VC valuation trends in seven charts

Six notable VC deals from 2021; Falcon Edge kicks off $10B vehicle; Felix Capital brings on former Meta exec; Ursa Major lands $85M for rocket tech
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December 8, 2021
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In today's Daily Pitch, you'll find:
  • How US startup valuations have changed amid the frenzied VC dealmaking of the last few quarters.

  • The outlook for global real assets is more bullish than it has been in years—but how long will it last?

  • From bees to rockets to robots, six deals that have defined VC trends in 2021.
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US venture capital valuation trends in seven charts
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The venture industry has continued to prove its resiliency in 2021—a year marked by outsized funds, numerous mega-deals and the soaring interest of multistage investors looking to back younger startups.

As a result, valuations of VC-backed companies are on the rise across most stages in the third quarter.

Here are seven charts from PitchBook's US VC Valuations report that depict how startup valuations have changed amid the frenzied dealmaking of the last few quarters.
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This may be a turning point for real assets
The outlook for real assets is more bullish than it has been in years. However, only time will tell whether GPs and LPs will be attracted to strategies that have underperformed for years.

Our Q3 2021 Global Real Assets Report dives deep into fundraising activity, commodity performance, transportation trends and more. Takeaways include:
  • Infrastructure managers have continued to attract capital by delivering reliable fund returns in the region of 10%.

  • The passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure package in the US may create some public-private partnership opportunities for private capital, while government transportation and renewable energy projects in Europe and Australia continue to facilitate investment.

  • Fundraising in oil and gas has been lackluster in 2021, continuing a steady decline that began in the mid-2010s. It remains to be seen whether elevated prices will lure capital back into the strategy despite ESG pressures.
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Partner Perspectives
Health tech stands poised to transform the coming decade
Deloitte
Even amid the torrid growth of the expansion-stage ecosystem in the past year, health tech stands out. 2021 has seen close to 560 completed transactions, accounting for $23.8 billion in deal value, just through the end of September. In the latest edition of Deloitte's Road to Next series, the burgeoning health tech ecosystem is explored in depth, especially considering its acceleration by the COVID-19 pandemic and its myriad ramifications. Highlights include:
  • Analysis of key datasets such as median financing metrics.
  • A spotlight on the consumerization of healthcare and its intersection with health tech.
  • Insights from experienced health tech Deloitte professionals as to critical growth considerations, regulatory changes and more.
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Bees, robots and rockets: 6 VC deals that help define 2021
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If 2020 was defined by the pandemic, 2021 has perhaps been defined by looking to the future and the potential for innovation across a range of sectors that shape daily life.

We've collected six deals from 2021 that illustrate key trends in VC, from agtech innovations to space-tech startups to sustainable foodtech.
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  VC Deals  
  Identity verification startup snags $220M Series B  
  Rocket startup Ursa Major takes off with $85M  
  Insurtech startup AgentSync hits unicorn valuation with $75M round  
  Ironscales picks up $64M Series C  
  Suki closes $55M round for healthcare AI  
  Adendra Therapeutics launches with $53M in backing  
  Insight Partners backs $50M round for Torq  
  Cybersecurity startup GitGuardian pockets $44M Series B  
  Battery Ventures leads $30M round for Hummingbird  
  MoEngage picks up $30M  
  PE Deals  
  Tech24 lands RMS Mechanical Services  
  Foreside Financial buys compliance firm  
  Main Post backs Krispy Krunchy Chicken  
  Exits & IPOs  
  Providence to sell education software provider Tes Global  
  Biopharma company Aerami Therapeutics to go public via SPAC  
  Fundraising  
  Falcon Edge kicks off $10B vehicle, rebrands  
  L Catterton targets $7B+ for new funds  
  Greycroft targets $1.5B+ across two funds  
  MTIP closes second fund at $250M  
  Mountain Partners launches new climate-focused vehicle  
 
 
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Partner Perspectives
Investors are increasingly backing startups based in rising cities
Revolution
2021 is turning into a record year for venture, but where are those dollars going? Not where you might expect. For the first time in more than a decade, the proportion of seed- and early-stage capital invested in Bay Area Startups is on pace to drop below 30%.

Having visited, backed and spotlighted companies in rising startup ecosystems for the last decade, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund partnered with PitchBook to take a closer look at this seismic shift. The full report explores how the trend toward investing in rising cities evolved, including notable pandemic-related accelerations, with highlights including:
 
  1. Cities attracting the most seed- and early-stage capital from Bay Area- and NYC-based investors.
     
  2. The impact of an increasing number of local and regional venture investors.
     
  3. Insights from local partners in rising startup ecosystems.
     
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Felix Capital brings on former Meta exec
Felix Capital has hired Julien Codorniou as a partner focused on gaming and SaaS deals. He had served as a member of the firm's adviser group since 2015, when the firm was launched, and previously worked at Meta (formerly Facebook) for 11 years, most recently as VP of Workplace. Felix Capital has also promoted investor Susan Lin to the role of partner; she held previous roles at Hg and Bain & Company prior to joining the firm. Based in London, Felix Capital backs digital commerce, digital media and connected life companies at the early and growth stages.
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Identity verification startup snags $220M Series B
Incode has raised a $220 million round that values the San Francisco-based startup at $1.25 billion. SoftBank and General Atlantic led the financing, with support from investors including JP Morgan, Capital One Ventures and Coinbase Ventures. The company, which also has offices in Europe and Latin America, provides onboarding, authentication and payment verification to banks, fintech companies, governments and others.
Additional Investors:
3L Capital, Dila Capital, DN Capital, Framework Ventures, SVCI
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Rocket startup Ursa Major takes off with $85M
Colorado-based Ursa Major has raised an $85 million Series C led by BlackRock, with support from XN, Explorer 1, Alsop Louie Partners, Alpha Edison, Dolby Family Ventures, Space Capital and Harpoon Ventures. Ursa is developing liquid propulsion rocket engines for use in launch and hypersonic applications. The new funding will help the aerospace company begin producing one engine per week by the end of 2022.
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Insurtech startup AgentSync hits unicorn valuation with $75M round
AgentSync, a provider of infrastructure for the insurance industry, has raised a $75 million Series B at a $1.2 billion valuation. The funding was led by Valor Equity Partners, with participation from Craft Ventures, Tiger Global, Atreides Management, Anthemis and existing backers. Founded in 2018 and based in Denver, AgentSync's platform minimizes compliance costs and prevents regulatory violations. The startup has now raised around $111 million in total private backing.
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Ironscales picks up $64M Series C
Ironscales, a provider of AI-based email security services, has raised a $64 million round led by Providence Strategic Growth, with support from K1 Investment Management and Jump Capital. The company's self-learning tech helps users detect and remediate threats including business email comprises, credential harvesting and account takeovers. Ironscales was founded in Tel Aviv in 2014 and is currently headquartered in Atlanta.
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Suki closes $55M round for healthcare AI
Suki, a creator of AI-based voice technology for the healthcare industry, has raised $55 million in Series C funding led by March Capital, with participation from Philips Ventures as well as existing backers and several angel investors. Suki's flagship product is an AI-powered digital assistant that helps physicians complete documentation and other administrative tasks more quickly. The startup was valued at $110 million with a $20 million round in March 2020, according to PitchBook data.
Additional Investors:
Flare Capital Partners, Gaingels, Venrock, Breyer Capital, InHealth Ventures
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Adendra Therapeutics launches with $53M in backing
Life sciences VC firm ATP has launched Adendra Therapeutics with $53 million in Series A backing. Adendra, a spinout of The Francis Crick Institute in London, will use dendritic cell biology to develop treatments for solid cancers and autoimmune diseases. Founded in 1999, ATP has $2.65 billion in committed capital and offices in the US and the UK.
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Insight Partners backs $50M round for Torq
Torq has raised a $50 million Series B led by Insight Partners. SentinelOne, GGV Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners also participated in the funding. The Portland, Ore.-based startup provides a no-code automation platform that helps security teams connect infrastructure and communication tools and automate workflows.
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Cybersecurity startup GitGuardian pockets $44M Series B
Paris-based GitGuardian has raised $44 million in a round led by Eurazeo and Sapphire Ventures. The startup offers a code security platform that helps developers prevent leaks by detecting sensitive data within a code repository in real time.
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Battery Ventures leads $30M round for Hummingbird
Hummingbird has collected $30 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures, with Flourish, Homebrew, FinVC and Plaid co-founder William Hockey also participating. Hummingbird's platform provides anti-money laundering, compliance investigation and reporting solutions for financial institutions. The San Francisco-based company has now raised around $41.8 million in private backing, including an $8.2 million Series A in 2020.
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MoEngage picks up $30M
MoEngage has reportedly raised a $30 million Series D from lead investor Steadview Capital, with support from Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Matrix Partners and Multiples Alternate Asset Management. The company is the creator of a customer engagement platform that lets brands analyze audience behavior and provide personalized communication to consumers. MoEngage operates globally, with offices in nine countries.
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Tech24 lands RMS Mechanical Services
HCI Equity Partners-backed food service facility maintenance company Tech24 has acquired RMS Mechanical Services, a Pennsylvania-based provider of food service and commercial HVAC equipment repair, maintenance and installation. RMS is Tech24's seventh add-on acquisition in the sector.
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Foreside Financial buys compliance firm
Genstar Capital-backed Foreside Financial Group has acquired Alaric Compliance Services, a New York-based regulatory and compliance services company. Founded in 2004, Alaric provides services to clients in private credit, private real estate, alternative assets and more.
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Main Post backs Krispy Krunchy Chicken
Main Post Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Krispy Krunchy Chicken, a convenience store food service program. Founded in 1989 in Louisiana, the Krispy Krunchy Chicken chain today serves over 2,600 retail locations in 48 states.
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Exits & IPOs
Providence to sell education software provider Tes Global
Providence Equity Partners has agreed to sell Tes Global, a software provider for the education sector, to Onex. Based in London, Tes Global hosts over 13 million teachers on its online platform and serves over 17,000 schools in 117 countries.
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Biopharma company Aerami Therapeutics to go public via SPAC
Aerami Therapeutics has agreed to go public through a reverse merger with blank-check company FoxWayne Enterprises Acquisition Corp. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. Aerami is a clinical-stage provider of inhaled therapies that are designed to treat severe respiratory and chronic diseases.
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Fundraising
Falcon Edge kicks off $10B vehicle, rebrands
Falcon Edge Capital has closed the first tranche of its new $10 billion vehicle, Alpha Wave Ventures II, TechCrunch reported. The New York-based investor is also rebranding as Alpha Wave Global.
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L Catterton targets $7B+ for new funds
L Catterton is seeking a total of $7.75 billion across two new funds, The Wall Street Journal reported. That includes $6.5 billion for the firm's 10th flagship buyout fund and $1.25 billion for its latest growth vehicle.
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Greycroft targets $1.5B+ across two funds
Greycroft is raising a pair of funds, including the firm's first-ever billion-dollar vehicle, The Wall Street Journal reported. Greycroft plans to raise about $1 billion for its fourth vehicle focused on later-stage investments, and about $500 million for its seventh main early-stage fund, according to the report.
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MTIP closes second fund at $250M
Swiss healthtech private equity firm MTIP has closed its second investment fund at $250 million, The Wall Street Journal reported. The firm closed its first fund at $65 million in 2016.
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Mountain Partners launches new climate-focused vehicle
The Chilean division of Mountain Partners has announced the launch of the country's first climate-focused VC fund, Bloomberg reported. The Zurich-headquartered firm said it plans to raise $50 million for the vehicle, which will back between 15 and 20 startups with early-stage investments of up to $3 million each.
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Chart of the Day
"At 18.0% of funds raised thus far in 2021, VC is on pace to garner a record share of all capital committed for the year. Secondaries have fallen off some in 2021 fundraising, hardly a surprise after the strategy took in so much capital in 2020. Fewer than 50 secondaries funds are raised each year, so the fundraising there can be lumpy from one year to the next."

Source: PitchBook's Q3 2021 Private Fund Strategies Report
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