VOLUME 13, ISSUE 8 ■ NOVEMBER 2017
alternative assets. intelligent data. PRIVATE EQUITY & VENTURE CAPITAL SPOTLIGHT
WOMEN IN VENTURE CAPITAL IN THIS ISSUE 21% of all venture capital employees are female. We focus on women-led venture capital fundraising and deal activity, and highlight recent developments in the industry, including Reid Hoffman’s #DecencyPledge movement FEATURE 3 amid recent sexual misconduct allegations. Women in Venture Find out more on page 3 Capital
FEATURE 8 Compensation and Employment COMPENSATION AND INDUSTRY NEWS 10 EMPLOYMENT
THE FACTS 78% ■ Japan-Based Private 12 of surveyed private capital firms increased the average Equity Investors firm-wide base salary in 2016/2017, and another 68% project a further increase in 2017/2018. ■ Venture Capital Fund 13 Performance Find out more on page 8 ■ Raising Private Equity 14 Funds of Funds ■ India-Based Deals and 15 Exits
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Expanding on data featured in Preqin’s recently released Women in Alternative Assets report, we focus on women-owned venture capital firm activity and look at the recent developments and reactions regarding initiatives to improve the gender imbalance and misconduct allegations.
ollowing recent allegations of Fig. 1: Annual Venture Capital Fundraising by Women-Owned Firms, 2007 - 2017 YTD Fdiscrimination within the venture (As at October 2017) capital industry, the issue of gender 30 3 balance has received renewed attention. 25 Aggregate ($bn) Capital Raised Women represent a mere 21% of all 25 24 2.4 venture capital employees, with the 2.1 largest proportion (36%) of women in 20 18 2 1.8 venture capital in junior-level positions, 1.5 15 15 13 followed by 29% in mid-level positions 12 12 1.0 and 11% in senior-level positions. The 9 9 10 8 1.0 1 proportions of female board members 7 No. of Funds Closed of Funds No. 0.8 0.6 are even smaller: just 6% of all venture 5 0.7 0.6 capital board representatives are women. 0.3 Geographically, the ratio of total women 0 0 employees in the industry lingers at around 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 YTD a fifth across all regions, although North Year of Final Close America has a greater percentage (13%) No. of Funds Closed Aggregate Capital Raised ($bn) of women in senior positions compared to Europe (9%). In this feature, we look at the Source: Preqin Venture Capital Online members of the industry working to raise industry standards of conduct, the impact capitalists have sounded a call for action. First Round Capital and General Catalyst of women deal-makers, the relationships of Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder and Partners, some in the industry argued institutional investors with women-owned partner at Greylock Partners, suggested that moral decency should not have to firms and women-led fundraising activity. that those in the industry adopt a set of be pledged, and others argued that the moral guidelines, which he has dubbed pledge alone is not enough to motivate DECENCY PLEDGE the “decency pledge”. While many firms change in the industry. In the wake of recent sexual misconduct quickly adopted the pledge, such as allegations, many prominent venture Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners,
Fig. 2: Largest Women-Owned Venture Capital Funds in Market (As at October 2017) Primary Fund Target Fund Firm Vintage Type Geographic Focus Status Size ($mn) Baidu Capital Baidu Capital 2017 Expansion/Late Stage Asia First Close 2,950 AMBI Film Fund AMBI Pictures 2017 Venture Capital (All Stages) US Raising 200 Arbor Ventures Fund II Arbor Ventures 2017 Early Stage: Start-up Asia First Close 200 Ariadne Ecosystem Economics Fund Ariadne Capital 2017 Venture Capital (All Stages) Europe Raising 195 Aspect Ventures Fund II Aspect Ventures 2017 Early Stage US Raising 175 Glasswing Ventures Glasswing Ventures 2017 Early Stage US First Close 150 Hummer Winblad Venture Partners VII HWVP 2017 Venture Capital (All Stages) US Raising 125 iBionext Growth Fund iBionext 2016 Early Stage: Start-up Europe First Close 111 Agent Capital Fund I Agent Capital 2017 Venture Capital (All Stages) US Raising 100 iGlobe Platinum Fund II iGlobe Partners 2015 Early Stage Asia First Close 100 Imaginary Venture Capital Partners I Imaginary Ventures 2017 Early Stage Europe Raising 100 Nautilus Venture Partners Fund I Nautilus Venture Partners 2015 Venture Capital (All Stages) US First Close 100 Venture City Fund I Venture City 2017 Early Stage: Start-up US Raising 100
Source: Preqin Venture Capital Online
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The pledge states that when venture and entrepreneurs should not consider the way to a more inclusive and diverse capitalists are engaging with their funding offers. industry. XFactor Ventures, a pre-seed entrepreneurs, they have the same and seed stage fund, was created to help moral position to them as a manager to One example of this pledge in action make a difference for the next generation an employee or a college professor to a can be found in Y Combinator’s (YC) of female-led businesses. The firm has student. Moreover, once potential business long-standing tracking of investors eight female founders and nine female relationships are underway, the pursuit of with a history of poor conduct within investment partners, and has raised $3mn any romantic or sexual relationship must the YC network, known by some as the to make pre-seed and seed investments be forfeited. The pledge also maintains “Silicon Valley Blacklist,” and its more in 30 female-led companies over the next that industry peers have a duty to report recent anonymous submission system couple of years. XFactor Ventures is one of behaviour that is not up to standard and for YC network founders to report any the few firms in the industry that strives to that gender discrimination should be misconduct they have experienced have female representation on both the treated with zero tolerance; that fellow personally, observed themselves or been investment and founder side. venture capitalists should not do business told as a confidant of a victim. with peers who engage in discriminatory BBG Ventures is another example of a or predatory behaviour; and that WOMEN DRIVING CHANGE firm founded on the principles of driving institutional investors should not invest By incorporating gender diversity values and developing female talent in the with those particular individuals or firms, into their business models, firms are paving industry. Founded by Susan Lyne, the early
Fig. 3: Most Active Female Board Representatives at Venture Fig. 4: Proportion of Venture Capital Deals Led by Female Capital-Backed Portfolio Companies, 2017 YTD Partners, 2010 - 2017 YTD (As at October 2017) No. of Board 10% Name Firm(s) 9.0% Seats 9% Cindy Padnos Illuminate Ventures 11 8% 7.2% Vani Kola Kalaari Capital 10 6.9% 7.1% 7% 6.4% 6.7% Hilary Gosher Insight Venture Partners 10 6.1% 6% SV Health Investors, Roche Venture Tracy Saxton 9 5% Fund, Pivotal BioVenture Partners 4%
Wende Hutton Canaan Partners 9 of DealsProportion 3% Jenny Lee GGV Capital 8 2% Elaine Jones Pfizer Venture Investments 8 1% Dana Settle Greycroft Partners 7 0% Nilanjana Bhowmik Longworth Venture Partners 7 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 YTD Stacey Bishop Scale Venture Partners 7 Source: Preqin Venture Capital Online Source: Preqin Venture Capital Online
Fig. 5: Venture Capital Deals Led by Female Partners, Fig. 6: Women-Owned Venture Capital Firms: Deals by Portfolio 2010 - 2017 YTD (As at October 2017) Company Location (As at October 2017) 350 6 400 5 366 4.6 307 350 4.5
300 286 5.1 Aggregate Deal Value ($bn)
276 5 Aggregate Deal Value ($bn) 4 249 300 250 3.5 224 4 4.4 250 3.7 190 3 200 177 176 2.9 3 200 2.5 150 2.9 2.9 2.9 2 No. of Deals No. 150 2.0 2 of Deals No. 100 1.5 100 76 0.7 0.9 1 50 1 43 50 25 0.2 0.5 0 0 0 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 North America Europe Asia Rest of World YTD Location No. of Deals Aggregate Deal Size ($bn) No. of Deals Aggregate Deal Value ($bn) Source: Preqin Venture Capital Online Source: Preqin Venture Capital Online
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stage fund is focused on investments in Fig. 7: Women-Owned Venture Capital Firms: Deals by Portfolio Company Industry, technology companies with at least one 2017 YTD(As at October 2017) female founder. The firm is backed by 30% AOL as a part of its #BuiltByGirls initiative; 25% 25% started by BBG Ventures’ partner Nisha 22% Dua, it challenges young women to take 20% part in the tech-enabled economy through 15% a series of offline and online programs, to 15% 12% teach girls the fundamentals of venture capital and prepare them for a career in 10% 9% technology. The BBG Ventures portfolio of DealsProportion 6% 5% 4% 4% currently holds over 30 investments in 2% 2% women-led firms. 0% IT
WOMEN DEAL-MAKERS Other Internet Services Business Clean Software Since 2010, there has been steady growth Telecoms Industrials Healthcare Technology Consumer
in both the number of women in lead Discretionary partner positions and the aggregate size Source: Preqin Venture Capital Online of venture capital deals led by women. Compared to 2016, this year so far has seen financings by women-owned firms in 2017 most active investors in women-owned over 83 more deals with women acting as valued at $0.7bn. firms, seven are pension funds, six are fund lead partners, with over $2.0bn more in of funds managers and one is a foundation. deal value (Fig. 5). Female deal-makers are active in a wide range of industries: the largest proportions Three-quarters (74%) of investors in North America is the most active region of deals completed by women-owned women-owned venture firms over the for venture capital deals completed by firms in 2017 year to date are in the same period are North America based, women-owned firms in 2017 YTD by software (25%), internet (22%) and more than triple the proportion based both number and aggregate value: there telecoms (15%) sectors (Fig. 7). in Europe (20%, Fig. 9). North America is have been 366 investments in the region home to 12 of the 14 most active investors totalling over $4.6bn, more than 2.5x INVESTORS IN WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS in women-owned firms, including US- more than all other regions combined (Fig. For the period 2000-2017 YTD, funds of based Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 6). Asia is the second most active region funds account for the greatest proportion and HarbourVest Partners, along with for women-owned firms in terms of the (29%) of investors in women-owned firms, Europe-based Pantheon, which are tied for number of deals (76). Nonetheless, Europe followed by public pension funds (22%) the most active global investor in women- is not far behind, with 43 venture capital and foundations (15%, Fig. 8). Of the 14 owned venture capital firms, having each
Fig. 8: Proportion of Investor Commitments to Women-Owned Fig. 9: Proportion of Investor Commitments to Women-Owned Venture Capital Firms by Investor Type, 2000 - 2017 YTD Venture Capital Firms by Investor Location, 2000 - 2017 YTD (As at October 2017) (As at October 2017) 35%
30% 29% 5%1% 25% 22% 20% 20% North America 15% 15% 13% Europe 11% 10% Asia 5% 5%
Proportion of Commitments Proportion 5% Rest of World 0% 74% Other Funds Fund of Plan Company Insurance Public Foundation Endowment Pension Fund Pension Fund Private Sector Private Source: Preqin Venture Capital Online Source: Preqin Venture Capital Online
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made seven known commitments in the final close and aggregate capital raised. raised by Baidu Capital; a self-named late 21st century. Fundraising this year is led by Baidu Fund stage technology fund targeting $2.9bn, Partnership, a $1bn joint venture between almost half the total capital targeted by WOMEN-LED FUNDRAISING China Life Insurance Company and led women-owned venture capital funds in As at October 2017, annual venture capital by Baidu’s CEO Jennifer Li, CFO Zhang market ($6.0bn). The remaining 57 funds in fundraising by women-owned funds has Jinling and managing partner Wenjie Wu, market are seeking an aggregate $3.1bn in reached a new record high of $2.4bn, with targeting late stage internet investments capital. The majority (69%) of women-led two months still to go until the end of the in China. funds on the road are early stage vehicles, year. Fundraising by women-owned firms followed by general venture capital (24%), has grown steadily over the past 10 years, The largest women-owned venture capital expansion (5%) and growth (2%). both in the number of funds to reach a fund currently in market is also being
Fig. 10: Top Investors in Women-Owned Venture Capital Firms by Number of Fund Commitments, 2000-2017 YTD Assets under No. of Investor Type Location Management Commitments ($bn) Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Public Pension Fund North America 38.6 7 Pantheon PE Fund of Funds Manager Europe 36.6 7 HarbourVest Partners PE Fund of Funds Manager North America 40.0 7 Michigan Department of Treasury Public Pension Fund North America 64.2 6 Alcatel-Lucent Pension Fund Private Sector Pension Fund North America 30.9 6 Greenspring Associates PE Fund of Funds Manager North America 5.9 6 Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension System Public Pension Fund North America 20.6 6 Hamilton Lane PE Fund of Funds Manager North America 41.8 5 California Public Employees' Retirement System Public Pension Fund North America 339.1 5 (CalPERS) Oregon State Treasury Public Pension Fund North America 73.6 5
GCM Grosvenor Private Markets PE Fund of Funds Manager North America 50.0 5
Pearl Holding Listed Fund of Funds Europe 0.5 5
Meyer Memorial Trust Foundation North America 0.7 5
Alaska Retirement Management Board Public Pension Fund North America 31.6 5
Source: Preqin Venture Capital Online
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