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Venture Capital Report U.S. | 1Q | 2018
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VENTURE CAPITAL REPORT
The following report presents Dow Jones VentureSource’s quarterly findings for U.S. venture capital fundraising, investment, valuation,
and liquidity. The included charts and graphs offer a comprehensive view of the trends currently affecting the venture capital market.
Highlights for 1Q 2018 include:
• U.S. venture capital fundraising increased in amount invested and in number of funds
• Venture capital investment into U.S. companies reached the highest level of the last three years
• Amount raised through initial public offerings (IPOs) decreased in the first quarter of 2018, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) also fell compared to the
previous quarter
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GROWTH EQUITY
Starting this quarter, we are reporting on Growth Equity. VentureSource has always tracked this space, but until now they were excluded from the
quarterly statistics. Please note that Growth deals will be included in the Later Stage category, a subsection of Venture Capital Investment. We define
Growth Equity as a minority stake investment in privately owned, mature companies that meet the following criteria:
• No prior equity investment within the first 3 years of business operations; and
• A proven business model -- generating revenue or profitable; and
• No VC-type round series is used by the company to label the transaction; and
• At least one institutional investor participated in the deal.
We recently reviewed our entire database to ensure that all companies and transactions are classified consistent with the above criteria. As a result of
this review, we re-characterized thousands of historical deals from VC to Growth, or from Growth to VC.
As with our Venture Capital statistics, we exclude companies formed for the sole purpose of acquiring other companies, properties, natural resources, or
interests. We also exclude companies formed or owned by private equity firms.
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VENTURE FUNDRAISING INCREASES IN U.S. DURING 1Q 2018
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FUNDRAISING
U.S. VC Fundraising (2014–2018) Based on multiple closings
140 venture capital funds collected $8.78 billion in 1Q 2018, a
68% increase in the amount raised, along with a 2% growth in
the number of funds from the prior quarter.
Norwest Venture Partners XIV LP was the largest
U.S. venture capital fund of 1Q 2018, raising $1.5 billion and
accounting for 17% of the total venture capital financing
raised during the quarter.
1Q'15 2Q'15 3Q'15 4Q'15 1Q'16 2Q'16 3Q'16 4Q'16 1Q'17 2Q'17 3Q'17 4Q'17 1Q'18
Amount Raised ($B) $9.03 $13.75 $5.76 $9.14 $14.35 $11.91 $8.78 $9.43 $8.19 $14.37 $9.85 $5.21 $8.78
Number of Funds 82 115 77 103 131 119 116 144 171 158 121 137 140
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LARGEST VC FUNDS RAISED IN 1Q 2018
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FUNDRAISING
Firm Name Fund Name Amount ($M) City State Offering Status Fund Type Fund Category Closing Type
Norwest Venture Partners Norwest Venture Partners
XIV LP $1,500.00 Palo Alto CA Closed Multi-stage
venture capital
Venture Capital Final
General Catalyst Partners General Catalyst Group IX
LP $1,375.00 Cambridge MA Closed Multi-stage
venture capital Venture Capital Final
Battery Ventures Battery Ventures XII LP $800.00 Boston MA Closed Multi-stage
venture capital Venture Capital Final
Ampersand Capital Partners Ampersand 2018 LP $450.00 Wellesley MA Closed Multi-stage
venture capital Venture Capital Final
Samsara BioCapital Samsara BioCapital LP $260.59 Palo Alto CA Open Multi-stage
venture capital Venture Capital First
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U.S. EQUITY INVESTMENT IN 1Q 2018 INCREASES
U.S.-based companies raised $25.72 billion in 1303 equity
deals in 1Q 2018, which translates to an increase of 17% in
capital raised from the fourth quarter of 2017, with a 9%
increase in number of deals during the same period.
Healthcare received the highest amount of investment,
accounting for 26.62% and growing 21% from the last
quarter. Compared to the same period last year, there was
a slight increase of 4%.
Equity financing this quarter was the highest in the last
three years. When measured against the same period last
year, total capital invested rose by 30%.
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Equity Financings into U.S.- Based, VC-backed Companies (2015–2018)
1Q'15 2Q'15 3Q'15 4Q'15 1Q'16 2Q'16 3Q'16 4Q'16 1Q'17 2Q'17 3Q'17 4Q'17 1Q'18
Amount Raised ($B) $19.80 $23.15 $23.50 $23.53 $16.24 $20.36 $18.80 $13.62 $19.76 $20.93 $23.32 $21.66 $25.72
Number of Deals 1268 1383 1258 1329 1229 1225 1272 1124 1306 1341 1299 1211 1303
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Number of Deals
EQUITY FINANCINGS INTO U.S.–BASED, VC–BACKED COMPANIES, BY ROUND CLASS (QUARTER OVER QUARTER, 2015–2018)
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1Q'15 2Q'15 3Q'15 4Q'15 1Q'16 2Q'16 3Q'16 4Q'16 1Q'17 2Q'17 3Q'17 4Q'17 1Q'18
Restart 5 5 3 2 4 4 3 1 6 1 4 0 2
Later 428 481 431 440 420 425 454 378 441 397 418 397 439
Second 238 260 212 225 222 230 201 186 211 195 206 171 195
First 347 382 376 375 342 343 338 320 318 312 260 237 273
Seed 90 115 99 120 99 73 103 89 124 155 143 135 118
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Amount Raised ($B)
EQUITY FINANCINGS INTO U.S.-BASED, VC-BACKED COMPANIES, BY ROUND CLASS (QUARTER OVER QUARTER, 2015–2018)
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1Q'15 2Q'15 3Q'15 4Q'15 1Q'16 2Q'16 3Q'16 4Q'16 1Q'17 2Q'17 3Q'17 4Q'17 1Q'18
Restart $0.03 $0.09 $0.06 $0.02 $0.06 $0.04 $0.54 $0.01 $0.08 $0.01 $0.05 $0.00 $0.03
Later $13.20 $15.52 $15.35 $16.60 $10.31 $10.63 $12.01 $7.66 $10.71 $12.86 $14.69 $13.52 $14.30
Second $3.12 $3.66 $3.70 $3.01 $2.25 $2.72 $2.37 $2.19 $3.90 $3.07 $3.50 $3.07 $4.23
First $2.12 $2.42 $2.57 $2.78 $2.09 $2.26 $2.93 $1.95 $3.64 $2.90 $2.13 $2.77 $4.25
Seed $0.08 $0.11 $0.09 $0.12 $0.13 $0.10 $0.10 $0.13 $0.16 $0.34 $0.32 $0.33 $0.32
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EQUITY FINANCINGS INTO U.S.-BASED, VC-BACKED COMPANIES, MEDIAN DEAL SIZE ($M) (2015–2018)
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FINANCING Median Equity Deal Size ($M)
1Q'15 2Q'15 3Q'15 4Q'15 1Q'16 2Q'16 3Q'16 4Q'16 1Q'17 2Q'17 3Q'17 4Q'17 1Q'18
Median Equity Deal Size ($M) $5.00 $5.00 $5.09 $5.00 $4.60 $4.83 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.60 $5.31 $6.00 $6.30
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EQUITY FINANCINGS INTO U.S.-BASED, VC-BACKED COMPANIES, BY INDUSTRY GROUP (1Q 2018)
Healthcare received the largest investment allocation during 1Q’18 (27% of total),
accumulating $6.85 billion through 250 deals. While the number of deals
decreased in this quarter compared with 4Q’17, the amount invested in
healthcare rose 21%.
Business and Financial Services took second place with $5.89 billion across 321
deals. Compared to the performance of this sector in the last quarter, the
numbers signify a 15% increase in deal flow along with a substantial rise of 39%
in the amount raised. The sector’s investment figure represents approximately
23% share of total equity investment into U.S. VC-backed companies for the
quarter.
Information Technology placed third this quarter in terms of equity financing,
accounting for 21% of all 1Q’18 investment. The 377 deals drew $5.32 billion, a
mere 4% increase in capital raised compared to the previous quarter.
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FINANCING 1Q'18 Industry Breakdown By Number of Deals
1Q’18 Industry Breakdown By Amount Raised ($B)
321
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200 11 250
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377
Business and Financial Services
Consumer Goods
Consumer Services
Energy & Utilities
Healthcare
Industrial Goods & Materials
Information Technology
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Business and Financial Services
Consumer Goods
Consumer Services
Energy & Utilities
Healthcare
Industrial Goods & Materials
Information Technology
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TOP 5 DEALS INTO VC-BACKED COMPANIES (1Q 2018)
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Co. Name Location Industry Code Industry Segment Industry Group Brief Description Close Date Round Type Raised ($M) Round Investors (* denotes lead)
Uber Technologies Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Transportation Services
Travel and Leisure Consumer Services
Provider of an on-demand ridesharing
service. 1/18/2018 VC Later 1,250.00
TPG Capital LP, Tencent Holdings Ltd., Softbank Group Corp.*, Sequoia Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group
Katerra Inc. Menlo Park, CA Building
Construction Construction and Civil Engineering
Business and Financial Services
Provider of services and solutions for the
construction industry. 1/24/2018 VC 2nd 865.00 SoftBank Vision Fund*
DoorDash Inc. San Francisco,
CA Restaurants/ Food Service
Travel and Leisure Consumer Services
Provider of an on-demand delivery
service that connects customers with local
businesses.
3/1/2018 VC 5th 535.00 Wellcome Trust Ltd., Softbank Finance Group*, Sequoia
Capital, GIC Private Ltd.
Moderna Therapeutics Inc.
Cambridge, MA Biotechnology Therapeutics
Biopharmaceuticals Healthcare
Developer of messenger RNA
(mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines.
2/1/2018 VC 6th 500.00
Viking Global Investors LP, Sequoia Capital, Pictet Asset Management SA, Julius Baer, Fidelity Management &
Research Co., EDBI Pte. Ltd., BB Biotech Ventures, ArrowMark Partners, Alexandria Venture Investments
Magic Leap Inc.* Dania Beach, FL Displays Electronics and
Computer Hardware Information Technology
Developer of an augmented reality visual computing
system.
3/7/2018 Other Equity 461.00 Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund*
*According to WSJ Pro VC, the company had a second closing of a Series D round after reporting in October a $502 million round lead by Temasek. Venture Source Data reported on this financing in the previous quarter.
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MOST ACTIVE INVESTORS FOR U.S.-BASED, VC-BACKED COMPANIES (1Q 2018)
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NUMBER OF DEALS/AMOUNT RAISED BY PRIMARY REGION (1Q 2018)
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FINANCING Number of Deals in 1Q 2018 by Primary Region
Amount Raised ($B) in 1Q 2018 by Primary Region
Number of Deals by Primary Region 1Q 2018 282
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Northern California
Pacific Northwest
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South East
Southern California
Amount Raised ($B) by Primary Region 1Q 2018 $4.28
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$0.91
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Northern California
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South East
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NUMBER OF DEALS/AMOUNT RAISED BY SUBREGION (1Q 2018)
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Number of Deals by subregion 1Q 2018
Amount Raised ($B) by subregion 1Q 2018
Austin Metro 27 $0.47
Boston Metro 91 $2.51
Chicago Metro 39 $0.59 Dallas-Fort Worth 13 $0.25
Los Angeles Metro 84 $1.99
New York Metro 186 $3.16
Orange County 24 $0.30
Potomac 34 $0.57
San Diego Metro 21 $0.51
San Francisco Bay Area 405 $10.56
Seattle Metro 39 $0.59
Subregion Breakout Number of Deals
Subregion Breakout Amount Raised ($B)
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Boston Metro
Chicago Metro
Dallas-Fort Worth
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VENTURE M&A AND IPO MARKET ACTIVITY IN THE U.S. DURING 1Q 2018
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) for venture-backed
companies decreased 6% in value from 4Q 2017, with
120 deals garnering $17.31 billion.
During the same period, the number of IPOs declined
by 39%, as did the total amount raised. The
latter experienced a 19% decrease, falling to $1.63
billion.
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Exit Opportunities for U.S. VC–backed Companies (2015–2018)
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IPOs 13 29 12 16 6 11 13 8 7 18 8 23 14
M&As 156 114 149 142 147 161 160 146 165 155 154 156 120
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U.S. VC-BACKED M&As (2015-2018)
120 M&As of venture-backed companies in the U.S.
amounted to $17.31 billion during 1Q 2018.
• Compared to 4Q 2017, when a total of 156
transactions accumulated $18.40 billion, both
number of deals and amount raised decreased by
23% and 6%, respectively.
• The largest M&A of the quarter was
IO Data Centers LLC, which was acquired by Iron
Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM) for $1.34 billion.
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U.S. VC-backed M&A Activity (2015 - 2018)
1Q'15 2Q'15 3Q'15 4Q'15 1Q'16 2Q'16 3Q'16 4Q'16 1Q'17 2Q'17 3Q'17 4Q'17 1Q'18
Amount Paid ($B) $15.66 $11.88 $19.71 $19.56 $24.01 $26.17 $25.89 $22.17 $23.24 $20.08 $22.10 $18.40 $17.31
Number of M&As 156 114 149 142 147 161 160 146 165 155 154 156 120
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TOP 3 U.S. M&As (1Q 2018)
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Company Name Location Brief Description Industry Code Industry Segment Industry Group Close Date Round Type Amount Paid ($M)
Acquirer
IO Data Centers LLC Phoenix, AZ
Provider of wholesale data center and
colocation services.
Data Management Services
Business Support Services
Business and Financial Services 1/10/2018 Acquisition $1,340.00
Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM)
Impact Biomedicines Inc.* San Diego, CA
Developer of treatments for patients with
myeloproliferative neoplasms and other
types of cancer.
Biotechnology Therapeutics Biopharmaceuticals Healthcare 3/31/2018 Acquisition $1,100.00
Celgene Corp. (NASDAQ:
CELG)
Bot Home Automation Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
Provider of a wireless video camera doorbell
security device. Security Products
Aerospace and Defense
Industrial Goods and Materials 2/27/2018 Acquisition $1,000.00
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)
*The company was acquired for $1.1 billion upfront and up to $ 1.25 billion in contingent payments based on regulatory approval milestones for myelofibrosis.
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U.S. VC-BACKED IPOs (2015-2018)
14 venture-backed companies raised $1.63 billion through public
offerings in 1Q 2018.
• Both number of deals and capital raised experienced a
significant drop from the last quarter, 39% and 19%,
respectively.
• Despite the decline, Dropbox Inc.’s IPO raised almost twice as
much as last quarters’ biggest IPO. The company, now quoted
in the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the DBX ticker symbol,
collected $563.27 million and was valued at $8.33 billion.
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U.S. VC-backed IPO Activity (2015 - 2018)
1Q'15 2Q'15 3Q'15 4Q'15 1Q'16 2Q'16 3Q'16 4Q'16 1Q'17 2Q'17 3Q'17 4Q'17 1Q'18
Raised ($B) through IPO $0.93 $2.57 $1.60 $1.36 $0.38 $0.79 $0.99 $0.69 $3.95 $1.75 $0.62 $2.02 $1.63
Number of IPOs 13 29 12 16 6 11 13 8 7 18 8 23 14
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TOP 3 U.S. IPOs (1Q 2018)
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Company Name Location Brief Description Industry Code Industry Segment Industry Group Close Date
Round Type
Raised through IPO ($M) Exchange
Dropbox Inc. San Francisco,
CA Provider of cloud storage
services.
Business Applications
Software Software
Information Technology 3/23/2018 IPO $563 Nasdaq: DBX
Zscaler Inc. San Jose, CA Provider of multi-tenant
software-as-a-service (SaaS) security services.
Network / Systems Management
Software Software
Information Technology 3/16/2018 IPO $192 NASDAQ: ZS
Homology Medicines Inc. Bedford, MA
Developer of gene editing and gene therapy
technologies.
Biotechnology Therapeutics Biopharmaceuticals Healthcare 3/27/2018 IPO $144
NASDAQ: FIXX
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