SOFTWARE SECTOR REPORT Q3 2019
Apr 13, 2020
SOFTWARESECTOR REPORT
Q3 2019
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Q3 2019 Software
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Select Q3 Active Investors Select Q3 Active Buyers
» The global software sector remains one of the most active sectors, with ~$17Bn in financing volume and ~$22Bn in M&A volume during Q3 ’19
- 222 financings in Q3 ‘19 is 19% higher than the number of financings in the same period in ’18
- 384 M&A transactions in Q3 ‘19 is 6% higher than the 363 deals consummated during the same period in ’18
» Significant M&A activity in Q3 driven by acquisitions in the cybersecurity sector; Broadcom’s $10.7Bn acquisition of Symantec’s Enterprise Security Assets and VMware’s $2.1Bn acquisition of Carbon Black
» Financial Software had one of the highest financing volume counts in Q3 ‘19 led by the $470MM financing of N26 and $400MM financing of Nubank; the Operations Management sector also saw a high volume of financings
» Software sector trading performance remained healthy, with overall IGV tech-software index outperforming the S&P 500 by 1.9% over the past twelve
months
– The Vertical software index has grown 19.5% over the last 12 months, outperforming all other software sub segments
» Technical Application companies traded at the highest average multiples of 8.8x and 27.3x for 2019 Revenue and EBITDA, respectively
» Overall momentum and growth rates remain healthy in the software space with Business Intelligence and Analytics leading the 2019E/2018A revenue
growth at 30.2%
Notes:Source: Pitchbook, 451 Research, Capital IQ.
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GCA OVERVIEWThe GCA Software Team
KEY GCA STATS
25Senior Bankers Covering
Software
90+Software Transactions in the Last Three Years
60Senior Bankers Covering Technology
22 Offices Globally
190+Technology-Related
Deals in the Last 3 Years
SECTOR COVERAGE
AI / Machine Learning
CRM
Enterprise Content Management
Cybersecurity
Enterprise Resource Planning
Infrastructure Management
SaaS / Cloud Enablement
BI / Analytics
Collaboration Software
Supply Chain Management
Vertically Focused Software
Marketing Technology
GCA US TEAM
GCA EXECUTIVE TEAM
Paul DiNardoManaging Director
Rupert SadlerManaging [email protected]
Glen KrugerDirector
Kevin WalshManaging [email protected]
Chris GoughManaging [email protected]
Saif MalikDirector
Todd CarterCo-CEO, Managing
Geoff BaldwinCo-CEO, Managing Director
Head of M&[email protected]
Josh WepmanManaging Director
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Strong Momentum in Software Advisory
GCA OVERVIEW
GCA is one of the most active advisors in the software ecosystem, successfully advising on 34 deals so far this year and over 90 deals in the past 3 years
August 2019September 2019
October 2019October 2019 October 2019
September 2019
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Deep software sector expertise with demonstrated success advising large-cap public and private companies on complex assignments
GCA OVERVIEW
Notes:The above transactions represent a compilation of past and current deals that GCA entities, including GCA Advisors, LLC, GCA Corporation and GCA Altium, have advised on. Generally, GCA Corporation advises Asian-based transactions, while GCA Advisors, LLC advises U.S.-based transactions and GCA Altium advises UK/European-based transactions. At times, multiple GCA entities may be retained to advise on the same transaction.
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Case Study: Sale of CrowdTwist to Oracle (NYSE: ORCL)
SOFTWARE MARKET SPOTLIGHT: MARTECH / LOYALTY PLATFORM
Transaction Summary
» CrowdTwist provides a complete cloud-native customer loyalty solution to empower brands to offer personalized customer experiences
» The Company’s solution offers over 100 out-of-the-box engagement paths to provide rapid time-to-value for marketers to develop a complete view of the customer
» CrowdTwist empowers leading enterprise customers in the Retail, Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment, and Fitness categories, such as Budweiser, Foot Locker, Sleep Number, and Weight Watchers
» On October 2, 2019, CrowdTwist signed an agreement to be acquired by Oracle (NYSE: ORCL). Upon the close of the acquisition, the CrowdTwist team will join the Oracle Customer Experience (CX) Cloud organization
Strategic Rationale
» GCA worked with management to prepare their company for sale, including establishing the Company’s operating model, forward projections, and concise marketing message
» GCA guided the shareholders and management through a rigorous negotiation and diligence process, ultimately using competitive tension to drive up the transaction value. Additionally, GCA was able to leverage past experience gleaned from prior sales to Oracle (Grapeshot, TOA, Virtue) to guide an overall smooth process
» Together, Oracle and CrowdTwist will enable organizations of all sizes to deliver personalized engagement and extend loyalty and reward programs to a brand's most beneficial customer behaviors
» "The combination with Oracle validates CrowdTwist's world-class technology, employees, and customers," said Scott Matthews, CEO of CrowdTwist. "We could not have found a more compelling partner to advance our vision of customer loyalty at scale."
GCA acted as exclusive financial advisor to CrowdTwist, a leading customer loyalty SaaS platform, on its sale to Oracle (NYSE: ORCL).
TRANSACTION DETAILS
Pending
October 2019
Undisclosed amount
SECTOR
Marketing Technology
Software / SaaS / Loyalty
DEAL TYPE
M&A
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Case Study: Sale of Inside Real Estate to Lovell Minnick Partners
SOFTWARE MARKET SPOTLIGHT: VERTICAL SOFTWARE / REAL ESTATE TECH
Transaction Summary
» On August 20, 2019, Inside Real Estate (“IRE”) announced a majority investment from Lovell Minnick Partners (“Lovell Minnick”)
– Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed
» Headquartered in Salt Lake City, the Company’s flagship real estate software platform, kvCORE, is a modern and comprehensive solution known for delivering profitable growth at every level of a brokerage organization
» Lovell Minnick is a private equity firm focused on investments in the global financial services industry, including related technology and business services companies. Since its inception in 1999, Lovell Minnick has raised $3.2Bn in committed capital and has completed investments in over 50 platform companies
» GCA acted as exclusive financial advisor to IRE and its owner, NexPhase Capital, in connection with the transaction
Strategic Rationale
» IRE is one of the fastest growing independently-owned real estate software companies and a trusted technology partner to agents, teams, and top brokerages
– Serves industry primarily comprised of point solution
providers
– Over 200,000 top agent, team, and brokerage
customers
– Products focus on increasing brokerage profitability,
driving team and agent success and enhancing
business differentiation for customers
– Investment comes during a period of substantial
revenue growth and sustained profitability
» Transaction will fuel IRE’s continued growth, provide financing for future acquisition opportunities and help create the best environment to attract, develop, and retain top talent
GCA acted as exclusive financial advisor to Inside Real Estate, a leading provider of software solutions for top brokerages, agents, and teams, on its majority investment from Lovell Minnick Partners.
TRANSACTION DETAILS
Closed
September 2019
Undisclosed amount
SECTOR
Vertically Focused Software
/ Real Estate Technology
DEAL TYPE
M&A
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DEAL DASHBOARD
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ, PitchBook, 451 Research and Dow Jones VentureSource. Market Data as of 9/30/2019.1) Criteria based on software series A and subsequent rounds of global financings greater than or equal to $20MM. 2) Financings include Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity.3) Software M&A transactions reflect select transactions in 2019 YTD. M&A metrics are based on closed and announced transactions.4) iShares North American Tech-Software ETF (IGV), used as proxy for software landscape. Top holdings in the ETF include ADBE, MSFT, ORCL, CRM, and INTU. 5) Criteria based on global public target software M&A deals.
Software
Quarterly Financing Deal Count (1)(2) Quarterly M&A Deal Count
$Bn $Bn
(Ent. Security Assets)
Select Financing Transactions Quarterly Financing Volume (1)(2) Quarterly M&A Volume Select M&A Transactions (3)
Company Amount ($MM) Acquirer Target EV ($MM)
$700 $10,700
$490 $2,100
$470 $1,350
$350 $1,050
$300 $1,000
$268 $820
$248 $775
$206 $700
Last 12 Months Software Price Performance vs. S&P 500 (4) M&A EV/ NTM Rev. Over Time (5)
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Financing Activity by Quarter
$91.0 Billion
2019 M&A Volume 2019 Financing Volume (1)(2)
$45.2 Billion
2019 M&A Transactions2019 Financing Transactions (1)(2)
621 1,104
(25%)
(20%)
(15%)
(10%)
(5%)
0%
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Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19
SPY IGV
4.0x
3.1x
4.2x
3.6x 3.9x
4.6x
3.3x
4.7x 4.5x
5.0x
3.9x
5.3x
4.3x 3.7x
4.9x
3.7x
5.4x
4.7x
2.7x
2.2x
2.9x 2.9x
4.1x 4.1x
2.8x
3.8x
4.3x
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2.0x
3.0x
4.0x
5.0x
6.0x
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
All Buyers Strategic Buyers PE Buyers
159 161 155 167187
225 201 198 222
Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19
$11 $12$15 $14
$17
$23
$14 $15 $17
Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19
$20 $13$19
$32
$57
$82
$30$39
$22
Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19
291 268 298 343 363 375 361 359 384
Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19
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Index Performance
RECENT STOCK PERFORMANCE
Last 12 Months
1) Vertical
19.5%
6) Development and Operations Management
8.0%
5) ERP & General Business
9.7%
4) Business Intelligence & Analysis
10.5%
7) SaaS
6.2%
3) Platform
12.3%
8) Sales & Marketing
5.0%
11) Security
(2.6%)
12) Content & Storage
Management
(7.6%)
10) Infrastructure
1.8%
2) Financial Applications
15.2%
9) Technical Applications
5.0%
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ. Market Data as of 9/30/19.List of companies in each sector can be found in the public comparable tables.
(2.6%)
1.8%
(7.6%)
5.0%
15.2%
9.7%
12.3%10.5%
6.2%
19.5%
8.0%
5.0%
(40.0%)
(30.0%)
(20.0%)
(10.0%)
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19
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Sub Sector Top Players and Key Operating Stats
SOFTWARE PUBLIC COMPANY LANDSCAPE
Platform
Combined Market Cap: $1,778Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 2.9% 19 EBITDA Margin: 30.9%
Infrastructure
Combined Market Cap: $102Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 13.5%19 EBITDA Margin: 16.0%
Security
Combined Market Cap: $203Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 17.5%19 EBITDA Margin: 16.1%
Content & Storage Management
Combined Market Cap: $195Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 14.8% 19 EBITDA Margin: 17.3%
BI & Analytics
Combined Market Cap: $38Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 30.2%19 EBITDA Margin: 8.9%
Financial Applications
Combined Market Cap: $325Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 18.7%19 EBITDA Margin: 22.7%
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Logos shown represent largest players in each sub sector by enterprise value. Operating stats for each sector represent full list of companies shown in public comparable tables.
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Sub Sector Top Players and Key Operating Stats
SOFTWARE PUBLIC COMPANY LANDSCAPE
Technical Applications
Combined Market Cap: $146Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 14.1% 19 EBITDA Margin: 33.7%
Vertical
Combined Market Cap: $225Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 10.8%19 EBITDA Margin: 19.1%
ERP & General Business
Combined Market Cap: $324Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 19.9%19 EBITDA Margin: 15.2%
Development & Operations
Combined Market Cap: $210Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 23.3%19 EBITDA Margin: 11.6%
Sales & Marketing
Combined Market Cap: $19Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 18.2% 19 EBITDA Margin: 3.9%
SaaS
Combined Market Cap: $712Bn19/18 Rev. Growth: 28.9% 19 EBITDA Margin: 13.1%
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Logos shown represent largest players in each sub sector by enterprise value. Operating stats for each sector represent full list of companies shown in public comparable tables.
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Valuation and Operational Metrics
TRADING COMPARABLES
EV / 2019E Revenue EV / 2019E EBITDA
2019E / 2018E Revenue Growth 2019E EBITDA Margin
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Figures represent mean values of respective comp groups.List of companies in each sector can be found in the public comparable tables.
10.0x
8.8x8.3x 8.2x 7.9x
7.3x6.3x 6.3x 6.2x 6.0x
4.9x
3.7x
Median: 6.8x
27.4x 26.8x24.6x 24.6x
22.5x20.2x 19.6x 18.3x 17.6x
13.0x 12.5x11.0x
Median: 19.9x
30.2% 28.8%
23.3%
19.9% 18.7% 18.2% 17.5%
14.8% 14.1% 13.5% 10.8%
2.9%
Median: 17.9%
33.7% 30.9%
22.8%
19.1% 17.3% 16.1% 16.0% 15.2% 13.4%
11.6% 8.9%
3.9%
Median: 16.0%
1313
CY 2019E Revenue Growth % + CY 2019E FCF Margin %
Valuation Correlation to Growth & Free Cash FlowValuation Correlation to Growth
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Notes:Source: Capital IQ as of 9/30/2019. Consensus Estimates used for CY2019E figures.
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195
140
(5)
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(6)(9) (6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(7)
(11)
(6)
(7)
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(9)
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(10)
(12)
(13)(16)
(9)
6
11
717
1617 11
9
10
20
11
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210PE Acquisitions Strategic Acquisitions IPO
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ, company filings. Market data as of 9/30/19.
UNIVERSE OF PUBLICLY TRADED SOFTWARE COMPANIESStrategic and Private Equity Exits Outweigh New Issues
20182008 2009 2010 2011 20152012 2013 2014 2016 2017
FortinetCDC Software
LogMeInMedidata
SolarWindsRosetta Stone
SciQuestRealPageIntraLinksEnvestnet
Qlik BroadSoft
Higher One Convio
SPS CommerceSS&C
QuinStreet
JiveImperva
CarboniteTangoe
ResponsysCornerstone
Epocrates
WorkdayFleetmatics
QualysEloquaE2open
ServiceNowExa
IncadeaInfloblox
ProofpointSplunk
ExactTargetDemandwareBazaarvoiceGreenway
AVGGuidewire
MavenirBarracudaWix.comCovisint
RingCentralFireEyeCvent
Gigamon Textura
ChannelAdvisorMarketoTableauHalogen
RallyMarin
Model N
WorkivaHortonworks
New RelicHubSpotCyberArk
MobileIronKinaxis
ZendeskPaycom
OPOWERFive9
2UBorderfree
Amber RoadA10 Networks
PaylocityVaronis Systems
AtlassianMimecast
InstructureRapid7Sophos
AppFolioAlarm.Com
XactlyShopifyApigee
Box
TwilioSecureWorks
TalendEverbridge
Apptio Gridsum Holding
NutanixCoupa
BlackLine, Inc.
MulesoftAlteryx
OktaYext
ClouderaAppian
MongoDBAltair Engineering
SendGridSailPoint
CardlyticsZscaler
DropboxZuora
Pivotal SoftwareCeridianDocuSign
SmartsheetCarbon Black
PluralsightAvalaraDomo
Tenable HoldingsOpera Limited
EndavaSurveyMonkey
UpworkElastic
AnaplanSolarwinds
2019
PagerDutyTufin
Zoom VideoFastly
CrowdStrikeSlack
MedalliaDynatraceCloudflare
PingDatadog
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
IPO + 6 + 11 + 7 + 17 + 16 + 17 + 11 + 9 + 10 + 20 + 11
Strategic Exits - 7 - 11 - 8 - 11 - 9 - 6 - 10 - 12 - 13 - 16 - 9
PE Exits - 5 - 4 - 6 - 9 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 7 - 11 - 6
1515Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and 451 Research.1. Enterprise Security Assets.
Q3 2019 M&A DEAL DASHBOARD
Quarterly M&A Activity Select Q3 2019 M&A Transactions
Ann.Date
Acquirer TargetEnterprise
ValueEV/ LTM
Rev
9/26 $430 NA
9/20 $189 2.7x
9/11 $775 NA
9/3 $400 5.7x
8/26 $700 2.2x
8/22 $2,100 9.1x
8/21 $1,050 21.0x
8/9 $10,700 4.5x
8/7 $1,350 NA
8/6 $100 6.7x
8/5 $68 NA
8/2 $400 NA
7/26 $820 3.4x
7/3 $1,000 3.1x
7/1 $80 NA
($MM)
(1)
$20
$13
$19
$32
$57
$82
$30
$39
$22
291
268
298
343
363
375
361 359
384
Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19
($BN) Number of Deals M&A Volume
1616Notes:Sources: Pitchbook.
Q3 2019 PRIVATE CAPITAL DEAL DASHBOARD
Quarterly Financing Activity Select Q3 2019 Financing Transactions
DealDate
CompanyLead/Selected
InvestorAmount Invested
Funding to Date
Post-Money
Valuation
9/25 $388 $393 NA
9/24 $490 $3,580 $6,300
9/24 $326 $434 $750
9/17 $268 $414 $2,750
9/10 $300 $530 $6,300
9/6 $700 $1,410 NA
8/1 $350 $350 NA
7/31 $300 $370 NA
7/30 $400 $909 $10,000
7/18 $470 $683 $3,500
($MM)
$11 $12
$15 $14
$17
$23
$14 $15
$17
159 161155
167
187
225
201 198
222
Q3'17 Q4'17 Q1'18 Q2'18 Q3'18 Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19
($BN) Number of Deals Financing Volume
1717
Recent Software IPO Pricings
SOFTWARE CAPITAL MARKETS UPDATE
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Company filings. Market data as of 9/30/19. IPO pricings include public registrations only. (1) First Trading Day listed as Offer Date.
($MM)
Offer Date(1) Market Cap @ IPO
DateAmount Raised Pre IPO Filing Range Offer Price Last Close Price
% Change
Offer /
Midpoint Price
% Change
1st Trading Day /
Offer Price
% Change Current /
Offer Price
9/19/2019 $10,883 $648 19.00 - 22.00 $27.00 $33.28 31.7% 39.1% 23.3%
9/19/2019 $1,561 $188 14.00 - 16.00 $15.00 $16.96 0.0% 34.1% 13.1%
9/13/2019 $5,280 $525 12.00 - 14.00 $15.00 $16.03 15.4% 20.0% 6.9%
8/1/2019 $6,572 $570 13.00 -15.00 $16.00 $18.90 14.3% 49.1% 18.1%
7/19/2019 $4,565 $326 16.00 - 18.00 $21.00 $28.49 23.5% 76.4% 35.7%
6/20/2019 $19,484 $4,560 Direct Listing $38.50 $27.65 NA (100.0%) (28.2%)
6/12/2019 $11,408 $612 28.00 - 30.00 $34.00 $47.80 17.2% 70.6% 40.6%
5/17/2019 $2,176 $180 14.00 - 16.00 $16.00 $20.52 6.7% 49.9% 28.3%
4/18/2019 $15,896 $751 33.00 - 35.00 $36.00 $65.49 5.9% 72.2% 81.9%
4/11/2019 $620 $108 12.00 - 14.00 $14.00 $17.16 7.7% 36.4% 22.6%
4/11/2019 $2,816 $218 21.00 - 23.00 $24.00 $22.52 9.1% 59.4% (6.2%)
10/19/2018 $4,538 $375 15.00 - 16.00 $15.00 $19.81 (3.2%) 0.2% 32.1%
10/12/2018 $2,956 $264 15.00 - 17.00 $17.00 $49.28 6.3% 42.9% 189.9%
10/5/2018 $4,864 $252 33.00 - 35.00 $36.00 $73.94 5.9% 94.4% 105.4%
10/3/2018 $2,204 $187 12.00 - 1 4.00 $15.00 $14.72 15.4% 41.2% (1.9%)
9/26/2018 $2,107 $180 9.00 - 11.00 $12.00 $18.42 20.0% 43.7% 53.5%
7/27/2018 $1,336 $127 17.00 - 19.00 $20.00 $41.07 11.1% 26.0% 105.4%
7/27/2018 $1,438 $115 10.00 - 12.00 $12.00 $10.53 9.1% 9.3% (12.3%)
Mean 11.7% 38.6% 43.0%
Median 11.1% 42.1% 30.2%
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APPENDIX
1919
Software Trading Statistics
PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Margins <(20%) considered NM. Multiples <0 or >50 considered NM.
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Trading Metrics Operating Metrics CIQ
Stock Price Market Cash & Total Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Revenue Growth Gross Margin EBITDA Margin Revenue
Company 9/30/2019 Cap ST. Invest. Debt Value (EV) CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E 18A/17A 19E/18A 20E/19E CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E
Platform
Microsoft Corporation $139.03 $1,060,633 $136,609 $85,570 $1,009,594 8.5x 7.6x 6.8x 20.2x 17.5x 15.7x 16% 12% 11% 65% 66% 66% 42% 44% 44%
Oracle Corporation $55.03 $180,637 $35,704 $56,776 $202,295 5.1x 5.1x 5.0x 10.9x 10.9x 10.8x 2% 0% 2% 79% 80% 80% 47% 47% 46%
Cisco Systems $49.41 $209,688 $33,413 $24,667 $200,942 4.0x 3.8x 3.7x 11.1x 10.7x 10.4x 6% 3% 3% 62% 62% 62% 36% 36% 36%
International Business Machines Corporation$145.42 $128,789 $10,820 $71,494 $189,602 2.4x 2.4x 2.3x 10.2x 10.6x 9.8x 1% (0%) 4% 47% 48% 49% 24% 23% 24%
SAP SE $117.63 $140,411 $6,382 $3,043 $137,147 4.8x 4.6x 4.3x 14.0x 12.6x 11.8x 0% 6% 8% 70% 72% 72% 35% 37% 36%
Dell Technologies Inc. $51.86 $37,580 $9,193 $53,568 $87,499 1.0x 0.9x 0.9x 8.5x 7.6x 7.1x 15% 3% 3% 28% 33% 33% 11% 12% 13%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $15.17 $19,806 $3,693 $12,692 $28,852 1.0x 1.0x 1.0x 5.3x 5.5x 5.6x 4% (4%) 2% 31% 31% 31% 18% 18% 18%
Mean 3.8x 3.6x 3.4x 11.5x 10.8x 10.2x 6% 3% 5% 55% 56% 56% 30% 31% 31%
Median 4.0x 3.8x 3.7x 10.9x 10.7x 10.4x 4% 3% 3% 62% 62% 62% 35% 36% 36%
Infrastructure
Zoom Video Communications $76.20 $20,845 $755 $53 $20,143 NM 34.0x 24.2x NM NM NM 118% 79% 41% 82% 81% 81% 4% 13% 10%
Akamai Technologies $91.38 $14,804 $1,570 $2,207 $15,441 5.7x 5.4x 5.0x 14.1x 13.1x 11.9x 9% 5% 7% 65% 69% 68% 40% 41% 42%
Citrix Systems $96.52 $12,635 $549 $964 $13,049 4.4x 4.4x 4.2x 11.1x 12.7x 11.9x 5% 1% 5% 87% 87% 87% 40% 34% 35%
RingCentral $125.66 $10,426 $568 $415 $10,273 16.8x 11.7x 9.5x NM NM NM 32% 43% 23% 84% 77% 77% 13% 13% 13%
Amdocs Limited $66.11 $8,984 $458 $0 $8,568 2.1x 2.1x 2.0x 10.8x 10.0x 9.7x 3% 3% 4% 35% 35% 35% 20% 21% 21%
Juniper Networks $24.75 $8,559 $2,246 $1,851 $8,164 1.8x 1.8x 1.8x 7.8x 8.4x 7.9x (8%) (4%) 3% 59% 60% 60% 23% 22% 22%
F5 Networks $140.42 $8,477 $972 $0 $7,504 3.4x 3.3x 3.2x 8.8x 9.1x 8.5x 4% 3% 4% 83% 84% 84% 39% 36% 37%
Verint Systems Inc. $42.78 $2,856 $415 $913 $3,369 2.7x 2.5x 2.3x 11.4x 10.3x 8.9x 8% 12% 8% 66% 68% 69% 24% 24% 25%
Five9 $53.74 $3,259 $307 $222 $3,174 12.3x 10.1x 8.6x NM NM 46.2x 29% 22% 17% 60% 64% 64% 18% 17% 19%
Presidio $16.90 $1,408 $31 $947 $2,324 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x 10.2x 10.0x 9.1x 9% 2% 2% 20% 21% 21% 8% 8% 8%
Fastly $24.00 $2,243 $246 $51 $2,048 14.2x 10.6x 8.2x NM NM NM 38% 34% 30% 55% 57% 60% (8%) (12%) (9%)
Everbridge $61.71 $2,071 $239 $114 $1,946 13.2x 9.8x 7.7x NM NM NM 41% 35% 27% 68% 71% 72% (2%) 2% 5%
Software Aktiengesellschaft $27.49 $2,034 $574 $371 $1,831 1.8x 1.9x 1.9x 5.9x 6.8x 6.9x (6%) (3%) 1% 78% 77% 78% 32% 28% 27%
Extreme Networks $7.28 $884 $161 $449 $1,172 1.1x 1.1x 1.0x 10.2x NA NA 34% 0% 10% 56% 56% 56% 11% 0% 0%
Radware Ltd. $24.26 $1,138 $254 $21 $904 3.9x 3.6x 3.2x 29.7x 23.8x 18.5x 11% 8% 10% 82% 83% 83% 13% 15% 18%
A10 Networks $6.94 $533 $123 $2 $413 1.8x 2.0x 1.9x NM NA NA (1%) (12%) 4% 78% 78% 79% 3% 0% 0%
Limelight Networks $3.03 $353 $18 $15 $350 1.8x 1.8x 1.6x 10.8x 19.5x 11.6x 6% 1% 12% 56% 50% 52% 17% 9% 14%
Mean 5.5x 6.3x 5.1x 11.9x 12.4x 13.7x 20% 13% 12% 65% 66% 66% 17% 16% 17%
Median 3.1x 3.3x 3.2x 10.8x 10.2x 9.7x 9% 3% 8% 66% 69% 69% 17% 15% 18%
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Trading Metrics Operating Metrics CIQ
Stock Price Market Cash & Total Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Revenue Growth Gross Margin EBITDA Margin Revenue
Company 9/30/2019 Cap ST. Invest. Debt Value (EV) CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E 18A/17A 19E/18A 20E/19E CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E
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VeriSign $188.63 $22,147 $1,230 $1,797 $22,714 18.7x 18.4x 17.5x 26.2x 25.9x 24.5x 4% 2% 5% 84% 85% 85% 71% 71% 72%
Palo Alto Networks $203.83 $19,769 $2,803 $1,430 $18,396 7.1x 5.8x 4.9x 26.0x 24.3x 20.4x 30% 21% 20% 72% 72% 72% 27% 24% 24%
NortonLifeLock Inc. $23.63 $14,727 $1,694 $4,666 $17,699 3.7x 3.7x 3.6x 8.0x 8.4x 7.9x 0% 2% 2% 78% 78% 78% 46% 44% 45%
Splunk Inc. $117.86 $18,191 $2,576 $1,906 $17,521 9.7x 7.6x 6.2x NM 45.7x 33.1x 38% 28% 22% 81% 85% 85% 16% 17% 19%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.$109.50 $16,670 $1,684 $0 $14,986 7.8x 7.5x 7.3x 14.5x 14.6x 14.0x 3% 4% 3% 90% 90% 90% 54% 52% 52%
Citrix Systems $96.52 $12,569 $549 $1,011 $13,031 4.4x 4.4x 4.2x 11.1x 12.7x 11.9x 5% 1% 5% 87% 87% 87% 40% 34% 35%
CrowdStrike Holdings $58.31 $13,175 $827 $0 $12,348 49.4x 27.4x 19.2x NA NM NM 110% 80% 43% 65% 71% 71% 0% (15%) (6%)
Okta $98.46 $11,495 $557 $439 $11,377 28.5x 20.2x 15.5x NM NM NM 56% 41% 31% 72% 76% 77% (9%) (9%) (2%)
Fortinet $76.76 $13,129 $1,940 $42 $11,230 6.2x 5.3x 4.7x 24.5x 20.1x 17.3x 20% 17% 14% 75% 76% 76% 25% 26% 27%
F5 Networks $140.42 $8,477 $972 $0 $7,504 3.4x 3.3x 3.2x 8.8x 9.1x 8.5x 4% 3% 4% 83% 84% 84% 39% 36% 37%
Proofpoint $129.05 $7,285 $1,052 $799 $7,033 9.8x 8.0x 6.7x NM 48.5x 36.4x 38% 23% 20% 72% 79% 79% 16% 16% 18%
Zscaler $47.26 $6,024 $365 $0 $5,659 23.3x 16.1x 12.4x NM NM NM 57% 45% 29% 80% 80% 80% 6% 9% 9%
Trend Micro Incorporated $47.55 $6,610 $1,598 $0 $5,013 3.4x 3.3x 3.1x 10.6x 10.1x 9.7x 11% 5% 5% 80% 80% 80% 32% 32% 32%
Cloudflare $18.57 $5,575 $648 $11 $4,938 25.6x 18.0x 13.6x NA NM NM 43% 42% 33% 77% 77% 76% 0% (15%) (5%)
CyberArk Software Ltd. $99.82 $3,781 $507 $0 $3,274 9.5x 7.8x 6.5x 32.6x 27.9x 23.4x 31% 23% 19% 86% 88% 88% 29% 28% 28%
FireEye $13.34 $2,847 $997 $1,090 $2,940 3.5x 3.4x 3.1x 26.7x 28.4x 20.3x 7% 5% 8% 67% 73% 73% 13% 12% 15%
Qualys $75.57 $2,929 $298 $38 $2,669 9.6x 8.3x 7.2x 23.8x 20.7x 17.9x 21% 15% 15% 76% 79% 79% 40% 40% 40%
Rapid7 $45.39 $2,242 $247 $262 $2,257 9.2x 7.1x 5.7x NM NM NM 21% 31% 23% 71% 75% 76% (6%) 3% 8%
Mimecast Limited $35.67 $2,211 $199 $243 $2,255 7.0x 5.6x 4.7x 49.6x 34.0x 25.3x 33% 24% 21% 73% 74% 74% 14% 17% 18%
Tenable Holdings $22.38 $2,192 $297 $42 $1,937 7.2x 5.6x 4.5x NM NM NM 42% 30% 24% 84% 84% 81% (16%) (12%) (8%)
Varonis Systems $59.78 $1,822 $131 $66 $1,757 6.5x 6.8x 6.4x NM NM NM 25% (5%) 6% 90% 88% 89% 5% (8%) (3%)
Forescout Technologies $37.92 $1,789 $94 $49 $1,744 5.9x 4.7x 3.9x NM NM NM 33% 25% 21% 77% 80% 80% (3%) (1%) 4%
SailPoint Technologies Holdings $18.69 $1,667 $464 $346 $1,549 6.2x 5.5x 4.8x 39.2x NM 41.6x 34% 12% 16% 78% 80% 80% 16% 8% 11%
Ping Identity Holding Corp. $17.25 $1,372 $82 $76 $1,365 6.8x 5.9x 5.3x NA 34.3x NM 17% 15% 12% 85% 83% 81% 0% 17% 10%
SecureWorks Corp. $12.93 $1,050 $118 $31 $963 1.9x 1.8x 1.7x NM NM NM 11% 5% 7% 53% 56% 56% 2% 1% 2%
MobileIron $6.55 $733 $96 $16 $652 3.4x 3.1x 2.8x NM NM NM 7% 8% 11% 82% 82% 82% (0%) (0%) 5%
Zix Corporation $7.24 $389 $10 $192 $571 8.1x 7.0x 5.9x 28.4x 14.0x 10.8x 7% 15% 20% 78% NM NM 29% 50% 55%
OneSpan Inc. $14.50 $579 $81 $14 $512 2.4x 2.2x 2.0x 23.7x 23.7x 14.9x 10% 10% 9% 69% 68% 71% 10% 9% 14%
F-Secure Oyj $3.04 $480 $27 $49 $502 2.3x 2.1x 1.9x 25.2x 14.9x 14.6x 7% 11% 9% 79% 76% 78% 9% 14% 13%
Tufin Software Technologies Ltd. $16.46 $560 $123 $25 $462 5.4x 4.3x 3.4x NM NM NM 32% 28% 24% 84% 83% 83% 3% (6%) (4%)
A10 Networks $6.94 $533 $123 $2 $413 1.8x 2.0x 1.9x NM NA NA (1%) (12%) 4% 78% 78% 79% 3% 0% 0%
Absolute Software Corporation $5.75 $240 $39 $9 $210 2.2x 2.1x 1.9x 15.7x 10.2x 10.1x 4% 6% 7% 86% 86% 86% 14% 20% 19%
Mean 9.4x 7.3x 6.1x 23.2x 22.5x 19.1x 24% 18% 15% 78% 79% 79% 16% 16% 18%
Median 6.6x 5.6x 4.7x 24.5x 20.7x 17.3x 21% 15% 15% 78% 80% 80% 14% 15% 14%
Software Trading Statistics
PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Margins <(20%) considered NM. Multiples <0 or >50 considered NM.
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PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Margins <(20%) considered NM. Multiples <0 or >50 considered NM.
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Stock Price Market Cash & Total Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Revenue Growth Gross Margin EBITDA Margin Revenue
Company 9/30/2019 Cap ST. Invest. Debt Value (EV) CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E 18A/17A 19E/18A 20E/19E CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E
Content & Storage Management
Adobe Inc. $276.25 $133,727 $3,651 $4,137 $134,213 14.9x 12.0x 10.2x 33.8x 26.6x 22.2x 24% 24% 18% 87% 87% 88% 44% 45% 46%
Open Text Corporation $40.81 $10,986 $941 $2,615 $12,662 4.5x 4.3x 4.2x 11.9x 11.4x 10.7x 8% 3% 3% 74% 73% 73% 37% 38% 39%
DocuSign $61.92 $10,895 $750 $620 $10,764 15.4x 11.3x 9.1x NM NM NM 35% 36% 25% 73% 79% 79% 8% 7% 10%
NetApp $52.51 $12,493 $3,540 $1,726 $10,679 1.7x 1.9x 1.8x 6.8x 8.1x 7.2x 8% (8%) 3% 64% 63% 63% 25% 23% 25%
Dropbox $20.17 $8,338 $973 $868 $8,233 5.9x 5.0x 4.3x 24.4x 22.0x 17.5x 26% 19% 15% 72% 76% 76% 24% 23% 25%
Nutanix $26.25 $5,044 $909 $459 $4,594 3.7x 3.7x 2.9x NM NM NM 22% (1%) 27% 74% 70% 70% (5%) NM NM
Pure Storage $16.94 $4,340 $1,182 $584 $3,741 2.8x 2.2x 1.9x 30.8x 27.4x 16.7x 33% 23% 21% 66% 68% 67% 9% 8% 11%
Box $16.56 $2,447 $201 $399 $2,644 4.3x 3.8x 3.4x NM 49.5x 26.9x 20% 14% 13% 71% 71% 72% 5% 8% 13%
Mimecast Limited $35.67 $2,210 $197 $248 $2,261 7.0x 5.7x 4.7x 49.7x 34.1x 25.3x 33% 24% 21% 73% 74% 74% 14% 17% 18%
Varonis Systems $59.78 $1,822 $131 $59 $1,750 6.5x 6.8x 6.4x NM NM NM 25% (5%) 6% 90% 88% 89% 5% (8%) (3%)
Commvault Systems $44.71 $2,020 $475 $18 $1,563 2.2x 2.3x 2.3x 13.5x 16.9x 14.8x 5% (5%) 2% 84% 84% 84% 16% 14% 15%
Carbonite $15.49 $537 $83 $653 $1,107 3.7x 2.4x 2.1x 10.6x 8.2x 7.2x 24% 56% 15% 76% 81% 81% 35% 29% 29%
Brightcove Inc. $10.48 $407 $23 $16 $400 2.4x 2.2x 2.0x NM 41.2x 26.1x 6% 12% 11% 60% 60% 60% 1% 5% 8%
Mean 5.8x 4.9x 4.2x 22.7x 24.5x 17.4x 21% 15% 14% 74% 75% 75% 17% 17% 20%
Median 4.3x 3.8x 3.4x 19.0x 24.3x 17.1x 24% 14% 15% 73% 74% 74% 14% 15% 17%
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Software Trading Statistics
PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Margins <(20%) considered NM. Multiples <0 or >50 considered NM.
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Trading Metrics Operating Metrics CIQ
Stock Price Market Cash & Total Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Revenue Growth Gross Margin EBITDA Margin Revenue
Company 9/30/2019 Cap ST. Invest. Debt Value (EV) CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E 18A/17A 19E/18A 20E/19E CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E
Business Intelligence & Analytics
NICE Ltd. $146.88 $9,126 $509 $594 $9,211 6.4x 5.8x 5.4x 21.0x 18.7x 17.0x 8% 9% 8% 66% 70% 70% 30% 31% 32%
Alteryx $107.43 $6,747 $333 $212 $6,626 26.1x 17.7x 13.3x NM NM NM 93% 47% 34% 91% 91% 91% (0%) 12% 15%
Elastic N.V. $82.34 $6,610 $316 $33 $6,327 26.3x 17.0x 12.2x NM NM NM NA 55% 39% 72% 71% 71% (12%) (18%) (18%)
Teradata Corporation $31.00 $3,537 $635 $661 $3,563 1.6x 1.8x 1.8x 10.5x 9.1x 7.8x 0% (9%) 3% 48% 54% 58% 16% 20% 23%
Inovalon Holdings $16.39 $2,528 $134 $1,013 $3,407 6.5x 5.3x 4.9x 22.4x 16.5x 14.9x 17% 21% 9% 73% 74% 74% 29% 32% 33%
Medallia $27.43 $3,500 $417 $0 $3,082 9.8x 8.0x 6.6x NA NM NM 20% 23% 21% 63% 66% 68% 0% 1% 4%
Cloudera $8.86 $2,478 $420 $227 $2,285 4.8x 3.0x 2.7x NM NM 46.1x 29% 60% 11% 72% 76% 76% (12%) 2% 6%
MicroStrategy Incorporated $148.37 $1,523 $578 $105 $1,050 2.1x 2.1x 2.0x 47.1x 25.3x 21.1x (1%) (2%) 7% 80% 80% 80% 4% 8% 10%
Talend S.A. $33.98 $1,041 $32 $31 $1,040 5.1x 4.2x 3.5x NM NM NM 38% 21% 21% 76% 76% 77% (7%) (8%) (2%)
Domo $15.98 $440 $134 $99 $405 2.8x 2.4x 2.1x NM NM NM 31% 18% 13% 65% 67% 69% NM NM NM
Veritone $3.57 $79 $45 $0 $34 1.3x 0.7x 0.5x NM NM NM 88% 87% 26% 76% 66% 67% NM NM NM
Mean 8.4x 6.2x 5.0x 25.2x 17.4x 21.4x 32% 30% 17% 71% 72% 73% 5% 9% 11%
Median 5.1x 4.2x 3.5x 21.7x 17.6x 17.0x 24% 21% 13% 72% 71% 71% 0% 8% 10%
Technical Applications
Dassault Systèmes SE $142.57 $37,022 $6,386 $3,969 $34,669 8.7x 8.0x 7.2x 26.0x 22.4x 19.9x 3% 9% 11% 85% 85% 86% 34% 36% 36%
Autodesk $147.70 $32,433 $991 $2,156 $33,598 13.8x 10.3x 8.5x NM 39.0x 24.7x 29% 34% 22% 94% 91% 92% 15% 26% 34%
Synopsys $137.25 $20,627 $687 $142 $20,088 6.3x 5.9x 5.5x 25.5x 20.9x 19.2x 12% 7% 8% 79% 79% 79% 25% 28% 28%
Cadence Design Systems $66.08 $18,542 $655 $464 $18,350 8.6x 7.9x 7.4x 24.0x 22.1x 21.3x 10% 9% 7% 88% 90% 90% 36% 36% 35%
ANSYS $221.36 $18,617 $632 $108 $18,092 14.0x 12.1x 11.0x 28.4x 26.6x 23.7x 18% 15% 10% 90% 91% 91% 49% 46% 46%
Aspen Technology $123.08 $8,400 $58 $355 $8,697 16.7x 14.4x 14.0x 36.8x 27.4x 27.9x 10% 16% 3% 90% 90% 90% 45% 53% 50%
PTC Inc. $68.18 $7,853 $327 $669 $8,195 6.5x 6.2x 5.4x 22.8x 19.4x NA 7% 4% 15% 75% 74% 74% 28% 32% 0%
Altair Engineering Inc. $34.62 $2,480 $252 $204 $2,432 6.2x 5.2x 4.6x 48.5x 40.6x 31.4x 19% 20% 14% 74% 73% 74% 13% 13% 15%
Mean 10.1x 8.8x 7.9x 30.3x 27.3x 24.0x 14% 14% 11% 84% 84% 84% 31% 34% 31%
Median 8.6x 7.9x 7.3x 26.0x 24.5x 23.7x 11% 12% 11% 87% 88% 88% 31% 34% 34%
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Trading Metrics Operating Metrics CIQ
Stock Price Market Cash & Total Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Revenue Growth Gross Margin EBITDA Margin Revenue
Company 9/30/2019 Cap ST. Invest. Debt Value (EV) CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E 18A/17A 19E/18A 20E/19E CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E
Financial Applications
Fidelity National Information Services $132.76 $81,441 $9,756 $18,668 $90,360 10.7x 8.8x 6.7x 28.8x 20.9x 15.1x (3%) 22% 31% 34% 38% 41% 37% 42% 44%
Fiserv $103.59 $70,409 $8,441 $14,157 $76,125 13.1x 7.3x 4.7x 34.7x 19.4x 12.6x 2% 78% 56% 47% 65% 55% 38% 38% 37%
Intuit Inc. $265.94 $69,164 $2,740 $436 $66,860 10.7x 9.5x 8.5x 27.1x 26.7x 23.4x 11% 13% 11% 83% 84% 84% 40% 35% 36%
SS&C Technologies Holdings $51.57 $13,086 $131 $8,242 $21,197 6.2x 4.6x 4.4x 16.5x 11.8x 11.1x 104% 35% 4% 41% 57% 58% 37% 39% 40%
MSCI Inc. $217.75 $18,443 $771 $2,765 $20,437 14.3x 13.2x 12.2x 26.5x 24.5x 22.2x 13% 8% 9% 80% 80% 80% 54% 54% 55%
Temenos AG $167.38 $11,846 $77 $1,218 $12,987 15.4x 12.9x 10.5x 41.6x 32.7x 27.3x 14% 20% 23% 73% 81% 81% 37% 39% 38%
Jack Henry & Associates $145.97 $11,232 $94 $0 $11,139 7.0x 6.9x 6.5x 20.1x 21.5x 19.9x 10% 1% 7% 43% 42% 42% 35% 32% 33%
Fair Isaac Corporation $303.52 $8,771 $79 $823 $9,514 9.0x 8.1x 7.5x 35.5x 27.7x 25.4x 12% 10% 9% 71% 70% 70% 25% 29% 29%
Coupa Software Incorporated $129.57 $8,143 $808 $755 $8,089 31.1x 21.7x 16.9x NM NM NM 39% 43% 29% 68% 72% 73% 9% 10% 14%
Xero Limited $42.01 $5,922 $312 $300 $5,910 17.6x 13.8x 10.9x NM NM 48.5x 28% 27% 27% 85% 84% 84% 15% 19% 22%
Avalara $67.29 $5,080 $442 $0 $4,638 17.0x 12.7x 10.2x NM NM NM 28% 34% 25% 71% 72% 73% (14%) (0%) 5%
Q2 Holdings $78.87 $3,757 $618 $447 $3,586 14.9x 11.4x 9.3x NM NM NM 24% 30% 22% 49% 52% 54% 8% 6% 10%
Envestnet $56.70 $2,959 $78 $705 $3,584 4.4x 4.0x 3.5x 22.8x 18.7x 15.2x 19% 10% 15% 29% 69% 70% 19% 21% 23%
SimCorp A/S $87.83 $3,478 $54 $54 $3,478 7.9x 7.1x 6.5x 27.8x 23.0x 21.2x 6% 13% 9% 61% 62% 62% 29% 31% 31%
BlackLine $47.81 $2,645 $145 $17 $2,521 11.1x 8.9x 7.4x NM NM NM 30% 24% 21% 78% 82% 81% 6% 8% 10%
Ebix $42.10 $1,284 $107 $801 $2,029 4.1x 3.4x 2.9x 12.1x 9.9x 9.4x 37% 19% 20% 66% 67% 67% 34% 35% 30%
Asseco Poland S.A. $12.74 $1,057 $508 $734 $1,835 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x 5.5x 4.8x 4.7x 11% 3% 3% 21% 21% 21% 13% 15% 15%
Bottomline Technologies (de) $39.35 $1,730 $100 $111 $1,742 4.3x 4.1x 3.7x 17.5x 17.8x 15.6x 13% 5% 9% 57% 56% 56% 24% 23% 24%
Zuora $15.05 $1,690 $175 $13 $1,528 6.5x 5.5x 4.7x NM NM NM 40% 18% 18% 50% 56% 59% (17%) (12%) (7%)
IRESS Limited $7.81 $1,348 $20 $199 $1,527 4.7x 4.5x 4.1x 18.4x 17.3x 15.5x (2%) 4% 10% 34% 27% 28% 25% 26% 26%
Model N $27.76 $908 $59 $49 $899 6.0x 6.3x 5.7x NM NM NM 6% (6%) 10% 57% 55% 55% 8% 9% 10%
Basware Oyj $23.99 $345 $33 $82 $394 2.4x 2.5x 2.3x NM NM 21.2x (10%) (2%) 8% 51% 51% 57% (3%) (0%) 11%
Mean 10.0x 8.1x 6.8x 23.9x 19.8x 19.3x 20% 19% 17% 57% 61% 61% 21% 23% 24%
Median 8.4x 7.2x 6.5x 24.6x 20.1x 17.8x 13% 15% 13% 57% 64% 61% 25% 24% 25%
Software Trading Statistics
PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Margins <(20%) considered NM. Multiples <0 or >50 considered NM.
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Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Margins <(20%) considered NM. Multiples <0 or >50 considered NM.
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Vertical Applications
Danaher Corporation $144.43 $103,741 $14,252 $18,668 $108,850 5.5x 5.2x 4.4x 23.1x 21.8x 17.2x 9% 4% 18% 56% 56% 57% 24% 24% 26%
Roper Technologies $356.60 $37,087 $323 $6,198 $42,962 8.3x 7.9x 7.3x 23.8x 22.2x 20.3x 13% 5% 7% 63% 64% 63% 35% 35% 36%
Cerner Corporation $68.17 $21,412 $633 $1,172 $21,951 4.1x 3.8x 3.6x 14.0x 13.2x 11.6x 4% 7% 6% 83% 82% 82% 29% 29% 31%
Veeva Systems Inc. $152.69 $22,596 $1,432 $22 $21,186 24.6x 19.9x 16.7x NM NM 42.8x 25% 24% 19% 72% 75% 76% 37% 40% 39%
Tyler Technologies $262.50 $10,128 $194 $25 $9,958 10.6x 9.1x 8.2x 36.3x 32.7x 28.4x 11% 17% 11% 47% 52% 51% 29% 28% 29%
Guidewire Software $105.38 $8,702 $1,134 $317 $7,885 10.7x 11.1x 9.6x 43.2x NM NM 29% (4%) 15% 56% 56% 56% 25% 20% 18%
RealPage $62.86 $5,811 $262 $724 $6,273 7.2x 6.3x 5.7x 27.1x 22.3x 19.2x 30% 14% 11% 62% 61% 62% 27% 28% 30%
CoreLogic $46.27 $3,679 $89 $1,866 $5,455 3.1x 3.1x 3.2x 11.1x 11.3x 10.7x (3%) (3%) (0%) 48% 50% 52% 28% 28% 30%
Blackbaud $90.34 $4,329 $29 $603 $4,903 5.8x 5.5x 5.2x 24.2x 27.0x 26.0x 8% 6% 5% 55% 59% 60% 24% 20% 20%
AppFolio $95.14 $3,241 $40 $72 $3,273 17.2x 12.9x 10.2x NM NM NM 32% 34% 26% 62% 60% 61% 21% 13% 17%
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions $10.98 $1,830 $139 $963 $2,654 1.5x 1.5x 1.4x 6.6x 8.8x 8.0x 17% 2% 4% 47% 43% 44% 23% 17% 18%
2U $16.28 $1,031 $219 $307 $1,120 2.7x 2.0x 1.5x NM NM NM 44% 38% 28% 78% 73% 73% 4% (4%) (0%)
HealthStream $25.89 $838 $173 $34 $699 3.0x 2.7x 2.7x 16.8x 16.4x 17.4x 8% 10% (0%) 59% 58% 59% 18% 17% 16%
Castlight Health $1.41 $205 $56 $18 $167 1.1x 1.2x 1.1x NM NM NM 18% (9%) 3% 62% 64% 66% (4%) (5%) 2%
Boxlight Corporation $1.84 $20 $1 $7 $26 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x NM NM NM 47% 16% 25% 23% 30% 30% (10%) (3%) (0%)
Mean 7.1x 6.2x 5.4x 22.6x 19.5x 20.2x 19% 11% 12% 58% 59% 60% 21% 19% 21%
Median 5.5x 5.2x 4.4x 23.4x 21.8x 18.3x 17% 7% 11% 59% 59% 60% 24% 20% 20%
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Trading Metrics Operating Metrics CIQ
Stock Price Market Cash & Total Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Revenue Growth Gross Margin EBITDA Margin Revenue
Company 9/30/2019 Cap ST. Invest. Debt Value (EV) CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E 18A/17A 19E/18A 20E/19E CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E
ERP & General Business
salesforce.com $148.44 $129,937 $6,042 $6,432 $130,327 9.8x 7.7x 6.2x 40.4x 29.0x 24.3x 26% 27% 24% 74% 78% 78% 24% 27% 26%
Workday $169.96 $38,751 $1,927 $1,543 $38,367 13.6x 10.7x 8.7x NM NM 41.1x 32% 27% 23% 70% 75% 76% 17% 20% 21%
Shopify Inc. $311.66 $36,119 $2,667 $111 $33,563 31.3x 21.8x 16.3x NM NM NM 59% 43% 34% 56% 56% 55% 4% 4% 5%
Constellation Software Inc. $999.48 $21,180 $219 $563 $21,524 7.0x 6.2x 5.3x 27.5x 22.9x 19.3x 23% 14% 16% 37% 67% 67% 26% 27% 27%
Slack Technologies $23.73 $12,911 $785 $0 $12,137 30.3x 19.9x 14.3x NM NM NM 82% 52% 39% 87% 86% 87% NM NM (14%)
Paycom Software $209.49 $12,079 $108 $33 $12,004 21.2x 16.5x 13.3x 49.8x 39.1x 31.8x 31% 29% 23% 87% 85% 85% 43% 42% 42%
The Sage Group plc $8.50 $9,261 $457 $1,007 $9,811 4.1x 4.1x 3.8x NA 16.2x 15.2x 1% 0% 7% 93% 93% 93% 0% 25% 25%
Zendesk $72.88 $8,088 $435 $586 $8,240 13.8x 10.2x 7.8x NM NM NM 39% 35% 31% 70% 74% 76% 7% 7% 9%
Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. $49.37 $7,092 $238 $716 $7,570 10.1x 9.3x 8.3x 48.2x 40.7x 34.2x 11% 9% 13% 48% 49% 51% 21% 23% 24%
Anaplan $47.00 $6,196 $356 $53 $5,893 24.5x 17.2x 13.1x NM NM NM 43% 42% 31% 72% 75% 77% NM (15%) (9%)
j2 Global $90.82 $4,443 $155 $1,191 $5,478 4.5x 4.1x 3.8x 11.2x 10.0x 9.3x 8% 11% 6% 83% 83% 83% 41% 41% 41%
Manhattan Associates $80.67 $5,155 $114 $40 $5,082 9.1x 8.5x 8.1x 31.3x 37.8x 34.7x (6%) 7% 5% 57% 54% 55% 29% 22% 23%
Paylocity Holding Corporation $97.58 $5,222 $130 $76 $5,168 12.8x 10.1x 8.4x NM 35.4x 29.1x 23% 27% 20% 66% 64% 64% 25% 28% 29%
Smartsheet Inc. $36.03 $4,200 $561 $58 $3,697 20.8x 13.8x 10.0x NM NM NM 60% 50% 38% 81% 81% 80% (18%) (19%) (15%)
The Descartes Systems Group Inc $40.40 $3,398 $27 $36 $3,407 12.4x 10.4x 9.4x 36.3x 27.9x 24.8x 16% 19% 11% 73% 74% 75% 34% 37% 38%
Cornerstone OnDemand $54.82 $3,327 $403 $377 $3,301 6.1x 5.8x 5.1x 33.5x 26.9x 20.2x 12% 6% 14% 73% 76% 76% 18% 22% 25%
PROS Holdings $59.60 $2,508 $319 $182 $2,371 12.0x 9.6x 8.1x NM NM NM 17% 26% 18% 61% 65% 65% (10%) (4%) (1%)
Workiva Inc. $43.83 $2,020 $138 $41 $1,923 7.9x 6.6x 5.7x NM NM NM 18% 19% 16% 73% 72% 73% (4%) (3%) (2%)
Pluralsight $16.80 $1,700 $449 $502 $1,821 7.8x 5.8x 4.5x NM NM NM 39% 36% 30% 73% 77% 78% (20%) (17%) (9%)
Technology One Limited $4.84 $1,539 $48 $0 $1,491 7.0x 7.6x 6.5x NA 27.6x 22.5x (2%) (7%) 16% 41% 41% 41% 0% 27% 29%
SPS Commerce $47.07 $1,640 $201 $20 $1,458 5.9x 5.3x 4.8x 28.4x 21.5x 18.5x 13% 12% 10% 67% 68% 69% 21% 24% 26%
Enghouse Systems Limited $27.57 $1,508 $108 $1 $1,401 5.4x 4.6x 4.1x 17.2x 15.9x 13.8x (3%) 17% 11% 70% 69% 69% 31% 29% 30%
Instructure $38.74 $1,437 $127 $49 $1,359 6.5x 5.2x 4.4x NM NM NM 30% 24% 20% 70% 71% 72% (6%) (5%) (2%)
Upland Software $34.86 $880 $108 $312 $1,084 7.2x 5.1x 4.6x 20.4x 13.7x 12.1x 53% 43% 11% 68% 70% 70% 35% 37% 38%
Opera Limited $10.05 $1,195 $151 $17 $1,061 6.2x 3.8x 2.9x 16.1x 28.1x 12.6x 34% 61% 30% 68% 79% 80% 38% 14% 23%
Benefitfocus $23.81 $779 $138 $276 $917 3.5x 3.1x 2.7x NM NM 34.5x 9% 15% 16% 50% 54% 56% 4% 4% 8%
QAD Inc. $46.18 $940 $143 $32 $829 2.5x 2.6x 2.5x 32.3x NM 35.7x 9% (5%) 7% 53% 54% 56% 8% 4% 7%
American Software $15.02 $471 $86 $3 $388 3.5x 3.5x 3.4x 24.5x 26.6x 21.7x 2% (2%) 5% 53% 54% 54% 14% 13% 16%
Synchronoss Technologies $5.40 $220 $78 $120 $274 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x 19.5x 8.1x 6.4x (19%) 6% 8% 51% 56% 56% 4% 10% 11%
ServiceSource International $0.88 $83 $23 $44 $104 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x 7.3x NM 29.6x (0%) (12%) (1%) 31% 30% 30% 6% (0%) 2%
Park City Group $5.77 $114 $19 $6 $102 4.4x 5.0x 4.2x 16.9x 15.9x 13.6x 13% (13%) 21% 71% 72% 72% 26% 32% 31%
Mean 10.1x 7.9x 6.5x 27.1x 24.6x 23.0x 22% 20% 18% 65% 68% 68% 14% 15% 16%
Median 7.2x 6.2x 5.3x 27.5x 26.8x 22.1x 17% 19% 16% 70% 71% 72% 17% 21% 23%
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Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Margins <(20%) considered NM. Multiples <0 or >50 considered NM.
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Trading Metrics Operating Metrics CIQ
Stock Price Market Cash & Total Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Revenue Growth Gross Margin EBITDA Margin Revenue
Company 9/30/2019 Cap ST. Invest. Debt Value (EV) CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E 18A/17A 19E/18A 20E/19E CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E
Development & Operations Management
VMware $150.06 $61,319 $2,948 $4,981 $63,352 7.1x 6.3x 5.7x 17.3x 16.3x 15.0x 14% 12% 10% 86% 87% 88% 41% 39% 38%
ServiceNow $253.85 $47,866 $1,471 $1,124 $47,519 18.2x 13.7x 10.7x NM 49.6x 37.0x 36% 32% 29% 76% 81% 82% 26% 28% 29%
Atlassian Corporation Plc $125.44 $30,628 $1,775 $1,145 $29,998 31.3x 21.8x 17.2x NM NM NM 38% 44% 27% 88% 85% 85% 31% 25% 25%
Twilio Inc. $109.96 $14,942 $1,882 $624 $13,684 21.1x 12.2x 9.2x NM NM NM 63% 72% 33% 54% 58% 57% 5% 7% 8%
Datadog $33.91 $9,950 $52 $48 $9,946 NM 30.1x 21.2x NA NM NM 97% 67% 42% 77% 75% 76% 0% (9%) (7%)
SolarWinds Corporation $18.45 $5,665 $221 $1,916 $7,360 8.8x 7.8x 7.0x 18.1x 16.4x 14.4x 14% 13% 12% 92% 92% 92% 49% 47% 48%
Dynatrace $18.67 $5,237 $212 $570 $5,595 NA 11.2x 9.1x NA NA 36.7x NA NA 22% NM 78% 78% NA 0% 25%
MongoDB $120.48 $6,785 $436 $302 $6,651 24.9x 16.9x 13.0x NM NM NM 61% 48% 29% 72% 72% 72% (18%) (13%) (7%)
Micro Focus International plc $13.98 $4,642 $2,666 $4,674 $6,650 2.1x 2.0x 2.1x 4.7x 4.9x 4.9x 21% 10% (5%) 75% 77% 77% 46% 40% 42%
LogMeIn $70.96 $3,464 $119 $309 $3,654 3.0x 2.9x 2.8x 8.2x 8.9x 9.2x 22% 5% 5% 77% 82% 82% 37% 33% 30%
Pivotal Software $14.92 $4,106 $808 $143 $3,442 5.2x 4.5x 3.9x NM NM NM 29% 17% 16% 63% 71% 73% (8%) (2%) 5%
New Relic $61.45 $3,589 $769 $483 $3,305 7.4x 5.8x 4.9x 43.8x 40.3x 32.3x 35% 27% 19% 84% 83% 83% 17% 14% 15%
Appian Corporation $47.50 $3,169 $81 $4 $3,091 13.6x 11.8x 10.1x NM NM NM 28% 15% 17% 63% 65% 68% (13%) (10%) (5%)
NetScout Systems $23.06 $1,749 $300 $529 $1,978 2.2x 2.2x 2.2x NA NA NA (15%) (3%) 4% 71% 72% 72% 0% 0% 0%
Progress Software Corporation $38.06 $1,705 $145 $296 $1,856 4.7x 4.3x 4.2x 9.4x 11.0x 10.1x (0%) 7% 2% 89% 86% 86% 50% 40% 42%
PagerDuty $28.25 $2,155 $341 $0 $1,814 15.4x 11.1x 8.7x NM NM NM 48% 39% 28% 85% 85% 85% NM (14%) (7%)
Bandwidth Inc. $65.11 $1,523 $196 $0 $1,327 8.1x 5.6x 4.7x NM NM NM 25% 43% 19% 58% 49% 49% 10% (3%) (1%)
MobileIron $6.55 $719 $101 $17 $635 3.3x 3.0x 2.7x NM NM NM 7% 8% 11% 82% 82% 82% (0%) (0%) 5%
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. $9.19 $449 $114 $39 $409 1.4x 1.3x 1.2x NA NA NA 10% 9% 6% 31% 32% 31% 0% 0% 0%
Comarch S.A. $43.55 $354 $74 $75 $361 1.0x 0.9x 0.9x 7.6x 6.4x 6.5x 13% 4% 8% 26% 28% 27% 13% 15% 13%
Axway Software SA $11.56 $245 $37 $83 $291 0.9x 0.9x 0.9x 7.0x 10.7x 7.3x (10%) (5%) 1% 18% 72% 72% 13% 9% 13%
Mean 9.5x 8.4x 6.8x 14.5x 18.3x 17.4x 27% 23% 16% 68% 72% 72% 16% 12% 15%
Median 7.1x 5.8x 4.9x 8.8x 11.0x 12.3x 23% 14% 16% 76% 77% 77% 13% 7% 13%
Sales & Marketing Applications
HubSpot $151.61 $6,443 $955 $580 $6,068 11.8x 9.1x 7.4x NM NM NM 37% 30% 24% 80% 82% 82% 11% 13% 14%
Pegasystems Inc. $68.05 $5,385 $155 $69 $5,299 5.9x 5.7x 5.2x NM NM NM 0% 4% 11% 66% 69% 70% 8% 4% 7%
SurveyMonkey $17.10 $2,276 $155 $306 $2,427 9.5x 7.9x 6.5x 41.8x NM NM 16% 20% 21% 69% 77% 78% 23% 12% 13%
LivePerson $35.70 $2,243 $225 $194 $2,212 8.9x 7.6x 6.3x NM NM NM 14% 16% 20% 75% 74% 75% 8% 1% 7%
Yext $15.89 $1,792 $274 $116 $1,633 7.2x 5.4x 4.2x NM NM NM 34% 32% 30% 75% 76% 76% (11%) (13%) (7%)
Cardlytics $33.52 $816 $32 $37 $820 5.4x 4.3x 3.2x NM NM NM 16% 26% 33% 36% 43% 45% (4%) (2%) 4%
ChannelAdvisor Corporation $9.33 $262 $49 $18 $231 1.8x 1.8x 1.7x 23.6x 13.1x 10.6x 7% (1%) 5% 78% 78% 78% 7% 14% 16%
Mean 7.2x 6.0x 4.9x 32.7x 13.1x 10.6x 18% 18% 21% 69% 71% 72% 6% 4% 8%
Median 7.2x 5.7x 5.2x 32.7x 13.1x 10.6x 16% 20% 21% 75% 76% 76% 8% 4% 7%
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PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Margins <(20%) considered NM. Multiples <0 or >50 considered NM.
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Trading Metrics Operating Metrics CIQ
Stock Price Market Cash & Total Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Revenue Growth Gross Margin EBITDA Margin Revenue
Company 9/30/2019 Cap ST. Invest. Debt Value (EV) CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E 18A/17A 19E/18A 20E/19E CY18A CY19E CY20E CY18A CY19E CY20E
SaaS
Adobe Inc. $276.25 $133,727 $3,651 $4,137 $134,213 14.9x 12.0x 10.2x 33.8x 26.6x 22.2x 24% 24% 18% 87% 87% 88% 44% 45% 46%
salesforce.com $148.44 $129,937 $6,042 $6,432 $130,327 9.8x 7.7x 6.2x 40.4x 29.0x 24.3x 26% 27% 24% 74% 78% 78% 24% 27% 26%
ServiceNow $253.85 $47,866 $1,471 $1,124 $47,519 18.2x 13.7x 10.7x NM 49.6x 37.0x 36% 32% 29% 76% 81% 82% 26% 28% 29%
Workday $169.96 $38,751 $1,927 $1,543 $38,367 13.6x 10.7x 8.7x NM NM 41.1x 32% 27% 23% 70% 75% 76% 17% 20% 21%
Shopify Inc. $311.66 $36,119 $2,667 $111 $33,563 31.3x 21.8x 16.3x NM NM NM 59% 43% 34% 56% 56% 55% 4% 4% 5%
Atlassian Corporation Plc $125.44 $30,628 $1,775 $1,145 $29,998 31.3x 21.8x 17.2x NM NM NM 38% 44% 27% 88% 85% 85% 31% 25% 25%
Veeva Systems Inc. $152.69 $22,596 $1,432 $22 $21,186 24.6x 19.9x 16.7x NM NM 42.8x 25% 24% 19% 72% 75% 76% 37% 40% 39%
Zoom Video Communications $76.20 $20,845 $755 $53 $20,143 NM 34.0x 24.2x NM NM NM 118% 79% 41% 82% 81% 81% 4% 13% 10%
Splunk Inc. $117.86 $18,191 $2,576 $1,906 $17,521 9.7x 7.6x 6.2x NM 45.7x 33.1x 38% 28% 22% 81% 85% 85% 16% 17% 19%
Twilio Inc. $109.96 $15,081 $1,882 $624 $13,823 21.3x 12.4x 9.3x NM NM NM 63% 72% 33% 54% 58% 57% 5% 7% 8%
Slack Technologies $23.73 $12,911 $785 $0 $12,137 30.3x 19.9x 14.3x NM NM NM 82% 52% 39% 87% 86% 87% NM NM (14%)
Paycom Software $209.49 $12,079 $108 $60 $12,030 21.2x 16.5x 13.4x 49.9x 39.2x 31.9x 31% 29% 23% 87% 85% 85% 43% 42% 42%
Okta $98.46 $11,495 $557 $439 $11,377 28.5x 20.2x 15.5x NM NM NM 56% 41% 31% 72% 76% 77% (9%) (9%) (2%)
DocuSign $61.92 $10,895 $750 $620 $10,764 15.4x 11.3x 9.1x NM NM NM 35% 36% 25% 73% 79% 79% 8% 7% 10%
NetApp $52.51 $12,493 $3,540 $1,726 $10,679 1.7x 1.9x 1.8x 6.8x 8.1x 7.2x 8% (8%) 3% 64% 63% 63% 25% 23% 25%
RingCentral $125.66 $10,426 $568 $415 $10,273 16.8x 11.7x 9.5x NM NM NM 32% 43% 23% 84% 77% 77% 13% 13% 13%
Datadog $33.91 $9,950 $52 $48 $9,946 NM 30.1x 21.2x NA NM NM 97% 67% 42% 77% 75% 76% 0% (9%) (7%)
Zendesk $72.88 $8,175 $435 $586 $8,327 13.9x 10.3x 7.9x NM NM NM 39% 35% 31% 70% 74% 76% 7% 7% 9%
Dropbox $20.17 $8,338 $973 $868 $8,233 5.9x 5.0x 4.3x 24.4x 22.0x 17.5x 26% 19% 15% 72% 76% 76% 24% 23% 25%
Coupa Software Incorporated $129.57 $8,143 $808 $755 $8,089 31.1x 21.7x 16.9x NM NM NM 39% 43% 29% 68% 72% 73% 9% 10% 14%
Proofpoint $129.05 $7,285 $1,052 $799 $7,033 9.8x 8.0x 6.7x NM 48.5x 36.4x 38% 23% 20% 72% 79% 79% 16% 16% 18%
RealPage $62.86 $5,811 $262 $724 $6,273 7.2x 6.3x 5.7x 27.1x 22.3x 19.2x 30% 14% 11% 62% 61% 62% 27% 28% 30%
HubSpot $151.61 $6,443 $955 $580 $6,068 11.8x 9.1x 7.4x NM NM NM 37% 30% 24% 80% 82% 82% 11% 13% 14%
Zscaler $47.26 $6,024 $365 $0 $5,659 23.3x 16.1x 12.4x NM NM NM 57% 45% 29% 80% 80% 80% 6% 9% 9%
Dynatrace $18.67 $5,237 $212 $570 $5,595 NA 11.2x 9.1x NA NA 36.7x NA NA 22% NM 78% 78% NA 0% 25%
j2 Global $90.82 $4,443 $95 $1,246 $5,594 4.6x 4.2x 3.9x 11.4x 10.2x 9.5x 8% 11% 6% 83% 83% 83% 41% 41% 41%
Cloudflare $18.57 $5,447 $127 $11 $5,331 27.7x 19.4x 14.7x NA NM NM 43% 42% 33% 77% 77% 76% 0% (15%) (5%)
Paylocity Holding Corporation $97.58 $5,222 $130 $84 $5,176 12.8x 10.1x 8.4x NM 35.5x 29.2x 23% 27% 20% 66% 64% 64% 25% 28% 29%
Pure Storage $16.94 $4,340 $1,182 $584 $3,741 2.8x 2.2x 1.9x 30.8x 27.4x 16.7x 33% 23% 21% 66% 68% 67% 9% 8% 11%
Smartsheet Inc. $36.03 $4,200 $561 $58 $3,697 20.8x 13.8x 10.0x NM NM NM 60% 50% 38% 81% 81% 80% (18%) (19%) (15%)
LogMeIn $70.96 $3,464 $119 $309 $3,654 3.0x 2.9x 2.8x 8.2x 8.9x 9.2x 22% 5% 5% 77% 82% 82% 37% 33% 30%
Q2 Holdings $78.87 $3,757 $618 $447 $3,586 14.9x 11.4x 9.3x NM NM NM 24% 30% 22% 49% 52% 54% 8% 6% 10%
Envestnet $56.70 $2,959 $78 $705 $3,584 4.4x 4.0x 3.5x 22.8x 18.7x 15.2x 19% 10% 15% 29% 69% 70% 19% 21% 23%
New Relic $61.45 $3,589 $769 $483 $3,305 7.4x 5.8x 4.9x 43.8x 40.3x 32.3x 35% 27% 19% 84% 83% 83% 17% 14% 15%
Cornerstone OnDemand $54.82 $3,327 $403 $377 $3,301 6.1x 5.8x 5.1x 33.5x 26.9x 20.2x 12% 6% 14% 73% 76% 76% 18% 22% 25%
AppFolio $95.14 $3,241 $40 $72 $3,273 17.2x 12.9x 10.2x NM NM NM 32% 34% 26% 62% 60% 61% 21% 13% 17%
Five9 $53.74 $3,259 $307 $222 $3,174 12.3x 10.1x 8.6x NM NM 46.2x 29% 22% 17% 60% 64% 64% 18% 17% 19%
Medallia $27.43 $3,500 $417 $0 $3,082 9.8x 8.0x 6.6x NA NM NM 20% 23% 21% 63% 66% 68% 0% 1% 4%
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PUBLIC COMPANY VALUATIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Market Data as of 9/30/19.Margins <(20%) considered NM. Multiples <0 or >50 considered NM.
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SaaS (Cont.)
Qualys $75.57 $2,929 $298 $38 $2,669 9.6x 8.3x 7.2x 23.8x 20.7x 17.9x 21% 15% 15% 76% 79% 79% 40% 40% 40%
Box $16.56 $2,447 $201 $399 $2,644 4.3x 3.8x 3.4x NM 49.5x 26.9x 20% 14% 13% 71% 71% 72% 5% 8% 13%
BlackLine $47.81 $2,645 $145 $17 $2,521 11.1x 8.9x 7.4x NM NM NM 30% 24% 21% 78% 82% 81% 6% 8% 10%
Cloudera $8.86 $2,478 $420 $227 $2,285 4.8x 3.0x 2.7x NM NM 46.1x 29% 60% 11% 72% 76% 76% (12%) 2% 6%
Mimecast Limited $35.67 $2,210 $197 $248 $2,261 7.0x 5.7x 4.7x 49.7x 34.1x 25.3x 33% 24% 21% 73% 74% 74% 14% 17% 18%
LivePerson $35.70 $2,243 $225 $194 $2,212 8.9x 7.6x 6.3x NM NM NM 14% 16% 20% 75% 74% 75% 8% 1% 7%
Everbridge $61.71 $2,071 $239 $114 $1,946 13.2x 9.8x 7.7x NM NM NM 41% 35% 27% 68% 71% 72% (2%) 2% 5%
Workiva Inc. $43.83 $2,020 $138 $41 $1,923 7.9x 6.6x 5.7x NM NM NM 18% 19% 16% 73% 72% 73% (4%) (3%) (2%)
PagerDuty $28.25 $2,155 $341 $0 $1,814 15.4x 11.1x 8.7x NM NM NM 48% 39% 28% 85% 85% 85% NM (14%) (7%)
Varonis Systems $59.78 $1,822 $131 $66 $1,757 6.5x 6.8x 6.4x NM NM NM 25% (5%) 6% 90% 88% 89% 5% (8%) (3%)
Ping Identity Holding Corp. $17.25 $1,372 $83 $243 $1,531 7.6x 6.6x 5.9x NA 38.5x NM 17% 15% 12% 85% 83% 81% 0% 17% 10%
Zuora $15.05 $1,690 $175 $13 $1,528 6.5x 5.5x 4.7x NM NM NM 40% 18% 18% 50% 56% 59% (17%) (12%) (7%)
SPS Commerce $47.07 $1,640 $201 $20 $1,458 5.9x 5.3x 4.8x 28.4x 21.5x 18.5x 13% 12% 10% 67% 68% 69% 21% 24% 26%
Instructure $38.74 $1,456 $127 $49 $1,378 6.6x 5.3x 4.4x NM NM NM 30% 24% 20% 70% 71% 72% (6%) (5%) (2%)
Carbonite $15.49 $537 $83 $653 $1,107 3.7x 2.4x 2.1x 10.6x 8.2x 7.2x 24% 56% 15% 76% 81% 81% 35% 29% 29%
Talend S.A. $33.98 $1,041 $32 $31 $1,040 5.1x 4.2x 3.5x NM NM NM 38% 21% 21% 76% 76% 77% (7%) (8%) (2%)
Benefitfocus $23.81 $779 $138 $276 $917 3.5x 3.1x 2.7x NM NM 34.5x 9% 15% 16% 50% 54% 56% 4% 4% 8%
Zix Corporation $7.24 $389 $10 $192 $571 8.1x 7.0x 5.9x 28.3x 14.0x 10.8x 7% 15% 20% 78% NM NM 29% 50% 55%
ChannelAdvisor Corporation $9.33 $262 $49 $18 $231 1.8x 1.8x 1.7x 23.6x 13.1x 10.6x 7% (1%) 5% 78% 78% 78% 7% 14% 16%
Park City Group $5.77 $114 $19 $6 $102 4.4x 5.0x 4.2x 16.9x 15.9x 13.6x 13% (13%) 21% 71% 72% 72% 26% 32% 31%
Veritone $3.57 $79 $45 $0 $34 1.3x 0.7x 0.5x NM NM NM 88% 87% 26% 76% 66% 67% NM NM NM
Mean 12.1x 10.0x 8.0x 27.1x 27.0x 24.6x 34% 29% 21% 72% 74% 75% 13% 13% 15%
Median 9.8x 8.0x 6.7x 27.1x 26.6x 23.3x 30% 26% 21% 73% 76% 76% 11% 13% 14%
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RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Reflects M&A activity through 9/30/19, where Enterprise Value is >$50MM.Transactions highlighted in yellow denote private equity transactions. Multiples <0 and >50 considered NM.
($MM)
Announced Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA
Date Acquirer Target Value (EV) LTM NTM LTM NTM Target Description
9/26/19 $430 NA NA NA NAProvides customer analytics and market intelligence SaaS for the purpose of marketing spend optimization for the healthcare and
pharmaceutical sectors.
9/24/19 $42 NA NA NA NAProvides customer service automation SaaS that enables businesses in the hospitality, travel and retail sectors to communicate
with customers via SMS text message.
9/20/19 $189 2.7x NA NM NAProvides asset portfolio analytics SaaS and services for financial markets. Software enables users to manage funds, conduct
compliance reporting, share portfolios, and analyze portfolio performance, attribution, contribution, allocation and risk.
9/19/19 $45 2.3x NA NA NA
Provides endpoint security SaaS for businesses. Software enables the security of enterprise IT systems by using virtualization to
isolate browser-based attacks, malicious downloads and attachments, and other applications in hardware-enforced micro-virtual
machines.
9/16/19 $37 NA NA NA NAProvides AI-enabled predictive analytics SaaS for businesses in the healthcare and insurance sectors. Warehousing data from
multiple sources, software enables the creation of population health risk models and care management workflow insights.
9/11/19 $775 NA NA NA NA
Provides engineering simulation SaaS for businesses and governments globally, with a focus on the automobile and
transportation sectors. Software enables the virtual testing of engineering designs and systems so as to avoid costly physical
testing.
9/4/19 $75 15.0x NA NA NA
Provides AI-based IoT device and threat identification management SaaS to businesses. Software provides features for
automated device discovery, recognition and classification, behavioral analysis and risk assessment, network segmentation,
analytics and reporting.
9/3/19 $400 5.7x NA NA NAProvides AI-enabled employee recruitment SaaS to businesses and recruiters. Software enables users to automate scheduling and
record video interviews of job seekers. Also provides a related mobile application.
9/3/19 $154 4.1x NA 29.1x NA
Provides automotive aftermarket supply chain management (SCM) and e-commerce software and SaaS for automotive parts
wholesale and retail businesses, tire and vehicle repair shops in the US. Software also provides features for cataloging, business
management and analytics.
8/28/19 $40 6.7x NA NA NAProvides AI and predictive analytics-based marketing and sales SaaS for businesses. Software provides features for target
audience generation and account-based marketing, lead scoring and customer analytics.
8/26/19 $700 2.2x NA NA NAThe Software Solutions business of Pitney Bowes, which provides data management, BI, customer analytics and customer service
automation software and SaaS for businesses.
8/23/19 $34 NA NA NA NAProvides financial planning SaaS for businesses and governments. Software enables customer relationship management, back-
office administration for financial advisers, and online self-directed digital advice portals for superannuation funds in Australia.
8/22/19 $2,100 9.1x NA NM NA
Provides endpoint and server security SaaS and services for businesses. Software provides features for antivirus, risk and
compliance, malware and UI/visualizations to enhance user interfaces. In May 2018, Carbon Black was listed on the NASDAQ
stock exchange under stock ticker CBLK.
3030
($MM)
Announced Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA
Date Acquirer Target Value (EV) LTM NTM LTM NTM Target Description
8/21/19 $1,050 21.0x NA NA NA
Provides real-time cloud performance monitoring SaaS for businesses globally. Software enables cloud infrastructure,
microservices, and applications monitoring, data collection and metrics analysis, and helps DevOps teams with continuous
integration and delivery.
8/14/19 $63 2.0x 1.7x 3.7x 3.1x Operates as a racing video games developer for gaming consoles and PCs for consumers.
8/9/19 $10,700 4.5x NA NA NAThe enterprise security assets of Symantec, including the Symantec brand, which provides security software, SaaS and services
for businesses globally. Software includes features for web, cloud and endpoint security and data loss prevention.
8/8/19 $92 NA NA NA NA Provides booking and reservation engine SaaS for the sector. Also provides rate distribution and group booking SaaS.
8/8/19 $31 NA NA NA NA Provides post-sale servicing, sales, document management and related analytics SaaS for OEMs globally.
8/7/19 $1,350 NA NA NA NAProvides field service management SaaS focusing on workforce management, mobile workforce management and service
optimization for businesses globally. Also provides integration services and related mobile applications.
8/6/19 $100 6.7x NA NA NAProvides integrated risk management (IRM) SaaS for enterprises. Also provides Governance, risk management and compliance
(GRC) systems integration and managed services.
8/5/19 $68 NA NA NA NA Provides marketing automation SaaS for businesses. Software enables users to create online surveys for mobile devices.
8/5/19 $60 10.0x NA NA NA
Provides automated e-commerce product marketing SaaS to online retailers and brands. Software enables product merchandising
embedded within native placements alongside retailers organic site content, increasing product visibility and sales. Also enables
real-time analytics.
8/5/19 $40 2.0x NA NM NA Provides targeted online advertising enablement and customer analytics SaaS for businesses globally.
8/2/19 $400 NA 4.2x NA NAProvides supply chain management (SCM) software, SaaS and related integration services to the chemical and oil industries
globally.
8/1/19 $83 NA NA NA NA
Provides online emergency incident monitoring and collaboration SaaS for government agencies and businesses for the purposes
of risk management. Software enables businesses to alert employees to events such as transportation issues, severe weather,
hazardous materials, law enforcement, natural disasters and terrorism via text messages and emails.
7/31/19 $75 7.5x NA NA NAProvides real estate lease administration, analysis and accounting SaaS for businesses. Also provides related workforce
management software.
Select Software M&A Transactions
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Reflects M&A activity through 9/30/19, where Enterprise Value is >$50MM.Transactions highlighted in yellow denote private equity transactions. Multiples <0 and >50 considered NM.
(Ent. Security Assets)
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RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Notes:Sources: Capital IQ and Wall Street Estimates. Reflects M&A activity through 9/30/19, where Enterprise Value is >$50MM.Transactions highlighted in yellow denote private equity transactions. Multiples <0 and >50 considered NM.
($MM)
Announced Enterprise EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA
Date Acquirer Target Value (EV) LTM NTM LTM NTM Target Description
7/29/19 $50 5.0x NA NA NA
Provides corporate training and customer relationship management SaaS to businesses in the United Kingdom. Software provides
features for training automation, customer self-service, employee search engine optimization and can be integrated into existing
software.
7/26/19 $820 3.4x NA 14.9x NADesigns and develops digital typefaces, web, mobile device and desktop publishing fonts, print imaging and font management
software for use in GUIs for computer, electronics and software manufacturers, professionals and consumers.
7/18/19 $50 NA NA 9.5x NA
The video content rights and channel management software assets of ZEFR, which provides video marketing and analytics SaaS
for rights holders, brands and media companies including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and SoundCloud. Software includes
features for video metadata monitoring, rights management, channel management, data analysis and optimization strategies.
7/17/19 $125 NA 3.9x NA NAProvides communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) software that enables businesses to connect with their customers via
SMS, chat, push notifications, voice, and video calling.
7/16/19 $66 2.6x NA 32.2x NAProvides clinical trial data collection, validation, transmission, and analysis software, SaaS, and professional services for the life
sciences sector globally. Software enables the electronic capture, integration, and management of clinical trial data for sponsors.
7/12/19 $78 NA NA NA NA
Provides AI-based industrial and consumer analytics SaaS that enables IoT data processing to help manufacturers and service
providers build and deploy IoT asset health and customer experience applications at enterprise scale. Software applies heuristics
and algorithms to organize IoT sensor, device, and equipment data providing users the ability to build insights and analytics
libraries and training AI/ML models.
7/10/19 $56 NA NA NA NA
Provides business process management (BPM) SaaS and consulting services for businesses in the DACH region. Software
includes features for modeling, analysis, optimization and automation of business processes, integrated risk management and IT
management.
7/3/19 $1,000 3.1x NA 7.7x NA
Provides graphic design, image and video editing, and word processing software for consumers and businesses globally. Corel
began trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CREL when it was spun-off from Vector Capital in May 2006 and officially
became private in 2010 when Vector Capital bought back the company.
7/2/19 $32 NA 1.8x 5.8x NAProvides integrated project and cost planning and management SaaS for the construction and mining industries in the Middle
East, Australia, India, Europe and South Africa.
7/1/19 $80 NA NA NA NAProvides job advertising SaaS that enables recruiting agencies to place employment announcements via an online advertising
network.
All Software
Median 4.5x 2.8x 9.5x 3.1x
Mean 6.1x 2.9x 14.7x 3.1x
PE Acquirers
Median 3.4x 4.2x 22.0x NA
Mean 4.2x 4.2x 21.0x NA
3232
SELECTED PRIVATE FINANCINGS
Notes:Source: Pitchbook. Reflects deal activity through 9/30/19. Transactions reflect recent Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity where the amount raised was greater than or equal to $50MM.
($MM)
Deal Date CompanyAmount
Raised Brief Description Investors
9/30/19 nCino $80Operator of a cloud-based banking platform designed to leverage Salesforce to deliver
complete banking services. T. Rowe Price
9/26/19 Qi Anxin $211Developer of next-generation internet and network security products and services to
governments and enterprises. Oriza Holdings, IDG Capital, and 10Fund
9/25/19 Verafin $388Developer of cloud-based fraud detection and anti-money laundering software designed to
identify entities that may be involved in money laundering or terrorist financing activities.
Spectrum Equity, Teralys Capital, BDC Capital, Information Venture Partners, and Northleaf
Capital Partners
9/25/19 Klar $58Provide of challenger bank services intended to offer working of democratize bank services in
Mexico. Quona Capital
9/24/19 Ola $490Developer of an online ride-hailing platform designed to connect passengers with drivers
across India. J3T Ventures, Lyons Asset Management, and Hyundai
9/24/19 Fundbox $326Operator of a financial technology company focused on disrupting the B2B commerce market
by launching the world's first B2B payments and credit network. Allianz X, MUFG Innovation Partners, and GMO Internet Group
9/24/19 Tipalti $76Provider of a cloud-based automation platform designed to eliminate mass payment workload
and reduce automation payment risk. Group 11 and Zeev Ventures
9/19/19 Stripe $250Developer of an online payment platform designed to integrate electronic payments and
enable secure transactions. Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, and Sequoia Capital
9/19/19 Checkr $160Developer of a background check platform intended to provide modern and compliant
background checks for global enterprises and startups. T. Rowe Price
9/19/19 Deposit Solutions $55Developer of an open banking platform designed to connect banks and depositors across
Europe. Deutsche Bank
9/18/19 Acronis $147 Provider of a personal backup software designed to offer hybrid cloud data protection. Goldman Sachs Alternative Investments & Manager Selection Group
9/18/19 TouchBistro $119 Developer of a point-of-sale (POS) software designed to serve restaurants to run businesses. OMERS Growth Equity
9/18/19 Cloudvirga $60Developer of a cloud-based digital mortgage platform designed to revolutionize the mortgage
industry. Riverwood Capital
9/18/19 PlayVS $50Developer of an online platform designed to organize competitions in e-sports on behalf of
high school. New Enterprise Associates
9/17/19 GitLab $268Provider of an open-source, code-collaboration platform designed to unify issues, code review,
CI and CD into a single UI. ICONIQ Capital and The Goldman Sachs Group
9/17/19 DataRobot $206Developer of a machine learning automation platform designed to deploy accurate predictive
models. Sapphire Ventures
9/17/19Dreamplug
Technologies$120
Developer of a credit card payment application intended to reward users who pay their credit
card bills on time. General Catalyst
9/17/19 Trulioo $53Provider of an instant electronic identity and address verification platform designed to offer
secure access to traditional and alternative data sources. The Goldman Sachs Group
9/13/19 SmartDrive Systems $90Developer of a freight safety and risk management software designed to provide driving
performance insight and analysis. TPG Sixth Street Partners
9/12/19 OkCredit $67 Developer of a mobile application designed to record financial transactions. Lightspeed India Partners Advisors and Tiger Global Management
3333
SELECTED PRIVATE FINANCINGS
Notes:Source: Pitchbook. Reflects deal activity through 9/30/19. Transactions reflect recent Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity where the amount raised was greater than or equal to $50MM.
($MM)
Deal Date CompanyAmount
Raised Brief Description Investors
9/12/19 Shape Security $51Developer of a new web security technology designed to offer bot mitigation and anti-
automation services to companies. C5 Capital
9/12/19 Vianai $50Developer of an enterprise platform designed to help businesses around the world successfully
leverage AI to drive fundamental digital transformations. Undisclosed Investors
9/10/19 Samsara $300Developer of a portfolio of complete Internet of Things ("IoT") solutions combine hardware,
software, and cloud to bring real-time visibility, analytics, and AI to operations. Dragoneer Investment Group, Andreessen Horowitz, and General Catalyst
9/10/19 Nextdoor $170 Developer of a private social networking platform designed to connect neighbors. Riverwood Capital
9/10/19 Snyk $70 Developer of a security analysis tools designed to identify open-source packages. Accel
9/9/19 AppZen $50Developer of an AI platform designed to automate manual process, uncover problems and
optimize decision making for modern finance teams. Coatue Management
9/6/19NetEase Cloud
Music$700 Developer of an online music platform offering free and paid online streaming and downloads. Alibaba Group and Yunfeng Capital
9/5/19 Xiaoshouyi $120Developer of innovative customer relationship management (CRM) platform designed to help
enterprises improve customer service. Tencent Holdings
9/5/19 Happy Money $70Developer of a financial wellness platform designed to help individuals in getting out of debt
and build savings. CMFG Ventures
9/5/19 BigID $50Developer of data-driven protection and privacy compliance platform designed to transform
how enterprise protects and manage the privacy of personal data. Bessemer Venture Partners
9/4/19 Clio $250 Provider of a cloud-based practice management platform intended to serve the legal industry. JMI Equity and TCV
9/4/19 PerimeterX $57Provider of a web security platform designed use predictive security intelligence with
reinforcement learning techniques to prevent cyber attacks. Scale Venture Partners
9/3/19 OpenGov $51Developer of a cloud-based software intended to help in public sector budgeting and
performance. Weatherford Capital, CSC Upshot Ventures, and 8VC
8/29/19 Chezhubang $64Developer of an energy management and transportation digital platform designed to
streamline the energy supply chain management.
Shenzhen Guozhong Venture Capital Management, Oriental Fortune Capital, and China
Construction Bank
8/28/19 ThoughtSpot $248Developer of a next-generation enterprise analytics platform designed to easily analyze
complex, large-scale enterprise data with an automatic, relational search engine. Lightspeed Venture Partners
8/27/19 Trifacta $150Developer of a cloud based data platform designed to radically improve the efficiency of
wrangling data. Infosys, Telstra Ventures and NTT Docomo Ventures
8/27/19Rapido (Bike taxi
App)$55
Operator of a bike taxi booking platform designed to encourage people to offer bike rides to
other people. WestBridge Capital
8/26/19 BharatPe $50 Developer of payments application intended to promote digital payment. Ribbit Capital and Steadview Capital Management
8/25/19 Best Wonder $71Provider of an integrated cloud service platform designed to provide electronic invoicing
services.T
Shenzhen Capital Group, Oriental Fortune Capital and Shenzhen Guozhong Venture Capital
Management
8/22/19 SpotHero $50Developer of a mobile parking application designed to make parking facilities future-proofed,
cities more accessible and the world more connected. Macquarie Group
3434
SELECTED PRIVATE FINANCINGS
Notes:Source: Pitchbook. Reflects deal activity through 9/30/19. Transactions reflect recent Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity where the amount raised was greater than or equal to $50MM.
($MM)
Deal Date CompanyAmount
Raised Brief Description Investors
8/21/19 Tala $110Developer of a mobile-based financial application designed to bring financial access, choice
and control to under served people everywhere. RPS Ventures
8/20/19 H2O.ai $73Developer of an open-source machine learning automation platform designed to help in big
data analysis.
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China and Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic
Investments
8/15/19 Flyhomes $141Provider of a full-service non-traditional real estate brokerage and technology platform
focused on re-imagining home buying and selling. Canvas Ventures
8/14/19 AU10TIX $60 Developer of multi-channel secure customer on-boarding technologies. TPG Capital
8/13/19Long-Term Stock
Exchange$50
Operator of new stock exchange intended to operate a new exchange though declined to
specify the timing. Founders Fund
8/12/19Terminus
Technologies$289
Developer and operator of Artificial Intelligence Internet of Things (AIOT) platform for urban
management. China Everbright, JD.com, Iflytek, and Dalian Wanda Group
8/12/19 LucidWorks $100Developer of search and discovery applications designed to build smart search-based
applications. Francisco Partners, TPG Sixth Street Partners, and Shasta Ventures
8/12/19 Dave (Application) $50Developer of an expense tracking application designed to help users predict upcoming
expenses. Norwest Venture Partners
8/7/19 C2FO $200Provider of a working capital marketplace platform designed to liberate working capital and
control cash flow. SoftBank Vision Fund
8/7/19 Webflow $72Developer of a web-based drag and drop tool intended to help users build responsive
websites. Accel
8/6/19 Ibotta $150Developer of a mobile application designed to give cash rewards against a purchase instead of
giving credit points. Koch Disruptive Technologies
8/5/19 Cybereason $200Developer of a cloud-based endpoint detection and cyber-security platform designed to
protect companies from advanced cyber attacks. SoftBank Group
8/5/19 Scale AI Inc $100Developer of an interface platform intended to annotate a wide range of data from images to
LiDAR and RADAR data, to text, for training artificial intelligence applications. Founders Fund
8/2/19 StreetShares $66 Provider of online money-lending services. Fenway Summer Ventures
8/1/193rdFlix Visual
Effects$350
Developer of mixed reality educational platform intended to make delivery of education
highly effective. Exfinity Venture Partners, Parampara Capital, and YourNest Venture Capital
8/1/19 Komodo Health $50Provider of a healthcare insights platform designed to reduce the global burden of disease
through an actionable healthcare map. Silicon Valley Bank
7/31/19 Clearbanc $300Provider of an online financial platform designed to provide growth capital to eCommerce and
B2B companies to grow. Arcadian Fund, Proton Enterprises, Golden Ventures, and Highland Capital Partners
7/31/19 Lightricks $135Developer of content creation tools designed to offer the most advanced visual processing
engine for mobile platforms. Insight Partners and Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing Group
7/31/19 Huohua Siwei $85Provider of an educational platform intended to offer personalized math education resources
for children. KKR and GGV Capital
7/30/19 Nubank $400Provider of a digital credit card intended to provide new generation of financial services in
Brazil. TCV
3535
SELECTED PRIVATE FINANCINGS
Notes:Source: Pitchbook. Reflects deal activity through 9/30/19. Transactions reflect recent Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity where the amount raised was greater than or equal to $50MM.
($MM)
Deal Date CompanyAmount
Raised Brief Description Investors
7/30/19 Monday.com $150Developer of a project management tool intended to improve team management,
communication and productivity for businesses. Sapphire Ventures
7/26/19 Linkfin Technology $50 Provider of fintech technology specifically in the automobile financing industry. Tencent Industry Win-Win Fund and JD Digits
7/25/19Vietnam Payment
Solution$300 Provider of electronic payment services based in Hanoi, Vietnam. SoftBank Group and Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC)
7/25/19 ScaleFactor $60Developer of a SaaS-based finance and accounting software designed to streamline business
accounting and financial operations. Coatue Management
7/24/19 LinkAja $50 Developer of a mobile payment platform intended to facilitate smoother financial transaction. Bank Negara Indonesia
7/23/19 Rubicon $161Provider of sustainable waste and recycling technology and services designed to make a
cleaner and safer environment. New Zealand Superannuation Fund
7/23/19 Circleci $56Developer of a continuous delivery automation platform designed to offer automated testing
and continuous integration tools. NextEquity Partners and Owl Rock Capital Partners
7/22/19 Sennder $70Developer of a digital freight-forwarding platform designed to digitize the freight-forwarding
process. Lakestar
7/20/19 Inspur Cloud $87 Developer of cloud server and security software. China Minsheng Banking, CCB Principal Capital Management, and Hengsheng Fund
7/18/19 N26 $470Provider of mobile banking services intended to redesign banking for the people, making it
simple, fast and contemporary. Insight Partners
7/17/19 Icertis $115Developer of a cloud-based platform designed to transform contracts into strategic business
assets.. Greycroft and Premji Invest
7/17/19 Fenergo $74 Developer of enterprise regulatory software designed to manage client onboarding lifecycle. Aquiline Capital Partners, Ergo, and Insight Partners
7/17/19 ContractPod $55Developer of contract management software designed to assemble, automate, sign and
manage all contracts and documents. Insight Partners
7/17/19 AlphaSense $50 Developer of a financial search engine designed to find critical information. Innovation Endeavors
7/16/19 Graduway $60Provider of an alumni networking platform designed to manage on-line alumni career
communities based in London, United Kingdom. K1 Investment Management
7/15/19 Aura Company $150 Developer of a digital security platform intended to make security simple for everyone. General Catalyst and WndrCo
7/15/19 Lendbuzz $150Developer of a financial lending platform intended to offer car loans to all international
students, foreign professionals and expats. 83North
7/15/19 Amperity $50Developer of customer data management platform intended to supercharge customer
initiatives with actionable data. Tiger Global Management
7/11/19 Stanza Living $50Provider of a student accommodation platform intended to provide a joyful, secure and
comfortable place for students to live in. Falcon Edge Capital
7/10/19 Remitly $220Developer of a mobile payment platform intended to send money electronically to friends and
family. Generation Investment Management
3636
SELECTED PRIVATE FINANCINGS
Notes:Source: Pitchbook. Reflects deal activity through 9/30/19. Transactions reflect recent Software Venture and Private Equity Growth / Expansion activity where the amount raised was greater than or equal to $50MM.
($MM)
Deal Date CompanyAmount
Raised Brief Description Investors
7/10/19 Byju's $150Developer of an online learning platform intended to deliver high quality, engaging and
accessible education. Qatar Investment Authority
7/10/19 TrustArc $70 Developer of a SaaS-based platform intended to build and manage privacy programs. Bregal Sagemount
7/10/19 OPay $50Developer of a mobile payment service and consumer platform designed for users to send and
receive money, pay bills and order food and groceries.
IDG Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Opera Software, GSR Ventures, Meituan-Dianping, and
Source Code Capital
7/9/19 Menlo Security $75Developer of a cybersecurity platform designed to eliminate the threat of malware from the
web and email. JP Morgan Asset Management
7/9/19 Signpost $52Developer of a cloud-based CRM software designed to make marketing simple and effective
for local businesses. HighBar Partners and BMO Financial Group
7/8/19 Soldo $61 Developer of a multi-user expense account designed to offer financial security. Battery Ventures and Dawn Capital
7/3/19 OneTrust $200 Developer of a technology platform designed for privacy management. Insight Partners
7/3/19 Smart Lending $80Developer of a property mortgage financing platform intended to modify the experience of
obtaining a personal mortgage. DILA Capital
7/2/19Calm (Meditation
Application)$115
Provider of a relaxation therapy application designed to reduce anxiety, sleep better and feel
happier. TPG Growth Lightspeed Venture
7/1/19Ola Electric
Mobility$250 Developer of a platform intended to provide electric mobility system. SoftBank Group
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