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The Daily Pitch: VC

June 12, 2023

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

Our deep dive into the largest US accelerators breaks down the data across unicorn creation, capital raised, exits and more.

A rise in bankruptcies suggests more PE-backed borrowers are finding their heavy debt load has become a burden they can't easily escape.

Explore fundraising trends across seven private market strategies in our recent Global Private Market Fundraising Report.

Today's Top Stories

The accelerator most likely to propel a startup to unicorn status

Y Combinator, the Bay Area accelerator behind Airbnb, Stripe and DoorDash, has yielded more unicorns than Techstars, SOSV, MassChallenge, Plug and Play Tech Center or 500 Global, with an estimated unicorn creation rate of 4.5% since 2010.

That's just one of many exclusive findings from our latest PitchBook analysis, which offers a comprehensive look inside the industry's preeminent accelerator programs. See how the top names stack up and hear from founders surveyed by PitchBook who went through each program on whether the experience was worthwhile.

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PE-backed bankruptcies pick up

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A rise in bankruptcy filings suggests more PE-backed companies are finding their heavy debt load has become a burden they can no longer escape in a late credit cycle. Rising borrowing costs and tightening lending conditions have made it more difficult and costly to refinance debt.

Some of these distressed borrowers designed creative debt maneuvers to extend their liquidity runways before falling into bankruptcy.

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VC Deals

Maternal healthcare startup Pomelo Care has raised $33 million in seed and Series A rounds both led by Andreessen Horowitz. First Round Capital co-led the seed funding.

Uncommon, a UK-based lab-grown meat startup, has raised a $30 million Series A led by Balderton Capital and Lowercarbon Capital.

Healthcare data company Carta Healthcare has raised an additional $5 million for its Series B from Memorial Hermann Health System and UnityPoint Health, bringing the round's total to $25 million.

Otium Capital has led a €16 million Series A for BeFC, a French developer of paper-based biofuel cells for sustainable energy generation.

Lens Protocol has raised $15 million in a round led by IDEO CoLab Ventures and joined by General Catalyst and Blockchain Capital, among others. Lens was developed by Aava Companies, which builds Web3 protocols, applications and tools.

France's Foodomarket, an online marketplace for food suppliers, has secured a £9.5 million Series A led by Alven Capital, Tech.eu reported.

Amsterdam-based photography marketplace Smiler has secured $8.5 million in a round led by Octopus Ventures.

Sensoneo, a Slovakia-based specialist in smart waste management, has raised a €6.2 million Series A led by Taiwania Capital.

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PE Deals

Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to acquire London-listed payments processor Network International for £2.2 billion.

UK-based Alfa International, a software provider for the asset finance industry listed on the London Stock Exchange, has received a $773 million buyout offer from EQT.

South Korean firm Hahn & Co has agreed to acquire medical device maker Lutronic for 957 billion Korean won (around $743 million).

TPG and AmerisourceBergen have completed their acquisition of OneOncology, an oncology practice network.

Business advisory and consultancy firm Riveron has agreed to be acquired by Kohlberg & Company. HIG Capital, which acquired the company through a leveraged buyout in 2019, will maintain a minority stake.

Hong Kong's PAG is making a $200 million investment in RK Pharma, focused on the company's Indian subsidiaries.

EdgeCap Partners has acquired a majority equity interest in Bulgaria-based clinical research organization Comac Medical.

Fundraising

Healthcare-focused PE firm Martis Capital has closed Martis Partners IV on $779 million.

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz has combined its fintech and consumer investment teams into a single unit focused on AI led by general partner Alex Rampell, The Information reported.

Chart of the Day

Source: Q1 2023 Global Private Market Fundraising Report

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