2015美国创业公司风险投资发展趋势报告（Mattermark_2015_Venture_Capital_Report_Final）_41页_2mb

2015 US Startup Funding Report Summary

Core Content

This report provides an analysis of venture capital (VC) funding trends for US startups from 2006 to 2015, with a particular focus on 2015's performance across different funding stages. It highlights the growth in deal volume and capital deployment, the regional distribution of funding, and notable deals.

Main Points

• Overall Trends:

  • Venture capital deployment in 2015 significantly outpaced the previous year and the past decade.
  • Deal volume and capital deployment increased by 20% and 46% respectively year-over-year.
  • The report emphasizes the importance of combining this data with industry-specific knowledge for informed decision-making.

• Data Sources:

  • Mattermark uses primary research and data from publicly available sources such as AngelList, Crunchbase, NASDAQ, and the SEC.
  • It also leverages relationships with investors, community leaders, and startup founders.

• Disclaimer:

  • The report is for informational purposes only and not investment advice.
  • Users are advised to make independent decisions based on their own judgment.

Key Information by Funding Stage

10 Year Market Overview

• The overall venture capital deployment trend has shown consistent growth over the past decade.
• The report provides historical data and trends for all stages, including Pre Series A, Series A, Series B, Series C, and Late Stage.

Pre Series A

• Deal Volume: Increased by 39% year-over-year, with $1.6 billion invested across 1,002 rounds.
• Capital Deployment: Rose by 32% year-over-year, reaching $1.6 billion.
• Round Size: The 6-month average round size remained at $1.7 million, with notable spikes and drops throughout the year.
• Top Deals:
  • Globality ($10M)
  • Sano ($10.25M)
  • Stellar Labs ($8.6M)
  • Jukely ($8M)
  • Ground Signal ($8M)
  • Cube26 ($7.7M)
  • Flexport ($6.9M)
  • Stringify ($6.3M)
  • Pixvana ($6M)
  • PeerIQ ($6M)

Series A

• Deal Volume: Increased by 16% year-over-year, with 896 rounds raising $9.3 billion.
• Capital Deployment: Rose by 43% year-over-year, reaching $9.3 billion.
• Round Size: The 6-month average round size increased by 20%, from $8.2 million to $10.5 million.
• Top Deals:
  • Karhoo ($250M)
  • Denali Therapeutics ($217M)
  • Gritstone Oncology ($102M)
  • Clover Health ($100M)
  • Turing Pharmaceuticals ($90M)
  • Calhoun Vision ($69M)
  • NerdWallet ($64M)
  • Atreca ($56M)
  • Neon Therapeutics ($55M)
  • Decibel Therapeutics ($52M)

Series B

• Deal Volume: Increased by 13% year-over-year, with 244 rounds raising $6.4 billion.
• Capital Deployment: Rose by 32% year-over-year, reaching $6.4 billion.
• Round Size: The 6-month average round size increased by 9%, from $23 million to $24.9 million.
• Top Deals:
  • Tenable Network Security ($250M)
  • GitHub ($250M)
  • OnceSource Virtual ($150M)
  • Humacyte ($150M)
  • Oscar ($145M)
  • Jet ($140M)
  • Editas Medicine ($120M)
  • 21 Inc. ($116M)
  • ZScaler ($110M)
  • FinancialForce.com ($110M)

Series C

• Deal Volume: Increased by 7% year-over-year, with 142 rounds raising $2.2 billion.
• Capital Deployment: Rose by 29% year-over-year, reaching $2.2 billion.
• Round Size: Series C round sizes fluctuated throughout the year, peaking in November at an all-time high.
• Top Deals:
  • Zenefits ($500M)
  • Jet ($350M)
  • Affirm ($275M)
  • Instacart ($220M)
  • NantHealth ($200M)
  • Purch ($135M)
  • Apttus ($108M)
  • Mirantis ($100M)
  • Carbon3D ($100M)
  • Crowdstrike ($100M)

Late Stage

• Deal Volume: Slightly decreased by 0.4% year-over-year, with 1 deal less than 2014.
• Capital Deployment: Increased by 67% year-over-year, reaching $4.1 billion in January 2016.
• Round Size: Median late stage round size returned to early 2014 levels in December, indicating a reversion to the mean.
• Top Deals:
  • Uber ($2.8B)
  • Airbnb ($1.5B)
  • Uber ($1.2B)
  • SoFi ($1.0B)
  • Uber ($1.0B)
  • SpaceX ($1.0B)
  • Snapchat ($537M)
  • Lyft ($530M)
  • Pinterest ($367M)
  • DocuSign ($300M)

Methodology

• The report covers Q1-4 2015 and the year prior, along with 5 and 10-year historical benchmarks.
• Funding rounds are analyzed based on disclosed funding amounts.
• All analyses focus on US-based companies, with regional data reflecting Combined Statistical Areas.