Ecommerce VC market finds its footing

Secondary market's revival; a16z taps former CFTC commissioner; Lovell Minnick targets $1.5B fund; Fanatics scores $31B valuation
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December 7, 2022
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In today's Daily Pitch, you'll find:
  • Our debut ecommerce report breaks down the market and examines the trends, opportunities and risks in Q3.

  • After months of going quiet, the secondary market is starting to show signs of life.

  • Chart of the Day: Private capital fundraising by manager experience, from our Global Private Markets Fundraising Report.
 
Today's Top Stories  
Ecommerce VC market finds its footing after 2021 funding spike
The surge in online shopping through the pandemic was followed by a boost in VC funding for ecommerce specialists. While that extra lift has waned, the market has displayed strength through 2022, with $20 billion raised for an increase of 44.5% from 2020. When excluding 2021's sky-high numbers, this is in line with previous year-over-year increases, despite high inflation and supply chain obstacles.

VC funding has been weighted toward late-stage deals in recent years. Nearly 79% of 2022 deal value has fallen into that category, reflecting the maturity of the ecommerce ecosystem. At the same time, the number of deals has been more evenly distributed among deal stages, showing how investors continue to support emerging technologies, including VR and AR shopping and livestream commerce.

Our inaugural Emerging Tech Research report on the ecommerce VC market examines five segments and their various trends, opportunities and risks in Q3. These segments define startups that facilitate different steps in the sales process, from prepurchase to postpurchase, along with startups that span all categories.
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Secondary trading picks up as market settles into discount mentality
Stripe co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison
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Secondary market trading of late-stage startups was mostly frozen in Q2 and Q3 2022. But over the last couple of months, buyers and sellers have begun to agree on deals at significant discounts to 2021 valuations.

Buyers, which now include sovereign wealth funds and traditional venture firms, are seeing opportunities to invest in strong companies at a large discount. Meanwhile, sellers have accepted that 2021 prices are not coming back anytime soon.

While low by historical standards, secondary market activity should increase next year as more founders, employees and early backers will look to get liquidity in companies that had been planning IPOs for 2022 and early 2023.
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A Message from Deloitte  
ESG at the expansion stage: How fast-growth companies are navigating ESG priorities
After a record-breaking 2021 for dealmaking in ESG's primary arenas of cleantech, climate tech and impact investing, this year has seen robust tallies of investment at the expansion stage, totaling $15.7 billion across a few hundred completed deals. Yet, balancing ESG priorities with rapid growth can prove challenging. The latest edition of Deloitte's Road to Next series explores key metrics emerging from dealmaking data while discussing insights on key priorities and how ESG implementation can aid growth, with highlights including:
  • How factoring in risks stemming from governance ripple effects future-proofs businesses
  • What growth in available capital for ESG-related enterprises entails, especially in environments of rising risk
  • A spotlight on under-discussed segments of cleantech
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Norway's Oda loses unicorn status with new round
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Grocery delivery company Oda has seen its valuation shrink by almost two-thirds following a $150 million round.

Increasingly challenging market conditions have put pressure on valuations, and certain sectors, including grocery delivery, have seen investor appetite wane.
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FTX collapse exposes power imbalance between founders and investors
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The collapse of crypto exchange FTX has unleashed one of the biggest scandals in the venture world. What exactly transpired has yet to be revealed, but the broad strokes are that the company has a murky relationship—to say the least—with its trading firm, Alameda Research, whose losses founder Sam Bankman-Fried tried to patch up with FTX client funds.

The scandal, the latest in a string of mishaps, bankruptcies and improprieties to hit the crypto world, has left many uncertain about the industry's future. And the FTX implosion has forced investors to confront the question of how such a massive fraud could seemingly pass under the noses of some of the world's most sophisticated venture capitalists.

But context is important.
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Quick Takes  
  The Daily Benchmark  
  2018 Vintage Global PE Funds  
  A message from Stout  
  Asset management industry spotlight: Valuation, dealmaking & market trends  
  People  
  A16z taps former CFTC commissioner  
  VC Deals  
  Fanatics reaches $31B valuation  
  GameOn scores $35M for chat platform  
  NeuReality lands $35M  
  Omny raises $17M  
  MetalSoft collects $16M  
  Carputty nabs $12M+  
  RepAir captures $10M round  
  PE Deals  
  Aldrich-backed Rhythm acquires Equis Consulting  
  Kian Capital reinvests in Sdii Global  
  Blackstone's Legence lands ESG consultancy  
  Silversmith backs Proven Optics  
  Fundraising  
  Lovell Minnick targets $1.5B  
  Avalon wraps up $135M for biotech startups  
 
 
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Asset management industry spotlight: Valuation, dealmaking & market trends
Asset managers are currently navigating financial market volatility, inflation and economic uncertainty, and geopolitical tensions. As a result, asset management firms face challenges in delivering returns for their investors, resulting in tightening margins for the asset management companies.

At the same time, dealmaking innovation in the sector continues to evolve with a variety of M&A deals, PIPE transactions, and GP stakes investments. Similarly, more sophisticated valuation approaches are recommended for asset management firms to accurately capture the drivers of value. This report provides an overview of asset management firm valuations and covers the latest market trends and capital market transactions.

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People  
A16z taps former CFTC commissioner
Andreessen Horowitz has appointed Brian Quintenz as its new head of policy for crypto. Quintenz previously served as the commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under Presidents Obama and Trump.
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VC Deals  
Fanatics reaches $31B valuation
Licensed sportswear maker Fanatics has raised a $700 million round, valuing the company at $31 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Clearlake Capital led the round and was joined by LionTree. Previous investors including SoftBank, Silver Lake and Fidelity Management & Research also participated.
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GameOn scores $35M for chat platform
Conversational chatbot maker GameOn has secured a $35 million Series B co-led by Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Mighty Capital and B3 Capital.
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NeuReality lands $35M
AI inferencing chip startup NeuReality has raised a $35 million Series A led by Samsung Ventures, Cardumen Capital, Varana Capital, OurCrowd and XT Hi-Tech.
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Omny raises $17M
Healthcare data startup Omny Health has raised a $17 million Series B led by Chicago Pacific Founders.
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MetalSoft collects $16M
Automation software startup MetalSoft has closed a $16 million Series A. DNS Capital led the round for the Chicago-based company, which offers software used in data centers.
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Carputty nabs $12M+
Carputty, a fintech company specializing in auto loans, has raised a $12.3 million Series A led by Fontinalis Partners and TTV Capital.
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RepAir captures $10M round
Direct air carbon capture startup RepAir has raised a $10 million Series A led by Extantia and Shell Ventures.
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Aldrich-backed Rhythm acquires Equis Consulting
Aldrich Capital Partners-backed Rhythm Management, a healthcare company that provides remote cardiac monitoring, has acquired Equis Consulting Group, which also specializes in remote monitoring. Alrich staked Rhythm with a $34 million investment in 2021.
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Kian Capital reinvests in Sdii Global
Kian Capital Partners has made its second investment in Florida-based Sdii Global, a forensic engineering firm that serves the property and casualty insurance industry. Kian made its first Sdii investment in 2016.
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Blackstone's Legence lands ESG consultancy
Blackstone-backed building consulting group Legence has acquired ESG consultancy Lord Green Strategies. Legence plans to merge the new acquisition with its subsidiary, RE Tech Advisors, which also focuses on ESG.
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Silversmith backs Proven Optics
Silversmith Capital Partners has obtained a majority stake in software company Proven Optics, which specializes in automating the management of IT budgets. The deal marks Proven Optics' first time receiving outside capital.
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Fundraising  
Lovell Minnick targets $1.5B
Lovell Minnick Partners is raising commitments for Lovell Minnick Equity Partners VI with a target of $1.5 billion, according to reports. The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board is said to have committed $150 million to the fund.
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Avalon wraps up $135M for biotech startups
California-based venture capital firm Avalon BioVentures has closed its first venture vehicle, which will specifically target early-stage biotech startups, on $135 million.
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Chart of the Day  
Source: PitchBook's Q3 2022 Global Private Market Fundraising Report
 
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