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The Daily Pitch: VC

April 22, 2022

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

Our latest European PE Breakdown reveals that Q1 dealmaking held strong despite an unpredictable macroeconomic environment.

Whichever way France's presidential election swings, the country's VC and PE markets will see change. We look at key takeaways from the candidates' 2022 election programs.

Blackstone's first-quarter financial report was headlined by its opportunistic real estate portfolio, which grew more than 10%, outperforming its other businesses.

Today's Top Stories

European PE remains resilient in Q1 amid macroeconomic uncertainty

Despite an unpredictable macroeconomic environment, European private equity dealmaking held strong in the first three months of the year, with deal value reaching a new quarterly peak of €241.3 billion. That resiliency was buoyed by record dry powder levels, softer multiples and healthy leveraged lending markets. Transaction sizes also grew, resulting in record cumulative deal value and pushing the median deal size to €50 million.

Our Q1 2022 European PE Breakdown takes a detailed look at the continent's ecosystem, dissecting activity by deal type, sector, size, region and more. Key takeaways include:

Drops in liquid markets, valuation adjustments, the war in Ukraine and a tighter policy environment all contributed to a sluggish start for European PE exit activity, which had its worst quarter since Q4 2020.

Fundraising got off to a slow start, but many key trends—including stock market volatility, lower interest rates and PE outperformance—all remain intact. Retail channels are expected to be a big fundraising growth area.

Two of the quarter's largest deals came from the sustainability space, a sector that investors will likely double down on in 2022.

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Comparing France's presidential candidates through a private market lens

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French voters are set to decide on their new leader in the coming days as incumbent President Emmanuel Macron faces off against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

During his tenure as president, Macron has been an advocate of the private markets, pushing ahead with labor and tax reforms, as well as new funds to foster innovation. Last year, VC investors poured a record €10.7 billion (about $11.6 billion) into French startups, according to PitchBook data. While Macron is ahead in the polls, the millions of undecided voters could sway the vote in favor of Le Pen.

A victory for either party will affect France's VC and PE markets. We look at the key takeaways from the candidates' 2022 election programs and what each outcome could mean for private market investors.

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Managed futures are on track to have one of their best years, while equity sector funds are headed in the opposite direction. The result? Widely different performance experiences for hedge fund investors. [Institutional Investor]

One environmental historian explores how cities became accidental wildlife havens. [Bloomberg]

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Quick Takes


	The Daily Benchmark
	2016 Vintage Global Real Assets Funds
	VC Deals
	Elon Musk's Boring Company snags $675M at $5.6B+ valuation
	Upside Foods loads up with $400M Series C
	Convoy picks up $260M
	Reify Health announces $220M in new funding
	Pollen raises $150M to curate travel experiences
	Octant collects $80M Series B
	Mendel nabs $40M Series B
	TvScientific brings in $20M
	Glide grabs $20M
	Jarvis ML banks $16M in seed financing
	Fundraising
	Amazon reveals $1B logistics-focused VC fund

The Daily Benchmark

2016 Vintage Global Real Assets Funds

Median IRR

7.80%

Top Quartile IRR

13.73%

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Median TVPI

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VC Deals

Elon Musk's Boring Company snags $675M at $5.6B+ valuation

The Boring Company has raised $675 million in a round co-led by Vy Capital and Sequoia. The new financing values the company at over $5.67 billion. Founded by Elon Musk, The Boring Company is a creator of transportation, utility and freight tunnels.

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Upside Foods loads up with $400M Series C

California-based Upside Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) has raised a $400 million round that values the provider of cultivated meat, poultry and seafood at more than $1 billion. The funding was co-led by Temasek and the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund.

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Convoy picks up $260M

Convoy has raised $160 million in Series E preferred equity led by Baillie Gifford and T. Rowe Price, as well as $100 million in venture debt funding from Hercules Capital. Based in Seattle, the company is a provider of digital fleet management tools for trucking companies.

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Reify Health announces $220M in new funding

Reify Health has collected $220 million in Series D funding co-led by Altimeter Capital and Coatue, valuing the company at over $4.8 billion. Based in Boston, Reify Health offers clinical trial optimization tech and infrastructure to biopharma companies, research clinics and other healthcare organizations.

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Pollen raises $150M to curate travel experiences

Pollen, the creator of a travel platform that partners with brands and entertainers to offer curated experiences, has raised $150 million in Series C financing. Founded in 2014, the company is backed by investors including Kindred, Lansdowne Partners and Northzone.

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Octant collects $80M Series B

Octant has raised an $80 million Series B led by Catalio Capital Management. The Emeryville, Calif.-based company is developing programmable biology and chemistry to create precision medicines for complex diseases, including rare genetic disorders.

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Mendel nabs $40M Series B

Mendel has raised $40 million in a round led by Oak HC/FT. Based in San Jose, the company's natural language processing platform helps healthcare professionals read and understand unstructured medical data.

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TvScientific brings in $20M

TvScientific, the developer of a performance measurement platform for TV advertisers, has raised a $20 million Series A led by Norwest Venture Partners.

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Glide grabs $20M

Glide has raised a $20 million Series A led by Benchmark. The company is the provider of a software development platform designed to help users build and manage applications without coding.

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Jarvis ML banks $16M in seed financing

Jarvis ML has raised $16 million in a round led by Dell Technologies Capital. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company offers a machine learning platform intended to help businesses set up revenue generating intelligence engines.

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Fundraising

Amazon reveals $1B logistics-focused VC fund

Amazon has announced the launch of a $1 billion venture fund that will be used to back industrial innovation related to customer fulfillment, logistics and the supply chain. The vehicle's first round of investments is targeting wearable tech and robotics.

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Chart of the Day

"Both median and average fund sizes hit all-time highs for the past decade, with average fund size exceeding even pre-global financial crisis numbers."

Source: PitchBook's 2021 Annual Private Fund Strategies Report

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