US$ 130mn VC fund
Pre-Series A to Series B funding in tech-enabled companies
Focus on the UK & India market
517 new unicorns globally in 2021, taking the total to 959 – 44 are decacorn (US$ 10+ bn) valuations
Global venture funding reached a record US$ 724bn in 2021, 2+ times the 2020 mark of US$ 356bn
London-headquartered global business with strong roots in the emerging markets through on-ground presence of a very seasoned investment team locally
Creating a large ecosystem for start-ups through investments and investment banking
Founders started their career with M&A and strategic investments before becoming investors and directors in renowned start-up funds such as 9Unicorns; they then set-up JPIN with responsible investment banking for start-ups at its core objective through investments by JPIN along with investments by its network of investors
JPIN invests and enables investments into opportunities as early as seed-stage, and then supports the entrepreneurs and investors to get access to suitable capital from pre-Series A to IPO rounds, all through the large, trusted JPIN network of investors and advisory board.
Quality sourcing of early-stage transactions, the list further pruned through internal analysis and due diligence, followed by discussion and approval by an investment committee of very seasoned investors
Wide network of investors segregated by sectors and stages of investment
Strong capability of bringing in strategic partners for value accretion
The last couple of years saw hurried digitisation of various businesses, presenting an opportunity for various tech-focused start-ups to build sustainable businesses
Global venture financing increased from US$ 310bn in 2019 and US$ 350bn in 2020 to more than US$ 700bn in 2021
Quality sourcing of early-stage transactions, the list further pruned through internal analysis and due diligence, followed by discussion and approval by an investment committee of very seasoned investors
Wide network of investors segregated by sectors and stages of investment
Strong capability of bringing in strategic partners for value accretion
- Global fin-tech investments increased from US$ 125bn in 2020 to US$ 210bn in 2021; VC investments into the fintech sector more than doubled in 2021 (from US$ 46bn in 2020 to US$ 115bn in 2021) 1 , adding 193 unicorns, taking the total to 433 unicorns
- The UK and India received the second and the third largest VC funding respectively
- Payments still leads by funding but crypto and De-Fi is growing the fastest (US$ 30bn investments in 2021 vs US$
Key Trends
- Surging interest and investment in crypto / blockchain
- Growing focus on core banking systems as banks try to move away from inefficient legacy infrastructure
- Penetration into the underserved segments
- Extension of financial services into a broader range of daily transactions through embedded banking, insurance and financial products
- With more consumers spending more time and resources online, the importance of digital assets is likely to increase considerably as consumer spending shifts to virtual worlds
- US$ 30+ bn funding in crypto start-ups globally; at least 65 unicorns in crypto (40 added in 2021); large crypto VC funds being raised 2
- A global framework like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) provides a stable way of taking the ownership and control of digital assets away from corporations, to the benefit of individuals; investments into NFTs start-ups up 49x in 2021 (US$ 2.2bn) vs 2020 3
- By 2030, Web3.0 to depress annual offline consumption by US$ 7.3tn, boosting direct online expenditures at an annual rate of 28%, from US$ 1.4tn currently to US$ 12.5tn per year 4
- As per FICCI-EY’s 2022 report, Web3.0 and blockchain can add a staggering U$ 1.1tn to India’s GDP by 2032. By 2025, India is estimated to have over 50mn avatars in the metaverse, unlocking an incredible virtual commerce opportunity 5
- Investments quadrupled from US$ 15bn in 2016 to US$ 62bn in 2020 6
- Deal size larger vs non-deep-tech investments
- Defensible IP – 70% start-ups own a patent
- Life-sciences and AI account for two-thirds of investments
- The UK deep-tech investment increased 33x since 2011 (US$ 8.5bn in 2021) 7
- India is emerging as one of the tech centers in Asia and a lot of people are building tech teams in India
- Global market size expected to grow from US$ ˜250bn in 2021 in 2021 to US$ ˜600bn by 2027 at a CAGR of 15+ % 8
- US$ 21 bn investment in 2021 vs US$ 16bn in 2020, despite investment collapse in ed-tech in China due to regulatory changes – 3x of pre-pandemic investment levels; 32 unicorns by 2021 9
- India alone saw the second highest funding in 2021 (US$ 3.8bn vs US$ 2.3bn in 2020); education is at the forefront of priorities in India resulting in less cyclicity, and the massive population presents a huge opportunity for digitisation of this space
- AI / AR expected to drive the digital education through gamification, hybrid models and mobile-based learning
- Market was valued at US$ 200bn in 2021, and it is expected to reach a value of US$ 340bn by 2027, registering a CAGR of 9% over 2022-2027
- Largest revenue driver for multimedia space, much larger than that of movies + music
- Investment increased 3x from 2020 to US$ ˜85bn in 2021 11
- Gaming companies that have historically focused on the PC / console segment will continue to expand and diversify into mobile, and vice versa
- Global adoption of smartphones together with advent of 5G networks and cloud-based infrastructure fueled rapid growth in mobile gaming
- Microsoft’s largest acquisition of Activision Blizzard for US$ 67bn proves the scope of what it holds
- Due to nationwide lockdowns implemented because of the COVID-19 pandemic, some people turned to game platforms to pass the time. Thus, these platforms attracted hundreds and thousands of new visitors to online traffic. Recently, video gaming trends experienced a massive surge in players and revenue
- The global logistics market attained a value of almost US$ 9,525bn in 2021 12
- Aided by advancements in computing technologies, the market is projected to further grow at a CAGR of 5.7% between 2022 and 2027 to reach a value of about US$ 13,326bn by 2027
- In 2021, a record VC investment into marketplaces of $139 billion was raised globally and the logistics and deliveries marketplaces have gotten 30% of it.
- Mobility tech startups raised $97.7 billion in 2021, and autonomous vehicles are a crucial part of that funding.
- The global B2C mobility sharing market size is forecast to reach US$ 342 billion by 2030 (from US$ 34bn in 2021), growing at a CAGR of 29% 13
- The growth can also be attributed to advancements in computing technologies, such as IoT, AI, ML, and Big Data among others
- Big push for impact investing among companies all across the globe, with ESG taking precedence over profits
- The global green technology and sustainability market was valued at US$ 11bn in 2021 and is projected to grow to US$ 51bn by 2029 at a CAGR of 20.6% 14
- Impact tech companies in the UK addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals received US$ 3.5bn VC investment in 2021, ˜43x that of 2011 15
- Each of the segments provide means for the survival of the planet/humanity and are missing pieces to a Utopia ESG assets are forecast to hit US$ 53tn by 2025 (a third of global assets under management) and the US$ 2.2tn
- ESG debt market is forecast to hit US$ 11tn in the same year 16
- This presents huge opportunities for financial investors including dedicated asset managers, fund management arms of diversified banking groups and institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies
- Global VC investments in Health-tech increased from US$ 40bn in 2020 to US$ 63bn in 2021 – 3+ times of the investments in 2016 17
- Global VC investments in bio-tech increased from US$ 37bn to US$ 41bn – 4x of the investments in 2016
- The biggest drivers to this are the innate need to live longer and fitter lives by most human beings
- The UK ranked third in the world in VC investments with US$ 5.0bn investments in 2021 vs US$ 1.8bn in 2020; similarly, the UK’s VC investments in biotech grew from US$ 1.3bn to US$ 2.3bn during this period
- India was fourth in the world in health-tech VC investments; the VC investments in health-tech grew from US$ 442mn in 2020 to US$ 2.5bn in 2021 while the investments in biotech increased from US$ 63.9mn to US$ 232mn during this period