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In today's Daily Pitch, you'll find: - Add-ons are dominating the European buyout market as sponsors build up their current assets to weather the downturn.
- VC funding for foodtech companies fell in Q2 amid a broader slowdown in venture activity, according to our Emerging Tech Research.
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| Foodtech funding falls as VC appetite for dealmaking diminishes | | VC funding for the foodtech industry continued to experience a pullback amid macroeconomic headwinds in Q2. Startups around the world raised $5.6 billion across 275 deals—representing quarter-over-quarter drops of 21.5% and 32.8%, respectively.
Our recent Emerging Tech Research update provides a detailed look at the foodtech landscape, exploring industry opportunities like ghost kitchens and molecular ingredients. Takeaways include: - The foodtech sector recorded a rise in exits, particularly acquisitions—as market volatility impacted fundraising for many startups, in turn boosting opportunities for strategic acquirers.
- Despite the funding dip, valuations and deal sizes continued to surge to new highs, with pre-money valuations up at every VC stage.
- Inflation and shifting consumer spending habits may create a tailwind for ecommerce-focused food suppliers that can minimize delivery and service fees.
| | | | | | | | | Add-ons dominate European buyout market with B2B leading the charge | |  | | (paulaphoto/Shutterstock) | | | Add-ons have accounted for the largest portion of European buyouts this year, as sponsors look to consolidate positions in certain markets.
While financial services snagged the add-on deal with the largest price tag, B2B and IT have dominated so far this year, accounting for 35.9% and 26.9% of total buyout deal value, respectively. | | | | | | | |
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| Ansarada's Indicators data helps make sense of an uncertain market | | Ansarada uses hundreds of thousands of anonymized data points to reveal emerging trends across deal types and industries in the new Deal Indicators Report.
Launched this week, the report is based on insights gathered through Ansarada's platform throughout the financial year. By including deals that are active and ongoing, Indicators is able to point to trends an average of 6-12 months before they're announced to the market.
Transactional insights surfaced in Indicators reveal a stabilization of the post-COVID boom, with an 8% decrease QoQ in new M&A deals, and a 25% increase in bankruptcies and insolvencies globally.
Read the full report for more, including capital raising, IPO, targeted acquisitions, impact on deal durations and M&A bidder groups, and in-depth industry breakdowns.
Download the FY23 Deal Indicators Report | | | | | | | |
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| Are you on top of term sheets? Take our quiz | |  | | (Jenna O'Malley/PitchBook News) | | | For the first time since 2020, valuations and deal terms are trending in investors' favor. Entrepreneurs will have to adapt.
This brave new world is bringing back investor-friendly deal terms, several of which had fallen out of fashion in recent years. Consider this quiz your primer for venture capital's new reality. | | | | | | | | | | The story of what happened when one private equity firm took over a nursing home. [The New Yorker]
How deadly bacteria spread in a Similac factory—and caused the US formula shortage. [Bloomberg]
More than $100 million worth of NFTs were reported stolen in scams over the past year, underscoring officials' worries that they could present new paths for laundering money. [The Wall Street Journal] | | | | | |
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| | Since yesterday, the PitchBook Platform added: | | 362 Deals | 1730 People | 518 Companies | 30 Funds | | | | | | |
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| Thirdweb hits $160M valuation | | | Thirdweb has raised a $24 million Series A at a $160 million valuation in a round led by Haun Ventures. The company provides software development tools for building Web3 apps. | | | | | | | Landing picks up $125M for subscription-based apartments | | | Landing has raised a $125 million Series C led by Delta-v Capital. The company operates a network of subscription-based apartments across more than 375 cities in the US. | | | | | | | Aktis Oncology adds $84 million to Series A | | | | | | | | 3T Biosciences launches with $40M Series A | | | | | | | | | | Goldcast has raised $28 million in a Series A led by WestBridge Capital, with support from Unusual Ventures. Based in the Boston area, the company helps B2B marketers host interactive virtual and hybrid events. | | | | | | | Fair Square Medicare banks $15M | | | | | | | | Avenda scoops up $10M for AI-driven cancer treatment | | | California-based Avenda Health has raised a $10 million Series B led by VCapital to further develop its AI-based technology for diagnosing and treating prostate cancer. | | | | | | | | | Equal Opportunity Ventures has led a $9 million investment in Headroom, bringing the company's total funding to $14 million. Headroom offers a virtual meeting platform with AI-generated highlight reels and action items. | | | | | |
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| 11:11 Systems to buy Sungard Availability Services unit | | | | | | | | PE-backed GoEngineer acquires Computer Aided Technology | | | | | | | | Northstar Capital backs IronCraft | | | | | | | | Prestige Medical Imaging lands MedServ Plus, XRV Healthcare | | | | | | | | PE-backed Excel Fitness buys 14 Planet Fitness locations | | | | | | | | Blackstone looks to buy Pink Floyd's back catalog | | | | | | |
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| Blackstone launches West Coast team | | | Blackstone has announced the launch of a branch in San Francisco. Sachin Bavishi, a senior managing director, will relocate from New York to establish and lead the company's West Coast presence. | | | | | |
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