The Angel Resource Institute (ARI),
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and CB Insights release the Q1 2013 Halo Report today, a national survey of angel group investment activity, which finds round
sizes are trending up to a median of $680K per deal, pre-money valuations
remain stable at $2.5 million, and most angel investment happens in angel
groups’ home states.
US
angel investment continues to be dispersed nationwide, and in the first quarter
entrepreneurs in the Southwest region of the country received a slightly larger
share of dollars than startups in California, for the first time. The sectors getting funding remain
concentrated in Internet, healthcare and mobile, with 72% of completed Q1 deals
in these categories.
“The
market for angel investing is solid: pre-money valuations are stable, round
sizes are trending up, and market activity is spread widely throughout the
U.S.,” said Rob Wiltbank, Vice Chairman of Research, Angel Resource
Institute. “The key trends over the last few years have been syndication
and broader geographic distribution of investment; both of which suggest that
attractive new ventures are finding places to start all over the country. ” (Editor's Note: syndication in the Halo
Report refers to cases where there is at
least one angel group plus at least one other investor or investment group in a
given deal.)
An Infographic summary should be available here: Infographic.
Halo
Report Q1 2013 Highlights.
Round
Sizes
Median
angel round sizes reached another five quarter high at $680K in Q1 2013 up from
$550K a year ago and $650K last quarter. When angel groups co-invest with other
types of investors, the median round size is higher at $1.5M. Seventy-five
percent of angel deals are syndicated.
Valuations
Pre-money
valuations in early stage companies remain steady at $2.5M.
Locations
For
the first time the Halo Report compares the location of angel groups with the
location of their investments. Eighty-one percent of deals were completed in
the angel groups’ home state over the past 12 months.
Sectors
Together,
Internet, healthcare and mobile companies completed 72% of angel group deals
and received 64% of angel group dollars. All three sectors closed more deals
than one year ago and healthcare companies received a slightly larger share of
angel group dollars than in Q1 2012.
Most
Active Angel Groups
Based
on total deals, the most active angel groups in Q1 are, in alphabetic order,
Alliance of Angels, Desert Angels, Golden Seeds, New York Angels, Sand Hill
Angels and St. Louis Arch Angels.
Angel
groups that invested the most per deal in the last 12 months are, alphabetically,
Golden Angels Investors, Golden Seeds, Houston Angel Network, JumpStart New
Jersey Angel Network, Nashville Capital Network, Oregon Angel Fund, and Tech
Coast Angels.
Geography
Angel
group investment deals are more evenly distributed across the US than in years
past. Seventy-three percent of angel group deals are now done outside
California and New England, although 30% of dollars are invested in these
regions. The Southwest region edged out California for the first time, with
18.1% share of angel group dollars. Year over year, companies in the Great
Plains region and New York saw the largest increase in angel group deals.
Declines of equal proportion are in New England and the Southeast over the same
time period.
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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 Q1 2013 Halo Report data is
based on 207 deals totaling $222 million 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.
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.
SiliconValley 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
27 US offices and six international operations.
(Nasdaq: SIVB).
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.
CBInsights 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.
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