SMEs: Growth Of Alternative Finance (U.K.)

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Platform Black – Invoice Trading

Worldwide Crowdfunding 2012 (Infographic)

Crowdfunding Market Report Q3 2013

Global Crowdfunding Report

In one years operations, Crowd Valley, the US-based platform, back office and ecosystem service provider, has gained a broad view on the global crowdfunding market. With data collected on over 6,000 individuals and companies from all over the world, Crowd Valley releases an overview of facts and figures in the global report, presented at UC Berkeley’s Academic Symposium on crowdfunding .

The report examines planned applications and statistics and concludes that the crowdfunding market is diverse, with several opportunities highlighted for professional actors such as asset managers and broker dealers. Read more

Estimated Size Of U.S. Crowdinvesting: $3,9 Billion

While Venture Capitalist Fred Wilson added credibility to the concept of crowdfund investing by predicting crowdfund investing could amount to a $300B market, we believe that the market size may be much small yet equally impactful

said Sherwood Neiss, co-founder of the Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance and co-author of the size of market report. 

The potential is not only measured in dollars funded but also in the numbers of business started and jobs created.

The Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership, based out of the College of Engineering’s has a mission to establish the world’s leading academic and applied research; teaching and policy regarding innovations in how entrepreneurs and small to medium sized businesses are funded. The Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance was launched in November 2012 to study the impact of new financing mechanisms such as crowdfunding.

“Crowdfund investing could be a game-changer. This paper is the first of its kind to provide academic rigor to the initial sizing estimates of the crowdfund investing market that may become a very significant asset class over the next decade,” said Jason Best, co-founder of the Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance and co-author of the paper.” More Information

CF Statistics And Trends

Infographic by: Go Get Funding

U.S.: Business Angels And What They Want

In collaboration with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and CB Insights, Angel Resource Institute released the 2012 Halo Report, a national survey of angel group investment activity, as the Angel Capital Association gears up for its biggest event of the year in San Francisco this week.

 The report shows angel investing for the year was stable with prior years. Pre money valuations for early-stage companies remained steady at $2.5M and round sizes were relatively consistent. The sectors and geographies getting funding are shifting, however, most notably with mobile and telecom companies gaining share of angel investment deals and dollars, while healthcare companies are losing share of angel investments. Companies in the Northwest and the Southwest US are gaining ground on the number of deals and total investments they receive over companies in California and New England.

“Angel investors continue to play an important role in funding startups,” said Rob Wiltbank, Vice Chairman of Research, Angel Resource Institute. “The steady valuation, growth in investment size, and wide geographic activity among angel investors is more evidence that angels are a reliable and a critical part of growing the next generation of great new companies in this country.”

Wiltbank will present the 2012 Halo Report during the 2013 Angel Capital Association Summit, taking place April 17-19 in San Francisco. The Summit, with the theme, “Navigating Change for Angel Success,” is the largest worldwide gathering of angel investors and will host 600 attendees from 27 countries, 38 states and five Canadian provinces.

One new company in the mobile sector benefitting from angel investment is GlobeSherpa, based in Portland, Oregon. “We are entirely angel funded,” said Nat Parker, CEO of GlobeSherpa, a mobile ticketing software company. “We are disrupting legacy payment systems and ticket machines with extremely convenient mobile tickets that consumers can purchase and use with their smart phones. In the process we’re helping transit systems save millions of dollars and we are able to do this on the backs of our angel investors who put their trust in us.”

Halo Report 2012 Highlights: (View Infographic)

Round Sizes

Median angel round sizes hit a five quarter high at $690K in Q4 2012 for the second quarter in a row, and ended the year at $600K, down from $625K in 2011 and up from $500K in 2010. When angel groups co-invest with other types of investors, the median round size is higher at $1.5M. 

Valuations

Pre-money valuations in early stage companies remain steady at $2.5M for both 2012 and 2011.

Sectors

Mobile and telecom companies gained share of angel investment deals and dollars in 2012, responsible for 13% of all investment deals and receiving 14% of angel group dollars, which was more than doubled its share in 2011. Internet and healthcare companies still receive more than half of angel group investments, although healthcare investments dropped significantly from 35% share in 2011 to 27% in 2012.

Startups

Sixty three percent of companies that received angel group investment had revenue and 44% were follow-on rounds, as opposed to new investments. 

Most Active Angel Groups 2012 – Number of Deals 

2012/2011 Rank	Group	Hometown
1/ New	New York Angels	New York, NY
2 /1	Tech Coast Angels	Southern California
3 /2	Launchpad Venture Group	Boston, MA
4/6	Central Texas Angel Network	Austin, TX
5 /5	Golden Seeds	New York, NY; Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA
6 / New	Sand Hill Angels	Sunnyvale, CA
7 /9	Investors’ Circle	National Group
8 /4	Alliance of Angels	Seattle, WA
9 /7	CommonAngels	Boston, MA
10 /New	Maine Angels	Portland, ME

Geography

Companies in the Northwest and Southwest regions of the US grew their share of both angel deals and dollars over 2011. California and New England continue to see the majority of deals and investments, yet 69% of angel investment deals are done outside those regions. Share of investments in California companies dropped from 31% in 2011 to 23% in 2012. Investments in New York remained flat.

The Halo Report includes aggregate analysis of investment activity by angels and angel groups and highlights trends in round sizes, location and industry preferences. The data is collected via survey and aggregation of public data using CB Insights innovative data analyses. The 2012 Halo Report data is based on 783 deals totaling $1.1 billion dollars invested.   The transaction details are available in the CB Insights subscription database for users to review and analyze themselves.  Academics may also access some of the data through ARI.

Angel groups and individual angel investors interested in including their data in the Halo Report should contact Sarah Dickey, ARI Research Director, for details.  She can be reached at 913-894-4700 and sdickey@angelcapitalassociation.org.

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The Angel Resource Institute (ARI) is a charitable organization devoted to education, mentoring and research in the field of angel investing, a growing driver of our entrepreneurial economy. ARI was founded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The programs of ARI include educational workshops and seminars, research projects and reports, and information about angel investing for the general public. ARI is affiliated with the Angel Capital Association, the professional association of angel groups in North America. More information is available at www.angelresourceinstitute.org. 

 Silicon Valley Bank is the premier bank for technology, life science, cleantech, venture capital, private equity and premium wine businesses. SVB provides industry knowledge and connections, financing, treasury management, corporate investment and international banking services to its clients worldwide through 28 U.S. offices and six international operations.  (Nasdaq: SIVB) www.svb.com.

Silicon Valley Bank is the California bank subsidiary and the commercial banking operation of SVB Financial Group. Banking services are provided by Silicon Valley Bank, a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. SVB Financial Group is also a member of the Federal Reserve System.

CB Insights is a National Science Foundation-backed data-as-a-service firm that collects information on private companies and their investors and acquirers.  CB Insights data and technology is used by firms to make better marketing, procurement, lending, acquisition and equity investment decisions and to gather data-driven market and competitive intelligence.  The firm's data is regularly cited by leading media publications including the New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg BusinessWeek and Fast Company among others.  For more information, visit http://www.cbinsights.com.

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Skyrockets U.S. Small Businesses 2012

Fastest-Growth Industries for U.S. Small Businesses in 2012

1. Residential building construction: 14.77 percent
2. Building custom software and servers for businesses: 14.29 percent
3. Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers: 13.75 percent
4. Management, scientific, and technical consulting services: 12.31 percent
5. Architectural, engineering, and related services: 11.40 percent
6. Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors: 11.37 percent
7. Building finishing contractors who make additions, alterations, maintenance and repairs: 11.32 percent
8. General freight trucking: 10.41 percent
9. Services to buildings and dwellings, including pest exterminators, janitorial services, and landscaping: 10.11 percent
10. Other specialty trade contractors, including site preparation activities and other specialized trades: 10.04 percent

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U.S. TOP 100 Tech Investors 2012

The Midas List 2012 by FORBES

Rank	Name	Firm	The Big Deal
1	Jim Breyer	Accel Partners	Facebook
2	Marc Andreessen	Andreessen Horowitz	Skype
3	Reid Hoffman	Greylock Partners	LinkedIn
4	David Sze	Greylock Partners	Facebook
5	Peter Fenton	Benchmark Capital	Twitter
6	Josh Kopelman	First Round Capital	Linkedin
7	Paul Madera	Meritech Capital Partners	Facebook
8	Peter Thiel	Founders Fund	Facebook
9	Kevin Efrusy	Accel Partners	Facebook
10	Jeremy Levine	Bessemer Venture Partners	Yelp
11	Todd Chaffee	Institutional Venture Partners	Twitter
12	John Doerr	Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers	Twitter
13	Michael Moritz	Sequoia Capital	Green Dot
14	Scott Sandell	New Enterprise Associates	Fusion-io
15	Ron Conway	SV Angel	Facebook
16	Sandy Miller	Institutional Venture Partners	Zynga
17	Harry Weller	New Enterprise Associates	Groupon
18	Douglas Leone	Sequoia Capital	Rackspace
19	Jeff Brody	Redpoint Ventures	HomeAway
20	Fred Wilson	Union Square Ventures	Zynga
21	Ben Horowitz	Andreessen Horowitz	Skype
22	Jay Hoag	Technology Crossover Ventures	Facebook
23	Peter Barris	New Enterprise Associates	Groupon
24	Neil Shen	Sequoia Capital China	Qihoo 360 Technology
25	Aneel Bhusri	Greylock Partners	Workday
26	Bing Gordon	Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers	Zynga
27	Andrew Yan	SAIF Partners	Giant Interactive Group
28	Rob Chandra	Bessemer Venture Partners	Mellanox Technologies
29	Yuri Milner	Digital Sky Technologies	Facebook
30	Jim Goetz	Sequoia Capital	Jive Software
31	George Zachary	Charles River Ventures	Twitter
32	Mike Maples	FLOODGATE	Twitter
33	Sameer Gandhi	Accel Partners	Quidsi
34	Vinod Khosla	Khosla Ventures	SKS Microfinance
35	Suyang Zhang	IDG Accel	Tudou Holdings
36	Neeraj Agrawal	Battery Ventures	Bazaarvoice
37	Ben Nye	Bain Capital Ventures	LinkedIn
38	Bryan Roberts	Venrock	Athenahealth
39	Danny Rimer	Index Ventures	MySQL
40	Roger Lee	Battery Ventures	Groupon
41	Chase Coleman	Tiger Global	Facebook
42	Mary Meeker	Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers	Groupon
43	John Walecka	Redpoint Ventures	Fortinet
44	Bruce Dunlevie	Benchmark Capital	ServiceSource
45	Rob Ward	Meritech Capital Partners	Fortinet
46	Navin Chaddha	Mayfield Fund	MakeMyTrip
47	Bob Goodman	Bessemer Venture Partners	Millennial Media
48	Dongliang Lin	IDG Accel	Dangdang
49	Ray Rothrock	Venrock	Imperva
50	David Yuan	Technology Crossover Ventures	Renren
51	Steve Anderson	Baseline Ventures	Instagram
52	Ross Jaffe	Versant Ventures	Acclarent
53	Rich Levandov	Avalon Ventures	Zynga
54	Tim Chang	Mayfield Fund	Playdom
55	Chris Sacca	Lowercase Capital	Twitter
56	David Weiden	Khosla Ventures	Opsware
57	Bijan Sabet	Spark Capital	Twitter
58	Ping Li	Accel Partners	Cloudera
59	Kevin Harvey	Benchmark Capital	MySQL
60	David Chao	DCM	Renren
61	Roelof Botha	Sequoia Capital	Square
62	Greg Gretsch	Sigma Partners	EqualLogic
63	Antoine Papiernik	Sofinnova Partners	CoreValve
64	William Ford	General Atlantic	NYSE
65	Stephen Jurvetson	Draper Fisher Jurvetson	Tesla
66	Thomas Ng	GGV Capital	Alibaba
67	Brian Ascher	Venrock	Vocera
68	Matt Cohler	Benchmark Capital	Instagram
69	Glenn Solomon	GGV Capital	Pandora
70	Bruce Golden	Accel Partners	Qlik Technologies
71	Ted Schlein	Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers	Jive Software
72	Rory O'Driscoll	Scale Venture Partners	ExactTarget
73	James Slavet	Greylock Partners	Groupon
74	Tom Banahan	Tenaya Capital	MarkLogic
75	Izhar Armony	Charles River Ventures	RPX Corp.
76	Ruby Lu	DCM	Dangdang
77	Chris Schaepe	Lightspeed Venture Partners	Fusion-io
78	James Barrett	New Enterprise Associates	Pharmion
79	Steve Harrick	Institutional Venture Partners	MySQL
80	Jeffery Horing	Insight Venture Partners	SolarWinds
81	Byron Deeter	Bessemer Venture Partners	Cornerstone OnDemand
82	Tom Dyal	Redpoint Ventures	NextG Networks
83	Rich Wong	Accel Partners	Admob
84	Erhai Liu	Legend Capital	Renren
85	Michael Krupka	Bain Capital Ventures	Liberty Dialysis
86	Jonathan Silverstein	Orbimed	Enobia
87	Warren Weiss	Foundation Capital	Silver Spring Networks
88	David Cowan	Bessemer Venture Partners	LinkedIn
89	Jeremy Liew	Lightspeed Venture Partners	Playdom
90	Gordon Ritter	Emergence Capital	Veeva Systems
91	Sean Dalton	Highland Capital Partners	Starent Networks
92	Theresia Gouw Ranzetta	Accel Partners	Imperva
93	Fred Harman	Oak Investment Partners	Huffington Post
94	Jenny Lee	GGV Capital	21Vianet
95	Ajay Agarwal	Bain Capital Ventures	Kiva Systems
96	Asheem Chandna	Greylock Partners	Palo Alto Networks
97	Adele Oliva	Quaker Partners	Ascent Healthcare Solutions Inc.
98	David Hornik	August Capital	Splunk
99	Subrata Mitra	Accel India	Flipkart
100	Richard Liu	Morningside	Duowan/YY