who's getting funded?
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From my talk as the guest speaker at the VANJ monthly meeting on the topic of the state of early stage venture financing in NY and NJ.TRANSCRIPT
Who’s Getting Funded and Why? The Current State of Start-Up Funding
in the NYC Region
Frank J. Graziano Managing Partner
January 31, 2012
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Acknowledgements
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Macro Trends
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Venture investing is back!
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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4 Qs of more deals and $s invested
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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$2.5 billion average per month in 2011
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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Internet dominates, healthcare rebounds
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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Seed deals on an up trend…
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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… but still a small % of total funding
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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“Super Angels” drive seed stage rebound
Source: TrueBridge Capital Partners “State of the Venture Capital Industry” Summer, 2011
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Reid Hoffman - “Super Angel” personified
• Former PayPal EVP
• Co-founder of LinkedIn
• Prolific angel investor
• Runs $20MM Discovery
Fund for Greylock
Partners
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Seed valuations holding steady
Source: TrueBridge Capital Partners “State of the Venture Capital Industry” Summer, 2011
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Regional Trends
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VC Super Bowl: Giants tie Patriots 3rd Q
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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Giants take $ lead 3rd Q, but can’t hold it
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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Regardless, NY is a major center for VC
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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Where’s the New York $ going?
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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New York #2 in Internet investing
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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New York: Internet and not much else?
Source: CB Insights “New York Venture Capital – Is the Lack of Industry
Diversity a Positive of its Achilles Heel?”
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What to make of lack of diversification?
Source: CB Insights “New York Venture Capital – Is the Lack of Industry
Diversity a Positive or its Achilles Heel?”
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Take the R – New York’s Silicon Subway
Sources: NYDailyNews.com “Take the R – New York’s Silicon Subway” December 4, 2011
Business Insider December 9, 2011
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Representative recent NY financings
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NJ in the Top 10 for VC nationally
Source: PWC MoneyTreeTM 1Q1995 – 4Q2011 Historical Trend Data
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NJ Venture Investing Readout
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Deals
Source: PWC MoneyTreeTM 1Q1995 – 4Q2011 Historical Trend Data
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NJ versus NY - # of deals
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1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11
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Source: PWC MoneyTreeTM 1Q1995 – 4Q2011 Historical Trend Data
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NJ versus NY – $ invested
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1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11
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Source: PWC MoneyTreeTM 1Q1995 – 4Q2011 Historical Trend Data
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New Jersey among leaders in healthcare
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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Where’s the Healthcare $ going?
Source: CB Insights Venture Capital Activity Report Q4 2011
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NJ early stage venture ecosystem
Trien Rosenberg
NJEN
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Representative recent NJ financings
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Some Conclusions & Discussion Points
• VC industry is alive and well in the U.S.
• “Super Angels” and Seed Investing are growing trends
• Despite this “frenzy”, seed valuations remain steady
• Start an Internet company if you want to raise $ from NY
VCs
• NY is either vulnerable or superbly positioned depending on
Internet sector future direction
• NY’s early stage ecosystem very well developed due to
unique circumstances of geography and resource
concentration
• NJ punches above its weight class in early stage investing
• NJ has potential to be a national leader in healthcare VC
• Components of a robust ecosystem exist, but remain
diffused and uncoordinated in NJ
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Discussion, Debate and Q & A
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Thank You
Frank J. Graziano
Managing Partner
Monmouth Venture Partners, LLC
(732) 930-0161