Activant Oct19 Europe
Activant Oct19 Europe
Activant Oct19 Europe
Recipients should bear in mind that past performance is not indicative of future results, and there can be no Rede Partners (Americas) LLC is an SEC registered broker dealer under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and a
assurance that the Fund will achieve comparable results or that any projected, targeted or estimated results will be member in good standing of FINRA and SIPC.
MICHEL ANGELO
Purpose-built software for thesis-management and deal generation.
SOURCING PL ATFORM
PROPRIETARY Unique network of software buyers used to de-risk asset selection and
ECOSYSTEM drive value creation.
Activant is a disruptive growth PARTNERSHIP MODEL Rigorous operational involvement to deliver “at scale” enterprises.
equity investor focused on
commerce infrastructure and 5.2x realized Gross MOIC 1
0% loss ratio across entire portfolio 2
data supply chain technology. PERFORMANCE
$1.0 BN+ realized proceeds across all funds 3
408% revenue CAGR 4
1) AS OF 06/30/2019. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. INVESTORS MAY LOSE INVESTMENT CAPITAL. PLEASE SEE “PORTFOLIO RETURNS” SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL OF ACTIVANT’S
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING UNREALIZED INVESTMENTS, AND WHERE APPLICABLE, “NET” PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. THE GROSS MOIC PRESENTED ABOVE IS WITHOUT DEDUCTION FOR MANAGEMENT FEES, EXPENSES, CARRIED INTEREST, AND
OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES, WHICH IN AGGREGATE MAY BE SUBSTANTIAL.
2) LOSS RATIO ACROSS PRE-FUND, FUND I, FUND II, AND FUND III.
3) TOTAL GROSS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM 8 EXITS, INCLUDING REALIZATION OF CELECT FROM FUND I IN AUGUST 2019.
4) WEIGHTED AVERAGE AS OF Q4 2018 ON BASIS OF INVESTMENT SIZE FOR UNREALIZED DEALS, COMPRISING FUND I, FUND II AND FUND III PLATFORM INVESTMENTS (CAGR ENTRY TO 2019E).
$1,011 MM
5.2x Gross MOIC
112.5% Gross IRR 408%
Revenue CAGR 2
from 8 Exits
$194 MM
# OF
PLATFORM REALIZED REALIZED FUND GROSS GROSS NET NET INVESTED AND
VINTAGE INVESTMENTS MULTIPLE IRR SIZE MULTIPLE IRR MULTIPLE IRR RESERVED
PRE-FUND 3 2010 8 5.3x 112.5% $207 MM 4.9x 111.4% 3.7x 83.4% 100%
FUND I 4 2015 4 2.5x 45.0% $75 MM 2.1x 24.2% 1.7x 18.7% 100%
- -
FUND III 6 2019 3 $250 MM 7 NM NM NM NM >30% 8
1) AS OF 06/30/2019. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. INVESTORS MAY LOSE INVESTMENT CAPITAL. PLEASE SEE “PORTFOLIO RETURNS” SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL OF ACTIVANT’S PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING UNREALIZED
INVESTMENTS, AND WHERE APPLICABLE, “NET” PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. THE GROSS MOIC PRESENTED ABOVE IS WITHOUT DEDUCTION FOR MANAGEMENT FEES, EXPENSES, CARRIED INTEREST, AND OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES, WHICH IN AGGREGATE MAY BE SUBSTANTIAL.
2) WEIGHTED AVERAGE AS OF Q4 2018 ON BASIS OF INVESTMENT SIZE FOR UNREALIZED DEALS, COMPRISING FUND I, FUND II AND FUND III PLATFORM INVESTMENTS (CAGR ENTRY TO 2019E).
3) PRE-FUND RETURNS AS OF 06/30/2019, NET RETURNS ACCOUNT FOR ESTIMATED FEES. PRE-FUND REFERS TO 8 PLATFORM INVESTMENTS CARRIED OUT PRIOR TO ACTIVANT FUND I INCEPTION, WITH SIX REALIZATIONS. PRE-FUND FUND SIZE REFLECTS TOTAL EQUITY INVESTED ACROSS PRE-FUND DEALS.
4) FUND I REALIZED AND TOTAL RETURNS ASSUME CELECT AUGUST 2019 EXIT VALUATION AS OF 30 JUNE 2019.
5) FUND II TOTAL RETURNS ASSUME BATON TECHNOLOGIES VALUATION AS OF 30 JUNE 2019, PRO FORMA FOR MARK-UP IN SEPTEMBER 2019 FINANCING ROUND.
6) FUND III GROSS AND NET RETURNS ARE NM SINCE MOST OCCURRED POST 30 JUNE 2019.
7) TARGET FUND SIZE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2019, ACTIVANT HAS CLOSED ~$135 MM OF COMMITMENTS FOR FUND III.
8) INVESTED AND RESERVED AMOUNT RELATIVE TO ~$200 MM OF COMMITMENTS AS OF OCTOBER 2019.
Steve Sarracino Peter McCoy Richard Benson-Armer 1 Neeta Rastogi Singh Fahad Hassan
FOUNDING PARTNER PARTNER OPERATING PARTNER COO OPERATING PRINCIPAL
Previous Experience: Previous Experience: Previous Experience: Previous Experience: Previous Experience:
• Senior Inv. Professional, • Co-founder, Alluring Logic • Senior Partner, McKinsey • COO/CFO, Armarium • VP of Business Operations,
Serent Capital (acquired by LVMH) • SVP & Chief Strategy Officer, • Managing Director, Convoy
• Vice President, American • Bridgewater Associates Thomson Reuters Dallimore & Co. • Founder & CEO, Always
Capital • UBS (Investment Banking) Education: • General Atlantic Prepped (Acquired by Alma)
• McKinsey & Co. Education: • University of Cape Town, MBA • Goldman Sachs • VP Business Development,
Education: • JMU, BS Finance & Econ • University of Witwatersrand, BS Intelliworks
Education:
• UPenn (Wharton), MBA Education:
• Harvard Business School, MBA
• SMU, BA Finance & Econ • Virginia Tech, BA
• UPenn, BS Econ, BA Science
Interdisciplinary Studies
Investment Team Niklas Halusa Hana Khosla Andrew Steele Max Thoeny
PRINCIPAL SENIOR ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ANALYST
Hire Pending Previous Experience: Previous Experience: Previous Experience: Previous Experience:
• Turvo (Product Manager) • Goldman Sachs • Co-Founder & CEO, • Motomo Studio
• Bank of America Merrill (Private Equity) IvyMinded Education:
Lynch Education: Education: • NYU, BA Interdisciplinary
Education: • UChicago, BA Econ • Harvard, BA Econ & Psych Design
• Harvard, BA Econ
Trevor Noon
ANALYST
Previous Experience:
Experienced partners with mix Transparent, non- Entrepreneurial DNA
• Bain & Co. of operational, investment hierarchical, continual reinforced through deep
Education:
• Harvard, BA Statistics and technology experience improvement culture company engagement
6 1) THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT TARGETED PERFORMANCE WILL BE MET. INVESTORS IN THE FUND MAY LOSE INVESTMENT CAPITAL. Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
THESIS-FIRST APPROACH: SPENDING TIME TO DE-RISK ASSET SELECTION
THESIS MET PLATFORM
ESTABLISHED WITH COMPANY INVESTMENT DATE
and ERP
1
• Omni-channel fulfillment 2013 +2 years 2015 +1 year Q3 ’16
• Omni-channel commerce
2010 +5 years 2015 +2 years Q2 ’17
infrastructure
FUND II
2 • Horizontal payment
2016 +1.5 years 2017 +1 year Q4 ‘18
solutions
Avg. time spent: Avg. time spent:
+3.2 years +2 years
1) FOLLOW-ON PLATFORM INVESTMENT IN TURVO WAS MADE IN Q3 ‘17 FOR FUND II.
7 2) FOLLOW-ON PLATFORM INVESTMENT IN BOLT WAS MADE IN Q2 ’19 FOR FUND III. Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
THESIS-FIRST APPROACH: IN PRACTICE
1. DERIVE THESIS 2. REFINE AND TEST THESIS 3. EXECUTE ON THESIS 4. REINFORCE THESIS OUTCOME 1
needs a digital matching platform. Deliberate Ecosystem customer Key customer introductions well
introductions, helping confirm before signing a term sheet to Por tfolio Operations
28 Months product and business model. cement founder’s trust. Assisted in subsequent funding round, e.g.
developing thesis. by developing detailed financial model.
Entry (2016) 2019E
Ecosystem Introductions
MOBILE-FOCUSED COMMERCE
Increasing move towards omni-channel >30 Several agencies and partners, +273%
retailing requires a system for mobile Ecosystem conversations with helping gain distribution faster. ARR CAGR
integration, inventory management and different brands and retailers.
Positioned as preferred investor
flexible fulfilment. Por tfolio Operations
Initial Fund I pre-growth after key customer introductions
36 Months investment, confirming target’s helped build target’s pipeline. Honed product marketing to help
unlock upmarket subscription revenue.
developing thesis. best-of-breed product.
Entry (2017) 2019E
1) EXPECTED AS OF Q2 2019. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
2) 2019E REVENUE INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM INDIGO MARKETPLACE.
THE SELECTED INVESTMENTS SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE DIFFERENT THESES IMPLEMENTED BY ACTIVANT. PLEASE SEE “PORTFOLIO RETURNS” SECTION FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THE PRIOR PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS MADE BY ACTIVANT.
INVEST ACROSS
THESIS
REFINE LEARNINGS
THROUGH PORTFOLIO
AND ECOSYSTEM
DEVELOP ADDITIONAL
THESES
COMPOUNDING
PORTFOLIO EFFECTS
U N D E RW R I T I N G A DVA N TAG E I N AC T I O N 2
1) THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT TARGETED PERFORMANCE WILL BE MET. INVESTORS IN THE FUND MAY LOSE INVESTMENT CAPITAL.
2) THE SELECTED INVESTMENTS SET FORTH ABOVE ARE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE UNDERWRITING ADVANTAGE DESCRIBED HERIN. PLEASE SEE “PORTFOLIO RETURNS”
10 SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THE PRIOR INVESTMENTS MADE BY ACTIVANT. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
OPERATING APPROACH: A SCALABLE END-TO-END PROGRAM
OPER ATING PROGR AM OPER ATIONS IN ACTION
1 UNDERWRITING
4
CONTINUOUS 2.8x 110% 448%
IMPROVEMENT CARR CAGR SINCE ARR CAGR SINCE
GROSS MOIC ENTRY ENTRY
• Strong feedback loops
• Compounded portfolio
learnings
THE SELECTED INVESTMENTS SET FORTH ABOVE ARE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE UNDERWRITING ADVANTAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN. PLEASE SEE “PORTFOLIO RETURNS” SECTION FOR
11 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THE PRIOR INVESTMENTS MADE BY ACTIVANT. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
Commerce
Key: Infrastructure
IoT Technologies RETURNS REFLECT VALUATIONS AS OF 06/30/2019
KPI
FUND I 2 DESCRIPTION SECTOR DATE AMOUNT VAUE MULTIPLE IRR CAGR 1
$229.6 MM 15.0x
MEDIAN COST BASIS
10.0x
3.9x
MEDIAN 2019E REVENUE
Revenue Multiple
COST BASIS MULTIPLE Fund III
430%
MEDIAN 2019E TOPLINE GROWTH 5.0x
Fund II
ALL 2
1) SaaS INDEX INCLUDES ORCL, SAP, ADBE, CRM, NOW, SQ, WDAY, TEAM, SPLK, SHOP, VEEV, DATA, PAYC, RNG, HUBS, ZEN
13 2) 2019E REVENUE INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM INDIGO MARKETPLACE. Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
PORTFOLIO: EXHIBITING EXCELLENT GROWTH
INDIVIDUAL CAGR
GROWTH WEIGHTED BY EQUITY INVESTED
+757%
+413%
FUND II +147%
+1,026%
+28%
+110%
1) WEIGHTED AVERAGE AS OF Q4 2018 ON BASIS OF INVESTMENT SIZE FOR FUND I, FUND II AND FUND III UNREALIZED DEALS.
14 Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
FUND I REALIZATION: CELECT
INVESTMENT TIMELINE INVESTMENT SUMMARY
42.8% GROSS REALIZED IRR1 Predictive analytics platform for retail planning, allocation and
$13.6 MM omni-channel fulfillment.
2.5x GROSS REALIZED MOIC1
In August, Activant exited Celect through a successful strategic
sale to NIKE, Inc.
$8.3 MM valuation
$5.5 MM TOTAL 1.5x MOIC
$5.0 MM
$0.1 MM $0.4 MM
• Developed product strategy and • Key customer introductions • Assisted management in the Investment: $5.5 MM
new Fulfillment & Merchandising leveraging Activant’s Ecosystem and fundraise process for their Series C.
platform. the Ecosystem of Activant’s existing
Ownership: 9.7%
• Activant worked with management
portfolio companies. to re-vamp product marketing Cost Basis: $56.6 MM
• Brought on new CEO, John Andrews, materials for Celect’s 2.0 launch.
and helped manage complex • SELECT CUSTOMER Post-Money Valuation: $85.0 MM
founder dynamics as company INTRODUCTIONS: • STRATEGIC SALE: Activant
scaled. supported sales process resulting in Total Equity Raised: $30.4 MM
a successful early exit to Nike, Inc.
Total Proceeds from Sale: $13.6 MM
1) CELECT INDIVIDUAL GROSS RETURNS AS OF DATE OF EXIT (07 AUGUST 2019) RELATIVE TO DATE OF FIRST PRE-GROWTH INVESTMENT (01 APRIL 2015).
15 PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
FUND III
Invested capital
Unrealized gain $250 MM
LP co-invest >30%
Committed capital INVESTED 1
Target ~$200.0 MM
$60.9 MM
$8.0 MM $25.0 MM
DATE June 2019 August 2019 September 2019 September 2019 October 2019 Year End 2019
17 1) INCLUDES $2.5 MM TOTAL PRE-GROWTH INVESTMENTS IN BATON TECHNOLOGIES AND SIMBE ROBOTICS Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
FUND III INDICATIVE RETURNS BY EARLY-2020
Based on potential upcoming financing rounds
Fu n d I I : $29.3
~2. 3x 1
~1.6x $550 MM Valuation
Gross
MOIC
~2.0x
Valuation range
$21.5
$118.0 of potential
upcoming
Gross $13.0 financing rounds
MOIC
~1.5x
Cost at Entry Prospective Valuation (early-2020)
($ in MM)
$63.7
$92.0
~2.0x $1, 250 MM Valuation
$60.0
Valuation range
$45.5 of potential
upcoming
financing rounds
$22.8
1) ACTIVANT HAS INVESTED IN BOLT ACROSS BOTH FUNDS II AND III. FUND II PROSPECTIVE RETURNS SHOWN IN ITALICTS.
18 2) BASED ON EXISTING FUND III INVESTMENTS IN BOLT, BETTER AND DELIVERR. Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
NOTE: VALUATION ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON PROSPECTIVE FINANCING ROUNDS – FOR INDICATIVE PURPOSES ONLY.
FUND III INVESTMENTS
Investment: Investment: Investment:
Discounted: 03/28/2019
Investment Date: Investment Date: 08/08/2019 Investment Date: 09/03/2019
B-3 valuation: 06/28/2019
OVERVIEW
Discounted: $3.0 MM
Investment: Investment: $22.8 MM 2 Investment: $25 MM
B-3 valuation: $10.0 MM
‣ End-to-end online payments platform offering a ‣ Full-stack digital lender providing homebuyers with a ‣ An end-to-end ecommerce fulfilment technology
horizontal solution comprising checkout, payment fast, transparent, digital mortgage experience, at a provider that connects key stakeholders in the supply
processing, and advanced fraud protection. lower price than competitors. chain.
‣ After exploring a thesis on payments following Ecosystem ‣ Ecommerce is >$500 BN in the US alone, growing 14% annually.
conversations about pain-point of a seamless ecommerce ‣ Conversations with Ecosystem members revealed the highly siloed Consumers have begun to expect fast and reliable shipping in line
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
checkout experience, Activant identified Bolt as the first data and workflow inefficiencies across legacy mortgage with Amazon’s 1-2 day delivery. Activant realized an asset-light
independent company replicating Amazon’s one-click checkout; origination and underwriting systems. fulfilment platform would be the best solution for independent
Activant carried out a $1 MM investment in July 2018. merchants.
‣ After an Ecosystem introduction, Activant spent 16 months getting ‣ After identifying Deliverr’s potential early on in the company’s
‣ Bolt recognized the value-add following monthly onsite
to know Better’s management and business proposition, while growth, Activant began to diligence the product, and advised the
operational visits and selected Activant to lead its November 2018
identifying key areas for improving the enterprise sales organization firm on institutionalizing the sales and marketing playbook, as well
financing with a $25 MM investment from Fund II.
and playbook. as scaling the customer success functions.
19 1) AS OF 06/30/2019
Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
2) EXCLUDES $8 MM OF LP CO-INVEST, WHICH BRINGS TOTAL EQUITY INVESTMENT TO $30.8 MM.
CURRENT PIPELINE OPPORTUNITIES
EXPECTED 2019
PROJECT THESIS DESCRIPTION STATUS REGION COMMITMENT
REVENUE RANGE
V
A MANUFACTURING Full stack on-demand manufacturing platform In Diligence United States $20-30 MM $7-10 MM
8% 47%
20 1) WEIGHTED BY NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS BASED ON 38 TOTAL PIPELINE OPPORTUNITIES. Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
FUND III OVERVIEW
INVESTMENT SIZE • ~ $10 - $40 million initial equity investments
• Expected median platform check: $25 million
• Potential for smaller “Pre-Growth” investments when strategic; expected to be no more than 5% of the Fund
• Management Fee: 2% on capital commitments during the investment period; 1.5% on invested capital until
FUND TERMS
the fourth anniversary of the end of the investment period
• 20% carry above an 8% hurdle
• European waterfall; 50/50 catch-up
• Full return of capital including fees
INVESTORS • Significant participation from existing investors, including endowments, foundations, and family offices
• Minimum GP Commitment: $5 million or 2% of total commitments
RetailNext Turvo
Q2 ‘15 Q3 ’16
$23 MM 1 $19 MM
FUND I
FIRST CLOSE APRIL 2015
ShopKeep Celect
Q3 ’15 Q1 ‘17
$17 MM 2 $6 MM 3
NewStore Turvo
Q2 ’17 Q3 ’18
$25 MM 4 $14 MM
FUND II
FIRST CLOSE FEBRUARY 2017
Indigo Bolt
Q3 '17 Q4 '18
$30 MM 5 $25 MM 6
INDICATES EXIT
2
2021 / 2022 Strategic sale 4x >5x
Strategic sale
2021 4x >5x
or IPO
Strategic sale
2022 / 2023 >4x >5x
or IPO
TIME
1) PARTIAL REALIZATION IN ANTICIPATED RECAP TRANSPIRING BY YEAR END 2019 / EARLY 2020 ALLOWING ACTIVANT TO PAY BACK ITS PROMISSORY NOTE AT 2X RETURNS AND RETAIN
26 EQUITY OWNERSHIP IN COMPANY. FULL REALIZATION BY ROUTE OF STRATEGIC SALE IS TARGETED FOR 2022 WITH BASE AND UPSIDE CASE RETURNS OF 3X AND 4X, RESPECTIVELY.
Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
2) REFERS TO FUND RETURNS ON FUND I INVESTMENT.
ANTICIPATED LIQUIDITY RETURNS (END-2019 / EARLY-2020)
($ IN MM)
Path to Liquidity
0.8x
Fund I DPI
+$61.0
REALIZED
27 1) CELECT INDIVIDUAL GROSS RETURNS AS OF DATE OF EXIT (07 AUGUST 2019) RELATIVE TO DATE OF FIRST PRE-GROWTH INVESTMENT (01 APRIL 2015). Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
2. MARKET OPPORTUNITY
$453 BN 30,000
600
4,000
4,438
3,776
# of Deals
20,000
300 2,008
2,000 1,790
SOURCE: US CENSUS BUREAU, EMARKETER.COM
200
10,000 1,000
100
0
2020 0 0 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
IoT Market Size Axis Title
Angel/Seed Early VC Later VC
Aggregate Value Number of funds
2016
$457 BN SOURCE: PREQIN PE ONLINE SOURCE: PITCHBOOK; 2018 DATA THROUGH Q3 ANNUALIZED
$157 BN
1 INVESTED GROSS
PRE-FUND ENTRY DATE EXIT DATE
AMOUNT
REALIZED UNREALIZED TOTAL VALUE
MULTIPLE
GROSS IRR
Pre-Growth (aggregate) ’15 – ’16 - $2.8 NM $0.8 $3.3 $4.1 1.5x 14.2%
1) RETAILNEXT EQUITY VALUE INCLUDES LIQUIDATION VALUE OF PROMISSORY NOTES. NET RETURNS: 1.4x 4 28.9% 4
2) SHOPKEEP OWNERSHIP REFLECT FULLY DILUTED EQUITY OWNERSHIP WITH CONVERTIBLE NOTES CONSIDERED ON AN UNCONVERTED BASIS.
3) CELECT INDIVIDUAL GROSS RETURNS AS OF DATE OF EXIT (07 AUGUST 2019). FUND I GROSS AND NET RETURNS ASSUME CELECT EXIT VALUATION AS OF 30 JUNE 2019.
4) FUND II GROSS AND NET RETURNS AS OF Q2 2019, PRO FORMA FOR VALUATION OF BATON TECHNOLOGIES DURING ITS SEPTEMBER 2019 FINANCING ROUND.
32 PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. PLEASE SEE ENDNOTES FOR DEFINITIONS. Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
DETAILED RETURNS: FUND III
FUND III RETURNS AS OF LAST CAPITAL IN
ALL $ VALUES IN MILLIONS
NET RETURNS: NM NM
1) ALL FUND III INDIVIDUAL GROSS RETURNS HAVE BEEN VALUED FROM DATE OF FIRST INVESTMENT TO DATE OF FINAL INVESTMENT. FUND LEVEL GROSS AND NET RETURNS ARE NM SINCE MOST OCCURRED POST 30 JUNE 2019.
2) ACTIVANT INVESTED AN INCREMENTAL $13MM AS PART OF THE SERIES B-3, $3MM OF WHICH WAS INVESTED IN MARCH 2019, PLUS $10MM IN JUNE 2019. AS OF 06/30/2019.
3) EXCLUDES $8 MM OF LP CO-INVEST, BRINGING TOTAL INVESTMENT TO $30.8 MM AND OWNERSHIP TO 4.8%.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. PLEASE SEE ENDNOTES FOR DEFINITIONS.
1) FUND II PRE-GROWTH RETURNS AS OF Q2 2019, PRO FORMA FOR VALUATION OF BATON TECHNOLOGIES DURING ITS SEPTEMBER 2019 FINANCING ROUND.
34 2) FUND III PRE-GROWTH RETURNS ARE NM GIVEN MOST INVESTMENTS OCCURRED POST Q2 2019. Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. PLEASE SEE ENDNOTES FOR DEFINITIONS.
STRONG INVOLVEMENT
LIMITED INVOLVEMENT
36 PLEASE REFERENCE ENDNOTES FOR PRE-GROWTH INVESTMENT DEFINITION Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
COMPANY OUTREACH: PRE-GROWTH STRATEGY
• Activant’s “pre-growth” strategy plays an important role in our broader investment approach, and provides a platform for meeting the
best entrepreneurs earlier in their businesses’ lifecycles. There are three core purposes of the pre-growth strategy:
The ability to write smaller, As the cost of creating companies Investing early in a company’s
earlier-stage checks enables continues to decline and potential growth cycle provides the
Activant to work with best-of- winners emerge more quickly, it is opportunity to highlight our
breed companies in market important to have a nuanced industry roots and operational
segments that have not yet understanding of the earlier- expertise in order to position
reached the point of maturity stage market to identify which Activant as a sought-after
for a growth investment. companies will break out as the lead investor in the follow-on
strongest growth businesses. growth round.
NewStore originally started out as a pre- After spending substantial time evaluating a In Q2 2018 Activant invested in Bolt
growth investment in early 2016. After thesis on warehousing, wholesale, and bulk Payments, an enterprise-grade horizontal
spending 36 months exploring a thesis on ecommerce, Activant identified Boxed as a payments platform including checkout and
omni-channel fulfillment, Activant identified strong strategic asset: it was one of the only fraud prevention designed to drive top-line
NewStore as the best-in-class product and remaining standalone at-scale ecommerce revenue improvements. This investment
strongest team to win this market, however, businesses in the market. Boxed had followed Activant’s exploration of a
the business was too early for a platform proprietary WMS solutions and the world’s checkout and payment thesis after hearing
investment. After highlighting Activant’s most advanced physical warehouse. The repeatedly from Ecosystem partners about
value, CEO Stephan Schambach opened up Boxed team opened up their Series C round the pains associated with online payments
the Series A round (led by General Catalyst) at the issuance price for a pre-growth as they look to catch up with Amazon’s one-
at the issuance price for Activant to make a investment in Q2 2017. Activant decided not click checkout. Activant followed up with
pre-growth investment, and later led the to participate in their most recent fundraise several customer introductions and onsite
Series B growth round after several months due to price, but continues to explore thesis operations and was selected to lead the
of observing the company and seeing it on warehousing. subsequent funding round in Q4 2018.
approach an inflection point.
THE SELECTED INVESTMENTS SET FORTH ABOVE ARE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SOURCING ADVANTAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN. PLEASE SEE “PORTFOLIO RETURNS” SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THE PRIOR INVESTMENTS MADE BY
ACTIVANT. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
SECTOR FOCUS
ECOSYSTEM
6
CONVERSATIONS
Thesis areas
currently in
PROPRIETARY development
KNOWLEDGE
ECOSYSTEM MICHELANGELO
3. EXECUTE ON THESIS
TRIAGE QUICKLY
1) PRE-FUND, FUND I, FUND II, AND FUND III. TRACK THE BEST 19
2) WEIGHTED AVERAGE AS OF Q4 2018 ON BASIS OF INVESTMENT SIZE FOR UNREALIZED COMPANIES Platform
DEALS, COMPRISING FUND I, FUND II AND FUND III PLATFORMS(CAGR ENTRY TO 2019E).
investments 1
UNDERWRITE & INVEST
40 Q3 2019 / CONF IDENT IA L
MICHEL ANGELO OVERVIEW
• Michelangelo is Activant’s proprietary deal sourcing and knowledge management platform
FEATURE OVERVIEW:
AUTOMATIC LEAD GENERATION
DEAL
OUTREACH ASSISTANCE
GENERATION
TOP OF FUNNEL MANAGEMENT
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
THESIS
THOUGHT DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT
MARKET MAPPING
ECOSYSTEM EXPANSION
ECOSYSTEM
CUSTOMER INSIGHTS
ENGAGEMENT
DEAL FLOW