Go4Venture has for many years been showcasing European Scaleups through the equity research platform (www.go4venture.com), which provides proprietary, curated research for investors. Through its Headline Transaction Index (HTI), Go4Venture delivers comprehensive analysis on all European funding rounds greater than €10 million.
In this report we have analysed the TTG50 2017 companies based on their Large (≥€10 million) HTI funding transactions in order to view these companies in the context of all European Scaleups achieving Large HTI rounds. See here -
http://go4venture.com/hti-report-ttg50-2017/
White Star Capital Germany Venture Capital Landscape 2020JeandeLencquesaing
We are pleased to publish the second edition of our German Venture Capital report and hope you will enjoy reading it. 2019 was a year where Germany has really played to its strengths and cemented its position as one of the European leaders in tech venture capital, and we are more excited than ever about the development of this ecosystem.
Our report unpacks the current progress and outlook for the German ecosystem using our ecosystem model to highlight Germany’s unique positioning in an increasingly global playing field for startups.
So what did we find?
- Germany had a record year in VC reaching $5.7bn in funding with 49% yoy growth, the second best funded country in Europe
- Germany leverages its global industrial leadership to retain its place as the top destination for European mobility VC investment in 2019, reaching $1.3bn in funding, representing 26% of total funding. Its corporate strengths also drive investments in fintech and B2B software, representing 23% and 20% of total funding, respectively.
- Corporate Venture Capital plays a key role and participates in 58% of the total funding, the highest level worldwide. Next47 (Siemens), IFB Hamburg, Bosch are some of the most active German CVCs. As LPs (investors in VCs), corporates represent 28% of total German VC funds raised, the highest level in Europe, further boosting the local ecosystem
In addition to sharing our excitement about Germany and expressing our belief that the ecosystem is stronger than ever we look at robust business networks, the continued government support via entities such as KfW and the vibrant founder community.
White Star Capital has made landmark investments in Germany and seen many of the findings play out with our portfolio companies. Tier has raised Series B in 2019 led by international investors such as Mubadala, Goodwater and ourselves, while Clark has benefited from a large domestic market for insurance.
An overview of the European venture and growth financing market in Q1 2017 based on Go4Venture’s Headline Transactions Index (HTI) http://go4venture.com/q1-2017/
Boosting Digital Startup Financing in Europe by France Digitale France Digitale
France Digitale was contracted in 2013 to lead the investors’ pillar of the Startup Europe initiative called the Web Investors Forum. The work of the Web Investor’s Forum is focused on 7 EU countries: Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, and France, with the following objectives:
• Draw an overview of the activity of the professional investment industry on a pan-European and local level;
• Pinpoint challenges faced by the industry that slow down the evolution of European funding landscape for funding and entrepreneurial growth;
• Showcase European best practices in the field of public policy and industry support;
• Propose an action plan to increase investment in the European Internet and mobile tech startups and grow that investment throughout Europe.
For the purpose of this mission, we travelled across Europe and interviewed over 40 General Partners and business angels in seven countries, and drew the following conclusions.
White Star Capital Germany Venture Capital Landscape 2020JeandeLencquesaing
We are pleased to publish the second edition of our German Venture Capital report and hope you will enjoy reading it. 2019 was a year where Germany has really played to its strengths and cemented its position as one of the European leaders in tech venture capital, and we are more excited than ever about the development of this ecosystem.
Our report unpacks the current progress and outlook for the German ecosystem using our ecosystem model to highlight Germany’s unique positioning in an increasingly global playing field for startups.
So what did we find?
- Germany had a record year in VC reaching $5.7bn in funding with 49% yoy growth, the second best funded country in Europe
- Germany leverages its global industrial leadership to retain its place as the top destination for European mobility VC investment in 2019, reaching $1.3bn in funding, representing 26% of total funding. Its corporate strengths also drive investments in fintech and B2B software, representing 23% and 20% of total funding, respectively.
- Corporate Venture Capital plays a key role and participates in 58% of the total funding, the highest level worldwide. Next47 (Siemens), IFB Hamburg, Bosch are some of the most active German CVCs. As LPs (investors in VCs), corporates represent 28% of total German VC funds raised, the highest level in Europe, further boosting the local ecosystem
In addition to sharing our excitement about Germany and expressing our belief that the ecosystem is stronger than ever we look at robust business networks, the continued government support via entities such as KfW and the vibrant founder community.
White Star Capital has made landmark investments in Germany and seen many of the findings play out with our portfolio companies. Tier has raised Series B in 2019 led by international investors such as Mubadala, Goodwater and ourselves, while Clark has benefited from a large domestic market for insurance.
An overview of the European venture and growth financing market in Q1 2017 based on Go4Venture’s Headline Transactions Index (HTI) http://go4venture.com/q1-2017/
Boosting Digital Startup Financing in Europe by France Digitale France Digitale
France Digitale was contracted in 2013 to lead the investors’ pillar of the Startup Europe initiative called the Web Investors Forum. The work of the Web Investor’s Forum is focused on 7 EU countries: Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, and France, with the following objectives:
• Draw an overview of the activity of the professional investment industry on a pan-European and local level;
• Pinpoint challenges faced by the industry that slow down the evolution of European funding landscape for funding and entrepreneurial growth;
• Showcase European best practices in the field of public policy and industry support;
• Propose an action plan to increase investment in the European Internet and mobile tech startups and grow that investment throughout Europe.
For the purpose of this mission, we travelled across Europe and interviewed over 40 General Partners and business angels in seven countries, and drew the following conclusions.
White Star Capital - Canadian Venture Capital Landscape 2018Sanjay Zimmermann
In this second edition of our report, we aim to reiterate our enthusiasm for the Canadian Tech and Venture Capital ecosystem as well as touch upon a few additional topics.
In addition to sharing our excitement about Canada and expressing our belief that the ecosystem is stronger than ever, we look at a few new topics. We examine a few subsectors, larger round dynamics, VCCI and regional programs. We are also pleased to further explore one of Canada's key strengths: it's diversity and talent. Finally, we end with an updated deep dive on VC's and other investors making up the space.
White Star Capital - German Venture Capital Landscape 2018Sanjay Zimmermann
In this report, we aim to share our enthusiasm on the German tech and Venture Capital ecosystem from the perspective of an international VC fund.
We aim to share our excitement about Germany and express our belief that the ecosystem is gaining momentum. We also look at a few particularities that make the German market unique such as its decentralization, the impact of Rocket Internet on talent, differences in deal terms and media for equity. Finally, we end with a deep dive on VC’s and other investors making up the ecosystem.
At White Star Capital, we made our first major investment in Germany by co-leading Clark’s Series B round earlier this year. We are proud of the progress of the company so far and are looking forward backing many more.
We hope you enjoy reading this report!
Machine Learning is the new buzz word and AI is the slang word these days. What does happen in this exiting field in Europe? Is AI common ground for all businesses or the exclusive territory for a few? Who has managed to validate a business model for autonomous vehicles or chatbots? What does data-driven or API-first business models look like?
Over the last few years, we have become increasingly focused on the burgeoning ecosystem developing in Central and Eastern Europe, and as an affirmation for our support for this region, we are very happy to share our latest report covering one of its key hubs, Poland. Our report unpacks the current progress and outlook for Poland, using our ecosystem model to highlight Poland’s unique positioning in an increasingly global playing field for startups as well as interviews from Wojciech Sadowski, co-founder and CEO of Packhelp and Piotr Pisarz, co-founder and CEO of Uncapped, showcasing their views on the future of the ecosystem.
The defining asset of every leading technology company is talent. At Balderton, our job is to provide capital to support European technology companies to attract and retain world leading talent and get the best out of them. As a result, we’re fortunate to have learnt a lot about what it takes to identify, attract and retain people from the teams we work with.
In this report, we’ve set out to identify where people working in European technology companies come from, what experience they have, and what they expect in their roles. We did this by profiling almost 15,000 employees in over 1,000 venture-backed companies in Europe, and by working closely with a select group of recently backed start-ups.
A Frontline x Northzone collaboration.
The Nordics lead Europe in value creation. With a smaller population, less capital, distributed across 5 countries, the Nordics have produced some of the most successful companies in Europe. These are often not just regional champions, but companies that win on a global scale. In this presentation you will learn about:
- Charting funding, and startup success in Nordic countries
- An index of global champions: 23 of the Nordics most successful startups
- Total funds raised by VCs and internet investors in the Nordics
- Investors by stage, seed to growth, including international investors
- Late stage funding detail of Nordic participants
- US investors who participate in the Nordics
- Economic, cultural, and legal strengths and weaknesses
- Who to know: 34 partners of VC funds who shape the region
- Detailed profiles of 5 VC’s based in the Nordic region
- 8 success stories operating in 4 market sectors
- 16 rising stars in the Nordics
- Exit values and takeaways
State of the Startup & Venture Capital Landscape in DACH, 2018 Edition (corre...Mathias Ockenfels
Our annual update of the State of the Startup & Venture Capital Landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) - 2018 Edition by Speedinvest x (www.speedinvest.com/x) and Frontline Ventures (www.frontline.vc) - more on www.ockenrock.com - First correction of previously uploaded version see: https://www.slideshare.net/mathiasockenfels/state-of-the-startup-venture-capital-landscape-in-dach-2018edition - more on this see: https://medium.com/speedinvest/state-of-the-startup-venture-capital-landscape-in-dach-2018-edition-e0193abe26bd
An overview of the European venture and growth financing market in 2016 based on Go4Venture’s Headline Transactions Index (HTI) http://go4venture.com/go4venture-2016-year-end-review/
This report covers venture capital funding in Europe and Israel (including Russia and Turkey). Founded in 2013 in Amsterdam, Dealroom has become Europe’s leading venture capital database, tracking over 500,000 high-growth companies and 10,000 investors in Europe and beyond. Dealroom provides a 360° view by combining research with big data and machine learning, plus contributions from over 10,000 local market experts.
Israel has the well deserved name of startup nation. The question however is can it also become a scaleup powerhouse. The purpose of this report is exactly that subject: taking the pulse of the Israeli scaleup ecosystem.
With this report we want to provide a comprehensive review of investment in scaleups and high-growth technology companies in Israel. Our aim is to provide data-driven guidance, insights and inspiration to stakeholders in the Israeli scaleup ecosystem.
Go4Venture Bulletin - Venture & Growth Equity Market Report Europe, July 2014CAR FOR YOU
Go4Ventures Bulletin provides a summary of corporate finance activity among emerging European TMT companies:
- Investments, i.e. Venture Capital and Private Equity financings, including growth equity, financing rounds with single secondaries components (recapitalisations)
- M&A Transactions where the sellers are VC and PE-backed European companies, including all majority transactions with no new investment going into the business (e.g. acquisitions, Management Buyouts (MBOs) and other buyouts).
White Star Capital - Canadian Venture Capital Landscape 2018Sanjay Zimmermann
In this second edition of our report, we aim to reiterate our enthusiasm for the Canadian Tech and Venture Capital ecosystem as well as touch upon a few additional topics.
In addition to sharing our excitement about Canada and expressing our belief that the ecosystem is stronger than ever, we look at a few new topics. We examine a few subsectors, larger round dynamics, VCCI and regional programs. We are also pleased to further explore one of Canada's key strengths: it's diversity and talent. Finally, we end with an updated deep dive on VC's and other investors making up the space.
White Star Capital - German Venture Capital Landscape 2018Sanjay Zimmermann
In this report, we aim to share our enthusiasm on the German tech and Venture Capital ecosystem from the perspective of an international VC fund.
We aim to share our excitement about Germany and express our belief that the ecosystem is gaining momentum. We also look at a few particularities that make the German market unique such as its decentralization, the impact of Rocket Internet on talent, differences in deal terms and media for equity. Finally, we end with a deep dive on VC’s and other investors making up the ecosystem.
At White Star Capital, we made our first major investment in Germany by co-leading Clark’s Series B round earlier this year. We are proud of the progress of the company so far and are looking forward backing many more.
We hope you enjoy reading this report!
Machine Learning is the new buzz word and AI is the slang word these days. What does happen in this exiting field in Europe? Is AI common ground for all businesses or the exclusive territory for a few? Who has managed to validate a business model for autonomous vehicles or chatbots? What does data-driven or API-first business models look like?
Over the last few years, we have become increasingly focused on the burgeoning ecosystem developing in Central and Eastern Europe, and as an affirmation for our support for this region, we are very happy to share our latest report covering one of its key hubs, Poland. Our report unpacks the current progress and outlook for Poland, using our ecosystem model to highlight Poland’s unique positioning in an increasingly global playing field for startups as well as interviews from Wojciech Sadowski, co-founder and CEO of Packhelp and Piotr Pisarz, co-founder and CEO of Uncapped, showcasing their views on the future of the ecosystem.
The defining asset of every leading technology company is talent. At Balderton, our job is to provide capital to support European technology companies to attract and retain world leading talent and get the best out of them. As a result, we’re fortunate to have learnt a lot about what it takes to identify, attract and retain people from the teams we work with.
In this report, we’ve set out to identify where people working in European technology companies come from, what experience they have, and what they expect in their roles. We did this by profiling almost 15,000 employees in over 1,000 venture-backed companies in Europe, and by working closely with a select group of recently backed start-ups.
A Frontline x Northzone collaboration.
The Nordics lead Europe in value creation. With a smaller population, less capital, distributed across 5 countries, the Nordics have produced some of the most successful companies in Europe. These are often not just regional champions, but companies that win on a global scale. In this presentation you will learn about:
- Charting funding, and startup success in Nordic countries
- An index of global champions: 23 of the Nordics most successful startups
- Total funds raised by VCs and internet investors in the Nordics
- Investors by stage, seed to growth, including international investors
- Late stage funding detail of Nordic participants
- US investors who participate in the Nordics
- Economic, cultural, and legal strengths and weaknesses
- Who to know: 34 partners of VC funds who shape the region
- Detailed profiles of 5 VC’s based in the Nordic region
- 8 success stories operating in 4 market sectors
- 16 rising stars in the Nordics
- Exit values and takeaways
State of the Startup & Venture Capital Landscape in DACH, 2018 Edition (corre...Mathias Ockenfels
Our annual update of the State of the Startup & Venture Capital Landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) - 2018 Edition by Speedinvest x (www.speedinvest.com/x) and Frontline Ventures (www.frontline.vc) - more on www.ockenrock.com - First correction of previously uploaded version see: https://www.slideshare.net/mathiasockenfels/state-of-the-startup-venture-capital-landscape-in-dach-2018edition - more on this see: https://medium.com/speedinvest/state-of-the-startup-venture-capital-landscape-in-dach-2018-edition-e0193abe26bd
An overview of the European venture and growth financing market in 2016 based on Go4Venture’s Headline Transactions Index (HTI) http://go4venture.com/go4venture-2016-year-end-review/
This report covers venture capital funding in Europe and Israel (including Russia and Turkey). Founded in 2013 in Amsterdam, Dealroom has become Europe’s leading venture capital database, tracking over 500,000 high-growth companies and 10,000 investors in Europe and beyond. Dealroom provides a 360° view by combining research with big data and machine learning, plus contributions from over 10,000 local market experts.
Israel has the well deserved name of startup nation. The question however is can it also become a scaleup powerhouse. The purpose of this report is exactly that subject: taking the pulse of the Israeli scaleup ecosystem.
With this report we want to provide a comprehensive review of investment in scaleups and high-growth technology companies in Israel. Our aim is to provide data-driven guidance, insights and inspiration to stakeholders in the Israeli scaleup ecosystem.
Go4Venture Bulletin - Venture & Growth Equity Market Report Europe, July 2014CAR FOR YOU
Go4Ventures Bulletin provides a summary of corporate finance activity among emerging European TMT companies:
- Investments, i.e. Venture Capital and Private Equity financings, including growth equity, financing rounds with single secondaries components (recapitalisations)
- M&A Transactions where the sellers are VC and PE-backed European companies, including all majority transactions with no new investment going into the business (e.g. acquisitions, Management Buyouts (MBOs) and other buyouts).
Tech Exit Transaction Multiples Europe 2018 EditionAxel M. Makangu
For a little over a year, not a week has passed without the announcement of a new acquisition of one of our European Tech gem. It is Zenly that is being acquired by the US giant Snapchat for €300m; it is Chauffeur-Privé that falls under the umbrella of the car manufacturer Daimler for €200m, or BIME absorbed by the American actor Zendesk.
But beyond these significant transctions, what is the real dynamics of M&A in Europe? How to understand the valuation models of young innovative companies? And who are the potential buyers?
To answer these questions, Avolta Partners has screened 2500 M&A transactions from 2015 to 2017 and publishes Tech Exit Transaction Multiples, a study on the valuation multiples of European startups.
State Of European FinTech: Current Trends & Prediction 2017Innovate Finance
A report by Magister Advisors and Innovate Finance shows that capital invested into $20 million + rounds have increased at a compound annual growth rate of 75% since 2013.
EY French Venture Capital Barometer - Annual results 2015EY
The EY French Venture Capital Barometer identifies financing operations in equity of companies in their creation phase or during their first years after creation, from 1st of January to 31st of December 2015, published before the 14th of January 2016.
EY French Venture Capital Barometer - 1st semester 2016EY
The EY French Venture Capital Barometer surveys equity financing deals for start-ups and early-stage businesses, announced prior to July 25 2016, with a deal date from January 1 to June 30 2016.
Growth, profits and valuations of unlisted fintech companies Research Extract...John Gilligan
The full report, examining the growth, profitability of over 500 fintech companies will be published in Dec 2016. Complimentary copies of previous research can be downloaded from novitasftcl.com
Fintech International Tech Tour Summit in Paris - May 2016Baruk Pilo
The Fintech Summit, an initiative of the Tech Tour and the International Venture Club, will take place in Paris May 3-4, 2016 and will focus on showcasing the best investment opportunities within the fintech industry in Europe.
Global Investments in Fintech tripled to $12.21 billion in 2014 from $4.05bn in 2013 (Source: Accenture) and fintech is one of the fastest growing sectors in the European Market. The agenda will include 20 innovative company presentations by CEOs, discussion panels, keynotes and top level networking including the Networking Dinner. 120+ guests will be present at the dinner, representing the "Who's Who" of the Fintech and Venture Capital market who are invited to join our Tech Tour delegates, including top executives from blue chip technology companies, international venture capitalists, investment bankers, specialized press, regional accelerators and advisers coming from all around the world.
The programme and pitches will revolve around the following themes:
Payment & Billing Tech
Personal Finance
Insurance Tech
Lending
Money Transfer
Digital Currency
Tools
Paris Internatioanl Fintech Summit in May 2016Baruk Pilo
The Fintech Summit, an initiative of the Tech Tour and the International Venture Club, will take place in Paris May 3-4, 2016 and will focus on showcasing the best investment opportunities within the fintech industry in Europe.
Global Investments in Fintech tripled to $12.21 billion in 2014 from $4.05bn in 2013 (Source: Accenture) and fintech is one of the fastest growing sectors in the European Market. The agenda will include 20 innovative company presentations by CEOs, discussion panels, keynotes and top level networking including the Networking Dinner. 120+ guests will be present at the dinner, representing the "Who's Who" of the Fintech and Venture Capital market who are invited to join our Tech Tour delegates, including top executives from blue chip technology companies, international venture capitalists, investment bankers, specialized press, regional accelerators and advisers coming from all around the world.
The programme and pitches will revolve around the following themes:
Payment & Billing Tech
Personal Finance
Insurance Tech
Lending
Money Transfer
Digital Currency
Tools
The Go4Venture Advisers’ European Venture & Growth Equity Market Monthly Bull...CAR FOR YOU
The Go4Venture Advisers’ European Venture & Growth Equity Market Monthly Bulletin provides a summary of corporate finance activity among emerging European TMT companies:
Investments, i.e. Venture Capital (VC) and Private Equity (PE) financings, including growth equity, financing rounds with single secondaries components (recapitalisations); and
M&A Transactions where the sellers are VC and PE-backed European companies, including all majority transactions with no new investment going into the business (e.g. acquisitions, Management Buyouts (MBOs) and other buyouts).
The investment potential of growth capital and the digital economyAxon Partners Group
Growth capital is becoming a key area of investment, especially in the digital media sector. Axon Partners Group investigates its potential for high returns in comparisons to areas like Venture Capital and real estate, and highlights case studies that have hit the headlines in recent years.
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LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
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The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
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The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
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― Overview
― TTG50 Selection Committee
― TTG50 Companies 2017
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Summary of Key Findings 6
Go4Venture HTI Data, Breakdown by:
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― Investors
― Stage
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Appendix
― Go4Venture Company and Transaction Profiles
― Tech Tour Growth 50 selection criteria/process
― Go4Venture Methodology
― About Us
― Disclaimer
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www.go4venture.com
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Michael
Galvin
Go4Venture, CEO
William
Stevens
Tech Tour, CEO
Jean-
Michel
Deligny
Silverpeak, MD
Overview
For the third year in succession, Tech Tour together with Silverpeak and in conjunction with a selection
committee of international investors have researched and evaluated over 280 European private tech
companies at a sub-one billion US dollar valuation. The purpose of the Tech Tour Growth 50 (TTG50
www.techtourgrowth50.com) is not to give a ranking, or construct an index, but to shine the brightest of
lights on the companies yet to achieve “Unicorn” status – Europe’s growth equity backed super Scaleups
- as a demonstration of the strength and depth in Europe
Go4Venture has for many years been showcasing European Scaleups through the equity research
platform (www.go4venture.com), which provides proprietary, curated research for investors. Through its
Headline Transaction Index (HTI), Go4Venture delivers comprehensive analysis on all European funding
rounds greater than €10 million.
In this report we have analysed the TTG50 2017 companies based on their Large (≥€10 million) HTI
funding transactions in order to view these companies in the context of all European Scaleups achieving
Large HTI rounds.
For in-depth information on the Go4Venture Methodology, Headline Transaction Index, TTG50 selection
criteria and the partners involved in this work please see the appendix.
www.go4venture.com
4. The Tech Tour Growth 50 Selection Committee (see appendix for more information)
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The 2017 Selection Committee (For continuity, 50% of the Committee Members were on the 2016 Committee) The TTG50 were selected from over 280
companies that met at least three of the
four criteria below:
✓ sales annual growth > 50% (CAGR
from Dec 31st 2012 to Dec 31st 2015)
✓ >$100 million valuation
✓ financing raised > $20 million
✓ Annual revenue > $10 million
and valuation <$1billion
Companies were judged on their:
▪ Achievement
▪ Impact
▪ Momentum
www.go4venture.com
Bankers & Advisors:
VC & GE Investors:
Corporates, Research & Global Organisations:
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The Tech Tour Growth 50 Companies 2017 (see appendix for more information)
Source: www.techtourgrowth50.com
www.go4venture.com
6. ➢ Companies have raised an estimated $3.7 billion of
venture funding (incl. seed rounds*)
➢ The TTG50 ‘17 Companies have created over
9,000 jobs
➢ 2 out of 3 companies (32/50) are Tech Tour “alumni”
having presented at past Tech Tour events to
investors
*For more statistics with analysis including ≤€10m
funding rounds, see the Tech Tour Growth 50 2017
report on the Tech Tour website.
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Summary of Key Findings
Growth, Financing & investors: Europe continues to produce great Technologies
▪ TTG50 companies span a range of locations, the majority of investments are made in the UK followed by
Germany & France (neck and neck), a trend commonly seen across all our Large HTI transactions y-o-y.
▪ Internet Services is the main focus of most investors, followed by software, with online Marketplaces and
Fintech the most popular sub-sectors. This trend is seen across all our HTI data - See our Marketplace
blog ‘European Online Marketplaces in focus: where all the money is going’ and our Fintech blog,
‘European Fintech in focus: fundamentals too strong’.
▪ European VCs are repeatedly backing multiple TTG50 companies, Highland Capital Europe and Accel
are the most active in all Large HTI rounds
▪ 144 investors have taken part in at least 1 Large HTI funding round for TTG50 companies since
2015 (18 investors take part in 3 or more), in all funding rounds there were a total of 240 investors
▪ 20% of these HTI investors are corporates and half are VCs (corporate investors increase to 25%
for 2016/2017 and VCs decreasing to 40%).
▪ Investors have been increasingly involved in more later stage rounds injecting larger sums of capital in
TTG50 Companies
▪ The overall number of funding rounds increased from 2014 to 2015 and then decreased in 2016,
however 2016 funding rounds were much larger in size, demonstrating increasing investor
confidence in putting large sums of capital into European Scaleups at an earlier stage in their
development.
▪ The former TTG50 companies which have now achieved ‘Unicorn’ status had 2x larger average deal size
▪ The companies which now have unicorn status had on average three Large deals with a high
average deal size of €57.4m (compared to €25.8 for all HTI rounds in the same time period),
demonstrating the need to maintain funding momentum to take super Scaleups to the next level.
Impact
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13. ➢ 18 of the former TTG50
Companies are no longer eligible
for selection as they have either
been acquired, gone public or have
‘Unicorn’ status
➢ The companies which now have
unicorn status had on average
three Large deals with a high
average deal size of €57.4m
➢ The companies which were
acquired or went public had on
average two Large deals with half
the average value, = €28.1m and
€28.7m respectively, which is
around the same average value for
all Large HTI deals (€25.8m)
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Former TTG50 Companies and their Large (≥€10m) HTI Transactions, , 2010-Date (Mar 2017)
Avg. no. deals:
Avg. deal size:
Unicorn Large HTI Transactions Acquired Large HTI Transactions Public Large HTI Transactions
Series A (Jun 2014) €11.8m
Series B (Dec 2014) €203m
Series A (Apr 2013) €15.4m
Series C (Feb 2014) €14.5m
Late Stage (Aug 2014) €43.5m
Late Stage (Apr 2015) €92.7m
Late Stage (Jun 2011) €39.1m
Late Stage (Jun 2014) €34.4m
Late Stage (Apr 2016) €20m
Series B (Jan 2012) €7.7m
Series C (Jul 2014) €74m
Late Stage (Sep 2015) €178m
Late Stage (Sep 2016) €21m
Late Stage (Jul 2013) €12.2m
Late Stage (May 2015) €37.1m
Late Stage (Nov 2010) €24.9m
Late Stage (Dec 2013) €29.2m
Series B (Jan 2012) €16.8m
Series C (Mar 2013) €15.6m
Late Stage (May 2014) €61.6m
Late Stage (Mar 2015) €79.3m
Late Stage (May 2016) €97.3m
Series B (Jun 2012) €10.9m
Series C (May 2015) est. €37.1m
Series C (Mar 2012) €15.7m
Late Stage (Aug 2014) €10.9m
Late Stage (Dec 2016) €47.5m
Series B (Jan 2010) €14.7m
Series C (Sep 2012) €48m
Series C (Jul 2014) €18.5m
Series C (Feb 2013) €15m
Late Stage (Jan 2015) €45m
Series C (Jun 2011) €22m
Late Stage (Jun 2011) €22.2m
Late Stage (Jul 2013) €30.6m
Late Stage (Jan 2015) €26.6m
Late Stage (Aug 2014) €20m
Series B (Jan 2010) €14.7m
Series C (Sep 2012) €48.2m
Series A (Oct 2013) €59.2m
Late Stage (Jan 2016) €176.7m
Series B (Sep 2013) €12.9m
Series B (Jun 2014) €23.4m
Series C (Jan 2015) €49.7m
Late Stage (May 2016) €23.0m
Series B (Jul 2013) €22.9m
3
€57m
2
€28m
2
€29m
16. Appendix - The Tech Tour Growth 50 selection criteria/process
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▪ The Tech Tour identified a long list of 281 companies, backed by at least one independent
investor, that potentially met minimal valuation and growth criteria (see right)
▪ The selection committee then supplemented the list adding additional companies based
on their own market insight qualitative criteria below
▪ These companies were then contacted by the Tech Tour and asked to qualify they met
three of the four financial criteria. Companies were requested to supply supplementary
information based on:
▪ Achievement: Capital efficiency, Growth in last 3 years, Business Plan execution,
Market penetration, Barrier to competition / IP
▪ Impact: Addressable market, Scalability / International expansion, Disruptive
business model / value proposition
▪ Momentum: Projected growth, Financial backing / future requirements, commercial
partnerships, Management
▪ Each selection committee member was then independently asked to generate their own
Tech Tour Growth 50 list (i.e. they had fifty votes each) based on the supplementary
criteria
▪ Companies that confirmed they met the financial criteria and/or had received 7 or more
votes were then automatically included in the list. This gave 41 companies.
▪ The selection committee then convened to discuss the remaining companies allocating
the final 9 places
▪ The top 50 companies compose the Tech Tour Growth 50. As no method is perfect we
have not ranked the Tech Tour Growth 50
Companies were assessed to meet at least
three of the four criteria below:
✓ sales annual growth > 50% (CAGR
from Dec 31st 2012 to Dec 31st 2015)
✓ >$100 million valuation
✓ financing raised > $20 million
✓ Annual revenue > $10 million
and valuation <$1billion
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Go4Venture is the leading European deal syndication and venture/growth information platform. We publish our market renowned
Go4Venture’s European Tech Headline Transactions Index (“HTI”), which is based on the number and value of transactions
reported in professional publications. Therefore the HTI reflects the actual level of venture and growth equity investment in
European technology (excluding drug development) as well as the level of reporting, so amplifying market trends, going faster
when the market progresses (as more freelance journalists get paid to report on the market), and slowing sharply as market
decreases (reporting staff get cut first). As such the HTI has proven to be a good early indicator of the European technology
investment market.
Go4Venture’s HTI index follows the methodology outlined below:
Investment Size Coverage
This report focuses on “Large” HTI transactions, defined as any fundraising ≥€10m, and ≥$10/€7.5/£5m historically, referred to
throughout this presentation as “Large (≥€10m) HTI Investments”.
Investment Stage Coverage
Transactions at all stages of the private market, from Series A to Late Stage are included in this analysis. This encompasses
venture capital, growth equity and private equity transactions, as well as financing rounds with single secondaries components
(recapitalisations). Other types of transaction, that are not typically minority investments, have been excluded (e.g. Management
Buyouts / Management Buy-ins / Private Investment in Public Equity / Public to Private).
Sector Coverage
This analysis only includes fundraisings for companies which operate in the technology sector excl. biotech.
Geographical Coverage
Europe is defined as Western, Central and Eastern Europe, excluding Israel. Companies which originated in Europe but have since
moved their HQ to another geography are included, provided they have a substantial part of their activity in Europe (typically R&D).
Appendix - The Go4Venture Methodology
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Appendix – About us
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Tech Tour
Founded in 1998, Tech Tour provides a Community facilitating investment into world class entrepreneurs with event and online
matching platforms between growing and emerging innovative companies and investors across borders, regions, sectors and stages.
Tech Tour is also the trade name for Europe Unlimited.
www.techtour.com (see also www.e-unlimited.com)
International Venture Club
The International Venture Club is a collaborative platform of over 70 leading independent venture capital, corporate and institutional
investors promoting successful international investments. The Club objectives are to share better practices, build co-investor trust
and relations, foster new funding and investment opportunities through joint actions and grow portfolio companies with corporate
partners and co-investors. The International Venture Club is managed by Tech Tour.
www.iventureclub.com
Silverpeak
Silverpeak advises innovative, fast-growing technology companies on M&A and financing transactions, bringing together sector
knowledge, relationships and execution experience. Silverpeak, the primary Sponsor of Go4Venture, has worked together with
Tech Tour for the past 3 years on creating and showcasing the Tech Tour Growth 50.
www.silverpeakib.com
Go4Venture
Go4Venture is a platform to research, interact with and invest in Scaleup tech companies. We provide a community for European
tech investors and Scaleup companies where they can access proprietary equity research, raise investment and co-invest with lead
tech funds. Our syndication service can rapidly deploy €2-10m of capital sourced from our corporate and generalist financial
investor base for Scaleup tech companies raising between €5-50m. With our 10 year track record of providing high quality equity
research, we are able to effectively deliver our service through our highly trusting and engaged investor base.
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completeness of all information available to us or from public
sources or which was otherwise reviewed by us.
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