a minimal complementary HR setup that will allow you to realize first business milestones, required to secure series A venture capital.

Head Hunting

Are you lacking a dedicated business manager to complement your team? We can tap into our network to find the right candidate.

Interim Management

During the seed stage, it can be difficult to engage a dedicated senior business manager that will take the risk to join your early stage venture. Since we know what it takes to raise series A venture capital, we can provide interim management services during this stage in anticipation of a full time CEO.

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SEED Funding

Valuation

Difficulty determining a credible pre-money valuation for your venture? We've seen hundreds of high-tech spin-offs and how their valuations evolve during the early stages. We can work with your technology transfer office to expedite the process of aligning all stake-holders involved.

Corporate Finance

We can help syndicate early stage funding from 3rd party seed investors in legal formats that are compatible with expectation from later stage Venture Capital investors. We'll also set-up first corporate governance and financial structures for your spin-off following a "lean start-up" philosophy.

Investing

If we're convinced of your business plan, we'll invest up to 1mio€ in your spin-off, typically in a staggered fashion in line with your first business milestones in order to bridge to series A venture capital.

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Investor Relations

LuXseed

Perhaps more internationally known for its financial sector, Luxembourg has recently come to attract top international researchers thanks to substantial investment in its public R&D ecosystem over the last years. The uni.lu’s computer sciences department “SnT” ranked 11th place in the 2016 Times Higher Education ranking, new life sciences departments boast state-of-the-art, biotech infrastructure and its national R&D funding agencies have adopted international best-practices in technology transfer. Furthermore, private investments in high-tech spin-offs are supported by the government with up to 1.2 Mio € in non-dilutive R&D grant funding. Thanks to this increasing political emphasis on innovation, the Luxembourg market offers entrepreneurial researchers a unique testbed for disruptive innovation close to Europe’s main markets.

Leveraging on regional tax shelter regimes for equity investments in Venture Capital, LuXseed will be regulated under the the Luxembourg law of 22 March 2004 on securitisation (the "2004 Law") which provides a specific legal framework in Luxembourg for risk securitisation.

The GP will strive to close an initial Fund compartment of EUR 20 Mio by Q4 2018. Read more>