pitching for investment masterclass december 6th 2011 part 4: angel investment john waddell...
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Pitching For Investment MasterclassDecember 6th 2011
Part 4: Angel InvestmentJohn Waddell (Archangels)
John Waddell
FIOS Genomics LtdFIOS Genomics Ltd
Xi Engineering ConsultantsXi Engineering Consultants
Vital StatisticsYear founded: 1992Number of angels: 100+
Invested by us: £62mTotal w/others: £130mNew deals 2010: 5Follow-ons 2010: 9
Companies seeded: 76Active: 26Failed/Moribund: 37Flotations: 3Profitable Sales: 8 (10 trade sales in total)
Companies that have paid dividends: 3
Historical Trends Emerging
Almost 1:1 track record for active/exited/dividend paying (52%) versus failed/moribund (48%)
Analysis based on number of companies
Current Portfolio
Av investment age: 4.8 yrs
Av investment: £1m New deals per year: 3 Av number of rounds: 4 Av number of angels: 19 5 profitable companies
83% product focused17% service focused
Current Portfolio
Company Years Archangel Total
Touch 8 £3.4m £5.4m
CXR 10 £3.1m £4.6m
VeriSIM 5 £1.0m £3.5m
Arrayjet 7 £2.1m £3.4m
Reactec 7 £1.3m £2.3m
Vitrology 4 £1.2m £2.3m
Lux Innovate 8 £1.7m £2.3m
MGB Biopharma
1 £0.6m £1.8m
Indigo 7 £1.6m £1.8m
Flexitricity 6 £1.4m £1.6m
Bloxx 7 £0.9m £1.6m
Ateeda 3 £0.7m £1.3m
Scalar 7 £0.7m £1.1m
TOTAL - £19.7m £33.0m
Companies with more than £1m total investment
Process
PLAN
ITERATION/ DUE DILIGENCE
CORE INVOLVEMENT
BOARD APPROVAL
PRESENTATION
BOOK BUILD/ SYNDICATION
FOLLOW ONS
Culture
PROCESS NOT PROFIT
UPSIDE IN THE UPSIDE
FUNCTION OF SYNDICATE (NOT VICE
VERSA)
NOT PUBLIC – NOTHING TO FLOAT
DON’T COMPETE
What does “Investor Readiness” mean?
Good deals get backing Good plans sell deals
o Team – Product – Marketo Hard work – Think it through
Clarity of likely returns Realistic defendable assumptions
Investor Returns so Investors Return
DividendsTrade SaleFlotationPE SaleWho said exit?
Joined up Government support Co-Investment Funds/ Groups Supportive, talented community People want to make things happen
Not a fund but....
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