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India's Cars24 eyes $2B valuation; Grocery delivery startup snags $192M; Nigeria's FairMoney nabs $42M; Parkway Venture Capital nears $60M fund
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July 6, 2021
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How emerging ESG standards put pressure on PE to adapt
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Over the years, ESG standards have been set by an alphabet soup of industry groups. With the shift toward better reporting on sustainability, fund managers are being expected to prove their credentials with growing frequency.
  • As LPs increasingly prioritize responsible investment, many fund managers are finding that simply having an ESG policy is not enough if its impact on a portfolio is not demonstrable.

  • Mergers, like that of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and the International Integrated Reporting Council, are helping consolidate efforts for consistent measurements.

  • However, ethical investing is hard to quantify—meaning those who seek to establish a globally accepted standard likely have a long way to go.
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Real estate tech is bouncing back from its pandemic slump
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As pandemic-related shutdowns continue to be phased out, real estate tech is seeing renewed interest from venture capitalists.
  • Roughly six months into the year, deal activity in residential real estate tech had already reached an annual record of $6.2 billion.

  • A severe housing shortage in the US and a large population reaching peak homebuying age are creating momentum for startups that help consumers buy and sell their homes.

  • While the post-pandemic landscape of commercial real estate is full of unknowns, the explosion in online shopping has been a boon for technology related to logistics and warehousing.
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  India's Cars24 eyes $2B valuation  
  Licious nabs $192M  
  Physna picks up $56M  
  Nigeria's FairMoney raises $42M Series B  
  Exits & IPOs  
  Modern Times snaps up PlaySimple  
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  Parkway Venture Capital on track to close $60M fund  
 
 
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India's Cars24 eyes $2B valuation
Cars24, an Indian online marketplace for used cars, is getting ready to raise $200 million to $250 million from existing investors including DST Global, Bloomberg reported. The deal could reportedly close in several weeks and value Cars24 at between $1.6 billion and $2 billion. Cars24 raised a $200 million Series E in November, with reports at the time indicating a valuation of more than $1 billion. Demand for used cars in India has increased significantly as consumers try to avoid taking public transportation amid the pandemic, the Bloomberg report said.
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Licious nabs $192M
Licious has raised a $192 million Series F co-led by Temasek and Multiples Private Equity, TechCrunch reported. The Bengaluru-based company is the operator of a grocery delivery platform for seafood and meat products. Existing backers 3one4 Capital, Bertelsmann India Investments, Vertex Growth Fund and Vertex Ventures also participated in the round.
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Physna picks up $56M
Physna has raised $56 million in funding led by Tiger Global, with participation from GV and Sequoia. The Ohio-based company is the developer of a 3D design platform intended to help procurement and engineering teams measure operational efficiencies. Physna was valued at $100 million in January, according to PitchBook data.
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Nigeria's FairMoney raises $42M Series B
Fintech startup FairMoney has raised $42 million in Series B funding led by Tiger Global, TechCrunch reported, with DST Partners, Flourish Ventures, Newfund and Speedinvest also participating. Nigeria-based FairMoney offers consumer loans and bank accounts through an app; it reportedly has 3.5 million registered users.
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Exits & IPOs
Modern Times snaps up PlaySimple
Sweden's Modern Times Group has acquired word game developer PlaySimple. MTG paid 3.1 billion Swedish kronor (about $363 million) upfront, with an additional 1.3 billion kronor contingent on performance. PlaySimple has a portfolio of nine games, with an additional four to be launched this year, and plans to expand into digital card games. The Bengaluru-based company has raised funding from investors including Chiratae Ventures, Elevation Capital and Google for Startups (formerly Google Launchpad).
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Fundraising
Parkway Venture Capital on track to close $60M fund
New York-based Parkway Venture Capital has raised $50 million of a $60 million target for a fund that will invest in tech startups using artificial intelligence, complex engineering and data science to create simulations. The firm has backed furniture startup Burrow, fusion energy developer TAE Technologies and workplace safety company Siera.ai.
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Chart of the Day
"In Q1 2021 B2B M&A activity totaled 2,003 deals worth $185.6 billion, marking YoY decreases of 23.8% and 16.9%, respectively. The bulk of B2B M&A volume in the first quarter occurred in Europe, accounting for a 48.3% share, a decent rise from 41.2% in Q1 2020 and surpassing North America's share of M&A in this space."

Source: PitchBook's Q1 2021 Global M&A Report
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