Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) in partnership with Deloitte, presented its annual Overview of Ukrainian investment market. Following a dip in 2016, the data for 2017 indicates that the total amount of venture capital investment in Ukrainian IT companies has reached its peak totaling $259 million, tripling compared to the previous year. Although in line with the global trend of shifting investors’ focus from quantity to quality, the number of deals remains at about the same level with 89 deals.
For the first time, the Overview also covers two additional segments on the top of private capital trends: private equity deals and ICO.
2017 was an exceptional year for private equity investments due to a relative rise in activity, compared to the last 3 years, when the average number of deals did not exceed 4. The value of PE deals in Ukraine totals $ 126.7m, and numbers at 14, however, the deals were undisclosed.
Initial Coin Offering (ICO) financing is the new trend in attracting investments by Ukrainian startups. 19 startups succeeded in attracting $160m within ICO in 2017. Moreover, VC funds focused solely on crypto-related businesses emerged, establishing stronger ties between private capital and blockchain. Neuromation ($71M), Dmarket ($19,1M) and Propy marketplace ($15,4M) were the top 3 ICOs from Ukraine in 2017.
Overview of Top Ukraine’s ICOs is the first-ever analytical research of the most successful Ukrainian projects, which made a public offer of tokens, created by joined forces of the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association UVCA and the Ukrainian company Hacken with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
The research shows the potential of the crypto industry of Ukraine. Ukrainian startups attracted $ 171 million in investments by cryptocurrency fundraising.
Overview of Top Ukraine’s ICOs reveals the crypto market capitalization, the features of Ukrainian companies and their tokens, the number of funds raised, and the social media community.
The document provides an overview of the Ukrainian venture capital and private equity market in 2016. Some key points:
- There were 87 deals in 2016 totaling $88 million invested, a 125% increase over 2014.
- The majority of deals and capital invested were at the seed stage. Online services saw the largest growth.
- Ukrainian capital dominated deals though some large deals had Russian and international investors.
- The number and quality of startups increased but investors said there is still room for growth.
- Factors like tax incentives and a skilled workforce are improving Ukraine's investment climate and competitiveness.
Tech Ecosystem of Ukraine 2019. Insights, facts, companies you wanted to knowKirill Mazur
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Ukraine's tech ecosystem is booming.
Last 5 years have become history-changing for Ukraine. With its 185 000 tech specialists, a few thousand startups, first unicorns, first innovation district and 20% average annual tech workforce growth, Ukraine is facing a prominent creative revolution in many areas.
In 2019, UNIT.City team together with partners has launched the guide about key things you should know about innovations in Ukraine.
What is Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) Olga Afanasyeva
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Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) shapes the future direction of the venture capital and private equity industry in Ukraine by promoting its investment opportunities, advocating the interests of private equity investors to policymakers, and improving the local investment and business climate.
• Established by the example of Invest Europe, UVCA currently unites almost 50 members – leaders of the international and Ukrainian investment markets: Almaz Capital, AVentures Capital, Deloitte, Digital Future, Horizon Capital, HP Tech Ventures, Intel Capital, EBRD etc. Our members invest not only capital, but also expertise and innovation, providing strong and sustainable growth to portfolio companies - from startups to established businesses.
• By building bridges between Ukrainian and global ecosystems, UVCA facilitates the motion of knowledge and capital in both directions.
• UVCA makes a constructive contribution to shaping legislation on both pan-industry and sector-specific scales that affect LPs, GPs, and their portfolio companies
• UVCA is a nonprofit organization with the head office in Kyiv, Ukraine, and members from all across Europe, USA, Ukraine etc.
This document provides an overview and summary of investments and mergers & acquisitions in the Ukrainian tech sector in 2018 and the first quarter of 2019. It finds that 2018 saw a record $323 million in venture capital and private equity deals, a 22% increase over 2017. However, 71% of total funding went to three global companies with R&D operations in Ukraine. Early-stage funding remained flat, with most coming from foreign investors. Recent M&A activity has focused on software development outsourcing firms. Notable 2019 deals include a $10 million investment in an IoT security company and investments in a custom software developer and fintech lending platform.
The Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) and the audit and consulting company Kreston Ukraine present the “Ukraine venture capital and private equity markets 2020” annual review, which also includes data for 8 months of 2021.
According to the results of 2020, Ukrainian technology companies and their investors closed 188 deals with investors worth USD 533.5 million. About 50% of the deals are small grants (25 and 50 thousand USD) from the Ukrainian Startup Fund. For 2020—2021, it has invested USD 5.3 million in Ukrainian projects.
Just three years ago, Ukraine did not have a single unicorn among its startups. Nowadays, as many as five of them — Gitlab, Grammarly, Bitfury, People.ai, and Ring — raised USD 1.3 bln funding and dominate the global market.
In this review, we analysed the key market trends, such as “investment focus on software projects”, “increase of foreign investors in the Ukrainian market”, “growing quality of Ukrainian startups and their interest in smart money” for the first time. The key drivers and barriers to market development were identified — the respondents noted that despite the imperfect regulatory framework, the country still has enough private capital to promote the sector.
Generally, all market players are unanimous in their outlooks and are quite optimistic about further market development. According to 81% venture and 67% private equity investors surveyed, all quantitative indicators are likely to grow, and high-tech industries traditionally represent the most promising ones.
Ukrainian investors primarily point to the experience and qualification of the team (according to 94% venture and 17% private equity investors surveyed) and the market potential of the business idea (according to 82% venture and 83% private equity investors surveyed), among the key factors for investment decisions. On the other hand, when choosing an investor, startups consider their industry expertise, investment terms, and ‘smart money’ they can get.
The study results show that Ukrainian companies offer attractive, relevant, and globally competitive solutions and demonstrate sustainability and adaptability in COVID-19. Ukraine is gradually transforming from a talent and idea exporter into a big international venture capital market player.
RMG Russian Venture Capital Market Overview 2Q2013Boris Orlovetsky
37 slides•2.3K views
Rye, Man & Gor Securities is pleased to present the first issue of the Russian Venture Capital Market Overview, which includes a rundown of Russia’s venture capital market and an industry focus dedicated to the cloud technology market.
Investors Book 2021 - catalog for investors and startups that will allow them to connect in a reliable, efficient way to make ‘perfect match’.
The Investors Book 2021 was created by the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) supported by the USAID through its Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP) and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
The document is the 2020 edition of the DealBook of Ukraine published by AVentures Capital. It provides an overview of the Ukrainian tech investment landscape in 2019. Some of the key highlights include:
- 2019 saw a record total funding volume of $544M, driven by a few large rounds, while early stage investment remained flat.
- The three largest deals (Grammarly, GitLab, People.ai) accounted for 77% of the total funding.
- Exits increased with notable acquisitions like AI Factory and Cropio, but most deals were smaller than $100M.
- International investors provided the majority of early stage capital while local funds focused on seed deals.
- Ukraine remained an
The investment volume in Ukraine's venture capital IT industry reached a record high of $265M in 2017, a 231% increase from 2016. Most of the growth came from large growth and secondary deals and a dozen Series A deals. The number of identified deals was 44, down from previous years. Seed rounds declined in number and volume while Series A rounds hit a record high average size of $4.78M. Foreign capital accounted for 96% of the total investment volume, with investors based in the US, UK, and Israel among the most active. Key sectors like software and online services saw significant growth. There were 5 disclosed exits worth $8M in total.
GrowVC Transatlantic Economic Council 2012 12-03Grow VC Group
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The document summarizes a presentation given by Jouko Ahvenainen on Transatlantic SME Finance at the White House Conference Center in Washington DC on December 3, 2012. The presentation discusses crowdfunding and the JOBS Act, which aims to encourage companies to raise capital through new exemptions and provisions. It also covers emerging solutions for different funding stages, the need for regulation, and conclusions about crowdfunding creating more effective funding markets.
Getting to know the Ukrainian venture capital market and the startup sceneAlexandra Balkova
13 slides•180 views
This document provides an overview of the Ukrainian venture capital and startup scene in 2016. It finds that there were 87 deals totaling $87 million invested in 2016, a growth over previous years. The average seed stage deal size was $525k. Key sectors of interest for investors included AI, Big Data, delivery, agrotech, and fintech. Ukraine has a growing startup scene with over 3000 startups identified and strengths in IT engineering talent and lower costs compared to other countries. Barriers identified included a lack of entrepreneurial experience and focus on technical rather than business aspects.
Ukraine will once again showcase its IoT and innovation achievements to the world.
For the second time in a row Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) together with Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF) are organizing the UA TECH Expo Zone at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) - one of the largest consumer electronics conferences, which will be held on January 9-12 in Las Vegas.
This is a comprehensive analysis of the IT sector in Ukraine. It is an integrated guide for perspective investors who are exploring opportunities in Ukraine. The report includes key figures characterizing the market, as well as information about the ongoing projects. This report also contains the list of forthcoming reforms and policy development needed to boost Ukrainian IT. The report was prepared by the Office of the National Investment Council of Ukraine and presented at the Council meeting in Kyiv, on May 25, 2018
The document is an annual report by AVentures Capital covering the Ukrainian tech investment industry in 2020. It summarizes that total funding volume reached a record high of $571 million despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with most funds going to a few global companies with Ukrainian roots. Early-stage funding also hit record highs, though international funds provided the majority. Exits increased in number but most were of moderate value. The software development outsourcing industry saw consolidation trends amid remote work formats.
For optimized reading: http://www.uadn.net/files/ua_hightech.pdf
A comprehensive 250-page review of software R&D and IT outsourcing activities in Ukraine, the country with the largest number of software engineers in CEE. http://www.uadn.net/files/ua_hightech.pdf
The Ukrainian venture market saw record investment levels in 2015, with total funding reaching $132 million - over triple the amount in 2014. This was mainly driven by three large growth-stage deals totaling $100 million. Early-stage investments also increased, with the average seed round growing to $380,000. Ukrainian investors committed a record $68 million in 2015, nearly matching foreign investors and demonstrating increased confidence and maturity in the local startup ecosystem. The success of globally-focused startups has also attracted more international funding.
Ukraine Dealbook IT and Internet Market 2012-14Yevgen Sysoyev
126 slides•36K views
The comprehensive overview of venture market in Ukraine and all tech deals in 2012-14, overview of key trends, players and Ukrainian venture ecosystem
Subscribe to @YevgenSysoyev to receive updates
Downloadable version is here:
http://www.ewdn.com/files/ua_dealbook.pdf
Key findings:
https://prezi.com/y_gg35xswhcr/the-deal-book-of-ukraine/
UVCA (Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) was established in 2014 and unites more then 35 members. The association promotes investment opportunities in Ukraine for foreign investment funds, conducts market research, lobbies laws for improving investment and business climate, implements Invest in Ukraine activity
This document provides an overview of Ukraine's growing tech ecosystem. It discusses Ukraine's status as a digital state with nearly universal public services online. Ukraine has over 5000 IT companies and 240,000 IT specialists, representing 10% of the country's GDP. Kyiv is ranked as the number one outsourcing destination in Eastern Europe. Ukraine also has initiatives like DIIA City that provide a special legal framework to attract IT businesses with benefits like tax incentives and IP protections. The document highlights several Ukrainian tech companies that have found success, as well as organizations supporting the ecosystem like the European Business Association and Ukrainian Startup Fund. It argues that Ukraine has strong potential for future growth in the tech sector due to its talented workforce.
- The document outlines a proposal for a "National Project 'Innovative Ukraine'" to boost innovation in Ukraine's economy through developing the IT sector.
- Key points of the proposal include reforming taxation and education systems to support the IT sector, passing new laws on e-commerce and IT, and stimulating creation of technology infrastructure and clusters through public-private partnerships.
- The IT sector in Ukraine has significant potential and is already a major export industry and job creator, but could achieve even more growth with targeted government support and initiatives.
Ukraine IT universe by Yevgen Sysoyev, AVentures Capital #idcee2013Yevgen Sysoyev
14 slides•12.9K views
Comprehensive overview of Ukrainian IT sectors and venture capital ecosystem as of late 2013. Presentation by Yevgen Sysoyev, AVentures Capital at IDCEE 2013.
This document describes the Israel FinTech landscape, approaching the analysis from a FinTech, regulatory, Investment and talent standpoint.
This document serves as a snapshot of the key pillars of a FinTech ecosystem in a country and provides a good overall view of the state of FinTech at a glance.
Israel has a strong culture of innovation bolstered by government support and a highly educated workforce. The country has the largest number of startups per capita in the world, around 1 startup for every 1,400 people. Some of these startups have gone on to be high-profile exits, including Waze, which sold for $1.3 billion, and Mobileye for $15.3 billion. The technology education imparted in army units has helped nurture entrepreneurs in the country.
Key Findings:
- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) provides potential entrepreneurs with the opportunity to develop a wide array of skills as well as a network.
- The Bank of Israel’s initiatives such as simplifying the process of establishing a new bank, creating an API standard for open banking, and creating the Central Credit Register are aimed to increase competition in the financial services industry.
- As of August 28, 2018, Israel hosts 426 FinTechs, operating in diverse areas including payments, trading and investing, lending and financing, anti-fraud and insurance, with concentration in payment and trading and investing. There is a shift in the start-up business model in the recent years as more and more companies are planning to partner/collaborate with banks.
- Israeli FinTechs are also often born with a global mindset at the start – due to the small domestic market and concentrated nature of the local banking sector. This international-first mindset is often attractive to multinational investors.
- Global and local financial service providers have partnered with startups through incubation and acceleration. Citibank and Barclays set up their innovation centers in 2011. In March 2018, Deutsche Bank also announced plan to establish its technology center.
- In April 2018, insurance company Menorah Mivtachim became a strategic partner with IBM accelerator Alpha Zone, and is selecting advance-stage Israeli insurtech startups for a 20-week acceleration program.
- Israeli tech startups have been attracting investment from local and global investors alike. In the first six months of 2018 more than $400 million was raised in 45 deals, exceeding previous half-year investments by 33% and 45%, respectively. International attention is increasing as international investors participated in 73%of investment deals in the first half of 2018, up from 66% in 2017, and 60% from 2016.
- The Israeli government provides financial support for tech companies through grants offered by the Israel Innovation Authority. In July 2017, the Israeli Ministry of Finance announced a tender for up to four government-backed technology growth funds.
This document discusses growth capital strategies and valuation multiples for private companies. It states that transaction multiples for deals over $25 million with a validated 5-10X growth plan typically range from 4 to 12X EBITDA and 1 to 5X revenue. Multiples vary based on factors like revenue, margins, assets, and market opportunity. While historically only large companies and startups received growth capital, new sources are now available to help small and medium businesses scale up, creating wealth opportunities for founders.
Innovate Finance’s 2017 VC FinTech investment landscape provides investors, startups and the wider FinTech ecosystem the data to understand trends and capital flows as the FinTech market evolves. Overall figures suggest that the UK has had its best year on record and was a global leader in terms of capital invested and deal volume, second only to the US.
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs): The Class of 2017 - one year laterEY
13 slides•19.2K views
In the first half of 2018, 86% of the leading initial coin offerings (ICOs) that listed on a cryptocurrency exchange in 2017 are below their initial listing price and a portfolio of these ICOs is down by 66% since the peak of the market at the beginning of this year, according to a study from EY, Initial Coin Offerings: The Class of 2017 – one year later, that examined the ICOs’ progress and investment returns.
Investors Book 2021 - catalog for investors and startups that will allow them to connect in a reliable, efficient way to make ‘perfect match’.
The Investors Book 2021 was created by the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) supported by the USAID through its Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP) and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
The document is the 2020 edition of the DealBook of Ukraine published by AVentures Capital. It provides an overview of the Ukrainian tech investment landscape in 2019. Some of the key highlights include:
- 2019 saw a record total funding volume of $544M, driven by a few large rounds, while early stage investment remained flat.
- The three largest deals (Grammarly, GitLab, People.ai) accounted for 77% of the total funding.
- Exits increased with notable acquisitions like AI Factory and Cropio, but most deals were smaller than $100M.
- International investors provided the majority of early stage capital while local funds focused on seed deals.
- Ukraine remained an
The investment volume in Ukraine's venture capital IT industry reached a record high of $265M in 2017, a 231% increase from 2016. Most of the growth came from large growth and secondary deals and a dozen Series A deals. The number of identified deals was 44, down from previous years. Seed rounds declined in number and volume while Series A rounds hit a record high average size of $4.78M. Foreign capital accounted for 96% of the total investment volume, with investors based in the US, UK, and Israel among the most active. Key sectors like software and online services saw significant growth. There were 5 disclosed exits worth $8M in total.
GrowVC Transatlantic Economic Council 2012 12-03Grow VC Group
12 slides•771 views
The document summarizes a presentation given by Jouko Ahvenainen on Transatlantic SME Finance at the White House Conference Center in Washington DC on December 3, 2012. The presentation discusses crowdfunding and the JOBS Act, which aims to encourage companies to raise capital through new exemptions and provisions. It also covers emerging solutions for different funding stages, the need for regulation, and conclusions about crowdfunding creating more effective funding markets.
Getting to know the Ukrainian venture capital market and the startup sceneAlexandra Balkova
13 slides•180 views
This document provides an overview of the Ukrainian venture capital and startup scene in 2016. It finds that there were 87 deals totaling $87 million invested in 2016, a growth over previous years. The average seed stage deal size was $525k. Key sectors of interest for investors included AI, Big Data, delivery, agrotech, and fintech. Ukraine has a growing startup scene with over 3000 startups identified and strengths in IT engineering talent and lower costs compared to other countries. Barriers identified included a lack of entrepreneurial experience and focus on technical rather than business aspects.
Ukraine will once again showcase its IoT and innovation achievements to the world.
For the second time in a row Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) together with Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF) are organizing the UA TECH Expo Zone at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) - one of the largest consumer electronics conferences, which will be held on January 9-12 in Las Vegas.
This is a comprehensive analysis of the IT sector in Ukraine. It is an integrated guide for perspective investors who are exploring opportunities in Ukraine. The report includes key figures characterizing the market, as well as information about the ongoing projects. This report also contains the list of forthcoming reforms and policy development needed to boost Ukrainian IT. The report was prepared by the Office of the National Investment Council of Ukraine and presented at the Council meeting in Kyiv, on May 25, 2018
The document is an annual report by AVentures Capital covering the Ukrainian tech investment industry in 2020. It summarizes that total funding volume reached a record high of $571 million despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with most funds going to a few global companies with Ukrainian roots. Early-stage funding also hit record highs, though international funds provided the majority. Exits increased in number but most were of moderate value. The software development outsourcing industry saw consolidation trends amid remote work formats.
For optimized reading: http://www.uadn.net/files/ua_hightech.pdf
A comprehensive 250-page review of software R&D and IT outsourcing activities in Ukraine, the country with the largest number of software engineers in CEE. http://www.uadn.net/files/ua_hightech.pdf
The Ukrainian venture market saw record investment levels in 2015, with total funding reaching $132 million - over triple the amount in 2014. This was mainly driven by three large growth-stage deals totaling $100 million. Early-stage investments also increased, with the average seed round growing to $380,000. Ukrainian investors committed a record $68 million in 2015, nearly matching foreign investors and demonstrating increased confidence and maturity in the local startup ecosystem. The success of globally-focused startups has also attracted more international funding.
Ukraine Dealbook IT and Internet Market 2012-14Yevgen Sysoyev
126 slides•36K views
The comprehensive overview of venture market in Ukraine and all tech deals in 2012-14, overview of key trends, players and Ukrainian venture ecosystem
Subscribe to @YevgenSysoyev to receive updates
Downloadable version is here:
http://www.ewdn.com/files/ua_dealbook.pdf
Key findings:
https://prezi.com/y_gg35xswhcr/the-deal-book-of-ukraine/
UVCA (Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) was established in 2014 and unites more then 35 members. The association promotes investment opportunities in Ukraine for foreign investment funds, conducts market research, lobbies laws for improving investment and business climate, implements Invest in Ukraine activity
This document provides an overview of Ukraine's growing tech ecosystem. It discusses Ukraine's status as a digital state with nearly universal public services online. Ukraine has over 5000 IT companies and 240,000 IT specialists, representing 10% of the country's GDP. Kyiv is ranked as the number one outsourcing destination in Eastern Europe. Ukraine also has initiatives like DIIA City that provide a special legal framework to attract IT businesses with benefits like tax incentives and IP protections. The document highlights several Ukrainian tech companies that have found success, as well as organizations supporting the ecosystem like the European Business Association and Ukrainian Startup Fund. It argues that Ukraine has strong potential for future growth in the tech sector due to its talented workforce.
- The document outlines a proposal for a "National Project 'Innovative Ukraine'" to boost innovation in Ukraine's economy through developing the IT sector.
- Key points of the proposal include reforming taxation and education systems to support the IT sector, passing new laws on e-commerce and IT, and stimulating creation of technology infrastructure and clusters through public-private partnerships.
- The IT sector in Ukraine has significant potential and is already a major export industry and job creator, but could achieve even more growth with targeted government support and initiatives.
Ukraine IT universe by Yevgen Sysoyev, AVentures Capital #idcee2013Yevgen Sysoyev
14 slides•12.9K views
Comprehensive overview of Ukrainian IT sectors and venture capital ecosystem as of late 2013. Presentation by Yevgen Sysoyev, AVentures Capital at IDCEE 2013.
This document describes the Israel FinTech landscape, approaching the analysis from a FinTech, regulatory, Investment and talent standpoint.
This document serves as a snapshot of the key pillars of a FinTech ecosystem in a country and provides a good overall view of the state of FinTech at a glance.
Israel has a strong culture of innovation bolstered by government support and a highly educated workforce. The country has the largest number of startups per capita in the world, around 1 startup for every 1,400 people. Some of these startups have gone on to be high-profile exits, including Waze, which sold for $1.3 billion, and Mobileye for $15.3 billion. The technology education imparted in army units has helped nurture entrepreneurs in the country.
Key Findings:
- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) provides potential entrepreneurs with the opportunity to develop a wide array of skills as well as a network.
- The Bank of Israel’s initiatives such as simplifying the process of establishing a new bank, creating an API standard for open banking, and creating the Central Credit Register are aimed to increase competition in the financial services industry.
- As of August 28, 2018, Israel hosts 426 FinTechs, operating in diverse areas including payments, trading and investing, lending and financing, anti-fraud and insurance, with concentration in payment and trading and investing. There is a shift in the start-up business model in the recent years as more and more companies are planning to partner/collaborate with banks.
- Israeli FinTechs are also often born with a global mindset at the start – due to the small domestic market and concentrated nature of the local banking sector. This international-first mindset is often attractive to multinational investors.
- Global and local financial service providers have partnered with startups through incubation and acceleration. Citibank and Barclays set up their innovation centers in 2011. In March 2018, Deutsche Bank also announced plan to establish its technology center.
- In April 2018, insurance company Menorah Mivtachim became a strategic partner with IBM accelerator Alpha Zone, and is selecting advance-stage Israeli insurtech startups for a 20-week acceleration program.
- Israeli tech startups have been attracting investment from local and global investors alike. In the first six months of 2018 more than $400 million was raised in 45 deals, exceeding previous half-year investments by 33% and 45%, respectively. International attention is increasing as international investors participated in 73%of investment deals in the first half of 2018, up from 66% in 2017, and 60% from 2016.
- The Israeli government provides financial support for tech companies through grants offered by the Israel Innovation Authority. In July 2017, the Israeli Ministry of Finance announced a tender for up to four government-backed technology growth funds.
This document discusses growth capital strategies and valuation multiples for private companies. It states that transaction multiples for deals over $25 million with a validated 5-10X growth plan typically range from 4 to 12X EBITDA and 1 to 5X revenue. Multiples vary based on factors like revenue, margins, assets, and market opportunity. While historically only large companies and startups received growth capital, new sources are now available to help small and medium businesses scale up, creating wealth opportunities for founders.
Innovate Finance’s 2017 VC FinTech investment landscape provides investors, startups and the wider FinTech ecosystem the data to understand trends and capital flows as the FinTech market evolves. Overall figures suggest that the UK has had its best year on record and was a global leader in terms of capital invested and deal volume, second only to the US.
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs): The Class of 2017 - one year laterEY
13 slides•19.2K views
In the first half of 2018, 86% of the leading initial coin offerings (ICOs) that listed on a cryptocurrency exchange in 2017 are below their initial listing price and a portfolio of these ICOs is down by 66% since the peak of the market at the beginning of this year, according to a study from EY, Initial Coin Offerings: The Class of 2017 – one year later, that examined the ICOs’ progress and investment returns.
State Of European FinTech: Current Trends & Prediction 2017Innovate Finance
24 slides•7.5K views
A report by Magister Advisors and Innovate Finance shows that capital invested into $20 million + rounds have increased at a compound annual growth rate of 75% since 2013.
Сергей Арсеньев, Goldman Sachs — Monetization of tech start-ups in EMEA and CISНикита Евдокимов
20 slides•10.7K views
1. Tech companies historically focused on either developing unique tech globally or adjusting existing tech locally.
2. Different growth stages offer varying funding/monetization opportunities such as IPOs, M&A, debt financing, private placements.
3. Recent private market sentiment has improved after volatility in late 2015-2016, with transactions for high-quality emerging companies and market leaders still attracting capital.
Kreston Ukraine, together with Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA), AVentures, and ISE Corporate Accelerator, is pleased to present the results of the annual Ukraine Deal Review 2021, also covering 3 months of 2022.
In 2021, Ukrainian startups attracted venture capital investments worth USD 779.6 million, 46% more than in 2020. Like in a previous period, Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF) accounted for about half of the deals (47%). Investments attributed to private equity reached 82.8 million USD, and these are only agreements with the disclosed amount.
In 2021, six new players joined the Ukrainian venture capital market. GEEK Ventures, SID Venture Partners, ZAS Ventures, ANCHOR, and PAWA offer Ukrainian startups financing of around USD 0.5 million, along with their experience and expertise. World-renowned companies also did not ignore Ukraine last year: 19 of them opened their R&D centers, offices, and engineering hubs in Ukraine.
In the first quarter of 2022, the development of private technology investment markets did not halt despite the large-scale Russian aggression. In January–March 2022, 11 venture capital deals of USD 11.5 mln, 3 private equity deals of USD 4 mln, and 8 exits of USD 135 mln already took place. International companies went on establishing new R&D centers and offices in Ukraine. In addition, global technology companies, EU countries, and Ukrainian IT communities have offered Ukrainian startups several support programs.
Reaching Russia Through E-Commerce is back and better than ever! This time we've expanded the content and have divided it into 3 parts. Part 1 covers the current economic environment of Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union.
Part 2 will provide an overview of the Russian and EEU e-commerce markets (covering both domestic sales and cross-border sales)
Part 3 will highlight some of the most promising sub-sectors for e-commerce in Russia.
The document provides an overview of the Russian venture capital market in 2014. It notes that 2014 saw increased activity from pre-seed and seed investors, with over 100 deals from the Internet Initiatives Development Fund. However, larger businesses were generally inactive in co-investing. Exits from investments increased from 11 in 2013 to 29 in 2014 as investors realized prospects were no longer viable due to economic problems. The amount received from exits decreased as well. Overall the market saw over 450 deals but the flow of venture capital investments slowed compared to previous years.
Презентация Арсения Даббаха, CEO и управляющего партнера RMG partners, с конференции СтартUp Travel 2016, проходившей 22 июня 2016 года в технопарке Строгино.
Crowdfunding market in china report by daxue consulting & Jiaotong universityDaxue Consulting
68 slides•2.4K views
Daxue consulting teamed up with Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Center for Digital Creative Enterprise Research to share our insights on crowdfunding in China!
Here are some interesting facts from the report:
The number of crowd-funding platforms in China is shrinking due to regulations. Between 2016 and 2020, there was an 89% Equity-based and reward-based crowdfunding take up the most market share
In fact, reward-based crowdfunding in some cases is group buying in disguise
Global platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter help Chinese manufacturers go overseas
China is the fastest growing market for Indiegogo, accounting for 40% of campaigns in 2020
In 2020, Kickstarter also raised 400 million CNY in funding from China-based campaigns.
Building a FinTech friendly digital ecosystem for Iceland MichalGromek
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The document discusses the development of the FinTech ecosystem in Stockholm and provides observations and recommendations. It notes that Stockholm has become a major FinTech hub in Europe, receiving the largest FinTech investments per capita. However, it argues more can be done to support the ecosystem through coordinated efforts between government, industry and other stakeholders to break down "silos". The informal networks in Stockholm have been an important factor in its success, and similar networks should be developed in Iceland to help build its FinTech sector.
BGX Investment Report covering venture capital flow into the period of 2018 Q4 and market sentiment for blockchain in 2019. Note: we are not talking about discredited ICOs or cryptocurrency predictions.
UkraЇnvest is a framework developed by a public initiative volunteers for creating a nationwide Investment Promotion Agency which offers a full range services for foreign investors
The document discusses establishing an Investor Support Center within Kaznex Invest JSC to serve as the Investment Ombudsman in Kazakhstan. It provides examples of investment ombudsman systems from other countries like South Korea, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, USA, and Chile. The proposed Investor Support Center would help resolve investors' grievances through consultation with relevant government bodies. It would aim to improve Kazakhstan's investment climate and increase foreign direct investment, especially in non-extractive industries, by providing a systematic way to address investors' issues.
On Thursday 22nd March, 50+ investors and members of the investment ecosystem in the West of England gathered for the inaugural Quarterly Investment Briefing sponsored by Smith & Williamson, KPMG and TLT Solicitors. The event also saw the launch of the Bristol Angel Hub at Engine Shed.
The document discusses establishing an Investor Support Center within Kaznex Invest JSC to serve as the Investment Ombudsman for Kazakhstan. It provides examples of investment ombudsman systems from other countries like South Korea, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, USA, and Chile. The proposed Investor Support Center would help resolve investment issues through consultation with relevant government bodies and promote Kazakhstan as an investment destination.
White Star Capital Eastern US Venture Capital Landscape 2019White Star Capital
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Following in the footsteps of the reports that we have published on Canada, UK, Germany, France, Japan, and South Korea, we are delighted to share our newest report covering the NYC and US East Coast Venture Capital ecosystem. This report focuses not only on NYC but also includes Boston, which has been a long term power in the East Coast’s VC ecosystem, as well as emerging states including Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, each of which have had at least two companies raise mega-rounds of $100m or more.
Diving into the Nordic and Baltic 2020 Venture Capital LandscapeWhite Star Capital
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This document provides an overview of the Nordic and Baltic venture capital landscape from the perspective of an international investor. Some key points:
- The Nordic region saw record VC funding in 2018 and 2019, with over $4.6 billion invested in 2019 alone. Deal volume and sizes are also increasing.
- Sweden dominates the market currently but growth is shifting to Denmark and Finland with larger deal sizes. Seed deals are maturing into larger Series A and B rounds.
- Valuations have grown significantly, driven by some huge late-stage rounds for companies like Klarna, iZettle, and Pleo. Median pre-money valuations have increased over 20% annually.
-
This document analyzes investment trends in Asia's technology sector based on data from CB Insights. Some key findings include:
- 500 Startups has been the most active venture capital investor in Asia since Q1 2016.
- Mega-rounds (financings over $50M) to Asian tech startups increased in Q1 2017 after declining in 2016.
- Unicorn creation (private companies valued over $1B) has declined from its 2015 peak but could rebound in 2017.
- Tencent and Sequoia Capital China have invested in the most Asian unicorns, with over 10 each in their portfolios.
For the first time investments in Ukrainian startups and IT companies have reached a half-billion mark in a year. Such data was presented by Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) in its annual market overview in partnership with Deloitte.
The total volume of venture investments into Ukrainian IT companies has reached $510M, which is one and a half times more than the maximum of 2018. The number of deals in 2019 was almost the same as in 2018: 111 deals compared to 115 in 2018.
In 2019, the volume of M&A transactions increased by 18 times. 15 M&A deals have totaled $460M while in 2018 there were 7 transactions worth $25.2M.
The increase of Angel Investments by 7 times in 2019 has been shown in the amount of $6.1M compared to $0.9M in 2018.
2019 was marked by 29 exits of Ukrainian investors, with the average transaction check growing by 78% to $5.7M. Software companies have been leading in the number of deals and their volume, moving the “online service” sector to second place. The volume of TOP-10 transactions has almost doubled to $456M. By geography, 90% of the attracted investments were inflow from the USA.
The amount of VC investments over the last 8 years grew to $1.5 billion.
We can expect the companies mentioned in the report to attract larger investments in the near future.
If you represent VC or PE fund, Angel Investor and have an interest in the market, contact us at ceo@uvca.eu.
There were 115 investment deals made with Ukrainian innovation companies in 2018 - 29% more than in 2017. Such data was presented by Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) in its annual market overview in partnership with Deloitte.
The overview gathered information on venture capital, private equity, M&A and angel investment deals. In 2018 the overall volume has accounted to $336,9m.
For the first time, this overview includes M&A transactions (mergers and acquisitions) and angel investments. In 2018, there were 7 M&A deals $25.2m.
The distinguishing feature of the market in 2018 is the prevalence of seed-stage deals. 21 of all the deals made, were at the seed-stage with the average ticket of over $918k.
The amount of VC investments over the last 7 years grew to $1 billion.
We can expect the companies mentioned in the report to attract larger investments in the near future.
If you represent VC or PE fund and have an interest in the market, contact us at ceo@uvca.eu.
* After publishing the Overview, a part of Busfor's deal (disclosed on Slide 12 as $4m) was disclosed about the full amount of a $8,6m deal. However, the full sum of $8.6M is included on Slide 8.
Ukrainian startups are increasingly coming out on crowdfunding platforms, including the world's largest ones: Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
According to the results of the first 7 months, 2017 has already become one of the "richest" for successful crowdfunding campaigns in the history of Ukrainian start-ups.
According to the Research committee of the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA), 35 campaigns have been launched at Kickstarter and Indiegogo, the most popular global crowdfunding platforms, since the beginning of 2017.
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Investors Book is the first overview that has gathered Ukrainian investment market players displaying their current activity, spheres of interest, portfolio. According to the book, there are 33 active funds operating in Ukraine, 5 of those are incubators and accelerators, 1 corporate fund, 19 venture capital funds, 8 private equity funds.
Vol. 2 updated in July 2017.
On January 2017, the whole technological world was showing up the best innovations at the 50-th International Consumer Electronic Show (СES-2017), which every year takes place in Las Vegas and attracts more than 200 thousands visitors from all the globe. This year, for the first time in the history of CES Ukraine organized its national expo, where the brightest startups presented their products. UaTech Expo Zone was jointly organized by the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) and Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF).
Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) – was established in mid-2014 and unites more than 40 members - private equity and venture funds, accelerators, incubators, educational institutions, and non-government organizations that make significant impact on the development of Ukrainian investment market. Association promotes investment opportunities in Ukraine for foreign investment funds, conducts market research, lobbies laws for improving investment and business climate, implements Invest in Ukraine activity. UVCA aims to remove the gap, by channeling the power of its network into better awareness and investment climate by proving that it is worthwhile to INVEST IN UKRAINE.
Invest Europe, formerly the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), is the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors. Invest Europe is the guardian of the industry’s professional standards, demanding accountability, good governance and transparency from our members.
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2. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 2
Special Thanks
Vladimir Yumashev &
R&A Team
Yuliya Sychikova
Anna Zorya
3. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 3
Contents
Foreword
Industry Snapshot
Ukrainian Venture Capital Market Overview 2017
Snapshot on Ukrainian Private Equity Market 2017
Snapshot on Ukrainian Initial Coin Offering (ICO) 2017
Who Invests in Ukraine
2018 Investor Expectations
Reasons to Invest in Ukraine
Appendix
04
05
06
16
18
20
24
27
31
4. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 4
Olga Afanasyeva
Executive Director of UVCA
We are living in the age of extraordinary technological progress, which is changing the way we live our
lives, and more importantly, from the investors’ perspective, disrupting business models fast. Therefore, while
the country faced continuous challenges of uncertainty, venture capital and private equity have reassured of
its capacity to grow.
Following a dip in 2016 the data for 2017 indicates that the total venture capital investment has reached its
peak totaling $258.6m, that is triple to the previous year. Although in line with the global trend of shifting
investors’ focus from quantity to quality, the number of deals remains at about the same level.
This year, on top of venture capital trends, our annual Overview also covers two additional segments of
private investment. The first one is private equity - unlike previous years, when these types of deals were
scarce, in 2017 the amount of investments rocketed to $126.7m. The second segment is the boom of
interest towards alternative mechanisms of financing, Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in particular. Recently,
Ukraine has been defined as one of 14 hotbeds of Blockchain innovations by The Blockchain Research
Institute. In 2017 Ukrainian companies have raised $160.3m in ICO. Moreover, VC funds focused solely
on emerging crypto-related businesses, establishing stronger ties between private capital and blockchain-
based industries.
On behalf of UVCA members we continue to showcase investors’ enthusiasm for Ukrainian companies. We
do this both within the country, and globally - presenting at international industry events, and expanding our
network. 2018 is already promising to be a busy year for the VC industry.
Finally, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who contributed to this research with their
expertise, time and providing data. The Association has a strong support of our almost 50 members –
leaders of Ukrainian and global investment markets - who continues to be the voice of private capital in
Ukraine and the world by providing a robust and the most recent market data. We invest in Ukraine, join us!
Foreword
5. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 5
Note: *excluding deals with undisclosed amount (see Glossary)
Source: Deloitte Research, UVCA Research
2017 reached 19
2016 — 8
Industry Snapshot 2017
Venture Capital (VC) deals value
2017 — $258.6m
2016 — $88m (almost 3х increase)
The number of deals:
2017 – 89
2016 – 87
The prevalent number of funds
operating in Ukraine focused on the
Seed stage.
The average ticket at Seed stage -
$484k*
Private Equity (PE) deals value
2017 — $126.7m 2017 – 14
vs not more than 4 deals/year
for the last 3 years
Prevalent number of deals was
undisclosed
Initial Coin Offering (ICO)
2017 — $160.3m
The number of deals:
The number of deals:
Number of exits
2017 – 19
6. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 6
Ukrainian Venture
Capital Market
Overview 2017
7. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 7
Total number
of deals*
Note: *including undisclosed deals (see Glossary); excluding deals with only Angel investors, M&A deals
**excluding deals with undisclosed amount
Source: Deloitte Research, UVCA Research
89
2% growth comparing to 2016
2017 VC investments exceeded
2016 by 3x times and reached
$258.6m
which is considered to be the highest
amount in Ukrainian history
Average
deal size **
$3.3m
Average ticket
at Seed stage
$484k
which is lower by 7.8% vs 2016**
Top 5 VC deals
totaled in
$162.8m
Number of exits
in 2017 reached
16
comparing to 6 in 2016
VC Snapshot 2017
8. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 8
Note: *excluding deals with undisclosed amount
Source: Deloitte Research, UVCA Research, AVentures Capital
16 15 15 18 22
38
5
8
33
51
22 9 35
12
22
20
101
140
29
76
3
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Seed Round A Round B Growth Undisclosed Other
24
59
132
88
259
89
39
• Total capital invested: $258.6m*, almost 3 times exceeded
2016 and has reached it historical peak
• Round A stage: $34.6m
• Growth stage: $140m
• Undisclosed deals: $76.2m*
Total Investments
The largest deal in 2017 was Grammarly, an intelligent online
grammar checking service based on artificial intelligence
technologies. Company raised $110m at growth stage.
9. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 9
24
48
55
78
58
73
11
5
9
14
8
4
7
1
2
1
4
2
13
41
28
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Seed Round A Round B Growth Undisclosed Other**
58
71
86
66
87
89
29
Note: *excluding deals with undisclosed amounts
**”Other” consists of bridge, grants and crowdfunding financing
Source: Deloitte Research, UVCA Research, AVentures Capital
Number of Deals
11
6
122
19
Seed
Round A
Round B
Follow-on
Growth
Undefined
Undisclosed Deals Type Structure
• Total number of deals in 2017: 89
• Seed stage: 11 deals (73 in 2016)
• Round stages: 7 (1 in 2016)
• Undisclosed deals: 41
• Overall average ticket: $3.3m*
Average Tickets by Stage:
41
• Seed stage: $484k
• Round A: $4.8m*
10. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 10
<$500k deals are still the most attractive for investors in 2017
$100m+
$10m–$100m
$1m–$10m
$500k–$1m
$100k–$500k
<$100k
$110m
$40.5m
$26.5m
$1.5m
$3.2m
$0.7m
2
8
3
16
18
VC Activity by Deal Size
Note: excluding undisclosed deals
Source: Deloitte Research, UVCA Research
1
Deals numberDeals valueRange
11. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 11
Note: excluding undisclosed deals, crowdfunding and grants
Source: Deloitte Research, UVCA Research
Hardware
3
1
$30.6m
$0.5m
Marketplace
2
1
$0.6m
$1m
Mobile
1
4
$5m
$4.2m
Other
1
2
$10.5m
$4m
Software
8
3
$119.7m
$4.9m
Online services
6
12
$13m
$29.5m
The largest share of VC investments in 2017 by deal number was invested in Software and
Online services
2017 2016
VC Investments by Sector
Deals number Deals value
E-commerce
2
0
0.9m
0
12. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 12
TOP 10 Deals in 2017
Intelligentonlinegrammar
checkingservicebasedonAI
Growth and
Secondary
110
General
Catalyst, IVP and
Spark Capital
30
Credit China
Fintech
Holdings
Miningtoolsproducer
DealValue,$m
Growth and
Secondary
Round A Round A
10 7 5 5 3 2 2 1
Round A Round A Round A Round A Round A
Seed
Lightspeed
Venture
Partners, Index
Ventures, Shasta
Ventures, Y
Combinator ,
SV Angel
Almaz Capital,
Aventures
Capital, Y
Combinator,
u.ventures,
Digital Future,
private investors
ShortBrief
QED Investors,
Birchmere
Ventures, Fifth
Third Capital with
participation of
500 Fintech
Fund, Aspect
Ventures,
Gaingels,
Techstars,
Zelkova
Ventures, 408
Ventures
Greycroft,
Andreessen
Horowitz,
Vaizra
Investments,
Compound, FJ
Labs, SMRK
Zing Capital,
Nelson Brothers
Property
Management,
Hopewell
Development,
808 Ventures,
Beachwood
Ventures, Jade
Value and
others
GoAhead
Ventures
Vertex Ventures,
SMRK
bValue Venture
Capital
AIsalesplatform
Gadgetforpets
AIsoftwareforacceleration
cashflowandaccounts
receivablesautomation
Platformforrestaurant
reservations
Serviceforrentingapartments
Technologyplatformforreferrals
createdformarketers
Automationsoftwareforall
stagesofaloanlifecycle
Callgenerationtool
Investors
Source: Deloitte Research, UVCA Research
13. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 13
2.3
30
5
0.2
1.2
19.2
124.5
EU
Hong Kong
International
Norway
South Korea**
Ukraine
Ukraine & Foreign investors
Undefined**
USA
10
1
18
11
14
5
3
6 EU
Hong Kong
International
Norway
South Korea
Ukraine
Ukraine & Foreign investors
Undefined
USA
Note: *excluding aggregated undisclosed deals (see Glossary)
**excluding undisclosed deals
Source: Deloitte Research, UVCA Research
Capital structure by country 2017, number of
deals*
Capital structure by country 2017, $m
59 182.5
Capital Origin
15. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 15
Source: UVCA Challenge: CES Edition 2017 (see Appendix)
TOP 9 IoT startups
Senstone
Sensitive voice tracker that allows
creative people capture their thoughts
Kray Technologies
World first drone, that can be applied
for crop protection at industrial scale
for most crop production farms
Kwambio
3D printing platform
MMOne Company
World's first 360' spinning Virtual
Reality attraction
PassivDom
Autonomous off-the-grid 3D printed
smart house
Agrieye
Software based on AI to rise farmers
efficiency with hardware data collection
LaMetric
Connected clocks for smart home
and office
Discoperi
Saves lives by identifying risky drivers
and allowing the rest of the driver
avoid potential accidents
Sensorama Lab
VR kit for collective education and
entertainment
16. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 16
Snapshot on
Ukrainian Private
Equity Market 2017
17. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 17
Total amount of investments
According to the survey, the majority of
respondents expect that the dynamics of
investment will increase in 2018
Source: UVCA Survey 2018 (see Appendix)
2017 was remarkable for private equity
investments due to relative activation
comparing to the last 3 years when the average
number of deals didn’t exceed 3–4
69.2 %
Will increase
Will be the same
PE Snapshot 2017
Total number
of deals
14
$126.7m
Investments dynamics estimation for private equity funds
in 2018
30.8%
18. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 18
Snapshot on
Ukrainian Initial
Coin Offering
(ICO) 2017
19. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 19
Successful ICOs in 2017
ICOs were the most popular among
E-commerce sector
2
6
4
6
1
Hardware
E-commerce
Online service
Software
AI
Top-3 ICOs in 2017
Source: Deloitte Research, UVCA Blockchain Committee Research
Company Sector ICO Size, $m
Neuromation AI 71.6
DMarket E-commerce 19.1
Propy E-commerce 15.4
ICO as a New Trend
Ukraine is one of the top leaders
in crypto-economy development:
Ukraine holds its own cryptographic scientific
school
Almost 200k of experienced engineers and
software developers in 2018
19
$160.3m
Total raised investments
19
Software development and mining: ASIC chip is
a Ukrainian invention (BitFury)
Number of ICOs by sector
21. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 21
Investors Overview
There are 33 funds operating in Ukraine, consisting of:
venture capital
funds
private equity
funds
The funds have around 20 companies in portfolio on average.
19 8
10.3%
24.1%
20.7%
10.3%
34.5%
<$1m
$1m-$5m
$5m-$10m
$10m-$50m
$50m+
Capital under management, %
7
17
11
9
10
Pre-seed Seed Round A Round B Growth
Investment stages considered by funds,
number
The average ticket varies from $50k to
over $10m
9
17
7
6
<$100k $100k-$1m $1m - $10m >$10m
Source: UVCA Investors Book
incubators
and accelerators
corporate fund
5 1
22. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 22
Investors
Crowdfunding platforms and grant programs are considered as an attractive source of funding Ukrainian startups
16 campaigns* $2.1m 4 grants $74k 6 grants $355k
The Most Active Investors in 2017
by number of deals and exits
Note: *startups from only technology and internet sectors were included
Source: UVCA Survey 2018, Deloitte Research
23. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 23
59% of investors met their expectations for 2017
52% of investors consider
that there is not enough
quantity of startups in Ukraine
Investors review of startup quality
and quantity
76% of investors are
satisfied with the quality
of startups in Ukraine
16 exits by VC funds 3 exits by PE funds
2017 — 19 2016 — 8
Number of exits
2017 Review by VC and PE Funds
Source: UVCA Survey 2018 (see Appendix)
25. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 25
17%
4%
70%
9%
76% of current investors are expecting new private equity or
venture capital funds to appear in 2018 in Ukraine.
The most attractive sectors for VC and PE funds
Investor Expectations & Predictions
in Ukraine for 2018
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
AI
BigData/Analytics
FinTech&Blockchain
Healthcare
VR/AR
Security/CyberSecurity
E-commerce
Agro
IoT
Gaming/Entertainment
Energy/CleanTechnology
Space/SatelliteTechnologies
OnlineMarketplaces
Education
DefenceTech
Advertising/Marketing
Mobile
LegalTech
IT
FMCG,Food,Pharmaceutical,
ConsumerServices,Logistics
What methods of startups funding would be the most
wide-spread in 2018?
More than half of VC funds are feeling confident
of increasing investments in Ukrainian startups 2018
64%8%
28%
Will increase
Will decrease
Will be the same
Source: UVCA Survey 2018
3%
10%
24%
24%
31%
48%
62%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
All of the above
Crowdfunding
Private Capital
Accelerators/Incubators
ICO
Angel investors
Venture Capital
69% of PE & VC are planning to attract investments to their
funds during next year.
26. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 26
10.3%
31%
34.5%
17.2%
3.5%
3.5%
Pre-seed
Angel/Seed
Early VC
Later VC
Growth Capital
Do not have any clue
Survey respondents predicted which factors have the most impact on decision making, and what development
stages would be the most interesting for VC investors in 2018
Startups should demonstrate team cooperation if they
aim to attract investments
Early stage and Angel/Seed stage would be the most
attractive for investors
The most important metrics for VC investors when
making an investment decision
The most interesting startup development stage for VC
investors
Decision Making Factors for Investing
Source: UVCA Survey 2018
3%
3%
10%
24%
28%
35%
41%
66%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Teams determination
Do not have any clue
Financial indicators
Competitive advantage
Market volume/profit scaling
Uniqueness/product innovativeness
Team cooperation & capabilities
Whether the startup product solves
the real "pain" of the consumers
28. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 28
Source: The World Bank, The Global Innovation Index 2017
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from
1–190. A high ease of doing business ranking means the
regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and
operation of a local firm.
This is the highest ranking of the GII that Ukraine has attained, led by
raising 2.14 points up in the score of Innovation Input Sub-Index
(from 38.91 in 2016 to 41.05 in 2017) and raising 1.66 points up
in the Innovation Output Sub-Index (from 32.53 in 2016 to 34.19 in
2017).
Ukraine’s ranking in the Innovation Efficiency Ratio has also improved
by one spot up to the 11th place in rating, which is one of the
economy’s relative strengths in 2017.
2017
2018
+4 spots up
2016
2017
+6 spots up
8076 5650
The Global Innovation IndexDoing Business (by The World Bank)
Ukraine – International Rankings (1/2)
29. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 29
Kyiv – 110
Cairo – 121
Singapore – 1
Paris – 2
Zurich – 2
Geneva – 6
Hong Kong – 4
Copenhagen – 8
Tel Aviv – 9
Sydney – 10
Washington – 37
New Delhi – 124
Almaty – 131Bucharest – 124
Chennai – 126
Caracas – 132
Johannesburg – 105
Source: Worldwide Cost of Living 2018 by the Economist Intelligence Unit
Damascus – 133
Lagos – 130
Bangalore – 129
Karachi – 127
Algiers – 127 Seoul – 6
Oslo – 5
The most expensive cities in the world
The cheapest cities in the world
Cities for comparison
Ukraine – International Rankings (2/2)
30. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 30
2017 Legal Novels of Ukrainian IT Market
With achievements of 2017 the reform of corporate legislation presents a comprehensive upgrade of the business sphere,
stock market, investments and the economy of Ukraine in general, particularly:
The system of corporate governance in joint stock companies was improved. Such mechanisms as
squeeze-out/sell-out, escrow agreements (the Law No.1983-VIII (came into force on 4 June 2017) were introduced
Simplified way of doing business and investments involvement by securities issuers: a substantially
distinct approach to differentiation of public and private joint stock companies was introduced; creation of the
transparent information field for the participants of a stock market; improved corporate governance in joint stock
companies and the procedure of issuance of securities (the Law No. 2210-VIII (came into force on 1 January 2018)
Corporate agreements were implemented as an efficient legal instrument for structuring of corporate
relations of shareholders, distribution of authority between shareholders, protection of minority shareholders,
establishing restrictions on transferring shares, resolution of any future disputes between shareholders (the Law No.
1984-VIII (came into force on 18 February 2018)
A long-awaited legal base for formation, corporate governance and conduct of activities of
limited liability companies was introduced. More comfortable and viable rules for companies and
increased level of discretion of its participants related to issues of corporate governance comprised a huge step ahead
for Ukraine to become an attractive field for business development (the Law No. 2275-VIII (will come into force on 17
June 2018)
Procedure of hiring of foreign professionals was simplified. The list of documents to be submitted for
obtaining the residence permit is shortened, while the period of its validity for special categories of professionals is
extended (the Law No. 2058-VIII (came into force on 27 September 2017)
Source: Arzinger & Deloitte Analysis
32. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 32
Our analysis was based on 59 publicly available Ukrainian VC deals and 30 aggregated undisclosed deals, which were
provided by Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (UVCA) and AVentures Capital. All investments into
Ukrainian startups (see Glossary) occurred during January and December of 2017. We took startups from only technology
and internet sectors. The Overview does not include deals with only angel investments, self-invested startups and M&A deals.
Data Collection:
The Overview’s figures are based on publicly collected data and UVCA’s investors survey.
Publicly collected data
The data was collected from publicly available sources such as firm websites, press releases, reliable industry news sources etc.
The received and collected information was reviewed and analyzed for reliability according to a systematic process of quality
checks. UVCA contacted investment funds and startups directly for clarifications regarding investment deals and exits, which
were not obvious or unavailable to the public.
UVCA Investors Survey
A web-based investors survey was conducted by UVCA and Deloitte in March 2018 and polled 29 UVCA members and non-
members: 14 VC funds, 9 PE funds, 3 Angel investors, 2 Startup incubators and 1 family office. The survey included multi-choice
and open questions concerning their overview of 2017 and expectations for VC & PE market development for 2018. The
aggregated results of the survey are presented in the Overview.
The Overview 2017 Methodology (1/2)
33. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 33
Exchange rates
The overview’s currency is the US dollar (USD). Non-USD investments were converted to USD at the average monthly rates
provided by OANDA (source: https://www.oanda.com/currency/average) according to the announced month of
investment (based on press releases, public news, interviews with startups representatives).
ICO
The Overview includes Ukrainian ICOs (see Glossary), which took place in 2017. ICO snapshot was added in Overview
2017 as a new instrument of startup funding because of its huge growth over recent years: collecting $6+bn in 2017 and
more than $23bn in 2018 (YTD) globally. Moreover, ICO started evolving into more regulated and half-private funding
instrument.
ICOs deal values were converted at cryptocurrency x-rate as of 13 April 2018.
TOP 9 IoT Startups
UVCA Challenge: CES-Edition was a contest for hardware and IoT startups, which had its winners representing Ukraine at
Consumer Electronics Show 2018. The most influential investors and representatives of the most leading venture funds in
Ukraine comprised contest’s jury committee. Selection process consisted of several stages: 60 applications screening, selection
of 20 startups by different factors and their offline pitch with showcasing before jury committee, who determined 9 startups for
CES-2018.
The Overview 2017 Methodology (2/2)
34. Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Overview 2017 34
A startup is considered to be Ukrainian if
a) the funded company has headquarters in Ukraine, or
b) at least one of the founders is Ukrainian, or
c) the majority of company’s team or R&D is located in Ukraine.
ICO is considered to be Ukrainian if the company was founded in Ukraine or at least one of the founders is
Ukrainian and the majority of company’s team works in Ukraine even if the ICO was conducted de jure outside of Ukraine.
Disclosed deals – publicly known deals with disclosed information.
Undisclosed deals:
• Aggregated undisclosed deals – non-public deals provided by UVCA and AVentures Capital fund (total: 30 aggregated
undisclosed VC deals);
• Deals with undisclosed amount – publicly known VC deals with undisclosed deal value (total: 11 deals with undisclosed
amount).
Abbreviations: m – million, k – thousand, AI – artificial intelligence
Glossary
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https://www.slideshare.net/YevgenSysoyev/the-dealbook-of-ukraine-2018-edition?
ref=https://ain.ua/2018/03/06/dealbook-2018
https://www.slideshare.net/UVCA/uvca-investors-book-2017-who-is-
who-on-ukrainian-investment-market
http://www.ewdn.com/files/cee_report.pdf
Startup Investment & Innovation in Emerging Europe
UVCA Investors Book 2017: Who is Who on The Ukrainian
Investment Market
The Dealbook of Ukraine 2018
Useful Links
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UA Tech Pavilion at CES 2018 and the Silicon Valley Tour
For the second time in a row UVCA together with Western NIS Enterprise Fund
(WNISEF) has organized the UA TECH Pavilion at Consumer Electronics Show
(CES) - one of the largest consumer electronics conferences, which took place on
January 9-12, 2018 in Las Vegas.
UVCA and WNISEF provided full organizational and financial support in preparing
for CES-2018, which allowed startups to concentrate on preparing their product
presentations.
In addition to that a 3-day CES Bootcamp was held, where mentors from Ukraine
and the United States coached the participants for the conference and provided
valuable tips on how to successfully present their company to investors, clients and
international media.
Participation of Ukrainian startups in CES caused a lively interest from Ukrainian and
global media outlets - not only specialized ones, but also the all-Ukrainian media
outlets told the public about the achievements of Ukrainian innovators.
Read more:
http://uvca.eu/en/news/ukrainian-pavilion-of-startups-was-successfully-
presented-at-ces-2018
UVCA for Investors and Startups
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The first-ever Ukraine House Davos, organized by UVCA in
partnership with WNISEF and Victor Pinchuk Foundation, in
Davos, Switzerland. Ukraine House ran a week-long venue
under the theme: "Ukraine: Creativity, Innovation,
Opportunity.“ A vibrant hub, it showcased Ukraine to
global leaders from business, politics and civil society, and
presented Ukrainian business and investment opportunities.
Designed in a contemporary style and located in the very
heart of Davos, Ukraine House payed homage to Ukraine’s
rich culture and national identity, at the same time,
showcasing the country’s IT and technology sectors, sectors
that embody the emergence of a new, creative and
innovative generation of business leaders and new
opportunities.
Read more:
http://uvca.eu/en/news/results-of-first-ever-ukraine-house-
davos
Ukraine House Davos snapshot
• 15+ panel discussions on investment
and innovation topics
• speakers from 10 countries
• 1000+ registered visitors
• 12+ hours of live stream
• 80+ hours of UHD’s work
Ukraine House Davos in Davos,
January 2018
Notable guests
• President of Ukraine Petro
Poroshenko
• President of EBRD Sir Suma
Chakrabarti
• Klitschko brothers
• CEO of Tapscott Group Don
Tapscott
• Robot Sophia
UVCA for Ukraine
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Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) shapes the future direction of the venture capital and
private equity industry in Ukraine by promoting its investment opportunities, advocating the interests of private equity investors
to policymakers, and improving the local investment and business climate.
uvca.eu
uvca_official
About UVCA
• Established by the example of Invest Europe, UVCA
currently unites almost 50 members – leaders of the
international and Ukrainian investment markets: Almaz
Capital, AVentures Capital, Deloitte, Digital Future,
Horizon Capital, HP Tech Ventures, Intel Capital, EBRD
etc. Our members invest not only capital, but also
expertise and innovation, providing strong and
sustainable growth to portfolio companies - from startups
to established businesses.
• By building bridges between Ukrainian and global
ecosystems, UVCA facilitates the motion of knowledge
and capital in both directions.
• UVCA makes a constructive contribution to shaping
legislation on both pan-industry and sector-specific scales
that affect LPs, GPs, and their portfolio companies.
• UVCA is a nonprofit organization with the head office in
Kyiv, Ukraine, and members from all across Europe, USA,
Ukraine etc.
Links: uvca.eu
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