3. • Top 20 raise 55% of all Dollars
– Average Fund Size of $400M
– Everyone else averages $41M
Consolidation of the VC Industry
– Everyone else averages $41M
• Active funds down 20% in 5 years
– 1H 2013 data shows same trend
• Secondary Markets hardest hit
5. • Imprecise Data
• Non-traditional “funds”
– Family Offices
VC Deficit Spending
– Family Offices
– Foreign Investors
– Hedge Funds
• Corporate Venture Capital
– Leading growth segment – Up 50% in 3 years
– But leveling off
6. • Financings will be harder
– Plan for that reality
– Practice Your Pitch (Repeat 3 times!)
Implications - Entrepreneurs
– Practice Your Pitch (Repeat 3 times!)
– Be ready to travel
• Go Big or Go Small
• You must be exceptional
– Add management talent that has done it
7. • Exits are up!
– 21 venture IPOS in Q2 2013
– 11 Biotech IPOs
The Good News
– 11 Biotech IPOs
• M&A is the key to F500 growth
• Hard things are popular again