Stats about the 2nd year of London based early stage VC Passion Capital

1. THE FIRST TWO YEARS
S
O
LD
S
O
LD
34 PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
FOR AVERAGE
BUSINESS PLANS RECEIVED
OWNERSHIP OF
YEAR TW0 - 1,932
+19%
+22%
MUTUAL CONTACT
/ REFERRAL
+40%
EVENTS
THROUGH THE WEBSITE
SOURCES OF INVESTMENT MADE
7
9
IN OUR NETWORK
EXISTING FOUNDER REFERRAL
1
6
WHITE BEAR YARD
RESIDENT
OTHER NON-FOUNDER
REFERRAL
2
6
OPEN OFFICE HOURS
EVENTS
3
PROACTIVELY SOUGHT OUT
YEAR 1 COHORT: FIRST 21 TEAMS/INVESTMENTS
11
LD
2
S
S
O
O
LD
2
RAISED FOLLOW-ON
FINANCING AT INCREASED
VALUATIONS
EXITS/
ACQUISITIONS
WIND-DOWNS
2
STILL ON SEED RUNWAY
PROFITABLE
TOTAL NUMBER OF
TRANSACTIONS
YEAR TWO
YEAR ONE
£5,695,000
£35,896,000
SEED INVESTMENTS
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT
ATTRACTED FROM
25+ DIFFERENT VC FUNDS
15% AVERAGE OWNERSHIP
AFTER FIRST INVESTMENT
(SEED ROUNDS)
AVERAGE SEED ROUND INVESTMENT
NUMBER OF CHEQUES
£183,717
31
+ 3 SERIES A ROUNDS
PASSIONATE ABOUT PEOPLE
75 FOUNDERS BACKED
2.2 FOUNDERS PER
TEAM ON AVERAGE
AVERAGE AGE
AT TIME OF INVESTMENT
NATIONALITIES
12
LOWEST FOUNDER SALARY
£0 PA
36 BRITISH
14 SWEDISH
12 GERMANS
3 DANISH
3 AMERICAN
2 IRISH
1 CANADIAN-JAMAICAN
1 HUNGARIAN
1 INDIAN
1 POLISH
1 SOUTH AFRICAN
1 WELSH
29
AVERAGE FOUNDER SALARY
£36,149 PA
OLDEST AGE: 38
YOUNGEST AGE: 19
HIGHEST FOUNDER SALARY
£65,000 PA
PARTNERS
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AVERAGE NUMBER OF
DAYS FROM FIRST MEET
TO TERM SHEET
FEES CHARGED BACK
TO COMPANIES
(INC LEGAL COSTS ETC)
NUMBER OF FOUNDER
CEOS REPLACED
6.41
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INFOGRAPH DATA FROM APRIL 2011 THROUGH JUNE 2013
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