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The Daily Pitch: VC

January 18, 2023

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In today's Daily Pitch, you'll find:

Our top 13 highlights from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

Five VCs talk about the European fintech startups they're keeping an eye on this year.

Our latest PitchBook Benchmarks, updated through Q2 2022, provide data for closed-end fund returns across strategies and vintage years.

Today's Top Stories

Startup radar: Europe's fintech startups to watch

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While the VC investment landscape for fintech companies in Europe is expected to remain challenging in the year ahead, there are still promising startups in the sector.

With plenty of capital waiting to be put to work, we asked five VCs which fintech startups they're keeping an eye on this year.

Deals, trends and predictions from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

J.P. Morgan's annual healthcare conference returned to San Francisco after a two-year virtual hiatus. PitchBook analysts Rebecca Springer and Aaron DeGagne recapped the event, which featured more than 550 presentations from a mix of established public companies and emerging startups.

In our conference recap note, Springer and DeGagne highlight key deals and announcements and provide analysis on several big themes for healthcare investors to watch such as behavioral health, care navigation, genomics and the ongoing primary care chess game.

The note also includes PitchBook's analyst predictions for 2023: behavioral health consolidation will likely heat up as point solutions fall out of favor; an acceleration of partnerships could occur between value-based care enablers and health systems; and the employer self-insured market will increasingly participate in the shift to value-based care.

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PitchBook Benchmarks for PE, VC and more

As capital flowed into alternative assets over the last decade, the global private markets surged and fund strategies expanded in kind. But the last 12 months have been a difficult time for markets, and the opaque nature of private capital presents many questions on how funds are performing. Now more than ever, allocators need transparent benchmarks they can trust.

That's where PitchBook Benchmarks come in—providing a detailed snapshot on the latest data for closed-end fund returns across strategies and vintage years. The new edition is now available, updated through Q2 2022 with preliminary data for Q3. It features downloadable XLS tables, data visualizations and PDFs that break down the numbers by strategy and geography.

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Tumbling valuations give US equities room to run

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Tightening monetary policy, a weak economy, high inflation and rising interest rates have taken a toll on public company valuations. Analysts say the greatest number of undervalued stocks are in the communications sector, closely followed by real estate and consumer cyclical.

Morningstar's outlook for equity markets details the risks and potential rewards for investors in the year ahead.

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Quick Takes

	The Daily Benchmark
	2014 Vintage North American Real Assets Funds
	VC Deals
	LePure Biotech scoops up Series C
	Impel scores $104M
	Sublime Systems secures $40M
	Gaming publisher Carry1st nabs $27M
	Authenticx rakes in $20M
	Splitero nabs $11.7M

The Daily Benchmark

2014 Vintage North American Real Assets Funds

Median IRR

8.55%

Top Quartile IRR

12.57%

1.37x

Median TVPI

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Quantum Energy Partners VI

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VC Deals

LePure Biotech scoops up Series C

LePure Biotech, a Chinese bioprocessing company, has closed a Series C led by Novo Holdings, General Atlantic and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Existing VC investors also joined the round. LePure recently acquired QuaCell Biotechnology.

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Impel scores $104M

Impel has secured a $104 million growth investment led by Silversmith Capital Partners. The company creates software for the automotive industry.

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Sublime Systems secures $40M

Sublime Systems, a startup aiming to decarbonize the cement-making process, has raised a $40 million Series A led by Lowercarbon Capital. Thailand-based Siam Cement Group joined as a strategic investor.

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Gaming publisher Carry1st nabs $27M

Carry1st, a startup that publishes mobile games across African markets, has raised a $27 million pre-Series B led by Bitkraft Ventures, according to reports. Andreessen Horowitz also participated. The startup has previously received backing from gaming giant Riot Games and partnered with mega-franchise "Call of Duty" to roll out a mobile installment in South Africa.

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Authenticx rakes in $20M

Authenticx has raised a $20 million Series B led by Blue Heron Capital. The company offers a platform for analyzing customer interactions in the healthcare industry.

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Splitero nabs $11.7M

Fintech startup Splitero has raised a $11.7 million Series A led by Fiat Ventures. The company helps homeowners access their equity by offering cash in exchange for a share of their home.

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