Shaking the MoneyTree TM Q1 2015 Update www.pwc.com PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree TM Report based on data from Thomson Reuters HJ Paik Director, Emerging Company Services hj.paik@us.pwc.com (213) 356-6110
Shaking the MoneyTreeTM
Q1 2015 Update
www.pwc.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTreeTM Report based on data from Thomson Reuters
HJ Paik Director, Emerging Company Services hj.paik@us.pwc.com (213) 356-6110
About the report
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• PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association produce the MoneyTree Report™, based on data from Thomson Reuters
• ‘Core’ measure of equity investments in venture-backed companies in the United States
• Companies have received at least one round of financing, involving a professional VC firm or equivalent
• Captures: tranches, not term sheets, foreign VCs, qualified private placement
• Excludes: debt, bridge loans, recaps, roll-ups, IPOs, PIPEs, leasing, etc.
• MoneyTree™ Report in its 21st year
• Results online at www.pwcmoneytree.com and www.nvca.org
Q1 2015
MoneyTree total investments Annual venture capital investments 1995 – Q1 2015 YTD
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$8.0 $11.3
$15.1 $21.5
$54.9
$105.0
$40.9
$22.2 $19.7 $22.9 $23.2
$27.9 $32.1 $30.4
$20.3 $23.4
$29.9 $27.6 $30.1
$49.5
$13.4
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Q1
($ in billions)
# of deals
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Q1
1897 2635 3232 3743 5605 8040 4595 3217 3038 3236 3300 3895 4230 4200 3172 3668 4040 3966 4251 4378 1020
MoneyTree total investments: Q1 2011 – Q1 2015
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($ in billions)
Q1 2015
$6.6 $6.3 $6.1
$10.6
$13.4
$8.3
$7.5 $7.3
$13.6
$7.5
$6.7
$8.1
$10.4
$7.5 $7.0
$8.6
$14.9
$0.0
$2.0
$4.0
$6.0
$8.0
$10.0
$12.0
$14.0
$16.0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
# of Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
Deals 912 1099 1021 1008 895 1001 980 1090 947 1045 1091 1168 1030 1175 1070 1103 1020
MoneyTree total investments
Quarterly venture capital investments Q1 2011 – Q1 2015
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$6.6
$8.3 $7.5 $7.5
$6.3 $7.5
$6.7 $7.0 $6.1
$7.3 $8.1 $8.6
$10.6
$13.6
$10.4
$14.9 $13.4
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Q1 '11 Q2 '11 Q3 '11 Q4 '11 Q1 '12 Q2 '12 Q3 '12 Q4 '12 Q1 '13 Q2 '13 Q3 '13 Q4 '13 Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15
# D
eals
Total amount invested ($B)
Average deal size ($M)
$7.2 $7.5 $7.4 $7.4 $7.1 $7.5 $6.9 $6.5 $6.5 $7.0 $7.4 $7.4
$10.3 $11.6
$9.7
$13.5 $13.2
Q1 '11 Q2 '11 Q3 '11 Q4 '11 Q1 '12 Q2 '12 Q3 '12 Q4 '12 Q1 '13 Q2 '13 Q3 '13 Q4 '13 Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15
$22.8
$29.7
$42.0
$94.7
$115.6
$134.1
$267.9
$329.9
$381.1
$400.6
$414.9
$426.6
$1393.8
$1407.7
$1919.6
$6039.7
- $1000 $2000 $3000 $4000 $5000 $6000 $7000
Upstate NY
South Central
Sacramento/N.Cal
North Central
Colorado
Philadelphia Metro
SouthWest
DC/Metroplex
Northwest
Midwest
Southeast
Texas
NY Metro
New England
Southern California
Silicon Valley
($ in millions)
Investments by region: Q1 2015
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Unknown region totals not included
Region # of Deals % Change $ from Q4’ 14
Silicon Valley 323 -7%
New England 115 -29%
NY Metro 103 18%
Southern California 94 39%
Midwest 90 -50%
Southeast 68 -59%
Texas 48 -13%
DC/Metroplex 38 -9%
Northwest 30 -13%
SouthWest 24 133%
Colorado 23 -66%
Philadelphia Metro 23 -15%
North Central 21 -25%
South Central 9 243%
Upstate NY 8 227%
Sacramento/N.Cal 3 275%
Total -10%
Q1 2015 Total Investments - $13,420.8 million in 1,020 deals
Q1 2015
NV = no value in prior quarter NM = not meaningful
53%
8% 9% 9%
3%
57%
5%
9% 9%
2%
45%
8% 7%
17%
3%
44%
9%
13%
8%
3%
45%
14%
10% 10%
3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Silicon Valley Southern California New England NY Metro Texas
(% of total dollars)
Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15
Investments by region – Quarterly percent of total U.S. investments
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Top 5 US regions : Q1 2014 – Q1 2015
Q1 2015
Investments by industry: Q1 2015
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$0.2
$6.0
$71.3
$99.6
$99.9
$107.7
$172.8
$176.0
$366.1
$469.2
$476.1
$520.3
$911.1
$1277.9
$1,360.5
$1,730.4
$5,575.8
- $2000 $4000 $6000
Other
Business Products and Services
Computers and Peripherals
Networking and Equipment
Electronics/Instrumentation
Retailing/Distribution
Healthcare Services
Semiconductors
Telecommunications
Medical Devices and Equipment
Consumer Products and Services
Financial Services
IT Services
Media and Entertainment
Industrial/Energy
Biotechnology
Software
($ in millions)
Q1 2015 Total Investments - $13,420.8 million in 1,020 deals
Industry # 0f
Deals % Change in $
from Q4' 14
Software 434 -8%
Biotechnology 124 -14%
Media and Entertainment 89 -9%
Medical Devices and Equipment 69 -30%
IT Services 68 1%
Industrial/Energy 63 133%
Consumer Products and Services 49 -42%
Semiconductors 18 -31%
Telecommunications 17 308%
Financial Services 16 80%
Healthcare Services 16 141%
Computers and Peripherals 14 -93%
Electronics/Instrumentation 13 -64%
Retailing/Distribution 12 -9%
Networking and Equipment 9 -57%
Business Products and Services 7 -97%
Other 2 -91%
Total 1,020 -10%
NV = no value in prior quarter
Q1 2015
Investments by industry – Quarterly percent of total U.S. investments
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(% of Total Dollars)
Top 5 Industries : Q1 2014 – Q1 2015
Q1 2015
46%
10% 9% 8% 5%
45%
14% 11%
5% 5%
37%
10%
20%
8% 5%
40%
13%
9%
6% 4%
42%
13%
10% 7%
10%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Software Biotechnology Industrial/Energy Media andEntertainment
IT Services
Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15
Life science investments – Percent of total U.S. investments Life science sector – Q1 2014 – Q1 2015
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10%
6%
15%
14%
5%
19%
10%
6%
17%
13%
4%
18%
13%
3%
16%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
Biotechnology Medical Devices and Equipment Life Sciences
(% of total dollars)
Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15
Internet-specific & Software investments
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Q1 2015
Internet-specific investments ($B)
$1.4
$2.3
$1.7 $1.7 $1.6 $1.9
$1.7 $1.5
$1.3
$1.9
$1.5
$2.5 $2.5
$3.2 $3.4
$3.0 $3.1
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Q1 '11 Q2 '11 Q3 '11 Q4 '11 Q1 '12 Q2 '12 Q3 '12 Q4 '12 Q1 '13 Q2 '13 Q3 '13 Q4 '13 Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15
$ Invested
# of deals
Software investments ($B)
$1.5 $2.0
$2.3 $1.9 $1.8
$2.5 $2.1 $2.3 $2.3 $2.3
$3.7
$2.9
$4.9
$6.1
$3.8
$6.0 $5.6
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Q1 '11 Q2 '11 Q3 '11 Q4 '11 Q1 '12 Q2 '12 Q3 '12 Q4 '12 Q1 '13 Q2 '13 Q3 '13 Q4 '13 Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15
$ Invested
# of deals
Investments by stage of development: Q1 2015
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Q1 2015 Total Investments - $13,421 million in 1,020 deals
($) in millions
Q1 2015
$126
$3,698
$5,385
$4,212
Seed Stage Early Stage
Expansion Stage Later Stage
Stage of Development # of
Deals
% Change in $ from Q4 2014
Seed Stage 26 -32%
Early Stage 492 -34%
Expansion Stage
295 -15%
Later Stage 207 50%
Total 1,020 -10%
US Investments by stage: Quarterly Q1 2013 – Q1 2015
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Amount Invested by Stage ($M)
$189 $248 $231 $354 $143 $219 $195 $186 $126
$1,663
$2,668 $2,937 $3,076 $3,326 $3,872
$3,039
$5,588
$3,698
$2,091
$2,198 $2,527
$2,980
$4,554
$6,257
$3,615
$6,334
$5,385
$2,195
$2,169
$2,366
$2,204
$2,616
$3,275
$3,509
$2,804
$4,212
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
Q1 '13 Q2 '13 Q3 '13 Q4 '13 Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15
Later Stage
ExpansionStage
Early Stage
Seed Stage
US Investments by stage: Quarterly Q1 2013 – Q1 2015
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Number of Deals by Stage
Q1 2015
54 49 63 74 45 62 48 40 26
442
560 596 583
510 550 538 572
492
244
239
244 299
276
323
267 292
295
207
197 188
212
199
240
217 199
207
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
Q1 '13 Q2 '13 Q3 '13 Q4 '13 Q1 '14 Q2 '14 Q3 '14 Q4 '14 Q1 '15
Later Stage
ExpansionStage
Early Stage
Seed Stage
Investments by sequence of financing: Q1 2015
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Q1 2015 Total Investments - $13,420 million in 1,020 deals
Q1 2015
$1,817
$11,604
First Sequence Follow-on
Financing # of Deals % Change in $ from Q4 2014
First Sequence 305 -30%
Follow-on 715 -6%
Total 1020 -10%
First sequence financing Investment amount: Q1 2011 – Q1 2015
First sequence investments
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$1.3
$0.9 $1.0
$1.3
$1.8
$1.6
$1.2 $1.3
$1.8
$1.3
$1.1
$1.3
$1.7
$1.2 $1.3
$1.5
$2.6
-
$1
$1
$2
$2
$3
$3
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
($ in billions) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
First sequence financing Number of deals: Q1 2011 – Q1 2015
First sequence deals
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305
267
298 313 305
368
341 357
374
347 335
389
355 337
383 382 374
-
100
200
300
400
500
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Number of First-Time vs. Follow-On Deals US Venture Capital deals 2010 – Q1 2015 YTD
Number of Deals
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1,095 1,357 1,326 1,426 1,416
305
2,573
2,683 2,640 2,825 2,962
715
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Q1 YTD
Follow on First sequence
First sequence financing – Percent of total U.S. investments: 2011 – Q1 2015 YTD
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19% 20%
18% 17%
14% 16%
17% 18%
16%
17% 17%
17%
12% 13%
16% 17%
14%
33% 33%
34% 33%
30%
34% 34% 35%
31%
34% 36%
33%
30%
32% 33%
34%
30%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
% of Total Dollars % of Total Deals
Quarterly percent of total first sequence dollars – Stage of development
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9%
71%
11% 9% 7%
50%
25%
17%
11%
50%
24%
16%
5%
47%
41%
8% 5%
73%
19%
3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Seed Stage Early Stage Expansion Stage Later Stage
(% of first sequence dollars)
Q1 '14
Q2 '14
Q3 '14
Q4 '14
Q1 '15
Quarterly percent of total first sequence deals – Stage of development
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12%
71%
11% 7%
11%
64%
15% 10% 12%
69%
12%
7% 9%
68%
18%
5% 8%
75%
14%
4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Seed Stage Early Stage Expansion Stage Later Stage
(% of first sequence deals)
Q1 '14
Q2 '14
Q3 '14
Q4 '14
Q1 '15
First sequence deals in seed & early stage companies 1995 – Q1 2015 YTD
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53
7 710
82
0 96
2
1,7
77
2,5
02
914
59
7
59
1 713
74
7 89
5
1,0
14
94
2
617
83
2
1,0
77
1,0
80
1,18
4
1,11
3
25
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60% 62% 63%
67% 72%
74% 74% 70%
76% 73%
70% 70% 72% 72% 74% 76%
79%
81%
83% 79% 82%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
0
1000
2000
3000
Seq 1 Deals in Seed/Early Stage
% of Total Seq 1 DealsSeed stage
Early stage
Median deal size vs. mean deal size – Quarterly total U.S. investments: Q1 2010 – Q1 2015
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$2.8 $3.0 $2.6 $2.7 $2.5 $3.0 $2.9 $2.5 $2.8 $2.9
$2.1 $2.0 $2.3 $2.4 $2.6 $2.5
$3.1 $3.4 $3.0
$3.9 $4.1
$6.2 $7.0
$6.1 $6.2
$7.2 $7.5 $7.4 $7.4
$7.1 $7.5
$6.9 $6.5 $6.5 $7.0 $7.4 $7.4
$10.3
$11.6
$9.7
$13.5
$13.2
-
$2.0
$4.0
$6.0
$8.0
$10.0
$12.0
$14.0
$16.0
Median Deal Size Mean Deal Size
SoCal MoneyTree total investments: 2009 – Q1 2015
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($ in millions)
Q1 2015
# of
Deals
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
64 75 79 76 89 106 81 83 77 99 91 83 96 99 87 104 92 84 95 95 97 99 108 84 94
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$6
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$5
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95
9.6
$5
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$8
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$1,
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$5
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$0.0
$200.0
$400.0
$600.0
$800.0
$1,000.0
$1,200.0
$1,400.0
$1,600.0
$1,800.0
$2,000.0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
$2.7
$3.0
$3.4
$8.3
$14.7
$18.6
$26.0
$34.2
$48.5
$74.8
$165.3
$198.6
$317.0
$1,004.1
$0.0 $100.0 $200.0 $300.0 $400.0 $500.0 $600.0 $700.0 $800.0 $900.0 $1,000.0 $1,100.0
Business Products and Services
Computers and Peripherals
Electronics/Instrumentation
Telecommunications
Financial Services
Networking and Equipment
Medical Devices and Equipment
Retailing/Distribution
IT Services
Healthcare Services
Consumer Products and Services
Biotechnology
Media and Entertainment
Software
Industrial/Energy
($ in millions)
Southern California investments by industry: Q1 2015
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$2.0
NV - no value in prior quarter NM - not meaningful
Q1 2015
Industry # of Deals
% Change $ from Q4
2014
Software 46 -70%
Biotechnology 9 129%
Media and Entertainment 8 161%
Consumer Products and Services 7 -11%
Industrial/Energy 5 44,016%
Medical Devices and Equipment 4 -3%
Healthcare Services 3 NV%
IT Services 3 176%
Retailing/Distribution 2 NV
Telecommunications 2 -76%
Networking and Equipment 1 NV
Financial Services 1 -33%
Electronics/Instrumentation 1 NV
Computers and Peripherals 1 -31%
Business Products and Services 1 -92%
Total 94 39%
Q1 2015 Total: $1,919.6
$0.5
$0.7
$2.7
$3.0
$3.4
$6.5
$14.7
$16.0
$26.0
$26.9
$34.2
$140.1
$197.9
$1,004.1
$0.0 $250.0 $500.0 $750.0 $1,000.0
Business Products and Services
Medical Devices and Equipment
Computers and Peripherals
Electronics/Instrumentation
Telecommunications
Healthcare Services
Networking and Equipment
Biotechnology
Retailing/Distribution
Consumer Products and Services
IT Services
Software
Media and Entertainment
Industrial/Energy
($ in millions)
Los Angeles investments by industry: Q1 2015
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Q1 2015 Total: $1,476.7
Industry # of Deals
% Change $ from Q4
2014
Software 24 -84%
Media and Entertainment 7 225%
Consumer Products and Services 5 -57%
Industrial/Energy 4 NV
IT Services 3 194%
Retailing/Distribution 2 NV
Telecommunications 2 -76%
Biotechnology 1 20%
Networking and Equipment 1 NV
Healthcare Services 1 NV
Electronics/Instrumentation 1 NV
Computers and Peripherals 1 -31%
Medical Devices and Equipment 1 NV
Business Products and Services 1 -92%
Total 54 33%
NV - no value in prior quarter NM – not meaningful
Q1 2015
NM
$16.0
$42.0
$47.9
$66.9
$0.0 $20.0 $40.0 $60.0 $80.0 $100.0
Industrial/Energy
Medical Devices and Equipment
Healthcare Services
Consumer Products and Services
Software
($ in millions)
NV - no value in prior quarter NM – not meaningful
Orange County investments by industry: Q1 2015
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Q1 2015 Total: $172.8
Industry # of Deals
% Change $ from Q4 2014
Software 14 -46%
Consumer Products and Services 2 NV
Healthcare Services 2 NV
Medical Devices and Equipment 2 5%
Industrial/Energy 1 NV
Total 21 11%
Q1 2015
$0.7
$2.0
$8.3
$109.9
$149.3
$0.0 $50.0 $100.0 $150.0 $200.0 $250.0
Media and Entertainment
Medical Devices and Equipment
Financial Services
Software
Biotechnology
($ in millions)
Industry # of Deals
% Change $ from Q4
2014
Biotechnology 8 172%
Financial Services 1 NV
Media and Entertainment 1 -77%
Medical Devices and Equipment 1 -50%
Software 8 238%
Total 19 121%
San Diego investments by industry: Q1 2015
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Q1 2015 Total: $270.2
NV - no value in prior quarter NM - not meaningful
Q1 2015
SoCal venture capital firms: Q1 2015 investments
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Venture capital firm Location Investments
Upfront Ventures Los Angeles 9
Frost Data Capital San Juan Capistrano 8
Qualcomm Ventures San Diego 8
Wavemaker Partners Santa Monica 7
Correlation Ventures LP San Diego 5
Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles 4
Queensbridge Venture Partners LLC Los Angeles 3
CrossCut Ventures Management LLC Manhattan Beach 3
Double M Partners LP Brentwood 3
RINCON VENTURE PARTNERS L P Santa Barbara 3
J. F. Shea Co Inc Walnut 2
Revolution Ventures LLC San Diego 2
venture51 Capital Fund LLP Encinitas 2
Karlin Ventures Los Angeles 2
31 Other Firms 1 each
Venture capital firms: Q1 2015 investments in SoCal
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Venture capital firm Location Investments
Frost Data Capital CA,San Juan Capistrano 8
Upfront Ventures CA,Los Angeles 7
Wavemaker Partners CA,Santa Monica 6
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC CA,Menlo Park 4
New Enterprise Associates, Inc. CA,Menlo Park 3
First Round Capital PA,Philadelphia 3
Double M Partners LP CA,Brentwood 3
Tech Coast Angels CA,Los Angeles 3
Trinity Ventures LLP CA,Menlo Park 2
Accel Partners & Co Inc CA,Palo Alto 2
Polaris Venture Partners MA,Waltham 2
Canaan Partners CA,Menlo Park 2
Bessemer Venture Partners NY,Larchmont 2
Carrick Capital Management Company LLC CA,San Francisco 2
True Ventures CA,Palo Alto 2
Frazier Management LLC WA,Seattle 2
Alta Partners CA,San Francisco 2
RINCON VENTURE PARTNERS L P CA,Santa Barbara 2
Bain Capital Venture Partners LLC MA,Boston 2
CrossCut Ventures Management LLC CA,Manhattan Beach 2
Karlin Ventures CA,Los Angeles 2
InterWest Partners LLC CA,Menlo Park 2
Domain Associates LLC NJ,Princeton 2
Draper Fisher Jurvetson CA,Menlo Park 2
102 Other Firms 1 each
Q1 2015 – Most active U.S. venture investors
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VC Firm Location Number of Deals
New Enterprise Associates, Inc. Menlo Park, California 29
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Menlo Park, California 26
First Round Capital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 20
Andreessen Horowitz LLC Menlo Park, California 19
Atlas Venture Cambridge, Massachusetts 18
Sequoia Capital Menlo Park, California 16
Bessemer Venture Partners Larchmont, New York 16
True Ventures Palo Alto, California 16
Polaris Venture Partners Waltham, Massachusetts 15
Google Ventures Mountain View, California 13
Accel Partners & Co., Inc. Palo Alto, California 13
Canaan Partners Menlo Park, California 13
Battery Ventures LP Boston, Massachusetts 13
Khosla Ventures LLC Menlo Park, California 13
Redpoint Ventures Menlo Park, California 12
Data Collective LLC San Francisco, California 12
RRE Ventures LLC New York, New York 12
Innovation Works, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 12
Draper Fisher Jurvetson Menlo Park, California 11
Foundation Capital LLC Menlo Park, California 11
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Southeastern PA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11
Greycroft Partners LLC New York, New York 10
Lightspeed Management Company LLC Menlo Park, California 10
InterWest Partners LLC Menlo Park, California 10
Analysis of venture-backed IPO and M&A activity
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Date Total M&A Deals
Average M&A deal size ($M)*
Number of IPOs**
Total Offer Amount ($M)
Average IPO Offer
Amount ($M)
2010 545 116.7 67 8,069.6 120.4
2011 502 142.3 50 10,441.1 208.8
2012 491 173.2 49 21,459.9 438.0
Q1 2013 85 92.7 8 716.9 89.6
Q2 2013 98 218.6 22 2,249.9 102.3
Q3 2013 116 161.9 27 2,781.4 103.0
Q4 2013 94 196.0 24 5,320.1 221.7
2013 393 178.0 81 11,068.2 136.6
Q1 2014 115 245.8 37 3,404.5 92.0
Q2 2014 119 98.4 29 5,0039.9 173.8
Q3 2014 135 238.6 23 2,592.2 112.7
Q4 2014 110 817.3 27 4,363.4 161.6
2014 479 345.2 116 15,400.0 132.8
Q1 2015 86 128.1 17 1,432.6 84.3
Source: Thomson Reuters and National Venture Capital Association *Only accounts for deals with disclosed values **Includes all companies with at least one U.S. VC investor that trade on U.S. exchanges, regardless of domicile
Venture capital fundraising
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Source: Thomson Reuters & National Venture Capital Association Data current as of April 9, 2015
Q1 2015
Year First Time Funds
Follow-On Funds Total Number of Funds
VC Raised ($M)
2011 64 127 191 19,060.5
2012 76 142 218 19,838.2
2013 64 144 208 17,702.0
2014 96 163 259 30,161.5
2015 YTD 18 44 61 7,043.0
Quarter
Q1 ’14 31 40 71 10,040.0
Q2 ’14 23 60 83 8,133.4
Q3 ’14 24 43 67 6,185.7
Q4 ’14 27 53 80 5,802.3
Q1 ’15 18 44 61 7,043.0
HJ Paik
Director, Emerging Company Services (213) 356-6110 hj.paik@us.pwc.com
www.pwcmoneytree.com
Data is current as of April 14, 2015. PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association have taken responsible steps to ensure that the information contained in the MoneyTree™ Report has been obtained from reliable sources. However, neither of the parties nor Thomson Reuters can warrant the ultimate validity of the data obtained in this manner. Results are updated periodically. Therefore, all data is subject to change at any time.
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