Welcome to Inflection Point: The Path to IPO — an exploration of technology investing trends across private and public markets. Tech investing has been highly specialized in both the public and private spheres — employing different skill sets and strategies depending on stage, sector and capital structure. As the investing ecosystem grows and matures, new approaches have begun to blur the lines between seed, early stage, venture, growth rounds and public markets. During our research, we had the opportunity to interview various thought leaders to get their perspective on these dynamics.
Today you will hear a culmination of our report into crossover investing and the path to IPO from a variety of experts. The first six episodes were dedicated to the founder's perspective. To tie it all together, we also spoke to several thought leaders in finance and investing whose technical know-how and proximity to the process shed even more light on the subject at hand. Throughout this episode you will hear clips from various interviews across three key themes: the role of the crossover investor, IPO Readiness, and Market Trends worth considering for the future. The panel of experts you will hear from today include:
Guillaume Morelli (https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillaume-morelli-ciia-bourse/), Head of Listing France, Spain, Portugal at Euronext
Jonathan Banet, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-banet-b79b112a/) Equity Capital Markets Syndicate Manager at Natixis
Maïlys Ferrere (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ma%C3%AFlys-ferrere-5ba4b11/), Director of the Large Venture division of Bpifrance
Clement Pointillart (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cl%C3%A9ment-pointillart-5aab2616/), Executive Director at Verlinvest
Gilles Sitbon (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillessitbon/), Portfolio Manager at Sycomore Asset Management
This podcast was produced by Revaia (https://revaia.com/), an ESG-focused, global growth equity investor headquartered in Europe with offices in Paris and Berlin.
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2 Dec 2022
Episode 6: Ariel Assaraf, CEO of Coralogix
Ariel Assaraf is a product management and development veteran, spending his early civilian career as team leader at Verint Systems following his service as Product Manager in Israeli Military Intelligence Unit 8200. He co-founded Coralogix in 2015 with the goal of making observability accessible to all. The team is redefining the category with proprietary, ML-enabled streaming analytics technology to deliver high-resolution performance monitoring, visualization and alerts to their customers. Their Series D (in which we participated), injected $142M to support international development and their expansion into a full observability suite. We discuss the visibility advantages to going public, challenges specific to building and internationalizing a company from Israel and how he plans to take over the observability market. Without further delay, I bring you, the charismatic Ariel Assaraf!
This podcast was produced by Revaia (https://revaia.com/), an ESG-focused, global growth equity investor headquartered in Europe with offices in Paris and Berlin.
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24 Nov 2022
Episode 5: Sander van de Rijdt, CEO of PlanRadar
Sander Van de Rijdt is the co-Founder & CEO of Austrian scale-up, PlanRadar, a digital task management, communication and reporting tool for the construction and real estate industries. Their latest $69M Series B from Insight Ventures was the largest ever for a B2B SaaS company in Austria and puts their total funding at over $100M. Sander and I explore private market multiples, SPACs, & investor guidance.
This podcast was produced by Revaia (https://revaia.com/), an ESG-focused, global growth equity investor headquartered in Europe with offices in Paris and Berlin.
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18 Nov 2022
Episode 4: Vincent Huguet, Co-Founder & CEO of Malt
Vincent Huguet is the Co-Founder & CEO of French startup, Malt, a digital freelancer marketplace aiming to build the "new work order." With nearly half a million freelancers on the platform, Malt works to match them with projects posted by over fifty-thousand companies all while easing the administrative, legal & invoice management burden incurred by independents. In 2021, Malt raised an $80M Series C with Eurazeo & Goldman Sachs Growth, putting their lifetime total at around $134M. Prior to Malt, Vincent spent much of his early career in eCommerce. He currently serves as a board member for France Digitale, Europe's premier startup association & lobbying organization. During this conversation we discuss Europe's fragmented IPO market, the power of communication and the benefits of ecosystem development.
This podcast was produced by Revaia (https://revaia.com/), an ESG-focused, global growth equity investor headquartered in Europe with offices in Paris and Berlin.
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9 Nov 2022
Episode 3: Pedro Monteiro de Barros, SVP of Finance at Remote
Today, we are speaking with Pedro Monteiro de Barros, the SVP of Finance at Remote. Remote provides Global HR solutions for distributed teams, making it easy to onboard, pay and delight your customers anywhere in the world. Remote raised a $150M Series B in 2021, followed by a $300M Series C the next year, valuing the company at over $3B. Our guest, Pedro, is the VP of Finance at Remote so it goes without saying he's been at the center of it all during their fundraising and hyper-growth phase. Originally from Portugal, he now resides in San Francisco. We discuss: ambition, Remote's mission of global wealth distribution, & much much more!
This podcast was produced by Revaia (https://revaia.com/), an ESG-focused, global growth equity investor headquartered in Europe with offices in Paris and Berlin.
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4 Nov 2022
Episode 2: Linda Rubin, Chief Investment Officer at Grover
Linda Rubin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindarubin898/) is the Chief Investment Officer at Grover (https://www.grover.com/de-de), the leading marketplace for technology rentals based in Germany. Their platform enables individuals and businesses alike to rent products ranging from smart phones to drones for a monthly fee — a pioneer in what's been dubbed the circular economy. Earning her stripes at Rothschild, Linda went on to serve as an Executive Director at JP Morgan's investment banking division. She then pivoted into tech and corporate venture building before taking on her current role with Grover. Grover has raised an impressive $2B with a mix of venture capital and debt financing. In our conversation, Linda shares her perspective on technical IPO preparedness, the importance of timelines, and the value add of crossover investors.
This podcast was produced by Revaia (https://revaia.com/), an ESG-focused, global growth equity investor headquartered in Europe with offices in Paris and Berlin.
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27 Oct 2022
Episode 1: Olivier Pailhes, Co-Founder of Aircall
Olivier Pailhes is the Co-Founder Aircall, a cloud-based computer telephony system that got its start in a startup studio in Paris in 2013. Since then, the company has scaled tremendously, becoming France's 16th unicorn — that is, a company valued at over $1B — and more recently achieving centaur status, reaching $100M in annual recurring revenue. Olivier and I talk about the early days of the business, the challenges that come with scale, and how he thinks about the future of Aircall as a high-growth, pre-IPO scale-up. It's worth mentioning that we at Revaia are proud shareholders in the company since 2020.
This podcast was produced by Revaia (https://revaia.com/), an ESG-focused, global growth equity investor headquartered in Europe with offices in Paris and Berlin.
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