A big thank you to Marina Temkin, CFA at TechCrunch for skillfully capturing the heart of Friends & Family Capital. With her extensive experience in financial analysis and journalism, Marina's article underscores our commitment to assisting founders and CFOs in enhancing their finance functions and refining their fundraising strategies. We invite you to read more about our approach and the close of our oversubscribed $118M third fund here: https://lnkd.in/em9Dd_Ng
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We back entrepreneurs that transform big markets. Friends & Family Capital is a venture capital firm founded by investors & finance operators with deep experience building world-class businesses. The trusted partner for Founders and CFOs as they scale their finance function. We invest in business models that produce long-term and defensible compounding growth and cash flow powered by world-class software. A note from our friends in legal that relates to our content and posts: The information provided herein is the opinion of Friends & Family Capital and does not reflect the view of any other person or entity. It is for informational purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation. Data sources include CapIQ and Wall Street research. Copyright © 2024, S&P Global Market Intelligence (and its affiliates, as applicable). Friends & Family Capital is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All opinions expressed by domain experts in the Q&A content series are solely their own opinions and may not reflect the opinion of Friends & Family Capital. The Q&A content series is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Clients of Friends & Family Capital may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this series. There is no compensation paid to any domain experts. Domain experts may or may not be investors in Friends & Family Capital funds, associated with Friends & Family Capital businesses, and discussions of their companies should not be viewed as an endorsement by or for Friends & Family Capital.
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𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗤𝟮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: Growth Will Soon Be Differentiated • 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 are still present across the enterprise software universe • 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗧𝗠 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 are being tested and implemented by companies with some early success • 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱-𝗼𝘂𝘁 continues to advance with more capex expected next year • 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 is split amongst cases of value versus pre-monetization • 𝟲𝟳% 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 both beat estimates and had analysts raise estimates on revenue and EPS
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Join us on the evening of September 12th for an exclusive happy hour event in Menlo Park, curated specifically for strategic finance leaders at inflection stage companies. Enjoy an evening of learning and networking with peers. Past attendees include top tech companies from our portfolio and beyond including: Airtable, Astranis, Dropbox, Gusto, Mosaic, Palantir, Square, Toast, and more. How did they raise that last round? Who offered the best terms? Ideas for how to structure your team’s option refresh? Join us for topics like this and more. RSVP soon by sending a note to the email address in the image below – we have a hard cap on spaces. Location provided upon RSVP.
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Forbes recognizes Peregrine’s mission and impact by including the company on its Next Billion-Dollar Startups list. This in-depth profile by Thomas Brewster thoroughly showcases how Peregrine protects privacy and civil liberties while addressing critical needs in public safety. Congratulations to Nick Noone and the whole Peregrine team!
Enter a name or address into its web-based app, and Peregrine scans any police dataset imaginable for a match. Its founders hope to turbocharge law enforcement's access to information, while curbing abuses of their tools. Here's how: https://trib.al/j9gjFff #BillionDollarStartups
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Key Takeaways from the Q2 2024 Growth Round Update: · Deal activity driven by a few lead investors · Deal volume and markups hold steady · Longer time between rounds with a median of 2 years · Half of new rounds are flat or down rounds · Over 370 growth stage companies may need capital over the next year · Investor demand remains for strong core business models The Friends & Family Capital Growth Round Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion. This is one of the assets we review with founders, CEOs, and CFOs in our network as they prepare for their growth rounds. The summary report is available for review below.
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Altana addresses significant challenges in value chain management and brings visibility and control to corporate supply chains. Their platform helps companies predict disruptions, ensure ethical practices, and make global supply chains more transparent and resilient. We’re delighted to join Evan Smith and the Altana team in their Series C and look forward to supporting their mission. Read more about Altana’s "living, breathing network view" of the supply chain in Forbes: https://lnkd.in/gZscPg5c
Altana, An AI Platform For Supply Chain Data, Hits Unicorn Status After $200 Million Raise
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KKR Announces Acquisition of Instructure for $4.8B. Public market acquisitions can influence valuation multiples for high-growth technology companies in the private markets. An update on recent acquisitions and multiples for our friends building technology companies can be found below.
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Congratulations to Samsara as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Smartsheet’s journey…
Samsara Joins Revenue Unicorn Club
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Congratulations to Smartsheet as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Smartsheet’s journey...
Smartsheet Joins Revenue Unicorn Club
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Bain Capital Announces Acquisition of Envestnet, Inc for $4.5B. Public market acquisitions can influence valuation multiples for high-growth technology companies in the private markets. An update on recent acquisitions and multiples for our friends building technology companies can be found below.