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Venture Capital and Private Equity




Shyam Kamadolli
Entrepreneur, Venture
Capitalist and Private
Equity Investor
Let us dumb this down


Source: DFJ Gotham Ventures




                                                  Venture Capital
                                                  For A 5th Grader



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I just created
ice cream that
never melts!




      The Entrepreneur
                         3
I really need to find
a good investment
for all this money.




            The Venture Capitalist
                                     4
I love ice cream.
                                             This could be big!

                         My ice cream is
                        better then others
                         because it never
                              melts.




I need money
to build an ice
cream plant.




  The Entrepreneur presents his idea to a Venture
                     Capitalist                               5
We’ll give you
                                     $5M for 50%
                   That’s a deal!      of your
                                      company.




    If the Venture Capitalist likes the idea he will give the
Entrepreneur money in exchange for a piece of the company
                                                          6
Schechter
     $$$       Ice Cream




The Entrepreneur uses the money to grow Schechter Ice
                        Cream
                                                    7
1 Year Later…




                8
Why don’t I introduce
                                     you to someone who
                                           can help.




                  We are selling
                    10 million
                ice creams a day.
                  We need more
                 money to keep
                     growing.




So many people want ice cream Schechter Ice Cream can’t
                    make enough
                                                             9
This is great but
                                           maybe we should
                                         just buy the company.




Schechter Ice Cream presents their business to Ben and
                       Jerry’s
                                                         10
I’m buying my parents a     Sweet. We just
      new house and donating      made 20 times
        millions to Schechter.    our original
                                  investment.




Ben and Jerry’s offers to buy Schechter Ice Cream for a lot of
                            money
                                                          11
Where
     Who knew
                                                should I
  ice cream could
                                              invest next?
 be worth so much
       money.




The Entrepreneur keeps half the money and the Venture
            Capitalist keeps the other half
                                                     12
Getting serious now, where do we begin?


      The world of financial services
      Introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity
      Entrepreneurship
      When VCs meet Entrepreneurs




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What is Finance?


      Finance involves the selling or buying of investment instruments on
      behalf of either oneself or customers
      Aspects of finance include (but are not limited to)
            Interest rate analysis
            Credit analysis
            Risk management
            Portfolio theory and application
            Financial engineering
            Psychology
            Sales, marketing, and general management




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What is Finance?


      When one says finance, one usually thinks of …
            ICICI
            HDFC
            Kotak
            Citibank
            HSBC
            India Infoline
            Edelweiss
            Enam

      But … there is a lot more to finance than just those names
      Finance companies can be broadly grouped into
            Buy side
            Sell side



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Buy Side


      Invests clients money in exchange for a fee, a share of profits or to provide some other
      service
            Financial entities: Government and non-government pension funds, university endowments
            Commercial banks: invest your money for their profits after paying you interest
            Mutual funds: invest your money for a fee (up to 3%)
            Money managers: invest your money for a fee (2%) and/or share of profits
            Insurance companies: invest policy premiums to generate profits, some of which provide a hedge
            against risk and savings vehicles
            Hedge funds: invest your money in risky special strategies to maximize gains in exchange for fees
            VC/PE: more on this later

      Performance judged against benchmark index
            Fixed deposits, savings accounts: government bonds
            Equity funds: S&P 500, Nifty, Sensex
            Bond funds: Lehman Aggregate Index
            Hedge funds: “alpha”, a measure of outperforming the relevant index

      Key career roles
            Credit analyst, Risk manager
            Portfolio manager / Trader
            Client relationship manager
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Sell Side


            Investment banking
                  Investment banking: help raise capital for corporations via sale of
                  equity shares or fixed income securities
                  Mergers & Acquisitions: usually involves exchange of cash, stock or
                  both

            Sell side firms are generally considered as either large “bulge-
            bracket” or smaller niche firms
                  “Bulge bracket”: largest investment banks
                     –   Broadest array of equity and fixed income products

                  Niche – banks which focus on some specialties
                     –   Mortgage-backed securities
                     –   High yield bonds
                     –   Equity IPO
                     –   Financial futures



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What Makes You A Good Candidate to work in Finance?


      Knowledge
            Read and understand the product and role for which you’re interviewing

      Teamwork: Show you can operate in a team environment as both a
      follower and a leader
            Student government
            Intramural sports
            Volunteer

      Communications: Must be a good communicator
      Well rounded: Have interest outside of the your curriculum
      Education choices: (these help but are not necessary and surely not
      sufficient)
            CFA, CPA
            PhD in Finance, Economics
            MBA
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Any questions?
Moving on


      The world of financial services
      Introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity
      Entrepreneurship
      When VCs meet Entrepreneurs




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Venture Capital


      A term used to broadly describe investments in early stage companies
            Businesses could range in maturity from an idea drawn on a napkin to a profitable multi-million
            dollar business
            Investors are typically high net worth individuals or buy side firms with specific agendas: pension
            funds, university endowments
            Investors adhere to an asset allocation model: only a small portion of their net worth ends up in
            risky asset classes like Venture Capital


      Question: Why would investors invest in venture capital if it is risky?

      The industry includes many kinds of “venture capital”
            Angel: seed stage
            VC: true venture capital supports early stage ideas with little market traction
            Private equity: backs companies that have an established model that need capital to scale up
            Mezzanine: investors that provide funding just before a company goes IPO
            Other: buy-out, distressed, etc.


      Question: For these investments,
            What/who is the sell side?
            What/who is the buy side?




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Angels


       Angels
           Typically high net worth individuals
           Look to do very early stage seed investments
           Often bring relevant domain knowledge
           Occasionally form “Angel Funds”
           This group can some times be broadened to include “friends, fools, and
           family”

       Examples: Mumbai Angels, Band of Angels
       Investment preferences:
           Knowledge of the market and need
           Gut feeling/trust in the entrepreneur

       Returns expectations:
           10x+


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Venture Capitalists


      VC Firms grew out of Silicon Valley in the 1950s
            Largest concentration around R&D Universities

      Examples:
            Globally: Kleiner-Perkins, Sevin-Rosen
            Locally: IDG Ventures, Canaan Partners, Ojas Ventures

      Investment Preferences:
            Proven management team
            Intellectual property or other assets that create high barriers
            Large addressable market
            Customer traction

      Desired returns:
            Typically a minimum of 10X on an investment
            Aim to return 35% to 40% IRR to their investors


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Venture Capital Structure



          Limited Partners
                                                                                                        Venture Investments
                                                        Venture Fund LLP




         •Public Institutions
         •Individuals
         •Funds of funds                                  General Partners
         •Mutual Funds
                                                          Collect 2% to
                                                          3% fees
                                                          20% to 30%
                                                          carried interest
                                                          (share of profits)



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Venture Capital Business Model


      Successful VC funds:
            Out of ten investments made after 3-5 years:
               –   One big home run – at least 10X or more return
               –   Four marginal survivors
               –   Three on life support
               –   Two total failures



      “1 home run (10x) out of ten investments” ……Chrysalis VC Fund


      Historical Returns – High teens to >30%
            The funds aspire to 30%+ but very few achieve this




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VC Deal Flow: or why is it hard to find a VC




                      Receive 1000s of Business Plans

                                           Read 1000s of
                                        Executive Summaries
                                         Invite 100s of
                                      Companies to Present

                                           Due Diligence on
                                            20 Investments
                                                     Invest
                                                        in
                                                       10

                                                                         1-2 Winners
                                                                                 10X Returns
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Private Equity


      Globally, private equity generally implies:
            Late stage funding (after a company is profitable)
            Use of operating and financial leverage
               –   What is operating leverage? Combination and restructuring of businesses, revamping management teams, etc.
               –   What is financial leverage? Using cheap debt to improve returns to equity.
                        Think of this as buying a home with a mortgage (EMI payments).
                        Example: You put only 10% towards the house and have a bank finance the remaining 90%. ($1M and $9M loan)
                        You sell the house after one year for a gain of 25% ($12.5M)
                        You repay the bank loan and still have $2.5M gains left over
                        Your $1M initial payment has now returned 150% in one year (disregarding interest payments)
                        If you did not have the EMI your gain would only be $2.5M on a $10M investment or 25%. So your return as an equity
                        investor in your house was 6x what it would be without leverage
                        Imagine what leverage can do for businesses.

               –   Question: Why would you not take on more debt?

      In India, regulations prohibit use of debt to buy equity
            Private equity is “growth equity,” where investors contribute capital without leverage. They
            actively help a company scale the business
            The only difference between VC and PE (generally) is the stage at which investments are made
            Local examples: Fidelity Growth Partners India, Sequoia Capital, IDFC, ICICI, Standard Chartered,
            Barings Asia, Warburg Pincus


      Returns expectations: generally 3x to 4x on every deal and 25% IRRs



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Venture Debt


      Some venture firms focus on debt
            Gives first preference on assets
            Can be convertible to equity
            Avoids/limits shareholder dilution…
            But it has to be paid every month


            US Examples: Western Tech Investments, Silicon Valley Bank, Commercial
            banks/SBA loans
            Local example: Silicon Valley Bank India




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Mezzanine Funding


      Growth financing to get to liquidity event


      Targeted at profitable companies that need to scale


      Last stage financing before M&A activity or IPO - ☺


      Typically $10M-$100M or more in financing


      Can be debt/equity and is typically a syndicate of private equity funds




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Financing lifecycle




                                                                                Mezzanine
                                                                           Debt Investors
                                                                        Strategic Investors
                                                                Private Equity
                                                                                                               Revenues
                                                VCs
              Angels                                                                      Revenues
     $$
      Bootstrap – self financing                                                                               Expenses




                   Seed                   Early               Growth                  Mature / Expansion

                                                        Time
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Next on the agenda


      The world of financial services
      Introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity
      Entrepreneurship
      When VCs meet Entrepreneurs




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Entrepreneurs: who are they?




                                                                                                   Crank Turners

                                                        Growth Leaders                                         Revenues

                       Adrenaline Junkies
     $$
                                                                                                               Expenses




                   Seed                   Early               Growth                  Mature / Expansion

                                                        Time
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Success factors as an entrepreneur


      Passion and commitment: You have to be a true believer
      Value proposition: Solves a real problem or meets a real need
      The team: Onboard the bus and in the right seats
      Competitive advantage: Better, faster, cheaper
      Focus, focus, focus: Avoid trying to “boil the ocean”
      Repeatable, scalable processes: Execution is key
      Choose your customers well!


      Remember accounting profits are great but cash is king!




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Financing options: Equity or Debt?


       Equity finance = selling shares or                                      Debt finance = taking a loan from a bank
       membership units                                                        or individual


       Advantages: Does not impact cash flow,                                  Advantages: Does not dilute ownership
       higher risk tolerance.
                                                                               Disadvantages: Loan payments, personal
       Disadvantages: Loss of control; dilution                                guarantees, banks don’t lend money to
       of interest                                                             startups without assets




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Bootstrapping: the most common first round of financing



       Bootstrapping= working for
       free or using “FFF” money


       Advantages: May not dilute
       ownership, friendly terms
                                                               Friends                      Family                        Fools
       Disadvantages: Family
       issues, personal
       guarantees, not eating or
       having fun☺….
                  ☺




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What do investors look for?


       Management Team, Management Team, Management Team
       Intellectual Property or some other asset that can be a barrier to entry
       Customer traction – can the company execute?


       Physical proximity to the investors
       Other interested investors – usually nobody wants to be first
       Entrepreneur skin in the game


       Realistic valuation – this depends a lot on where you sit




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VC Investment Considerations


      Industry Preference
      Stage Preference
      Investment Size Parameters
      Geographic Preference
      Risk Balancing and Age of Fund
      Fund Experience and Expertise
      Due Diligence




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VC Risk assessment




      Based on VC perceived risk, usually not the risk the entrepreneur sees


      Four main risk categories:
            Product/Technology risk
            Market risk
            Execution/Management risk
            Financing Risk




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Valuation game


       No “standard” way to determine valuation!!


       Examples:
           Net Present Value of Discounted Cash Flows
           Multiple of Annual Revenues
           Multiple of Net Income
           Multiple of Subscribers
           Valuation by Comparison
           Use of Valuation Tools – www.equitynet.com


       Recommendation:
           Look at the comparable companies in your space
           Set your valuation within the range of the comps
           Be conservative


       Pre-revenue startups seldom have valuations greater than $3M-4M even with
       great IP and management

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VC Term Sheet


      Term Sheet – a proposal to invest
      Not binding
      Outlines the deal points
      Investment contingent on negotiation and due diligence


      Key Points
            Pre-money valuation
                                                                            Pre-money valuation                     = $4M
            Post-money valuation                                            Investment                              = $1M
                                                                            Post-money valuation                    = $5M


                                                                            VC ownership            = $1M / $5M = 20%


                                                                            VCs typically want preferred stock




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Due diligence process


       Comprehensive review of everything
           Management references
           Market size & need
           Sales Pipeline & Customers
           Strategic relationships
           Financials
           Intellectual property
           Legal issues


       Grueling process that will find the BS!
       Can last 30-90 days




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Pitfalls


      Entrepreneurs’ Disease: 100% X 0 = 0


      Unrealistic valuations


      Lack of preparation for having a VC “help” run your company




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VC ready deals


       Excellent management that has a track record


       Intellectual Property or Subject Matter Expertise or an asset that creates
       a competitive barrier


       Solves big problems in big markets - $1B++


       Customer traction – i.e. somebody will buy your widget


       Entrepreneur “skin in the game”




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Case study: Skype


      Skype
            VOIP service provider
            Revenues based on “eyeballs”, advertising or some such
            No cost for PC-to-PC calls
            Initial VC investors:
               –   Draper –Richards: Bill Draper and Howard Hartenbaum - $250,000 initial
                   investment

            Sells to eBay in 2006 for $2.1B


            Initial VCs make 1300X return on their initial investment




        Irrational Exuberance?? Possibly, but some big hits still happen –
        RARELY.

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Strategic Investors


     •     Existing Fortune 500 firms
     •     Look to invest in technologies that can benefit their business portfolio
     •     Open to “Extrapreneurship” i.e. spin-outs
     •     Create their own venture funds
     •     Examples: GE, IBM, Intel, Honda, NEC, Chevron


     •     Upside: Can bring tremendous market access
     •     Downside: Very slow moving typically




         © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others
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         unless explicitly ascribed to them.
Any questions?
Acknowledgements


     This is a presentation in an academic setting and borrows freely from publicly shared works as follows:



     Raising Capital to Fund Growth

     Jeff Amerine, PMP
     Technology Licensing Officer
     Adjunct Instructor, Entrepreneurship                       Venture Capital
     University of Arkansas                                     For A 5th Grader
     Advisor, Innovate Arkansas
     jamerine@uark.edu
     “Techpreneurship Blog”
     http://blog.innovatearkansas.org




                              Source: Careers in Finance
                             By Scott Peng



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Introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity

  • 1. Venture Capital and Private Equity Shyam Kamadolli Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Private Equity Investor
  • 2. Let us dumb this down Source: DFJ Gotham Ventures Venture Capital For A 5th Grader © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 2 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 3. I just created ice cream that never melts! The Entrepreneur 3
  • 4. I really need to find a good investment for all this money. The Venture Capitalist 4
  • 5. I love ice cream. This could be big! My ice cream is better then others because it never melts. I need money to build an ice cream plant. The Entrepreneur presents his idea to a Venture Capitalist 5
  • 6. We’ll give you $5M for 50% That’s a deal! of your company. If the Venture Capitalist likes the idea he will give the Entrepreneur money in exchange for a piece of the company 6
  • 7. Schechter $$$ Ice Cream The Entrepreneur uses the money to grow Schechter Ice Cream 7
  • 9. Why don’t I introduce you to someone who can help. We are selling 10 million ice creams a day. We need more money to keep growing. So many people want ice cream Schechter Ice Cream can’t make enough 9
  • 10. This is great but maybe we should just buy the company. Schechter Ice Cream presents their business to Ben and Jerry’s 10
  • 11. I’m buying my parents a Sweet. We just new house and donating made 20 times millions to Schechter. our original investment. Ben and Jerry’s offers to buy Schechter Ice Cream for a lot of money 11
  • 12. Where Who knew should I ice cream could invest next? be worth so much money. The Entrepreneur keeps half the money and the Venture Capitalist keeps the other half 12
  • 13. Getting serious now, where do we begin? The world of financial services Introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity Entrepreneurship When VCs meet Entrepreneurs © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 13 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 14. What is Finance? Finance involves the selling or buying of investment instruments on behalf of either oneself or customers Aspects of finance include (but are not limited to) Interest rate analysis Credit analysis Risk management Portfolio theory and application Financial engineering Psychology Sales, marketing, and general management © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 14 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 15. What is Finance? When one says finance, one usually thinks of … ICICI HDFC Kotak Citibank HSBC India Infoline Edelweiss Enam But … there is a lot more to finance than just those names Finance companies can be broadly grouped into Buy side Sell side © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 15 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 16. Buy Side Invests clients money in exchange for a fee, a share of profits or to provide some other service Financial entities: Government and non-government pension funds, university endowments Commercial banks: invest your money for their profits after paying you interest Mutual funds: invest your money for a fee (up to 3%) Money managers: invest your money for a fee (2%) and/or share of profits Insurance companies: invest policy premiums to generate profits, some of which provide a hedge against risk and savings vehicles Hedge funds: invest your money in risky special strategies to maximize gains in exchange for fees VC/PE: more on this later Performance judged against benchmark index Fixed deposits, savings accounts: government bonds Equity funds: S&P 500, Nifty, Sensex Bond funds: Lehman Aggregate Index Hedge funds: “alpha”, a measure of outperforming the relevant index Key career roles Credit analyst, Risk manager Portfolio manager / Trader Client relationship manager © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 16 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 17. Sell Side Investment banking Investment banking: help raise capital for corporations via sale of equity shares or fixed income securities Mergers & Acquisitions: usually involves exchange of cash, stock or both Sell side firms are generally considered as either large “bulge- bracket” or smaller niche firms “Bulge bracket”: largest investment banks – Broadest array of equity and fixed income products Niche – banks which focus on some specialties – Mortgage-backed securities – High yield bonds – Equity IPO – Financial futures © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 17 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 18. What Makes You A Good Candidate to work in Finance? Knowledge Read and understand the product and role for which you’re interviewing Teamwork: Show you can operate in a team environment as both a follower and a leader Student government Intramural sports Volunteer Communications: Must be a good communicator Well rounded: Have interest outside of the your curriculum Education choices: (these help but are not necessary and surely not sufficient) CFA, CPA PhD in Finance, Economics MBA © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 18 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 20. Moving on The world of financial services Introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity Entrepreneurship When VCs meet Entrepreneurs © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 20 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 21. Venture Capital A term used to broadly describe investments in early stage companies Businesses could range in maturity from an idea drawn on a napkin to a profitable multi-million dollar business Investors are typically high net worth individuals or buy side firms with specific agendas: pension funds, university endowments Investors adhere to an asset allocation model: only a small portion of their net worth ends up in risky asset classes like Venture Capital Question: Why would investors invest in venture capital if it is risky? The industry includes many kinds of “venture capital” Angel: seed stage VC: true venture capital supports early stage ideas with little market traction Private equity: backs companies that have an established model that need capital to scale up Mezzanine: investors that provide funding just before a company goes IPO Other: buy-out, distressed, etc. Question: For these investments, What/who is the sell side? What/who is the buy side? © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 21 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 22. Angels Angels Typically high net worth individuals Look to do very early stage seed investments Often bring relevant domain knowledge Occasionally form “Angel Funds” This group can some times be broadened to include “friends, fools, and family” Examples: Mumbai Angels, Band of Angels Investment preferences: Knowledge of the market and need Gut feeling/trust in the entrepreneur Returns expectations: 10x+ © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 22 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 23. Venture Capitalists VC Firms grew out of Silicon Valley in the 1950s Largest concentration around R&D Universities Examples: Globally: Kleiner-Perkins, Sevin-Rosen Locally: IDG Ventures, Canaan Partners, Ojas Ventures Investment Preferences: Proven management team Intellectual property or other assets that create high barriers Large addressable market Customer traction Desired returns: Typically a minimum of 10X on an investment Aim to return 35% to 40% IRR to their investors © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 23 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 24. Venture Capital Structure Limited Partners Venture Investments Venture Fund LLP •Public Institutions •Individuals •Funds of funds General Partners •Mutual Funds Collect 2% to 3% fees 20% to 30% carried interest (share of profits) © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 24 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 25. Venture Capital Business Model Successful VC funds: Out of ten investments made after 3-5 years: – One big home run – at least 10X or more return – Four marginal survivors – Three on life support – Two total failures “1 home run (10x) out of ten investments” ……Chrysalis VC Fund Historical Returns – High teens to >30% The funds aspire to 30%+ but very few achieve this © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 25 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 26. VC Deal Flow: or why is it hard to find a VC Receive 1000s of Business Plans Read 1000s of Executive Summaries Invite 100s of Companies to Present Due Diligence on 20 Investments Invest in 10 1-2 Winners 10X Returns © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 26 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 27. Private Equity Globally, private equity generally implies: Late stage funding (after a company is profitable) Use of operating and financial leverage – What is operating leverage? Combination and restructuring of businesses, revamping management teams, etc. – What is financial leverage? Using cheap debt to improve returns to equity. Think of this as buying a home with a mortgage (EMI payments). Example: You put only 10% towards the house and have a bank finance the remaining 90%. ($1M and $9M loan) You sell the house after one year for a gain of 25% ($12.5M) You repay the bank loan and still have $2.5M gains left over Your $1M initial payment has now returned 150% in one year (disregarding interest payments) If you did not have the EMI your gain would only be $2.5M on a $10M investment or 25%. So your return as an equity investor in your house was 6x what it would be without leverage Imagine what leverage can do for businesses. – Question: Why would you not take on more debt? In India, regulations prohibit use of debt to buy equity Private equity is “growth equity,” where investors contribute capital without leverage. They actively help a company scale the business The only difference between VC and PE (generally) is the stage at which investments are made Local examples: Fidelity Growth Partners India, Sequoia Capital, IDFC, ICICI, Standard Chartered, Barings Asia, Warburg Pincus Returns expectations: generally 3x to 4x on every deal and 25% IRRs © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 27 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 28. Venture Debt Some venture firms focus on debt Gives first preference on assets Can be convertible to equity Avoids/limits shareholder dilution… But it has to be paid every month US Examples: Western Tech Investments, Silicon Valley Bank, Commercial banks/SBA loans Local example: Silicon Valley Bank India © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 28 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 29. Mezzanine Funding Growth financing to get to liquidity event Targeted at profitable companies that need to scale Last stage financing before M&A activity or IPO - ☺ Typically $10M-$100M or more in financing Can be debt/equity and is typically a syndicate of private equity funds © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 29 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 30. Financing lifecycle Mezzanine Debt Investors Strategic Investors Private Equity Revenues VCs Angels Revenues $$ Bootstrap – self financing Expenses Seed Early Growth Mature / Expansion Time © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 30 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 31. Next on the agenda The world of financial services Introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity Entrepreneurship When VCs meet Entrepreneurs © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 31 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 32. Entrepreneurs: who are they? Crank Turners Growth Leaders Revenues Adrenaline Junkies $$ Expenses Seed Early Growth Mature / Expansion Time © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 32 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 33. Success factors as an entrepreneur Passion and commitment: You have to be a true believer Value proposition: Solves a real problem or meets a real need The team: Onboard the bus and in the right seats Competitive advantage: Better, faster, cheaper Focus, focus, focus: Avoid trying to “boil the ocean” Repeatable, scalable processes: Execution is key Choose your customers well! Remember accounting profits are great but cash is king! © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 33 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 34. Financing options: Equity or Debt? Equity finance = selling shares or Debt finance = taking a loan from a bank membership units or individual Advantages: Does not impact cash flow, Advantages: Does not dilute ownership higher risk tolerance. Disadvantages: Loan payments, personal Disadvantages: Loss of control; dilution guarantees, banks don’t lend money to of interest startups without assets © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 34 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 35. Bootstrapping: the most common first round of financing Bootstrapping= working for free or using “FFF” money Advantages: May not dilute ownership, friendly terms Friends Family Fools Disadvantages: Family issues, personal guarantees, not eating or having fun☺…. ☺ © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 35 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 36. What do investors look for? Management Team, Management Team, Management Team Intellectual Property or some other asset that can be a barrier to entry Customer traction – can the company execute? Physical proximity to the investors Other interested investors – usually nobody wants to be first Entrepreneur skin in the game Realistic valuation – this depends a lot on where you sit © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 36 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 37. VC Investment Considerations Industry Preference Stage Preference Investment Size Parameters Geographic Preference Risk Balancing and Age of Fund Fund Experience and Expertise Due Diligence © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 37 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 38. VC Risk assessment Based on VC perceived risk, usually not the risk the entrepreneur sees Four main risk categories: Product/Technology risk Market risk Execution/Management risk Financing Risk © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 38 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 39. Valuation game No “standard” way to determine valuation!! Examples: Net Present Value of Discounted Cash Flows Multiple of Annual Revenues Multiple of Net Income Multiple of Subscribers Valuation by Comparison Use of Valuation Tools – www.equitynet.com Recommendation: Look at the comparable companies in your space Set your valuation within the range of the comps Be conservative Pre-revenue startups seldom have valuations greater than $3M-4M even with great IP and management © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 39 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 40. VC Term Sheet Term Sheet – a proposal to invest Not binding Outlines the deal points Investment contingent on negotiation and due diligence Key Points Pre-money valuation Pre-money valuation = $4M Post-money valuation Investment = $1M Post-money valuation = $5M VC ownership = $1M / $5M = 20% VCs typically want preferred stock © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 40 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 41. Due diligence process Comprehensive review of everything Management references Market size & need Sales Pipeline & Customers Strategic relationships Financials Intellectual property Legal issues Grueling process that will find the BS! Can last 30-90 days © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 41 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 42. Pitfalls Entrepreneurs’ Disease: 100% X 0 = 0 Unrealistic valuations Lack of preparation for having a VC “help” run your company © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 42 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 43. VC ready deals Excellent management that has a track record Intellectual Property or Subject Matter Expertise or an asset that creates a competitive barrier Solves big problems in big markets - $1B++ Customer traction – i.e. somebody will buy your widget Entrepreneur “skin in the game” © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 43 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 44. Case study: Skype Skype VOIP service provider Revenues based on “eyeballs”, advertising or some such No cost for PC-to-PC calls Initial VC investors: – Draper –Richards: Bill Draper and Howard Hartenbaum - $250,000 initial investment Sells to eBay in 2006 for $2.1B Initial VCs make 1300X return on their initial investment Irrational Exuberance?? Possibly, but some big hits still happen – RARELY. © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 44 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 45. Strategic Investors • Existing Fortune 500 firms • Look to invest in technologies that can benefit their business portfolio • Open to “Extrapreneurship” i.e. spin-outs • Create their own venture funds • Examples: GE, IBM, Intel, Honda, NEC, Chevron • Upside: Can bring tremendous market access • Downside: Very slow moving typically © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 45 unless explicitly ascribed to them.
  • 47. Acknowledgements This is a presentation in an academic setting and borrows freely from publicly shared works as follows: Raising Capital to Fund Growth Jeff Amerine, PMP Technology Licensing Officer Adjunct Instructor, Entrepreneurship Venture Capital University of Arkansas For A 5th Grader Advisor, Innovate Arkansas jamerine@uark.edu “Techpreneurship Blog” http://blog.innovatearkansas.org Source: Careers in Finance By Scott Peng © 2010 Shyam Kamadolli. All opinions and views expressed here are my own and not those of my employers, investee companies or others 47 unless explicitly ascribed to them.