Origin of YoV Capital I.

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We noticed in the advisory practice of Your own Venture that securing financing plans of early-stage companies is still difficult. Investors often ignore companies with a limited track record in terms of financial results. From our large network we are able to select the potentially future star-performers from the multitude of start-up companies. We are happy to help these entrepreneurs make their dreams come true through the contribution of capital and our knowledge and experience. That is why we have taken the initiative to set up YoV Capital investment fund with a capital of €2,000,000 in collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency ( "Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland" ) and ten business angels.

The YoV Capital investment fund distinguishes itself from other investors by:

• Active involvement of the fund management and the ten business angels affiliated with our fund. All experienced entrepreneurs who are still fully active in the market;
• Our belief in the importance of diversity and more women in decision-making positions for better strategy making and more successful execution;
• The collaboration with Your own Venture, which means that even more knowledge, skills and experience and the use of smart tools is available;
• Our large network, which enables us to arrange additional co-financing where necessary and the access to potential future exit candidates for the company.

The following criteria apply to companies in which our fund will invest:

• Company based in the Netherlands;
• The company reached its first commercial turnover 7 years ago at the earliest;
• The company has not previously obtained private financing from a professional investment company;
• Diversity in the team of founders and key contributors.

We mainly focus on companies with a scalable technological application in one of the following fields:

• in the medical sector;
• sustainability;
• smart digitization.

YoV Capital I is expected to enter into 6 participations with an average investment of €350,000 per participation and a maximum (staged) investment of €500,000 for an individual investment. Supplemented where necessary with co-financing from third parties. The objective is to realize an average yield multiple of 2 in collaboration with the entrepreneur within the investment period of on average 5 years.