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The Tech Tour 2016 Growth 50 Companies Source: Tech Tour, Pitch Book, Crunchbase Where companies have moved to the United States the country in which they were initially incorporated is detailed
The Tech Tour 2016 Growth 50 Highlighted companies were Tech Tour Growth 50 Companies in 2015 they make the list for the second year running.
* Figures in parenthesis () are for Tech Tour Growth 50 2015 Source: Tech Tour, Go4Venture, Silverpeak, Pitch Book, CrunchBase The Tech Tour Growth 50 Key Figures: Growth & Financing * Nine out of ten of the TTG50 companies were founded in the last 10 years (75%) The median year of company foundation is 2008 (2007) The average time from company foundation to first funding round is 1 year and 10 months (3 years 6 months) The average time from first funding round to most recent funding round is 4 years and 2 months (3 years 11) months The mean number of funding rounds is 4 (4)
* Figures in parenthesis are for Tech Tour 2015 Growth 50 Source: Tech Tour, Go4Venture, Silverpeak, Pitch Book, CrunchBase The Tech Tour Growth 50 Key Figures: Growth & Investors * The mean number of total investors per company is 7.5 (5). There are 277 (223) investors in total 66% of the 50 companies have at least one US investor (94% - the drop in 2016 can partly be explained by classifying investors in 2016 by the country in which the investment professional is based) 42% of the companies have at least one individual as investor these are typically serial entrepreneurs and partners in venture capital firms acting as angel investors all these individual investors are currently still invested The average first funding round size is $7.5 million The average latest funding round size is $38.5 million
The Tech Tour Growth 50 Key Figures: Impact Since 1998 companies have raised an estimated $3.5 billion or on average $70 million They have an estimated aggregate valuation of $14.2 billion or an average $284 million Since 1998 the TTG50 Companies have created over 8, 000 jobs The TTG50 companies founded in 2006 or later have created over 6, 500 jobs Almost 2 out of 3 companies (32/50) are Tech Tour alumni having presented at past Tech Tour events to investors Source: Tech Tour, Go4Venture, Silverpeak, Pitch Book, CrunchBase
Why compile a Growth 50? $1 billion unicorns are just the tip of the iceberg. They are well known and already frequently cited in the press and many investors have already exited these businesses. TT Growth 50 Universe TT Growth 50 lists the top 50 investor backed highgrowth companies over a rolling three year period. The TT Growth 50 demonstrates the depth and breadth of European high-growth businesses The list concentrates on value, not just valuation, growth metrics such revenue growth were combined with insight from the selection committee We aim to shine a light on the value being created by European entrepreneurs still to be fully realised.
The Tech Tour Growth 50: Industry Vertical Break Down by Industry Vertical 25 22 8 10 4 6 18 18 Big Data CleanTech/Manufacturing E-Commerce FinTech Internet of Things SaaS Security Other 20 15 10 5 Big Data CleanTech/Manufacturing E-Commerce FinTech Internet of Things SaaS Security Other 10 0 Break Down by Industry Vertical Approximately 30% of companies defined as B2C ecommerce (50% in 2015) Business Applications & Software and Services account for 22% of companies (30% in 2015) The reduction in both B2C ecommerce and B2B Software and Services in comparison to 2015 is balanced by the significant increase in Internet of Things and Security companies Source: Tech Tour
The Tech Tour Growth 50: B2B Break Down B2B Breakdown B2B Breakdown 13,2 6,6 6,6 9,9 3,3 Big Data CleanTech/Manufacturing E-Commerce FinTech 35 30 25 20 Big Data CleanTech/Manufacturing E-Commerce FinTech 13,2 Internet of Things 15 Internet of Things 29,7 SaaS Security Other 10 5 SaaS Security Other 16,5 0 1 Even stripping out the B2C companies, software and services only accounts for 30% This reflects the broader range of companies in 2016 and an increase in Big Data, Internet of Things and Security companies This can be explained by the increased qualitative input from this year s selection committee Source: Tech Tour
The Tech Tour Growth 50: B2C Break Down B2C Breakdown 50 45 40 35 B2C Breakdown E-Commerce FinTech EdTech Entertainment 30 25 20 15 10 5 E-Commerce FinTech EdTech Entertainment 0 1 As in 2015 almost 50% of companies are retail and broad in geography and offering Retail ranges from online opticians to fashion to pet care to auctions of collectable goods and home furnishings B2C Fin Tech remains broadly similar with peer to peer lending platforms and currency transfer services Source: Tech Tour
The Tech Tour Growth 50 Investor Break Down: Investor Type Investor Break Down by Type 1 Investor Break Down by Type 2 8,1 21,9 4 8,1 51,1 Venture Capital State VC Corporate VC Individual Corporate Bank Investment Company 12,4 5 3,23 5 10,6 63,5 Venture Capital State VC Corporate VC Corporate Bank Investment Company 4,2 2,6 Almost 50% of investors are financial venture capital fund managers (75% in 2015) Investments by corporations is significantly larger by number than corporate venture capital vehicles as per 2015 Total of 277 (223 in 2015) Investors in 2015 we have sourced individual investors in addition to firms 1. With individual investors, 2. Without individual investors Source: Tech Tour, Go4Venture, Silverpeak, Pitch Book, CrunchBase
The Tech Tour Growth 50 Investor Break Down: Geography Investor Breakdown by Geography 70 Investor Breakdown by Geography 60 50 Asia Israel Europe US 40 30 20 Asia Israel Europe US 10 0 As per 2015 US based investors account for approximately one third of investors by number A US based investor is invested in 66% of the TTG50 companies (94% in 2015 - the drop in 2016 can partly be explained by classifying investors in 2016 by the country in which the investment professional is based) Source: Tech Tour, Go4Venture, Silverpeak, Pitch Book, CrunchBase
The Tech Tour Growth 50 Investor Break Down: Companies Breakdown by number of companies2 2,2 1,8 0,72 10,1 85,1 As per 2015 the Investor Base is Diverse One Two Three Four Five or more Investors in 4 or more TTG50 Companies (*) Accel Partners: 8 (11) Kreos Capital: 8 (7) Sapphire Ventures: 5 (2) Earlybird Venture Capital: 4 (3) Index Ventures: 4 (7) Amadeus Capital Partners: 4 (1) Highland Capital Partners Europe: 4 (2) Idinvest Partners: 4 Only 14 Investors are invested in three or more companies (19 in 2015) Only 9 Investors in four or more companies (9 in 2015) * Figures in parenthesis () show the number of companies invested in 2015 Growth 50 Source: Tech Tour, Go4Venture, Silverpeak, Pitch Book, CrunchBase
How is the Tech Tour Growth 50 list generated? Companies were assessed to meet at least three of the four criteria below: sales annual growth > 50% (CAGR from Dec 31st 2012 to Dec 31 st 2015) >$100 million valuation financing raised > $20 million Annual revenue > $10 million and valuation <$1billion The Tech Tour identified a long list of 151 companies, backed by at least one independent investor, that potentially met minimal valuation and growth criteria (see box on left) The selection committee then supplemented the list adding additional wild card companies based on the qualitative criteria below: Innovation potential Management Team Pedigree Each selection committee member was then independently asked to generate their own Tech Tour Growth 50 list (i.e. they had fifty votes each). This gave a short list of 64 companies. These companies were then contacted by the Tech Tour and asked to qualify they met three of the four financial criteria. Some also supplied supplementary evidence and actual numbers. Companies that confirmed they met the financial criteria and/or had received 6 or more votes were then included in the list. This gave 40 companies. We then held two conference calls with the selection committee to discuss the remaining companies. Selection committee members advocated for individual companies based on the qualitative criteria. representation from sectors other than internet and software, as well as geographical diversity were other factors considered. The top 50 companies compose the Tech Tour Growth 50. As no method is perfect we have not ranked the Tech Tour Growth 50
The 2016 Selection Committee* 2016 Selection Committee Jean-Michel Deligny Managing Director Silverpeak LLP Vice-President Selection Committee Tech Tour Growth Forum 2016 Bankers & Advisors Venture & Growth Equity Investors Corporates, Research & Global Organisations * For continuity with 2016 50% of the Committee Members were on the 2015 Committee #15
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