S.M.I.P. (Seed Money Insurance Program) by Dr. Erwin Annau was developed into silicones Valley. As Enterpreneur Dr. Erwin Annau made comprehensive experiences with fishing rod investor, Seed Money of find and Mezzanine Capital of investor and find.
Its Background as tax counsels, management and sales coaches as well as enterprise -, financial possible and fortune advisors made Dr. Erwin Annau the development of this comprehensive principal of security program.
A goal of SMIP is the security of investments of funds in enterprises in the starting UP phase or in the transitional phase from private company to the quoted society. Investors accept usually with their investment in start Ups the risk of the total loss of their capital consciously. By broad dispersion of the investment into many enterprises this risk is mitigiert. The fall of whole economic sectors (keyword: however the blow-out dot.com of the blister) or the world economy (keyword 11 September) instructed investors of a better one. With global events the dispersion does not offer protection into a majority of enterprises. A further problem lies in the fact that due to necessary investment heights into individual enterprises the dispersion desired of the investor (find) is practically not feasible into a multiplicity of enterprises (resources lacking concentration). Likewise is a project-related security with the simpler Abschichtung exerted by it of the investors an important criterion for the employment of S.M.I.P.