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Effective URL: https://sifted.eu/articles/quality-startups-funding-vc?utm_source=readingunicorns.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newslette...
Submission: On August 12 via manual from IN — Scanned from DE
Effective URL: https://sifted.eu/articles/quality-startups-funding-vc?utm_source=readingunicorns.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newslette...
Submission: On August 12 via manual from IN — Scanned from DE
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and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site
with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it
with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected
from your use of their services.
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* Necessary 73
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like
page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot
function properly without these cookies.
* Airtable
6
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__Host-airtable-sessionContains a specific ID for the current session.
This is necessary for running the website correctly.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
__Host-airtable-session.sigContains a specific ID for the current session.
This is necessary for running the website correctly.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
AWSALBRegisters which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used
in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
Expiry: 7 daysType: HTTP Cookie
AWSALBCORSRegisters which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is
used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
Expiry: 7 daysType: HTTP Cookie
brwDetects and logs potential errors on third-party provided functions on
the website.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
login-status-pThis cookie is necessary for the login function on the
website.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* Albumizr
1
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PHPSESSIDPreserves user session state across page requests.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* Canva
5
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cf_clearanceThis cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
ASIThe cookie is necessary for secure log-in and the detection of any spam
or abuse of the website.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
CCKThe cookie is necessary for secure log-in and the detection of any spam
or abuse of the website.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
CDIThe cookie is necessary for secure log-in and the detection of any spam
or abuse of the website.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
CPANecessary for the website security.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
* Cookiebot
3
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1.gifUsed to count the number of sessions to the website, necessary for
optimizing CMP product delivery.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
CookieConsent [x2]Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current
domain
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
* Google
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Some of the data collected by this provider is for the purposes of
personalization and measuring advertising effectiveness.
test_cookieUsed to check if the user's browser supports cookies.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
rc::eThis cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.
Expiry: SessionType: HTML Local Storage
rc::hThis cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
docs/common/netcheck.gifNecessary for the general functionality of the
website.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
* Instagram
1
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csrftokenHelps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
* LinkedIn
3
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bcookiePending
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
li_gcPending
Expiry: 180 daysType: HTTP Cookie
bscookieThis cookie is used to identify the visitor through an
application. This allows the visitor to login to a website through their
LinkedIn application for example.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
* Piano
3
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AWSELBUsed to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in
order to optimise response times.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
AWSELBCORSRegisters which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is
used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
ch_sidThis cookie is necessary for the login function on the website.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
* Stripe
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__stripe_midThis cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions
on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online
transactions without storing any credit card information.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
__stripe_sidThis cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions
on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online
transactions without storing any credit card information.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
mDetermines the device used to access the website. This allows the website
to be formatted accordingly.
Expiry: 400 daysType: HTTP Cookie
* Typeform
5
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#.#-#-#-#-#.ackUsed to contain user’s survey and quiz answers in Local
Storage.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
#.#-#-#-#-#.inProgressUsed to contain user’s survey and quiz answers in
Local Storage.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
#.#-#-#-#-#.queueUsed to contain user’s survey and quiz answers in Local
Storage.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
#.#-#-#-#-#.reclaimEndUsed to contain user’s survey and quiz answers in
Local Storage.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
#.#-#-#-#-#.reclaimStartUsed to contain user’s survey and quiz answers in
Local Storage.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
* YouTube
1
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GPSUsed to determine whether the user is logged in on a YouTube account,
when watching embedded videos.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
* airtable.com
embed.typeform.com
2
AWSALBTG [x2]Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This
is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user
experience.
Expiry: 7 daysType: HTTP Cookie
* airtable.com
typeform.com
2
AWSALBTGCORS [x2]Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor.
This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user
experience.
Expiry: 7 daysType: HTTP Cookie
* blog.orderchamp.com
canva.com
2
__cfruid [x2]This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare
- Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS
connection for website operators.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* blog.orderchamp.com
canva.com
glassdoor.com
hsforms.com
piano.io
vimeo.com
wearetechwomen.com
9
__cf_bm [x9]This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.
This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the
use of their website.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
* canva.com
glassdoor.com
hsforms.com
medium.com
prima.it
vimeo.com
7
_cfuvid [x7]This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare -
Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS
connection for website operators.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* cdn.cxense.com
cdn.tinypass.com
5
_cookie_test [x5]This cookie determines whether the browser accepts
cookies.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
* m.stripe.com
3
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_abThis cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the
website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online
transactions without storing any credit card information.
Expiry: SessionType: HTML Local Storage
_mfThis cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the
website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online
transactions without storing any credit card information.
Expiry: SessionType: HTML Local Storage
idPending
Expiry: SessionType: HTML Local Storage
* nr-data.net
summit.sifted.eu
tinypass.com
www.linkedin.com
4
JSESSIONID [x4]Preserves users states across page requests.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* pitch.com
1
unleash:repository:repoUsed to determine whether the cache function should
be running. This process is called dynamic caching and is used to optimize
website speed.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
* www.exentriq.com
1
SameSiteEnsures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request
forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and
visitor.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* www.insoore.com
2
ARRAffinityUsed to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in
order to optimise response times.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
ARRAffinitySameSiteUsed to distribute traffic to the website on several
servers in order to optimise response times.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* Preferences 13
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the
way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region
that you are in.
* Airtable
1
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internal/page_viewStores data entered with a form so that when you return
to the website you don't have to fill in the data again.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
* LinkedIn
3
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langNecessary for maintaining language-settings across subpages on the
website.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
lidcPending
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
li_alertsUsed to determine when and where certain pop-ups on the website
should be presented for the user and remember whether the user has closed
these, to keep them from showing multiple times.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
* Piano Software
3
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LANGRemembers the user's selected language version of a website
Expiry: 1500 daysType: HTTP Cookie
LANG_CHANGEDNecessary for maintaining language-settings across subpages on
the website.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
weird_get_top_level_domainThe cookie determines the preferred language and
country-setting of the visitor - This allows the website to show content
most relevant to that region and language.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* Typeform
2
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tf_random_idUsed to implement forms on the website.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
tf_respondent_ccUsed to implement forms on the website.
Expiry: 6 monthsType: HTTP Cookie
* datawrapper.dwcdn.net
1
#/datawrapper.gifCounts the total number of views for embedded
visualizations.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
* m.stripe.com
1
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1This cookie is used in conjunction with the payment window - The cookie
is necessary for making secure transactions on the website.
Expiry: SessionType: HTML Local Storage
* summit.sifted.eu
2
CFTOKENThis cookie is used to determine which type of device the visitor
is using, so the website can be properly formatted - This information is
stored in the "CFID" cookie.
Expiry: 30 daysType: HTTP Cookie
DEFAULTLOCALEThis cookie is used to determine what country the visitor
comes from - This allows the website to set the language accordingly, if
possible. The information can be determined through the visitor’s
IP-address.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* Statistics 33
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact
with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
* ASP
2
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_pk_id#Collects statistics on the user's visits to the website, such as
the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages
have been read.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
_pk_ses#Used by Piwik Analytics Platform to track page requests from the
visitor during the session.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
* Apple
1
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geoSaves the user's current geographical location based on the user's IP
address.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* Canva
3
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dv_last_interactionStores data on the time spent on the website and its
sub-pages, during the current session.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
analytics_event_v2#analytics_event_metadataAllows queries from third-party
database for implementation of visual content.
Expiry: PersistentType: IndexedDB
analytics_event_v2#analytics_event_v2Allows queries from third-party
database for implementation of visual content.
Expiry: PersistentType: IndexedDB
* Cxense
1
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_ls_ttlContains the expiry date for other cookies.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
* Hubspot
4
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__hsscIdentifies if the cookie data needs to be updated in the visitor's
browser.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
__hssrcUsed to recognise the visitor's browser upon reentry on the
website.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
__hstcSets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain
data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes.
Expiry: 180 daysType: HTTP Cookie
hubspotutkSets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to
obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes.
Expiry: 180 daysType: HTTP Cookie
* Linkedin
1
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browser_idUsed to recognise the visitor's browser upon reentry on the
website.
Expiry: 5 yearsType: HTTP Cookie
* Piano
1
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_pcidRegisters statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used
for internal analytics by the website operator.
Expiry: 13 monthsType: HTTP Cookie
* Twitter Inc.
1
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personalization_idThis cookie is set by Twitter - The cookie allows the
visitor to share content from the website onto their Twitter profile.
Expiry: 400 daysType: HTTP Cookie
* Typeform
6
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rl_anonymous_idRegisters statistical data on users' behaviour on the
website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
rl_group_idRegisters statistical data on users' behaviour on the website.
Used for internal analytics by the website operator.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
rl_group_traitRegisters statistical data on users' behaviour on the
website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
rl_traitRegisters statistical data on users' behaviour on the website.
Used for internal analytics by the website operator.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
rl_user_idRegisters statistical data on users' behaviour on the website.
Used for internal analytics by the website operator.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
tracking_session_idDetermines when the visitor last visited the different
subpages on the website, as well as sets a timestamp for when the session
started.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
* Vimeo
1
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vuidCollects data on the user's visits to the website, such as which pages
have been read.
Expiry: 2 yearsType: HTTP Cookie
* cdn.cxense.com
cdn.tinypass.com
2
_pctx [x2]Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website.
Used for internal analytics by the website operator.
Expiry: 13 monthsType: HTTP Cookie
* metamanager.io
2
_hjSession_#Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website,
such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what
pages have been read.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
_hjSessionUser_#Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the
website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website
and what pages have been read.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* open.spotify.com
sifted.eu
2
sentryReplaySession [x2]Registers data on visitors' website-behaviour.
This is used for internal analysis and website optimization.
Expiry: SessionType: HTML Local Storage
* pitch.com
1
unleash:repository:sessionIdUsed in connection with phased release which
allows the website owner to assign a certain number of users to a specific
version of the website.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
* pitch.com
sifted.eu
form.typeform.com
3
dd_cookie_test_# [x3]Registers data on visitors' website-behaviour. This
is used for internal analysis and website optimization.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
* sifted.eu
1
_dd_sRegisters the website's speed and performance. This function can be
used in context with statistics and load-balancing.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
* summit.sifted.eu
1
CFIDThis cookie is used in context with the "Cftoken" cookie. The cookie
stores a specific ID for the visitor and the visitor's device and browser.
Expiry: 30 daysType: HTTP Cookie
* Marketing 91
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention
is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and
thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
* Meta Platforms, Inc.
3
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lastExternalReferrerDetects how the user reached the website by
registering their last URL-address.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
lastExternalReferrerTimeDetects how the user reached the website by
registering their last URL-address.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
_fbpUsed by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as
real time bidding from third party advertisers.
Expiry: 3 monthsType: HTTP Cookie
* ASP
1
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piwik.phpSets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party
advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This
pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which
facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
* Cxense
8
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_cX_atfrCollects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This
information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on
the website.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
_cX_lastP1TimeCollects information on user behaviour on multiple websites.
This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of
advertisement on the website.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
_cX_lstCollects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This
information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on
the website.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
_cX_SCollects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This
information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on
the website.
Expiry: SessionType: HTML Local Storage
Repo/rep.gifCollects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to
optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
gckpRegisters a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The
ID is used for targeted ads.
Expiry: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
cX_GCollects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This
information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on
the website.
Expiry: 13 monthsType: HTTP Cookie
cX_PRegisters a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The
ID is used for targeted ads.
Expiry: 13 monthsType: HTTP Cookie
* Giphy Support
1
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giphyPingbackIdUsed to track the visitor's usage of GIFs - This serves for
analytical and marketing purposes.
Expiry: SessionType: HTML Local Storage
* Google
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Some of the data collected by this provider is for the purposes of
personalization and measuring advertising effectiveness.
__Host-GAPSCollects data on the user's visits to the website, such as the
number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have
been loaded with the purpose of generating reports for optimising the
website content.
Expiry: 2 yearsType: HTTP Cookie
GFE_RTTUsed to implement the content through Google Docs.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
punchv-e-fUsed to implement the content through Google Docs.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
punchv-e-nUsed to implement the content through Google Docs.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
punchv-e-vUsed to implement the content through Google Docs.
Expiry: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
IDEUsed by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's
actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the
purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to
the user.
Expiry: 400 daysType: HTTP Cookie
pagead/landingCollects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites,
in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the
website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same
advertisement.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
receive-cookie-deprecationCollects information on user behaviour on
multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the
relevance of advertisement on the website.
Expiry: 180 daysType: HTTP Cookie
NIDPending
Expiry: 6 monthsType: HTTP Cookie
pagead/1p-user-list/#Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific
products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user
navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement
efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
collectUsed to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device
and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
pagead/gen_204Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites,
in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the
website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same
advertisement.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
pcs/activeviewUsed by DoubleClick to determine whether website
advertisement has been properly displayed - This is done to make their
marketing efforts more efficient.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
pcs/viewPending
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
csiCollects data on visitors' preferences and behaviour on the website -
This information is used make content and advertisement more relevant to
the specific visitor.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gifPending
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
_gatUsed to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and
behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
* Hubspot
1
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__ptq.gifSends data to the marketing platform Hubspot about the visitor's
device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing
channels.
Expiry: SessionType: Pixel Tracker
* LinkedIn
1
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li_sugrPending
Expiry: 3 monthsType: HTTP Cookie
* Meta Platforms, Inc.
1
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frPending
Expiry: 3 monthsType: HTTP Cookie
* Piano
5
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__patUsed in context with the implementation of content from other news
sites. The cookie also allows for the third-party news site to gather user
data on the current website.
Expiry: 30 daysType: HTTP Cookie
__pviUsed in context with the implementation of content from other news
sites. The cookie also allows for the third-party news site to gather user
data on the current website.
Expiry: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
__tbcRegisters data on visitors from multiple visits and on multiple
websites. This information is used to measure the efficiency of
advertisement on websites.
Expiry: 2 yearsType: HTTP Cookie
_pprvCollects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize
the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.
Expiry: 13 monthsType: HTTP Cookie
xbcCollects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize
the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.
Expiry: 2 yearsType: HTTP Cookie
* RudderStack
3
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__tld__Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present
relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
Expiry: SessionType: HTTP Cookie
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August 2, 2024
IS VC’S ‘FLIGHT TO QUALITY’ A GOOD THING?
VCS ARE PILING INTO 'QUALITY' COMPANIES — AND IT'S CREATING A NEW CHALLENGE IN
THE MARKET
Anne Sraders
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In 2021, investors ploughed a record $675bn into startups globally, double the
haul of the year before. Many companies didn’t need revenue, or customers, or
perhaps even a clear business model, to attract eye-watering amounts of capital.
In hindsight, it was clearly a bubble.
In 2024, VCs with large funds and impatient LPs might be creating a different
kind of challenge for the ecosystem. I’m talking about the ‘flight to quality’ —
the big cheques being written for, and big valuations being awarded to, a select
few ‘quality’, often growth-stage, startups. The concentration of capital in
these companies puts extra pressure on them to succeed, and could potentially
limit future exit opportunities should they not deliver.
‘Quality’ startups are those with really strong founding teams, solid business
models and, often, some (or a lot of) revenue traction. These days, one VC
recently told me, investors still have a lot of capital to deploy, but are wary
of investing in anything but startups that tick those boxes. That means that
when there is a hot deal of a quality company, they go big and pile in.
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Some recent examples: defence tech startup Helsing, which raised €209m just last
September, secured another €450m at a reported €4.95bn valuation last month.
Mistral, the Paris-based OpenAI challenger, raised a whopping €468m equity round
in June after having just raised €385m in December. UK neobank Monzo raised
$610m at a now-$5.2bn valuation across two funding rounds earlier this year.
“There's not a lot of Helsing-like companies in the world, and if VCs have
capital to deploy, they're probably going to chase those few ones. You see the
same thing with DeepL, right? This was also a very competitive round,” says
Andreas Goeldi, partner at b2venture and an investor in AI language startup
DeepL, which raised a $300m round in May.
Of course, it helps that many of the above businesses are also in the AI sector
— and likely saw their valuations get an extra bump as a result.
LP PRESSURE
A key undercurrent to all of this is that VC firms have managed to raise large
sums for their own coffers in recent years: European funds raised a record
$28.9bn in 2022, according to Dealroom data — and need to deploy that capital.
“There's also, frankly, probably some LP pressure, because some funds maybe
raised a large fund in 2022 and [didn't do much investment] in 2023. LPs are
also saying, 'Well, why are we paying management fees if you don't invest'?”
says Christian Saller, general partner at German VC HV Capital.
VALUATIONS ARE INCREASING
The market has recently grown more concentrated in hot areas like software, AI
and robotics, suggests Saller — and valuations are quickly rising again. “What
you're seeing in strong SaaS companies, AI companies, is valuations are 15x to
20x [annual recurring revenue], which is significantly higher than it was in
2023 and it's also higher than what you see in the public markets,” he says,
adding that it is still below 2021’s high water mark. “I wouldn't say it's crazy
valuations,” but they’ve “come up again quite a bit.”
“Funds are still relatively disciplined” about price tags, Saller says, but
“there’s no real value deals anymore.”
The median size of European Series B and C deals increased nearly 15% and 2%,
respectively, from 2023 through the end of May this year, according to PitchBook
data provided to Sifted. The median pre-money valuations for Series B and C
deals, meanwhile, increased 23% and nearly 10%, respectively, over the same
period. The median valuations are also higher than pre-Covid days.
Making big bets is, after all, the name of the VC game: when you see these
supposed once-in-a-generation companies, it makes sense not to be stingy. But
will this concentration of capital put these companies in a tricky spot when
they go on to try and raise at a premium in their next round — or look for an
exit?
“It will all depend on how exit markets are going to shape up,” notes Goeldi.
“If and when the IPO market comes back, then all these high valuations will
probably make sense, because these are tremendously successful companies that
certainly will see a lot of traction in public markets. But right now it's hard
to predict when that's going to happen.”
VCs, I’d love to get your take: do you think these quality startups are getting
valued a little too highly? Or are they making enough money to justify the price
tags? How competitive are these rounds, and how is that impacting the
valuations? Are you feeling pressure from your LPs to invest more this year? I’m
all ears.
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