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PREQIN AND FIRST REPUBLIC UPDATE: US VENTURE CAPITAL IN Q1 2020 PREQIN AND FIRST REPUBLIC UPDATE: US VENTURE CAPITAL IN Q1 2020 Contents 3 Foreword 4 Deals & Exits 7 Fundraising 10 Funds in Market 12 Micro Venture Capital 15 Performance 17 Fund Managers 19 Investors Data Pack The data behind all of the charts featured in this report is available to download for free. Ready-made charts are also included that can be used for presentations, marketing materials, and company reports. To download the data pack, please visit: www.preqin.com/FRUSVCQ120 Preqin partnered with First Republic Bank to prepare this information regarding US Venture Capital. This report is for information purposes only and is not intended as an offer, solicitation, advice (investment, legal, tax, or otherwise), or as the basis for any contract. 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A total of 963 deals were completed in the US for an aggregate $27bn, a 19% decline from 1,191 deals in Q1 2019. Other key statistics from the quarter include: • Exit activity increased compared with the prior year, with 147 venture capital-backed exits valued at an aggregate $26bn, in contrast to 142 exits at $14bn in Q1 2019. • In the fundraising market, 83 US-based venture Samir Kaji Senior Managing Director, First Republic Bank capital funds held a final close, down from 109 in Q1 2019. That said, those funds that closed raised $27bn, a substantial total representing over half focus on healthcare, reflecting investor interest in of the capital raised in 2019 ($50bn). Mega funds the sector which is even more pronounced due to drove this number as seven funds closed at over COVID-19. $1bn, compared to just six in all of 2019. • Following 2019’s record totals, micro venture • At the other end of the market, funds that raised capital fundraising momentum slowed significantly $50mn or less accounted for only 42% of all funds in Q1 2020. Micro venture capital funds (sized at closed, the lowest quarterly level in 10 years. The $100mn or less) secured just $1.1bn in aggregate, trend is likely the result of many large managers with only 47 funds reaching a final close. The coming back to market and closing in Q1, along funds that did close, however, did so with success, with the delay many smaller managers are facing spending an average of only 15 months on the due to COVID-19. road. • The fundraising pipeline has grown to record heights, with 1,085 funds seeking $99bn in commitments. Of those funds, 486 early-stage funds seeking $30bn in capital represent 45% of all funds on the road and 31% of targeted capital. Four of the 10 largest US-based funds in market First Republic Bank Founded in 1985, First Republic and its subsidiaries offer private banking, private business banking and private wealth management, including investment, trust, and brokerage services. First Republic specializes in delivering exceptional, relationship-based service and offers a complete line of products, including residential, commercial and personal loans, deposit services, and wealth management. Read More © Preqin Ltd. www.preqin.com 3 PREQIN AND FIRST REPUBLIC UPDATE: US VENTURE CAPITAL IN Q1 2020 Deals & Exits Deal flow slowed in Q1 2020 as COVID-19 introduced practical challenges for deal- makers Following a strong 2019, venture capital activity in completed in the US in Q1 2020 (Fig. 2). Series B and the US got off to a slow start in 2020. With social Seres D and later investments constituted the joint- distancing and travel restrictions imposed across largest share (21%) of aggregate deal value among the US to contain the spread of COVID-19, many financing rounds. Information technology was the most business meetings were canceled. A total of 963 active industry for US-based venture capital investment deals were completed for venture capital companies in the quarter, representing 54% of all deals and 40% in the US in Q1 2020, worth an aggregate $27bn (Fig. of total deal value (Fig. 4). 1). This represents a decline of 19% from 1,191 deals completed in Q1 2019. In Q1 2020, there were 147 venture capital-backed exits for US-based companies, valued at an aggregate Despite the slowdown in activity, some large deals were $26bn (Fig. 5). This represents an increase in activity still completed in Q1. The five largest transactions (Fig. compared to Q1 2019, when 142 exits were completed 3) accounted for 23% ($6.1bn) of the aggregate value for a total $14bn. In line with the historical trend, trade of venture capital deals in the quarter. These included sales were the most common exit type in Q1 2020: they the $2.25bn financing round held by Waymo LLC, a accounted for 78% of all venture capital-backed exits of developer of self-driving car technology which began US-based portfolio companies. Each of the five largest as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009. exits completed in Q1 2020 were also trade sales (Fig. 6), led by the $7.1bn trade sale of Credit Karma, Inc. Early-stage investments (Series A and earlier) to Intuit, Inc. and the $5.3bn trade sale of Plaid Inc. to accounted for half of all venture capital deals Visa Inc. Fig. 1: Venture Capital Deals* for US-Based Companies, 2009 - 2020 YTD 8,000 120 6,826 ($bn) Deal Value Aggregate 7,000 6,468 6,355 6,057 100 5,773 6,000 5,638 5,489 5,078 4,835 80 5,000 4,200 4,000 3,521 60 3,000 No. of Deals 40 2,000 960 20 1,000 0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 YTD No. of Deals Aggregate Deal Value ($bn) Source: Preqin Pro. Data as of March 2020 *Figures exclude add-ons, grants, mergers, venture debt, and secondary stock purchases. © Preqin Ltd. www.preqin.com 4 PREQIN AND FIRST REPUBLIC UPDATE: US VENTURE CAPITAL IN Q1 2020 Fig. 2: Venture Capital Deals for US-Based Companies in Q1 2020 by Stage 30% 28% 25% 22% 21% 21% 20% 18% 16% 16% 15% 10% 10% 9% 10% 6% 7% 7% 5% Proportion of Total Proportion 5% 2% 1% 0.4% 0.04% 0.2%0.4% 0% Angel/ Series A/ Series B/ Series C/ Series D/ Growth Grant PIPE Venture Add-on & Seed Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Capital/ Debt Other and Later Expansion No. of Deals Aggregate Deal Value Source: Preqin Pro Fig. 3: Largest Venture Capital Deals* in the US in Q1 2020 Total Known Portfolio Deal Size Funding Primary Company Stage Deal Date ($mn) ($mn) Investor(s) Industry Silver Lake, CPP Investment Board, Mubadala Investment Company, Magna Waymo LLC Seed Mar-20 2,250 2,250 Industrials International, Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation, Inc., Alphabet SPARX Group, Intel Capital, Capricorn Management, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Series C/ Joby Aero, Inc. Jan-20 590 720 Toyota AI Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Industrials Round 3 Baillie Gifford, Global Oryx Company Limited, Toyota Motor Corporation Mirae Asset Global Investments, Khosla Impossible Series F/ Consumer Mar-20 500 1,223 Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Temasek Foods Inc.