Investor AllStars 2008 awards recognise European VC excellence
At the prestigious Investor AllStars 2008 awards dinner in London, the organisers for the first time this year included nominations from continental Europe, in order to expand the reach of the awards and recognise the excellence in the world of European venture capital. The ten awards were presented at an awards ceremony, which took place on September 24, 2008 at the Hilton Park Lane, London.
The awards, now in their sixth year, were organised jointly by GP Bullhound, the investment bank specialising in technology, media and telecommunications, and Vitesse Media; once again, The Chilli was also a media partner at the event.
Nearly 600 of Europe’s leading entrepreneurs, venture capital professionals attended the awards ceremony. The keynote speaker and principal guest was Denis Payre, co-founder of one of Europe’s most successful and recognised software companies, Business Objects, and Belgian logistics company, Kiala. Denis addressed the audience about his experiences of working with venture funds for seventeen years.
Manish Madhvani of GP Bullhound said, “Particularly in these turbulent and uncertain times it is great to see how entrepreneurs and venture capitalist have not been deterred by the challenging environment, and are in fact rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck into their portfolio companies to produce world-class businesses offering market-leading products.”
Sara Williams of Vitesse Media said, “Despite the prevailing market conditions, venture capital continues to make an invaluable contribution to the UK and European economies and is establishing a strong reputation for developing world-class growth companies. These awards recognise the investors who are driving innovation and entrepreneurship.”
The complete list of award winners for 2008 is:
- Venture Capital Fund of the Year: Index Ventures
- Exit of the Year: MySQL
- VCT/FCPI of the Year: AGF
- Service Provider of the Year: Brown Rudnick
- Private Investor Network of the Year: Hotbed
- VC Personality of the Year: Simon Cook, DFJ Esprit
- Equity Gap Fund of the Year: Hightech Gerunderfonds
- Deal Envy of the Year: Adconion
- Outstanding Contribution of the Year: George Coelho, Good Energies
- Jon Moulton's Triumph Over Adversity Award: Solar Integrated Technology
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28 SEP 2008 |
