Global investments in future technology. GS Group to present investment opportunities at IBC2014

GS Group international investment and industry holding company has launched an Investment arm focused on helping young innovative technology companies and start-ups within the Pay-TV and technology industry to raise funds. The holding company will introduce its investment opportunities on September 15, 2014 at IBC show, the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide.

GS Group holding company will introduce GS Invests on September 15, 2014 within IBC show. The new business unit will not only support innovative technologies to raise funding, but will also manage the holding´s M&A across multiple industries with primary focus on technology and Pay-TV. Attendees can expect to raise any questions and hold private face-to-face discussions following the presentations with any of the speakers of GS Group companies.

Gregory Wieczorek, Head of Strategic Mergers & Acquisitions, GS Invests, will introduce GS Invests and GS Group high-tech international businesses and share one of the investment cases in regard Neotion & Tellyo within International Broadcasting Projects.

Jakub Majkowski, Co-Founder and CTO of Tellyo, will share its experience of getting support from GS Group. Tellyo’s Share the Moment service, demanded by viewers and TV operators, allows just-seen TV moments to be shared with a single click on Facebook and Twitter through second screen devices. Support of Tellyo’s service was the first investment provided to a foreign project by GS Venture, GS Group corporate venture fund, in 2014. Participants will learn of the project’s success story and of its plans for development.

“With GS Group`s support and expertise we can now accelerate our mission in creating the easiest way to share TV moments as well as drive and monetize social engagement around TV”, – commented Kimmo Koivisto, CEO and Co-Founder of Tellyo.

Andrew Bezrukov, Director for Strategic Marketing, GS Group, will introduce GS Venture corporate venture fund and its opportunities, including investment and logistical support, assistance in entering the finished product into the market, its advertising and promotion.

Innovative or established technology companies, operators and entrepreneurs looking to launch or develop their products or services within the technology, Pay-TV, broadcast or semi-conductor markets are invited to attend the presentation. Representatives of innovation centers, technological parks, business incubators and Technology Transfer Centers looking to establish partnerships or joint ventures in technology are also extremely welcome at the event.

The meeting room will be available during the whole day for discussions and negotiations. So, the representatives of GS Group companies will be able to provide more detailed information to any attendees interested in future discussions whether they are looking for technology or funding.

Attracting over 50,000 attendees from more than 170 countries, IBC combines a highly respected and peer-reviewed conference with an exhibition that exhibits more than 1,400 leading suppliers of state of the art electronic media technology and provides unrivalled networking opportunities.

The presentation arranged by GS Group will take place on September 15, 2014 at 2 pm at the meeting room D507, Elicium building, 5th floor. Registrtation is not required.