Technopolis Online 2010 Q1 Report

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Technopolis Online2010 Q1 Report

TECHNOPOLIS PLC 17 May 2010
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Finnish Venture Capital Market – Q1 2010
The total number of investments made in Q1 2010 was 16, worth 28,6 million Euro
Compared to the first quarter of 2009, the number of investments declined by two and the value of investments declined by 5,3 million Euro (-16%).

The biggest investment of the quarter was made by the Swedish venture capital firm Scope Capital Advisory, which invested 7 million Euro into Footbalance Systems Ltd
Besides being the largest round of the quarter, it was the single largest foreign first round venture capital commitment since the techno-bubble burst in the early 2000’s
TwoVigocompanies made investments – LOTS and Veturi GrowthPartners
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The vast majority of investments were made into first rounds (64%)
Helsinki Metropolitan Area received 63% of all investments, and 65% of all invested capital
The most successful industry in fundraising in terms of Euros was life sciences, with 9,5 million Euro in investments
Domestic investors were more active than in Q1 2009 (12 investments vs. 9 investments a year ago), but invested less capital (16,9 million Euro vs. 19,4 million Euro) -> The average investments size dropped from 2,2 million Euro to 1,4 million Euro
Foreign investors were slightly less active than in Q1 2009 (3 investments vs. 4 investments in 2009) and invested less capital overall (11,3 million Euro vs. 12,4 million Euro)
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Stage Distribution
Seed stage investments remained approximately at the same level (15% in Q1 2010 vs. 10% in Q1 2009)
The vast majority of investments (63%) were first round investments
The second round investments constituted 20% of all investments
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Geographical Distribution of Value
The similar trend was seen in the value of investments where 65% of all capital was committed to HMA located companies; a year ago the number was 64%
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Geographical Distribution of Investments
Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA) received 63% of all investments, while a year ago the number was 61%
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Industry Distribution – Number of Investments
The mobile and software were the most active industry segments, both receiving five investment rounds
The life sciences industry received three investments, while nano, cleantech and industries each received one investment
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Industry Distribution – Value of Investments
The leading industry in investment value attraction was the life sciences industry with 9,5 million Euro (78% increase from a year ago), despite having only three investment rounds
The second biggest euro recipient of investments was the mobile industry with 7,9 million Euro, a 147% increase from a year ago
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Investments by Investor Type
Finnish investors made 12 investments worth 17 million Euro. From Q1 in 2009, the number of investments rose by four investments, but the value of total investments declined by 2,5 million Euro.
The number of international investments declined from four investments to three investments and the value declined slightly, from 12,4 to 11,3 million Euro
Angel activity declined significantly – in Q1 2009 there were five angel investments and in Q1 2010 there was only one according to Technopolis Online information
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