SVB-Fintech-Report-2015-digital-version

Global Fintech
Investment Trends
Global Fintech Market
Overview of the last 5 years (2010 Q1 to 2014 Q4)
$8.3
$4.5
$8.5
Average Deal Size (US$m)
$6.5
$6.3
$6.4
$5.5
$7.2
Median Deal Size (US$m)
$2.9
$2.4
$3.2
$2.8
$1.4
$1.7
$2.0
$6.1
$1.5
$1.5
$1.5
$4.8
$7.9
$5.1
$4.9
$5.9
$1.5
$7.5
$1.1
$11.0
$2.5
$7.9
$1.6
$1.6
$1.8
$12.6
$2.3
$4.0
$3.5
$16.9
$2.8
$38.3
Q1
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
$6,000.0
$5,000.0
$4,000.0
$3,000.0
$2,000.0
$1,000.0
$447 65
$284 79
Funding ($m) LHS
$612 82
$481 90
$676 128
$722 127
92
$434
# of Deals RHS
$538 87
$597 117
$625
154
141
$923
151
$597
159
$677
142
$737
194
$1,306
190
$1,300
180
$1,687
173 $5,589
$1,678 161
$3,090 214
250
200
150
100
50
$0.0
Q1
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
0
Source: CB Insights
• Fintech investment is on the rise with spikes in deals in Q2 and Q4 of 2014.
• Q4 of 2014 was the busiest quarter of the last 5 years in fintech, with 214 deals
taking place globally.
• $3.1 billion was invested into the fintech sector in Q4 of 2014 across the 214 deals.
• There was an increase in investment sizes with the average deal size rising to nearly
$17 million in Q4 of 2014.
• The median deal size has remained fairly constant, at nearly $4 million, as seen
in Q2 of 2014.
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