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Introduction
VC fundraisings
Invested amount (€m) Deal count (#)
A “J” curb more than a “V” curb
After a bumpy but promising 2020, 2021 has been the true blossom of the
European Tech ecosystem. With more than €60bn in funding at the end of
Q3-21, it already represents almost a 2x growth from the 2020 full year figure
(€32bn). On the current trend, Europe should reach €80bn in total funding, i.e.
a 2.5x growth.
Europe also became a substantial contributor to the worldwide herd of
unicorns with 115 members (incl. 39 newcomers in 2021) out of 850
worldwide.
France has contributed to the European growth and one can clearly see that
the French Tech ecosystem has matured with €8.2bn in total funding YTD and
11 new unicorns. On the current trend, France would be around €11bn at the
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept.
end of the year. Quite impressive! Yet, that’s only a 2x growth vs last year.
Less that Europe’s 2.5x. Less than UK’s 2.4x (€28bn expected for 2021). And Tech exits transactions
less than the astonishing Germany’s 3x (€15bn expected for 2021). Deal Value (€m) Deal count (#)
25 140 €60bn 39
Invested in Europe
New Unicorns
(2021 YTD)
120
20
Mega rounds are still mainly in the UK
100
Mega rounds > €100m (#)
15
80 2021 YTD
60 2020
10
2019
40
5 2018
20
2017
0 0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 YTD 0 10 20 30 40 50
12 900
10.5
800
10
700
8 600
500
6 5.6
400
4.6
4 300
2.9
200
2.1 2.1
2 1.5
100
0.7
0 0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021e
€574m
led by SoftBank
€472m
€408m
Top 3 Top 10 Others No. deals
led by Eurazeo
Fundraising amounts continue to increase
led by 10T
€300m
Series D+
Series C
Series B
Series A
Seed
Base 100
100 100
90
80
70
60
50
40
27
30
20
8
10 3 1 0.3
0
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6
Others
Research
Service
E-commerce
Manufacturing
Commission
Subscription
YoY growth (%) Amounts invested per industry 2021 vs. 2020 (€m)
Fintech fintech
+146.8%
Health health
-26.7%
Gaming gaming
+1854.0%
Home living home living
+79.3%
Enterprise software enterprise -32.2%
software
Real estate real estate
+131.4%
Energy energy
+25.7%
Transportation transportation
+63.9%
Security security
+156.2%
Fashion fashion
+160.3%
Food food
-56.6%
Education education
+205.4%
Robotics robotics
-4.2%
Media media
+22.2%
HR jobs recruitment
+14.4%
Marketing marketing
-81.6%
Legal Legal
+298.5%
Wellness beauty wellness beauty
+26.8%
Hosting hosting
+778.2%
Semiconductors -76.7%
semiconductors
Sports -72.7%
sports
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2021 2020
12000 1000
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400
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100
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1
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Feb. 3
Mar. 4
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May 6
Jun. 7 Aug.
Jul. 8 Sept.
9 Oct.
10 Nov.
11 Dec.
12 1Jan. Feb.
2 3
Mar. 4
Apr. 5
May 6
Jun. 7
Jul. 8
Aug. 9
Sept. 10 Nov.
Oct. 11 Dec.
12
4.5
4.0
1
3.9
3.5 3.7
3.0
2.9
2.5
2.5 1
2.0 2.3
2.2
1
1.9
1.5 1.7 1.7
1.5
1.4 1.4
1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 2 2
>1 >1 1.0 1.0
0.5
0.0
Oct. 20 – Series C Jul. 21 – Series C Sep. 20 – Series C Jan. 20 – Series C Nov. 16 – Series C
€315m €142m €140m €104m €100m
Apr. 21 – Series C Jul. 21 – Series C Mar. 21 – Series D May 21 – Series B May 21 – Series B
€100m €100m €90m €84m €82m
May 21 – Series C Sep. 20 – Series C Jan. 19 – Series C Dec. 20 – Series B Apr. 21 – Series C
€80m €77m €72m €72m €70m
Jun. 20 – Series C Jun. 21 – Series C Jan. 20 – Series C Dec. 20 – Series B Apr. 19 – Series B
€70m €63m €63m €50m €36m
350
1. 70 deals
300 2. 30 deals
3. 20 deals
250
4. 13 deals
200
5. 12 deals
150
6. 11 deals
100
6. 11 deals
50 6. 11 deals
9. 10 deals
-
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021e
VC trends
Participation of foreign VCs in French rounds
20.0 20.0
The French ecosystem is attracting more foreign investors EV/TTM revenue multiples
40%
15.0 15.0
35%
12.4x
30%
25%
20% 6.3x
5.0 5.0
15% 4.2x
3.0x
10%
1.9x
- -
5% French investors At least one foreign
only investor
0%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Med.
14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 21 21 21
1st Quartile 3rd Quartile
North America United Kingdom Germany Asia Foreign
4
€1.6bn
Raised in Jul. 2021
3.6
3 €660m
Raised in Feb. 2021
2.1
€300m
2
Raised in Feb. 2021
1.7
1.3
1.1 €250m
1.0
1 0.9 Raised in Sep. 2021
0.4
0.3 0.3
0.2
€225m
Raised in Mar. 2021
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 YTD
- 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 - 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0
Fintech
Subscription
7.9x 5.3x 12.2x
4.7x 2.7x 10.8x
Health
6.4x 2.4x 11.2x
Commission
Manufacturing Marketing
3.6x 2.6x 8.1x
2.6x 1.5x 7.2x
Food
2.6x 1.7x 6.8x
E-Commerce
HR
- 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 3.5x 2.0x 6.7x
Med.
Median Quartile 1 Quartile 3 - 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0
9 400
8
7.6 350
7
300
6 5.8
5.5 250
4.9
5
4.5
200
150
3
100
2
50
1
0 0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021e
€1.9bn
IPO Euronext Paris
€450m
by Cegid
€200m
Top 1 Top 3 Others Nb. deals
Median EV remains stable
by Marlin Equity Partners
Median EV (€m)
€119m
€106m
by Altus Group
Sponsor
IPO
Med.
-
Median 1st 5.0
Q. 1 10.0 3rd Q. 15.0
62
59
17
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Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
% of deal value
100%
3
90%
2
80%
70%
60% 1
50%
Exit value % of panel Var. YoY
40%
1 The Happy Few >€150m 13% +18%
30%
2 The Breakaways <€50m-€150m 25% +56%
20%
3 The Peloton <€50m 63% -14%
10%
0%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
0%
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% of deals
100%
60%
#2 11
50%
40%
#3 10
30%
20%
#4 8
10%
0%
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 YTD #4 8
Bootstrapped VC-backed
#5 7
…however, VC-backed exits show higher performance, size and time to exit
#5 7
Median EV/TTM Revenue Median EV Median time to exit
5.00 60.00 12.00
4.2x 11 years
€48.1m #6 6
4.00 50.00 10.00
8 years
40.00 8.00
3.00
30.00 €23.8m 6.00 #7 5
2.00 1.8x
20.00 4.00
1.00 10.00 2.00 #7 5
- - -
VC backed
1 Bootstrapped
2 VC backed
1 Bootstrapped
2 VC backed
1 Bootstrapped
2
10 €9.2m
9
10 years
8
7
6 €5.3m
€4.8m median years to exit
5
4
€3.0m
3
2
1
0
2017 2018 2019 2020
€3m
Median EV has increased over the last 5 years median funds1 raised at
exit
Median EV (€m)
100
59%
80
€61m
60
YTD YTD
Top acquirers since 2017 (#) Top acquirers since 2017 (€m)
4
France Europe North America Asia
Index value
180
160
+55.0% €55m
median EV at IPO
140
80 Health
14%
Energy
60 8% Robotics
Telecom
40 6%
Transportation
6%
Gaming
20 +570.2% for the B.V.P. Nasdaq Emerging 3%
Cloud Index (U.S) over the same period 2% Marketing
2%
9% Other
0
Jan-17 Jul-17 Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-19 Jul-19 Jan-20 Jul-20 Jan-21 Jul-21
Health
3.5x
2.5x 8.4x
Commission
Manufacturing Marketing
2.3x 1.6x 3.4x
2.1x 1.3x 4.8x
Food
3.6x 1.6x 5.7x
E-Commerce
HR
1.5x 0.8x 1.6x
- 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0
Med.
- 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0
Median 1st Quartile 3rd Quartile
Matthieu Sion Jacques-Henri Checri David Kaddouch Pierre Pinsault Julien Gakpe
Analyst Analyst Analyst Analyst
Analyst
We extracted from our 10,000+ deals private database all Tech companies
monitored from Q1-14 to Q3-21 for companies headquartered in France.
• Subscription: SaaS or more traditional licensing revenue
Enterprise Value (EV) • Commission: platform debiting a defined take rate from its flows
Calculated as Equity Value + Net Debt when legal information is found. Otherwise • Manufacturing: production and resale of goods
estimated EV from several sources: dealroom.co, Mergermarket, Crunchbase, • Performance: built around usage from a recurring user community
Business
CFNews, Avolta’s private networks and public media.
Models • eCommerce: buy and online resale of goods
• Audience: traffic-based revenue
• Service: margin between labor cost and service invoice price
• Research: strong R&D focus to keep high barriers to entry
The information contained in this report has been produced by Avolta Partners based on third- With more than 80 deals closed in 6 years, Avolta Partners has proven to be one of the most active M&A
party information. While Avolta Partners has made every effort to ensure the reliability of the boutique in Europe in the Tech Industry. As a result, our team of 20 people has learned how to maximise the
data included in this report, Avolta Partners cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information value of a deal – both valuation and legal conditions – thanks to a proven methodology and hard-nosed
collected and presented. Therefore, the Avolta Partners cannot accept responsibility for any negotiations.
decision made or action taken based upon this report or the information provided herein.
This presentation is for the exclusive use of the people to whom it is addressed and is
intended for general information purposes only. It is not intended to constitute legal or other Dedicated team
professional advice and should not be treated as such. Arthur Porré Pascal Farrugia
Appropriate legal advice must be sought before making any decision, taking any action or Managing Partner Director
refraining from taking any action in reliance on the information contained in this presentation. arthur@avoltapartners.com pascal@avoltapartners.com
Avolta Partners does not assume any responsibility for any person’s reliance upon the
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Alexandre Meiers Victor Ebersold
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