TRACXN REPORT : CROWDFUNDING February Crowdfunding Report, February 2016

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1 TRACXN REPORT : CROWDFUNDING February 2016

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3 Contents Topic Page Sectors We Track 04 Overview 05 Market Map 07 Company List 19 Team 197 3

4 Illustrative Sectors We Track ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE FINTECH MOBILE ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS SECURITY CONSUMER FINANCE MOBILE COMMERCE SAAS STORAGE PAYMENTS MOBILE PAYMENTS MOBILE-FIRST ENT. APPS NETWORKING INSURANCE TECH MOBILE MARKETING INTELLIGENT ENT. APPS MOBILITY ALTERNATIVE LENDING MOBILE DEV TOOLS OPEN SOURCE IT OPS ROBO ADVISORS MOBILE HEALTH RETAIL TECH CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE CROWDFUNDING MOBILE GAMING MARKETING TECH API MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT TECH MOBILE LEARNING STEALTH MODE BIGDATA INFRASTRUCTURE BITCOIN MOBILE COMMUNICATION VERTICAL SAAS TECH CONSUMER EDUCATION HEALTHCARE INTERNET OF THINGS MARKETPLACES EDUCATION IT LIFE SCIENCES 3D PRINTING UBER FOR X SELF LEARNING DIGITAL HEALTH 4

5 Sector Overview Scope of report The report covers crowdfunding platforms i.e. an internet enabled way for businesses or other organizations to raise money in the form of either donations or investments from multiple individuals. Crowdfunding uses web-based technology, knowledge and wisdom in communities to determine which projects should receive funding and how much. It also provides real-time feedback on start-ups and small businesses. It leverages the power of technology, particularly social media, to market the idea, raise funds, and hold entrepreneurs accountable. 1 This report covers Equity, Rewards, Donation and Revenue Sharing-based crowdfunding platforms. However, it doesn t cover Debtbased crowdfunding platforms. Over $750M has been invested since 2008, with ~$260M invested in rounds of funding between Jan 2014 Dec Companies in Equity crowdfunding space have seen the highest funding. 5 Most active funds Y Combinator (Teespring, Tilt, Experiment) S V Angel (Patreon, Tilt, Rally.org) 500 Startups (RealtyShares, AngelList, Crowdfunder) Andreessen Horowitz (Teespring, Tilt, FundersClub) Notable events in 2015 US Securities Exchange Commission approved Title III of Jobs Act Fundly, a social fundraising platform, was acquired by NonProfitEasy, a provider of cloud based tools for charity administration. Founders of GoFundMe sold a majority stake to an investor group led by Accel Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures at $600M valuation. Note: 1 Source

6 Sector Overview (contd.) Notable investments in the last year Realty Mogul (Equity Real Estate) - $35M Series B funding led by Sorenson Capital - July 15, 2015 CircleUp (Equity Businesses) - $30M Series C funding led by Collaborative Fund - Nov 11, 2015 Tilt (Enablers) - $30M Series B funding - July, 2015 Patreon (Rewards Preferential Access) - $30M Series B funding led by Thrive Capital - Jan 16, 2016 Classy.org (Enablers) - $18M Series B funding led by Mithril Capital Management - June 30, 2015 RealtyShares (Equity Real Estate) - $17M funding - Jan11, 2016 Betabrand (Rewards Pre-Order) - $15M funding from Morgan Stanley and Foundry Group - Oct 21, 2015 Seedrs (Equity Businesses) - 10M Series A funding led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust plc and Augmentum Capital - July 30, 2015 RealtyShares (Equity Real Estate) - $10M Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures - April 7, 2015 Crowdcube (Equity Businesses) - 6M Series C funding - July 30, 2015 Acquire Real Estate (Equity - Real Estate) - $6M funding - May 25, 2015 Property Partner (Equity Real Estate) - 5.2M Series A funding led by Index Ventures - Mar 23, 2015 Start Engine (Equity Businesses) - $5.5M funding from SE Agoura Investment - Jan 4,

7 Funding Amount (in Millions) No. of Funding Rounds Over $770M has been invested in the sector in 325 funding rounds since 2008 Notable Funding Rounds $10M 3 Total funding and number of funding rounds between $5M $1.6M $9M $10M $15M $24M $40M $35M Undisclosed $0.9M $0.8M $5.6M $9M $23M $35M $30M 7 10 $3M $11M 35 $36M $67M $107M $277M 80 $261M Year $772M has been invested in last 8 years with around 1/3rd of the amount invested in 2015 alone. Almost 70% of the total investment was done in last 2 years (2014 & 2015). Equity crowdfunding platforms received ~65% ($171M) of the total funding in No. of funding rounds per year have seen an upward trend since 2008 and reached its peak in Funding (in $ millions) No.of Funding Rounds 11

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9 Team Surinderjit Kaur Bhatti Analyst Fintech Sahil Malhotra Lead Analyst Fintech 9