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LPs ask GPs to bet fees on impact goals; VC valuations start to stabilize; European venture-backed IPOs near decade lows
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August 23, 2023
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Despite a deceleration, there's a path for retail fintech
The retail fintech slowdown has continued, according to our latest Emerging Tech Research. VCs invested $1.9 billion across 188 deals in Q2, declines of 33.4% and 0.5%, respectively, from the previous quarter. Still, investors are eyeing emerging opportunities in the startups offering save now, buy later options for consumers, an idea that has its roots in Depression-era layaway programs.
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LPs push GPs to tie fund fees to impact goals
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As private equity experiences a slowdown in fundraising across the board, impact-minded LPs are becoming more selective with commitments.

Increasingly, GPs raising impact funds are being asked to put some skin in the game by aligning the fees they earn with the fund's sustainability outcomes.
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VC valuations start to stabilize in Q2
In Q2, US VC valuations were considerably below the peaks of 2021 and early 2022. But there are signs that prices may be stabilizing. The median valuations for all stages, except for seed, registered an uptick from the previous quarter.

Although prices are no longer in a free-fall, the VC valuation glass may still be less than half full amid the near-frozen IPO market, reduced risk appetite from VCs and a continued pullback from nontraditional investors. Other key takeaways from our Q2 2023 US VC Valuations Report, sponsored by Morgan Stanley at Work, include:
  • Seed-stage deal sizes have started to stagnate, indicating that the capital that VCs are willing to give to the youngest companies may have reached a ceiling.

  • The median valuation step-ups for early-stage companies have hit a near-decade low, a challenge for seed-stage investors looking for markups.

  • Insiders have led 9.4% of late-stage rounds year-to-date, the highest proportion in nearly a decade.
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Banks poised to rebound in venture debt market
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Private venture debt funds took market share from banks after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, but their dominance will likely be temporary.

As the SVB bank run and its aftermath fade further into the past, venture debt from existing banks and new entrants such as HSBC may give startups a bevy of fresh new alternatives for less expensive debt financing.
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Poor performance plagues Europe's VC-backed IPOs
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Over two-thirds of European VC-backed companies that have gone public since the start of 2022 are trading below their listing price.

The largely poor performance of startups that have recently listed has contributed to a decline in IPO activity in Europe, which could see its lowest count of listings in a decade.
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VC Deals  
Fintech startup Ramp has raised a $300 million Series D at a $5.8 billion valuation, a significant down round from its $8.1 billion valuation in 2022. Thrive Capital and Sands Capital led the round.

Nursa, which offers a nurse staffing platform, has raised an $80 million Series B led by Drive Capital.

Brazilian fintech company Nomad has secured $61 million at a roughly $361 million valuation in a round led by Tiger Global.

Oncology care company Thyme Care has raised a $60 million Series B led by Town Hall Ventures and Foresite Capital.

Israeli SaaS cybersecurity startup Grip Security has secured $41 million in a Series B led by Third Point Ventures.

Agtech specialist Bushel has raised $26 million in a round led by The Banc Funds Company.

Cerby, which offers an application management platform, has raised a $17 million Series A led by Two Sigma Ventures.

Tel Aviv-based network connectivity startup BBT.live has extended its seed funding to $8.4 million in a new round led by Tzvi Neta.

B2B payments startup Koverly has raised $7.6 million in seed funding from Accomplice VC, Vinyl Capital and One Way Ventures.

Mysthera Therapeutics, a Swiss developer of oral therapeutics for autoimmune diseases, has secured $3.5 million from Forty51 Ventures.

London's Borderless, which offers a workforce migration platform, has raised €3 million in a round led by Backed VC.
 
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PE Deals  
Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire The Weather Company from IBM, including most of its assets except its software sustainability business. IBM had purchased the company in 2016 for $2 billion.

Northvolt, a Swedish lithium ion battery maker, has raised $1.2 billion via convertible notes from BlackRock, CPP Investments, OMERS and the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, among others, Reuters reported.

Thoma Bravo-backed Swedish digital investigations company Magnet Forensics has bought Griffeye, which offers a platform used for investigating cases of child exploitation.

Trive Capital has acquired Hypergiant Industries, an AI-driven software startup serving the defense sector. Founded in 2018, the company's earlier VC backers included Align Capital, Capital Factory and Green Park & Golf Venture.

Greenbacker Capital Management has acquired a minority stake in Telyon, a renewable energy developer based in Connecticut serving commercial and industrial customers.
 
 
Exit & IPOs  
Tiger Global Management is nearing a deal to sell a portion of its stake in generative AI startup Cohere at a $3 billion valuation, The Information reported. The sale would reduce Tiger's stake to roughly 5%, according to the report.

Digital banking platform Moniepoint has been cleared by Kenyan competition regulators to go ahead with its acquisition of Kenyan fintech startup Kopo Kopo.

Hg is considering a sale of German insurance broker GGW Group, which could value the company up to €1.5 billion, Bloomberg reported.

Exponent Private Equity is to sell part of its stake in UK sustainable diary and plant-based ingredients provider Meadow to Canada's Fairfax Financial.
 
Fundraising  
Merit Energy has closed its latest fund on $485 million, The Wall Street Journal reported. The vehicle will target investments in mature oil and gas fields.
 
Investors  
The family office of Philipp Nieland, the serial tech entrepreneur who founded cross-border payments company PPRO, has acquired a minority stake in Amsterdam-based PE firm HPE Growth.
 
Chart of the Day  
"Fee data reported to PitchBook shows that the number of funds charging less than 2% has been shrinking over time, not growing, indicating that even with capital being more scarce than usual, this has not translated into bargaining power with GPs thus far."

Source: Q2 2023 Global Private Market Fundraising Report
 
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