5. |
THE 2016 VC FINTECH INVESTMENT
LANDSCAPE – SUMMARY (1 of 3)
5Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
Lawrence Wintermeyer
CEO – Innovate Finance
China and the US dominate FinTech investment with a
combined $13.9 billion of the total $17.4 billion, 80% of the
global venture capital raised in 2016, and the top two ranked
future foreign investment sources for UK FinTech. Whilst UK
FinTech venture investment is down 33.7% in 2016 at $783
million, largely attributed to the uncertainty of Brexit and geo
political / macro economic factors, Q3 funding rebounded, and
9 of the top 20 deals completed in the 6 months following the
referendum, with the UK retaining its global ranking in third
place. The top three UK deals were Starling Bank (challenger
bank) at $101.0 million, iwoca (alternative finance) at $57.0
million and Nutmeg (robo advice) at $52.2 million
The loss of passporting rights will hit FinTech payments firms if
special provisions to the single market are not negotiated upon
leaving the union. However, maintaining and further improving
access to global FinTech talent has superseded passporting
across the FinTech community’s post-Brexit priorities. Over
30% of Innovate Finance FinTech founders and CxOs are non-
British with many employing European staff. Attracting further
investment to UK FinTech remains the number one priority
“
”
6. |
THE 2016 VC FINTECH INVESTMENT
LANDSCAPE – SUMMARY (2 of 3)
6Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
2016 saw 1,436 deals globally, attracting $17.4bn of VC investment, a 10.9% increase on 2015
China attracted the largest amount of VC investment at $7.7bn over 28 deals, an 84% increase on 2015
investment of $4.2bn, outpacing the US for the first time
US investment decreased in 2016 by 12.7% to $6.2bn despite being the global leader in deal volume at 650 deals
3 “mega-rounds”, each over $1bn, contributed to the significant increase in 2016 VC investment into China:
Alipay (Ant Financial) – $4.5bn (the biggest FinTech VC round in history)
Lufax.com – $1.2bn
JD Finance – $1.0bn
The most active global investor in 2016 was the seed fund and start up accelerator 500 Startups with 39
investments
Accelerators Startupbootcamp and Techstars were also amongst the most active global investors, with 36 and 30
investments respectively
There were no notable FinTech IPOs globally in 2016. The top global exit was the Markit’s (UK) $5.5bn merger
with IHS (US)
7. |
THE 2016 VC FINTECH INVESTMENT
LANDSCAPE – SUMMARY (3 of 3)
7Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
The UK attracted $783m of VC investment, down 33.7% on 2015. The UK ranked third globally in total investment
behind China and the US, and second in terms of deal volume with 173 deals
The UK VC investment CAGR dropped from 58% during the period of 2012-2015 to 33% during the period of
2012-2016
Q2 2016 investment slowed dramatically compared to Q2 2015, which many in the community attribute to the
general uncertainty in the run up to the Brexit referendum on 23rd June 2016
However, 8 of the top 20 deals closed post-Brexit, with the post-Brexit investment totaling $368m, just under half
of the total UK investment for 2016
Q4 also underperformed by 39% compared with same period in 2015, which many have attributed to the macro
uncertainty
Starling Bank, iwoca, Nutmeg, SETL and BillFront led the top 5 top UK deals in the range of $35m to $100m of
investment. Starling was the only UK FinTech to make the global top 20 deal list, with an angel round of $101m
The 3 biggest FinTech verticals for UK investment were Alternative Lending / Financing (24%), Challenger Banks
(20%), Wealth Management (10%) and Money Transfer & FX (10%)
46% of investment into the UK was from non domiciled VCs, largely coming from Europe (19%) and US (18%)
11. | 11
GLOBAL FINTECH VC DEAL VALUE
2016
U.S.
$6.2bn
Canada
$183m
Brazil
$161m
Australia
$91m
India
$272m
Japan
$87m
China
$7.7bn
Ireland
$524m
Hong Kong
$170m
Germany
$384m
U.K.
$783m
Israel
$173m
≥ $500m
≥ $100m
≥ $10m
$17.4 billion invested over 1,436 deals
Mexico
$72m
Singapore
$86m
Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
12. | 12
GLOBAL FINTECH VC DEAL VOLUME
2016
U.S.
650
Mexico
21
Canada
37
Australia
27
Singapore
41
India
82
China
28
Ireland
17
France
31
Germany
50
U.K.
173
Israel
27
≥ 50
≥ 20
≥ 5 1,436 deals in 66 countries
Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
13. | 13
GLOBAL FINTECH VC INVESTMENT -
TOP 10 COUNTRIES (2015 vs 2016)
650
173
82
50
41
37
31
28
27
27
764
164
69
33
36
41
36
55
32
34
United States
United Kingdom
India
Germany
Singapore
Canada
France
China
Australia
Israel
2016 2015
7,730
6,182
783
524
384
272
183
173
170
161
4,203
7,082
1,178
97
108
1,690
150
43
125
87
China
United States
United Kingdom
Ireland
Germany
India
Canada
Israel
Hong Kong
Brazil
2016 2015
Top 10 countries by deal volumeTop 10 countries by deal value ($M)
China, for the first time, attracted the most investment at $7.7bn over 28 deals, beating the US
which attracted $6.2bn over 650 deals
Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
14. |
Country:
Sector:
Challenger
Banks
Date: 11-Jan-16
Series: Angel
Size: $101m
Country:
Sector: Alt Financing
Date: 04-Oct-16
Series: C
Size: $57m
Country:
Sector:
Wealth
Management
Date: 14-Nov-16
Series: D
Size: $52m
Country:
Sector: Blockchain
Date: 15-Jul-16
Series: Angel
Size: $40m
Country:
Sector: Alt Financing
Date: 14-Dec-16
Series: A
Size: $35m
Country:
Sector: Payments
Date: 26-Apr-16
Series: B
Size: $4.5bn
Country:
Sector: InsurTech
Date: 22-Feb-16
Series: Undisclosed
Size: $400m
Country:
Sector:
Capital
Markets
Date: 15-Jan-16
Series: Undisclosed
Size: $1.2bn
Country:
Sector:
Consumer
Finance
Date: 16-Jan-16
Series: A
Size: $1.0bn
Country:
Sector: Capital Markets
Date: 31-May-16
Series: Undisclosed
Size: $400m
Top UK FinTech VC deals
14
TOP FINTECH VC DEALS 2016
Top global FinTech VC deals
Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
15. |
4,500
1,200
1,013
400
400
394
237
220
212
180
165
153
150
150
115
103
103
101
100
100
100
100
AliPay (China)
Lu.com (China)
JD Finance (China)
ION Trading (Ireland)
Oscar (US)
51credit.com (China)
QuarterSpot (US)
Solar Mosaic (US)
PowerPlan (US)
Payoneer (US)
WeLab (Hong Kong)
Weidai.com (China)
Stripe (US)
LendUp (US)
PaySimple (US)
Zibby (US)
Kreditech (Germany)
Starling Bank (UK)
LendingHome (US)
DPO Group (Ireland)
Affirm (US)
Betterment (US)
Most active global investors by deal volume
15
GLOBAL FINTECH INVESTMENT RANKING
2016
Top global deals by deal value ($M)
Starling Bank was the only UK deal in the top 20 global deals. 500 startups was the most
active global investor by number of investments
39
36
30
21
18
17
13
11
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
500 Startups
Techstars
Startupbootcamp
Y Combinator
FinTech Innovation Labs
Plug and Play
Digital Currency Group
Khosla Ventures
Omidyar Network
Index Ventures
Founders Fund
Accel Parters
Ribbit Capital
QED Investors
Point Nine Capital
Peter Thiel
Nyca Parters
MassChallenge
FoundersClub
Financial Solutions Lab
Fenway Summer Ventures
UK deal HQ in the UK
Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
16. |
Top UK FinTech M&A deals
16
TOP FINTECH M&A DEALS 2016
Top global FinTech M&A deals
EV: $20m
Sector: Payments
Date: 08-Jan-16
Advisor: Deloitte
Sale toMerger with
EV: $5.5bn
Sector: Data & analytics
Date: 12-Jul-16
Advisor: Multiple
EC: $174m
Sector: Enterprise Software
Date: 27-May-16
Advisor: Quayle Munro
EV: $40m
Sector: Capital Markets
Date: 10-Jun-16
Advisor: Quayle Munro
EV: $33m
Sector: Payments
Date: 23-Dec-16
Advisor: Deloitte
Sale to Sale to Sale to
EV: $2.35bn
Sector: Payments
Date: 01-Apr-16
Advisor: Multiple
EV: $1.5bn
Sector: Payments
Date: 01-Jul-16
Advisor: BofA ML
EV: $725m
Sector: Capital Markets
Date: 12-Sep-16
Advisor: Evercore
EV: $463m
Sector: Payments
Date: 27-Jan-16
Advisor: Unknown
Sale to Sale to Sale to Sale to
Qingdao Haili Metal
One Co Ltd
Merger with
EV: $5.5bn
Sector: Data & analytics
Date: 12-Jul-16
Advisor: Multiple
Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
20. |
Challenger
Banks,
20%
Money
Transfer &
FX, 10%
Digital
Currencies &
Blockchain,
6%
Crowdfunding,
6%
Alternative
Lending /
Financing,
29%
Payments,
6%
Enterprise
Software,
5%
Wealth
Management,
10%
Capital
Markets,
2%
RegTech,
3%
Financial
inclusion,
3% Cyber
security,
2%
Alternative Lending / Financing remains the top trend in 2016
20
UK FINTECH VC DEALS BY VERTICAL -
(2015 vs 2016)
UK VC investment by vertical - 2015 vs 2016
(% deal value)
2016 UK VC investment by vertical
(% deal value)
Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
Top trends
29%
20%
10%
10%
6%
6%
6%
5%
3%
3%
2%
2%
0%
34%
12%
25%
12%
0%
4%
4%
1%
0%
0%
5%
1%
2%
Alternative Lending / Financing
Challenger Banks
Money Transfer & FX
Wealth Management
Digital Currencies & Blockchain
Crowdfunding
Payments
Enterprise Software
RegTech
Financial inclusion
Capital Markets
Cyber security
Data & Analytics
2016 2015
21. |
Most active UK investors by deal number
21
UK FINTECH INVESTMENT RANKING -
2016
Top UK deals by deal value ($M)
There were 9 Innovate Finance members within the top 20 UK deals. Techstars & FinTech
Innovation Lab were the UK’s top investors
101.0
57.0
52.2
39.5
35.0
31.9
28.9
28.5
26.0
25.0
22.6
17.3
14.0
13.4
13.3
13.3
13.0
10.5
10.0
10.0
Starling Bank
iwoca
Nutmeg
SETL
BillFront
Tandem
Sonovate
Ezbob
TransferWise
LendInvest
Property Partner
Sonovate
Digital Shadows
Azimo
OpenGamma
Flypay
GoCardless
Crowdcube
WeSwap.com
Payleven
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
Techstars
FinTech Innovation Lab
Startupbootcamp
Entrepreneur First
Passion Capital
Octopus Labs
Balderton Capital
Global Founders Capital
Seedcamp
Index Ventures
Dawn Capital
Innovate Finance
member
Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
22. |
10.0
39.5
10.5
57.0
13.3 13.3
17.3
52.2
35.0
22
UK FINTECH VC INVESTMENT -
POST BREXIT ROUNDS
9 of the Top 20 UK deals closed post Brexit, with total post Brexit investment of $368m
Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17) Note: The Brexit vote was on the 23rd June 2016
Date Jul-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Oct-16 Oct-16 Oct-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16
Series B Angel n/a C D A B D A
Vertical
Money
Transfer &
FX
Blockchain
Crowd-
funding
Alt Lending /
Financing
RegTech Payments
Alt Lending /
Financing
Wealth
Management
Alt Lending /
Financing
23. | 23
UK FINTECH INVESTOR HQ LOCATIONS
(2015 & 2016)
46% of investment into the UK was from non domiciled VCs, down from 53% in 2015. 2016
investment outside of the UK was largely from Europe (19%) and US (18%)
* United states includes BermudaSource: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
United
States*,
18%
United
Kingdom,
54%
Europe,
19%
Asia, 3%
Middle East,
1%
Other,
1% Unknown,
4%
UK FinTech Investor HQ Locations - 2015 vs 20162016 UK FinTech Investor HQ Locations
54%
18%
19%
3%
1%
1%
4%
47%
25%
16%
5%
3%
1%
3%
United Kingdom
United States*
Europe
Asia
Middle East
Other
Unknown
2016 2015
24. | 24
UK FINTECH VERTICAL ANALYSIS -
5 YEAR TREND
The top five verticals in the UK have seen reduced deal size in 2016 in comparison with 2015
73
44
9
24 17
59 51
28 21 23
158
219
130
15
39
395
48
298
55
138
230
45
77
12
78
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Alternative Lending /
Financing
Payments Money Transfer & FX Capital Markets Wealth Management
Dealvalue(USDM)
4 8 710 10 6 13
29
46 36 43
823
42
145
11
43 43
158
38
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Data & Analytics* Digital currencies &
blockchain
Crowdfunding Challenger banks Enterprise software
Dealvalue(USDM)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17) *Data & Analytics figures exclude Markit VC round of $500m in 2013
25. | 25
Notes:
1) Includes Barclays / Techstars, Startupbootcamp and FinTech Innovation Lab
2) % represent number of cohort companies in a vertical compared with the total cohort companies in that year
UK ACCELORATOR FINTECH COHORT -
TREND ANALYSIS (2014 – 2016)
2014
RegTech
25%
Digital Currencies
and Blockchain
17%
Wealth
Management
17%
Enterprise
software
24%
Data &
Analytics
24%
Digital Currencies
and Blockchain
18%
Payments
17%
Data &
Analytics
17%
2015 2016
RegTech was the most common vertical in 2016, with Digital Currencies and Blockchain the
top verticals in both 2015 and 2016
26. |
26
UK EQUITY CROWDFUNDING FINTECH
INVESTMENT 2016
Equity crowdingfunding investment by FinTech verticalKey statistics
Note: Includes Crowdcube, Angels Den, Envestors, SyndicateRoom, Seedrs
Source:
UK equity crowdfunding investment into FinTechs totaled $37.9M in 2016, with 45% invested
into crowdfunding platforms
Crowdfunding
Platforms,
45%
Wealth
Management,
22%
Money
Transfer &
FX, 14%
Challenger
Banks, 13%
Digital
Currencies &
Blockchain, 4%
Capital
Markets,
1%
Data &
Analytics,
1% InsurTech,
1%
FinTech deal value $37.9M
FinTech deal
volume
18
Average % raised
vs goals
(FinTech
Companies)
140%
28. |
2016 GLOBAL VC FINTECH INVESTMENT
LANDSCAPE – ANALYST SUPPLEMENT
28Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
Investors
The most active FinTech investor in 2016 was the seed fund and start up accelerator 500 Startups with 39
investments. In June 2016, 500 Startups announced it was raising a $25m FinTech fund to invest in ~100 early
stage companies globally
Accelerators Startupbootcamp (UK based) and Techstars (US based) were also amongst the most active global
investors, with 36 and 30 investments respectively. Startupbootcamp has FinTech accelerators in London,
Mumbai, New York and Singapore. Techstars has partnered with Barclays and has FinTech accelerators in New
York, London and in 2016 launched programs in Tel Aviv and Cape Town
Exits
In contrast to 2015, which saw two large FinTech IPOs (Square and Worldpay), 2016 did not see any notable
FinTech companies IPO, with several companies postponing them (e.g. SoFi, Elevate Credit Inc.)
2016 Exits were realised through M&A via trade or private equity. The largest exit was UK based data & analytics
company Markit’s merger with US based IHS for $5.5bn
FinTech M&A activity is likely to increase in 2017 as the number of mature FinTech companies in the market
increases
29. |
2016 UK VC FINTECH INVESTMENT
LANDSCAPE – ANALYST SUPPLEMENT
29Source: Pitchbook (as at 30/01/17)
Investors
The top investors in the UK were Techstars and FinTech Innovation Labs – both US domiciled accelerators with
specific London FinTech cohorts
46% of investment into the UK was from investors not domiciled in the UK, the largest of these being Europe at
19% and the US at 18%. Within Europe, large amount of investment from France and Germany – other notable
FinTech hubs
UK accelerators
25% of the London FinTech accelerator cohorts in 2016 were RegTech companies, supporting the prediction that
RegTech will emerge as an important FinTech vertical in 2017
Blockchain is also a top vertical (17% of the cohorts in both 2015 & 2016), indicating that this technology is still
receiving investment and development attention on the path to wider industry application and adoption
Equity crowdfunding
Equity crowdfunding is performing not only as a strong and stable asset class in its own right, but also a growing
vertical in the alternative finance industry
$37.9m was raised by FinTechs across platforms in 2016, with crowdfunding platforms raising 45% of the total
FinTech investment through platforms. As the sector matures, we are more than likely to see other verticals
seeking to capitalise on this new fundraising method
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APPENDIX I: VERTICAL DEFINITIONS
Alternative Lending / Financing – P2P lending, invoice financing, SME financing, e-lending platforms, credit
scoring
Capital Markets – innovation relating to primary issuance, securities trading, M&A, trade and advisory services
in a B2B
Challenger Banks – new digital banks that are challenging the large established High Street banks
Crowdfunding – platforms that allow investment for projects / companies / property
Cyber Security - technology designed to protect companies infrastructure from attack, damage or
unauthorised access
Data & Analytics – analysis of data within the financial industry to support data driven decisions
Digital Currencies & Blockchain – digital ledger technology, in which transactions made in bitcoin or digital
currency are recorded chronologically and publicly
Enterprise Software – software solutions for financial service industry
Financial Inclusion – delivery of financial services to the unbanked / unbankable
InsurTech – technology applied to the insurance industry
Money Transfer & FX – money transfer, international remittance & currency conversion
Payments – innovation in payments, including cashless, online / ecommerce, mobile, B2B, merchant / POS,
wallets, P2P, recurring
RegTech – technology applied to resolve issues regarding regulation within the financial industry
Wealth Management – innovation within pensions, savings, personal financial management, investment
platforms and management of personal assets and investments (e.g. robo-advisors)
33. |
33
APPENDIX II: METHODOLOGY
VC deal value figures include the deal types:
- Angel
- Accelerator / incubator
- Crowdfunding
- VC (all rounds)
- Private Equity (Growth/Expansion rounds only)
VC deal value figures include all deals completed or announced (verified to press releases) in 2016
Deal volume figures include deals without a disclosed deal value
UK VC deal value represents investment into FinTech companies which are Head Quartered in the UK