U.S. -- 4Q 2013
The following report presents DJX VentureSource s quarterly findings for U.S. venture capital fundraising, investment, valuation, and liquidity. The included charts and graphs offer a comprehensive view of the trends currently affecting the venture capital market. Highlights for 4Q 2013 include: U.S. venture capital fundraising experienced a decline in number of funds, but amount invested is on the rise; Venture capital investment into U.S. companies experienced a quarter over quarter increase; Median pre-money valuation increased 40% from 3Q 2013 and it is at its highest for 2013; Amounts raised through both Initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As) experienced an increase from the previous quarter. 2
FUNDRAISING Venture Fundraising Increases in U.S. during 4Q 2013 52 funds garnered $4.5 billion in 4Q 2013, a 9% increase in the amount raised, but a 24% decline in number of funds from the prior quarter. Venture capital funds have raised a total $19.7 billion across 229 funds in 2013, down 10% from the total amount raised in 2012, but up 15% in number of funds. OrbiMed Private Investments V LP was the largest U.S. venture capital fund of 4Q 2013 raising $735 million and accounting for 16% of the total amount raised during the quarter. Median U.S. fund size was $125 million in 2013. U.S. VC Fundraising (2011 2013) Based on multiple closings 80 70 $8.00 $7.00 60 $6.00 50 $5.00 40 $4.00 30 $3.00 20 $2.00 10 $1.00 0 1Q'11 2Q'11 3Q'11 4Q'11 1Q'12 2Q'12 3Q'12 4Q'12 1Q'13 2Q'13 3Q'13 4Q'13 Amount Raised ($B) $7.12 $3.58 $2.92 $6.75 $7.43 $6.66 $5.01 $2.76 $4.40 $6.73 $4.08 $4.46 Number of Funds 39 43 50 52 55 47 51 46 53 56 68 52 $0.00 3
Largest VC Funds Raised in 4Q 2013 FUNDRAISING Firm Name Fund Name Amount ($M) City State Offering Status Fund Type Fund Category Closing Type OrbiMed Advisors LLC OrbiMed Private Investments V LP $735.00 New York NY Closed Multi-stage venture capital Venture Capital Final General Catalyst Partners General Catalyst Group VII LP $675.00 Cambridge MA Closed Early-stage venture capital Venture Capital Final SAP Ventures SAP Ventures Fund II $651.00 Palo Alto CA Closed Late-stage venture capital Venture Capital Final Benchmark Capital Benchmark Capital Partners VIII LP $425.00 Menlo Park CA Closed Early-stage venture capital Venture Capital Final 5AM Ventures 5AM Ventures IV LP $250.00 Menlo Park CA Closed Early-stage venture capital Venture Capital Final 4
FINANCING U.S. Venture Investment on the Rise in 4Q 2013 U.S.-based companies raised $8.9 billion from 901 venture capital deals in 4Q 2013, an increase both in capital (2%) and in number of deals (5%) from the previous quarter. Compared to the same period in 2012, both number of deals and amount invested registered an increase, 3% and 7% respectively. Business and Financial Services and Healthcare are the strongest sectors, each having a 26% share of total amount invested. In 2013, 3480 deals have been completed raising $33 billion, a respective 5% decrease and 1% increase on figures posted in 2012. Equity Financings into U.S. based, VC-backed Companies (2011 2013) $12.00 $10.00 1200 $8.00 1000 $6.00 $4.00 800 $2.00 $0.00 1Q'11 2Q'11 3Q'11 4Q'11 1Q'12 2Q'12 3Q'12 4Q'12 1Q'13 2Q'13 3Q'13 4Q13 Amount Raised ($B) $8.02 $9.17 $10.49 $8.52 $7.49 $9.15 $7.84 $8.29 $7.26 $8.22 $8.71 $8.89 Number of Deals 828 927 935 910 881 991 905 872 849 874 856 901 600 5
FINANCING Equity Financings into U.S. based, VC backed Companies, by Round Class (Quarter over Quarter, 2011 2013) Number of Deals 400 300 200 100 0 1Q'11 2Q'11 3Q'11 4Q'11 1Q'12 2Q'12 3Q'12 4Q'12 1Q'13 2Q'13 3Q'13 4Q13 Restart 12 26 12 11 9 14 11 17 7 7 6 12 Later 270 285 293 296 252 305 281 275 257 276 262 268 Second 148 180 156 150 140 175 142 155 140 193 195 201 First 267 296 318 311 305 348 329 292 317 279 290 309 Seed 90 101 127 103 139 115 109 97 100 96 81 86 6
FINANCING Equity Financings into U.S. based, VC backed Companies, by Round Class (Year over Year, 2004 2013 ) Number of Deals 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Restart 177 175 146 119 100 92 63 61 51 32 Later 787 828 903 949 934 967 1109 1144 1113 1063 Second 492 486 591 599 628 641 623 634 612 729 First 717 860 900 1104 1077 784 960 1192 1274 1195 Seed 104 106 165 212 205 180 265 421 460 363 7
FINANCING Equity Financings into U.S. based, VC backed Companies, by Round Class (2011 2013) Amount Raised ($B) $7.00 $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 $0.00 1Q'11 2Q'11 3Q'11 4Q'11 1Q'12 2Q'12 3Q'12 4Q'12 1Q'13 2Q'13 3Q'13 4Q13 Restart $0.09 $0.40 $0.22 $0.08 $0.09 $0.16 $0.23 $0.68 $0.08 $0.17 $0.08 $0.11 Later $4.80 $4.66 $5.95 $4.98 $4.14 $5.06 $4.57 $4.19 $4.31 $4.70 $4.99 $4.94 Second $1.45 $1.92 $1.96 $1.52 $1.01 $1.48 $1.25 $1.42 $1.22 $1.67 $2.03 $1.72 First $1.29 $1.54 $1.99 $1.59 $1.39 $2.07 $1.42 $1.54 $1.43 $1.25 $1.38 $1.65 Seed $0.07 $0.10 $0.11 $0.10 $0.10 $0.09 $0.11 $0.08 $0.06 $0.06 $0.07 $0.07 8
FINANCING Equity Financings into U.S.-based, VC-backed Companies, Median Deal Size ($M) (2011 2013) Median Equity Deal Size ($M) $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 $0.00 1Q'11 2Q'11 3Q'11 4Q'11 1Q'12 2Q'12 3Q'12 4Q'12 1Q'13 2Q'13 3Q'13 4Q'13 Median Equity Deal Size ($M) $4.40 $5.00 $5.49 $4.03 $4.00 $4.71 $4.00 $4.30 $4.00 $5.00 $4.00 $4.30 9
FINANCING Equity Financings into U.S.-based, VC-backed Companies, by Industry Group (4Q 2013) Business and Financial Services saw the largest investment allocation, with 207 deals garnering $2.3 billion and accounting for 26% of total equity investment. The Healthcare sector raised the second highest proportion of investment for 4Q 13. Healthcare companies drew $2.3 billion across 188 deals, up 20% and 11% from respective 3Q 13 figures. Information Technology (IT) placed third with $1.7 billion in 248 deals, dropping significantly from the $2.4 billion accumulated in the previous quarter. The sector s investment figure represents a 19% share of total equity investment into U.S. VC-backed companies for the quarter. $1.6 billion were raised by Consumer Services in 177 deals, an increase of 9% in deal flow, while capital invested went up by 3%. 4Q'13 Industry Breakdown By Number of Deals 4Q 13 Industry Breakdown By Amount Raised ($B) 248 207 Business and Financial Services Consumer Goods 19% 27% Business and Financial Services Consumer Goods 28 27 Consumer Services Energy & Utilities 4% 4% Consumer Services Energy & Utilities 188 19 177 Healthcare Industrial Goods & Materials 26% 2% 18% Healthcare Industrial Goods & Materials Information Technology Information Technology 10
Equity Financings into U.S.-based, VC-backed Companies, by Industry Group (2013) FINANCING 2013 Industry Breakdown By Number of Deals 2013 Industry Breakdown By Amount Raised ($B) Business and Financial Services Business and Financial Services 1034 791 Consumer Goods 26% 23% Consumer Goods 90 Consumer Services Energy & Utilities 2% 3% Consumer Services Energy & Utilities 99 651 Healthcare 17% Healthcare 718 81 Industrial Goods & Materials 26% 3% Industrial Goods & Materials Information Technology Information Technology 11
Top 5 Deals into VC-backed Companies (4Q 2013) FINANCING Co. Name Location Industry Group Industry Segment Industry Code Brief Description Close Date Round Type Raised ($M) Round Investors (* denotes lead) Dropbox Inc. San Francisco, CA Business and Financial Services Business Support Services Data Management Services Provider of online storage services. 12/31/2013 3 rd $250.00 Undisclosed Venture Investor(s) Pinterest Inc. San Francisco, CA Consumer Services Consumer Information Services Online Communities Provider of a social networking site. 10/23/2013 5 th $225.00 Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Fidelity Growth Partners Europe*, Pequot Ventures Nest Labs Inc. Palo Alto, CA Consumer Goods Household and Office Goods Appliances/Durable Household Goods Manufacturer of a digital thermostat. 12/31/2013 3 rd $150.00 Undisclosed Venture Investor(s) MongoDB Inc. New York, NY Business and Financial Services Business Support Services Data Management Services Provider of an opensource, non-relational database. 10/2/2013 6 th $150.00 Altimeter Capital Management, Intel Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Red Hat Linux, Salesforce.com, Sequoia Capital, T. Rowe Price Associates* Juno Therapeutics Inc. Seattle, WA Healthcare Biopharmaceuticals Biotechnology Therapeutics Developer of immunotherapy products for cancer. 12/4/2013 First Round $145.00 ARCH Venture Partners LP, Bezos Expeditions, Venrock 12
FINANCING Most Active Investors for U.S.-based, VC-backed Companies (4Q 2013) 25 20 20 15 17 16 16 15 10 5 0 Andreessen Horowitz First Round Capital LLC Battery Ventures Google Ventures Accel Partners 13
FINANCING Number of Deals by Primary Region 4Q 2013 Amount Raised ($B) by Primary Region 4Q 2013 Alaska/ Islands Mid-Atlantic Midwest Central Midwest East Mountain New England Northern California Pacific Northwest South Central South East Southern California 3 209 17 64 37 103 250 47 51 44 67 $0.003 $1.51 $0.06 $0.35 $0.22 $1.21 $3.10 $0.53 $0.48 $0.46 $0.57 Number of Deals in 4Q 2013 by Primary Region Amount Raised ($B) in 4Q 2013 by Primary Region Alaska/Islands Alaska/Islands Mid-Atlantic Midwest Central Midwest East Mountain New England Northern California Pacific Northwest South Central South East Southern California Mid-Atlantic Midwest Central Midwest East Mountain New England Northern California Pacific Northwest South Central South East Southern California 14
FINANCING Number of Deals by subregion 4Q 2013 Amount Raised ($B) by subregion 4Q 2013 San Francisco Bay Area 250 $3.10 Boston Metro 90 $1.13 New York Metro 129 $1.18 Potomac 38 $0.18 Los Angeles Metro 35 $0.25 San Diego Metro 20 $0.10 Orange County 8 $0.16 Seattle Metro 36 $0.49 Austin Metro 25 $0.23 Dallas-Fort Worth 10 $0.16 Chicago Metro 24 $0.22 Subregion Breakout Number of Deals Subregion Breakout Amount Raised ($B) Number of Deals by Subregion Amount Raised ($B) by subregion San Francisco Bay Area 250 San Francisco Bay Area $3.10 Boston Metro 90 Boston Metro $1.13 New York Metro 129 New York Metro $1.18 Potomac 38 Potomac $0.18 Los Angeles Metro 35 Los Angeles Metro $0.25 San Diego Metro 20 San Diego Metro $0.10 Orange County 8 Orange County $0.16 Seattle Metro 36 Seattle Metro $0.49 Austin Metro 25 Austin Metro $0.23 Dallas-Fort Worth 10 Dallas-Fort Worth $0.16 Chicago Metro 24 Chicago Metro $0.22 15
VALUATIONS Equity Financings into U.S. based, VC-backed Companies, Median Pre-money Valuation ($M) (2011 2013) $45.00 $40.00 $35.00 $30.00 $25.00 $20.00 $15.00 $10.00 $5.00 $0.00 1Q'11 2Q'11 3Q'11 4Q'11 1Q'12 2Q'12 3Q'12 4Q'12 1Q'13 2Q'13 3Q'13 4Q'13 Median Pre-money Valuation ($M) $20.00 $22.30 $29.25 $18.00 $19.15 $14.35 $27.05 $40.00 $8.16 $21.25 $18.40 $25.70 16
LIQUIDITY Venture M&A and IPO Market Activity in the U.S. during 4Q 2013 Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of venture-backed companies increased by 17% from 3Q 2013, with 115 deals garnering almost $12 billion. Initial public offering (IPO) activity increased in 4Q 2013 raising $3.6 billion, up 60% from the previous quarter. Exit Opportunities for U.S. VC-backed Companies (2011 2013) 4Q'13 3Q'13 2Q'13 1Q'13 4Q'12 3Q'12 2Q'12 1Q'12 4Q'11 3Q'11 2Q'11 1Q'11 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 1Q'11 2Q'11 3Q'11 4Q'11 1Q'12 2Q'12 3Q'12 4Q'12 1Q'13 2Q'13 3Q'13 4Q'13 IPOs 11 14 11 10 20 12 10 8 9 20 25 20 M&As 140 115 145 141 110 120 102 124 95 89 114 115 17
LIQUIDITY U.S. VC-backed M&As (2011-2013) U.S. venture capital acquisition activity still on the rise in the fourth quarter of 2013, ending with the highest number of exits for 2013. 115 M&As raised almost $12 billion during 4Q 2013, a 17% increase in M&A valuations despite the number of deals only increasing 1% compared to the previous quarter, when 114 M&As garnered $10.2 billion. The largest M&A of the quarter was The Climate Corp., which was acquired by Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) for $930 million. U.S. VC-backed M&A Activity (2011-2013) $16.00 $14.00 160 140 $12.00 120 $10.00 100 $8.00 80 $6.00 60 $4.00 40 $2.00 20 $0.00 1Q'11 2Q'11 3Q'11 4Q'11 1Q'12 2Q'12 3Q'12 4Q'12 1Q'13 2Q'13 3Q'13 4Q'13 Amount Paid ($B) $11.79 $11.88 $13.63 $9.65 $10.46 $11.96 $11.79 $8.78 $5.49 $9.21 $10.21 $11.99 Number of M&As 140 115 145 141 110 120 102 124 95 89 114 115 0 18
Top 3 U.S. M&As (4Q 2013) LIQUIDITY Company Name Location Brief Description Industry Code Industry Segment Industry Group Close Date Round Type Amount Paid ($M) Acquirer The Climate Corp. San Francisco, CA Provider of weather coverage services. Insurance Financial Institutions and Services Business and Financial Services 10/2/2013 Acquisition $930.00 Monsanto Passport Health Communications Inc. Franklin, TN Provider of Internetbased solutions for healthcare organizations. Healthcare Administration Software Medical Software and Information Services Healthcare 11/6/2013 Acquisition $850.00 Experian Braintree Payment Solutions LLC Chicago, IL Provider of credit card payments gateway for businesses. Business Applications Software Software Information Technology 12/19/2013 Acquisition $800.00 ebay 19
LIQUIDITY U.S. VC-backed IPOs (2011-2013) 20 venture-backed companies raised $3.6 billion through public offerings in 4Q 2013. Number of deals decreased by 20%, while capital raised registered a 60% increase from the previous quarter. The largest IPO of the quarter was Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR), which completed a $1.8 billion IPO. U.S. VC-backed IPO Activity (2011-2013) $9.00 $8.00 $7.00 $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 $0.00 1Q'11 2Q'11 3Q'11 4Q'11 1Q'12 2Q'12 3Q'12 4Q'12 1Q'13 2Q'13 3Q'13 4Q'13 Raised ($B) through IPO $0.77 $1.71 $0.43 $2.37 $1.42 $7.75 $0.81 $1.22 $0.64 $1.80 $2.22 $3.55 Number of IPOs 11 14 11 10 20 12 10 8 9 20 25 20 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 20
Top 3 U.S. IPOs (4Q 2013) LIQUIDITY Company Name Location Brief Description Industry Code Industry Segment Industry Group Close Date Round Type Raised through IPO ($M) Exchange Twitter Inc. San Francisco, CA Provider of an online platform for public selfexpression and conversation in real-time. Online Communities Consumer Information Services Consumer Services 11/7/2013 IPO $1820.00 NYSE: TWTR Veeva Systems Inc. Pleasanton, CA Provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life sciences industry. Healthcare Administration Software Medical Software and Information Services Healthcare 10/16/2013 IPO $194.40 NYSE: VEEV Chegg Inc. Santa Clara, CA Provider of a learning platform. Consumer Shopping Facilitators Information Services Consumer Services 11/13/2013 IPO $180.00 NYSE: CHGG 21
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