2014 edition of the annual Benelux Venture Forum highlights diversified investment opportunities in Benelux

Brussels, June 24, 2014 – The Benelux Venture Forum on June 18th served as a springboard for 44 Benelux high-tech companies to showcase just how they will grow into the next billion-dollar company. Set up to highlight innovative business concepts to 45 international investor groups, the Forum allowed entrepreneurs with a chance to raise capital to fast-track their growth plans.

With a modest 240 attendees, event organizer Europe Unlimited seeks to achieve what most conferences miss: a chance to identify easily and meet in person with international investors, corporate groups and industry experts or other startups. As a real match-making platform, the Forum was filled with presentations and networking opportunities; with one-to-one meetings and ‘elevator pitches’ happening across the hallways and corridors.

Through specialized sessions in different high-tech sectors, the Forum was able to attract some of the best investment groups as Jury Members to review investment opportunities in up-and-coming companies from the Benelux region. The 12 best presenting companies were selected by this Investor Jury as Award Winners; allowing them free entry to the grand finale of the European Venture Contest; a pan-European Summit which will showcase the 120 best fast-growing companies across the continent.

From the Benelux Venture Forum, the 12 top-rated companies that will continue in the Venture Contest are:

• Nallian
• CluePoints
• The Moneyer
• Right Brain Interface
• Posios
• Ontoforce
• VOXDALE
• Sensus Energy
• Hemics
• Sign2Pay.com
• Trineuron
• FORMAC Pharmaceuticals

The Benelux Venture Forum 2014 is hosted by:

the Flemish Agency for Entrepreneurship, Capricorn Venture Partners, iMinds, KU Leuven R&D and Leuven.Inc, as well as sponsored by BDO, Flanders Investment & Trade, KIC ICTLabs, KIC InnoEnergy and the Province of Flemish-Brabant.

About the organizer:

E-Unlimited is a private Brussels-based company supporting technology entrepreneurs and investors. E-Unlimited is the organization behind the European Venture Contest, Europe’s most effective contest for technology entrepreneurs seeking international venture capital; the International Venture Club, a global collaborative network of independent, corporate and institutional investors; the TechTour, Europe’s leading platform for Press Release Award winning Companies growth stage entrepreneurs and investors; and several other pan-European initiatives in collaboration with regional and national development bodies and the European Commission.