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December 7, 2022

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Our debut ecommerce report breaks down the market and examines the trends, opportunities and risks in Q3.

After months of going quiet, the secondary market is starting to show signs of life.

Chart of the Day: Private capital fundraising by manager experience, from our Global Private Markets Fundraising Report.

Today's Top Stories

Ecommerce VC market finds its footing after 2021 funding spike

The surge in online shopping through the pandemic was followed by a boost in VC funding for ecommerce specialists. While that extra lift has waned, the market has displayed strength through 2022, with $20 billion raised for an increase of 44.5% from 2020. When excluding 2021's sky-high numbers, this is in line with previous year-over-year increases, despite high inflation and supply chain obstacles.

VC funding has been weighted toward late-stage deals in recent years. Nearly 79% of 2022 deal value has fallen into that category, reflecting the maturity of the ecommerce ecosystem. At the same time, the number of deals has been more evenly distributed among deal stages, showing how investors continue to support emerging technologies, including VR and AR shopping and livestream commerce.

Our inaugural Emerging Tech Research report on the ecommerce VC market examines five segments and their various trends, opportunities and risks in Q3. These segments define startups that facilitate different steps in the sales process, from prepurchase to postpurchase, along with startups that span all categories.

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Secondary trading picks up as market settles into discount mentality

Stripe co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison
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Secondary market trading of late-stage startups was mostly frozen in Q2 and Q3 2022. But over the last couple of months, buyers and sellers have begun to agree on deals at significant discounts to 2021 valuations.

Buyers, which now include sovereign wealth funds and traditional venture firms, are seeing opportunities to invest in strong companies at a large discount. Meanwhile, sellers have accepted that 2021 prices are not coming back anytime soon.

While low by historical standards, secondary market activity should increase next year as more founders, employees and early backers will look to get liquidity in companies that had been planning IPOs for 2022 and early 2023.

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	GameOn scores $35M for chat platform
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Asset management industry spotlight: Valuation, dealmaking & market trends

Asset managers are currently navigating financial market volatility, inflation and economic uncertainty, and geopolitical tensions. As a result, asset management firms face challenges in delivering returns for their investors, resulting in tightening margins for the asset management companies.

At the same time, dealmaking innovation in the sector continues to evolve with a variety of M&A deals, PIPE transactions, and GP stakes investments. Similarly, more sophisticated valuation approaches are recommended for asset management firms to accurately capture the drivers of value. This report provides an overview of asset management firm valuations and covers the latest market trends and capital market transactions.

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A16z taps former CFTC commissioner

Andreessen Horowitz has appointed Brian Quintenz as its new head of policy for crypto. Quintenz previously served as the commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under Presidents Obama and Trump.

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VC Deals

Fanatics reaches $31B valuation

Licensed sportswear maker Fanatics has raised a $700 million round, valuing the company at $31 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Clearlake Capital led the round and was joined by LionTree. Previous investors including SoftBank, Silver Lake and Fidelity Management & Research also participated.

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GameOn scores $35M for chat platform

Conversational chatbot maker GameOn has secured a $35 million Series B co-led by Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Mighty Capital and B3 Capital.

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NeuReality lands $35M

AI inferencing chip startup NeuReality has raised a $35 million Series A led by Samsung Ventures, Cardumen Capital, Varana Capital, OurCrowd and XT Hi-Tech.

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Omny raises $17M

Healthcare data startup Omny Health has raised a $17 million Series B led by Chicago Pacific Founders.

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MetalSoft collects $16M

Automation software startup MetalSoft has closed a $16 million Series A. DNS Capital led the round for the Chicago-based company, which offers software used in data centers.

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Carputty nabs $12M+

Carputty, a fintech company specializing in auto loans, has raised a $12.3 million Series A led by Fontinalis Partners and TTV Capital.

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RepAir captures $10M round

Direct air carbon capture startup RepAir has raised a $10 million Series A led by Extantia and Shell Ventures.

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Avalon wraps up $135M for biotech startups

California-based venture capital firm Avalon BioVentures has closed its first venture vehicle, which will specifically target early-stage biotech startups, on $135 million.

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Source: PitchBook's Q3 2022 Global Private Market Fundraising Report

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