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Conny & Co II V6 - Short
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Updated Q1 2022
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Summary
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The VC Market.
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The VC Market
$500.00B
IRR Performance by Fund Type TVPI Performance by Fund Type VC Capital Invested
(Pooled from 2008 – 2020) (Pooled from 2008 – 2020) by Global Region
$400.00B
25.00% 2.50x 2.36x
19.53%
20.00% 2.00x $285.00B
17.96% $300.00B
1.72x 1.71x
16.71%
15.59% $233.53B $228.80B
15.00% 1.50x 1.39x
1.32x
$200.00B
10.00% 1.00x
8.60% $132.28B
$100.91B
$87.45B $100.00B
5.00% 0.50x $59.28B
$28.27B
The Rise of VC
% of Capital Raised by Category % of New Fund Count by Category
We are only at the
100% 100%
beginning of the venture
capital revolution. 90% 90%
80% 80%
70% 70%
Over the next 20 years, tech and startup investing,
in particular venture capital investing, will far 39.84%
outgrow traditional asset classes such as real 60% 60%
estate and infrastructure investments.
53.61%
16.20% 18.07%
In terms of new funds raised, venture capital has 50% 7.53% 19.60% 50% 53.71%
9.56% 15.45% 14.88% 15.84% 44.52% 45.19%
already become the globally dominant asset 31.58% 33.79% 38.56% 42.01% 42.82% 46.03%
class. It will soon surpass all traditional 40% 12.35% 40%
investment classes in terms of capital raised and
capital invested as well.
30% 30%
20% 20%
10% 10%
0% 0%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Private Equity Venture Capital Private Debt Private Equity Venture Capital Private Debt
Real Assets Fund of Funds - General Secondaries - General Real Assets Fund of Funds - General Secondaries - General
Co-Investment - General Other Co-Investment - General Other
629
$8.00B 600
41% Rest of World $7.35B
Conny & Co. II intends to
invest 40% of its $6.00B
476
483
209 200
$2.00B $1.50B
108
$832.98M
$630.94M $660.23M $715.43M $626.08M
$368.60M
$193.43M
$0.00M 0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Europe. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
0%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021*
Aggregate Valuation (€B) New Unicorn Count
Under €500K €500K-€1M €1M-€5M €5M-€10M €10M-€25M €25M+
Aggregate Valuation Counts
Source: PitchBook | Geography: Europe *As of September 30, 2021 Confidential
The VC Market
796
748
Stable European VC 427 663
investments can provide a 383
567
good hedge against 310
340
477
higher-risk investments in
359
fast-growing markets.
€ 3.1
€ 3.1
€ 2.7
€ 12.1
€ 19.2
€ 24.0
€ 50.8
€ 4.8
€ 8.8
€ 7.6
€ 9.7
€5.2
€4.9
€4.0
€115.6
€10.3
€22.1
€20.7
€14.9
€19.7
€42.0
€16.8
€23.5
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021*
Exit value (€B) Exit count Estimated exit count Deal value (€B) Deal count
Great serial entrepreneurs usually have a close Successful startups can afford to be extremely Banks and other traditional investors rarely ever The venture capital market is large and growing,
supporter base of loyal investors, who will invest selective in later investment rounds. Capital is see good venture capital deals. but exceptional deals are still very rare. To make
solely on the basis of the founder’s track record. cheap, true value-add is hard to find. a unicorn or decacorn, you need a great team, a
Only startups that failed to raise capital from great business model, great investors and a little
The best Seed and Series A rounds are usually The best startups raising a Series B and later preferred investors will approach traditional bit of luck.
subscribed entirely by these close supporters. therefore carefully pick out prestigious VC funds, investors.
super angels and those who can prove that they When all this comes together, competition to
The only way to access these deals is by can bring more than money to the table. Traditional investors need to rely on expert invest is naturally high. Without experience and a
maintaining close relationships with serial industry partners to provide access to the best close network, new VC investors have very little
entrepreneurs. deals. chance of getting access.
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The VC Market
Our Learnings
Traditional Venture Capital does Great deals benefit both parties Uncertainty is everywhere Discounts & options make the
not work difference
Pure venture capital is too much money By-invitation-only deals perform much Learning to deal with uncertainty is the They align incentives and provide superior
for too much risk, which takes too long better. But to get invited to great deals, key to venture investing. returns.
and leads to a poor risk-return ratio. you need to bring more to the table than
money.
Entry valuations are key Dealflow is not dealflow Choosing companies is a complex Invest early, then back the
process winners
They determine the performance of an A massive, global and qualified dealflow is Teams of co-investors make better Track the progress of your early
investment from the start. essential for superior returns. High- decisions than individuals and can help to investments, then double down on those
potential deals have to be hand-picked. avoid the “lemming-effect”. showing growth.
Look for proven business models Timing is key You need people on the ground Resist short-term thinking
Invest in high-growth markets into There are always new hyper-growth A local team can hand-craft better deals Most investors sell too early; statistically,
business models that were proven in markets. You need to be ready when the and find otherwise inaccessible pre-IPO sellers leave money on the table.
saturated markets. trend is emerging. opportunities.
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Our Team.
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Our Team
Angel Investor.
Entrepreneur. Education.
Founded smart card broker and RFID-producer European Business School, PhD on Venture
ACG and IPO’d it in 2000 at a EUR >1bn Capital (University of Duisburg), Honorary
valuation. Professor for VC.
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Our Team
Management Team
Dr. Thomas Middelhoff, was responsible for the Group's Internet strategy as Chief
Christine Schmitz-Riol is responsible for compliance, administrative management, Philip Behrends co-founded and manages both Conny & Co. I and Conny & Co. II.
Strategy Officer of Bertelsmann AG from 1994 and later became Chairman and
internal organization and real estate management of Conny & Co. as well as As Managing Director Venture Capital he is responsible for early- to growth-stage
CEO of Bertelsmann AG. At the time of his departure, Bertelsmann was one of the
Mountain Partners AG. Before Christine joined Mountain Partners, she was VC investments at Mountain Partners. He played a key role in the firms’
world's leading media companies in the digital world, with Internet activities such
employed with ACG AG as the assistant to the board and TellSell Consulting, as the investments in the growth financing rounds of TIER Mobility, Wefox and Lingoda.
as AOL, Lycos, the "Bertelsmann e-Commerce Group" and Napster. He was a
assistant to the executive management in Frankfurt. As an Investment Manager, he previously led early-stage investments in Europe
member of the Board of AOL Inc., Vivendi, the New York Times. In 2003, he joined
and Latin America. Prior to this, Philip managed and oversaw all investment,
London-based private equity firm Investcorp and returned to Germany in 2005,
fundraising and internationalisation projects initiated by Dr. Cornelius Boersch as
where he was first appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KarstadtQuelle
well as structuring investments and international joint ventures as the firm’s Legal
AG in an emergency situation for the company and then took over as its CEO in
Counsel. Philip first joined Mountain Partners in 2013 as a Business Development
May 2005 to save the company, which was later renamed Arcandor AG. From
Analyst with a focus on South-East Asia. Philip holds a Bachelor of Laws from the
2007, Dr. Thomas Middelhoff was also Chairman of the Thomas Cook Group,
University of Kent in Canterbury, UK.
which under his leadership developed into the world's second-largest tourism
company and in which Arcandor held a majority stake.
Alexander Hornung joined Mountain Partners in 2018. As Managing Director Dr. Felix Exner joined Conny&Co in 2021 and focuses on analyzing and selecting
…. Jorge Perez spent over 13 years working for three Fortune 500 companies,
Growth Equity, he runs all late stage activities of the group. In 2021, he successfully investment opportunities, as well as supporting and managing our portfolio building cross-functional teams. In his role as Commercial Excellence & Execution
took public Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. with USD 230m on NASDAQ and companies. Felix studied law and business in Wiesbaden, Germany, and Madrid, Director Europe for Novartis, Jorge worked closely with Biotech companies, which
closed investments in growth/pre-IPO financing rounds of Wefox, TIER Mobility, Spain. After graduating with distinction from EBS University, Germany, Felix sparked his interest in startups. Jorge joined Conny & Co. in June 2019 and
and Lingoda. Prior to this, Alex co-founded and managed early stage fund Conny & obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Münster, Germany, where he researched the focuses on selecting and negotiating investments, mainly in LATAM and Southern
Co. I. In Conny & Co. II, Alex will focus on investments into companies of implications of blockchain-based smart contracts for consumers. Felix worked at Europe, as well as following up with investors and founders. Jorge graduated an
international scope with a public market trajectory. Before joining Mountain international corporate law firms Linklaters and Skadden in private equity and tax executive programme in Venture Finance with University of Oxford, holds an
Partners, Alex worked in Capital Markets at Skadden Arps, Silk Road Finance law, before joining blockchain startup iov42 in November 2019. Executive MBA from the University of Barcelona and has attended a number of
Corporation and Chinastone Capital. Alex holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Felix holds a Bachelor of Laws, a J.D. (First State Examination in Law), and a programs in the areas of finance, coaching and marketing.
Arts in Business for Legal Professionals from European Business School (Oestrich- Master of Arts in Business from EBS University (Wiesbaden, Germany) as well as a
Winkel, Germany) as well as a Master in Management and Economics (China Ph.D. in law from University of Münster, Germany.
Studies) from the Yenching Academy of Peking University (Beijing, China).
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Our Investment Philosophy.
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Our Investment Philosophy
The Methodology
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Our Investment Philosophy
Pre-IPO
Our Sweet Spot
Have proven their business Are eager to learn and
model and demonstrated first coachable. Series C
revenues.
Revenue
Have clear ambitions to Can put together and rely on an
internationalise within 1-2 years advisory board of relevant Series B
from investment. experts.
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Our Investment Philosophy
Cyber-
1.52% 56%
security
U.S. - 2019 Europe - 2021 Europe - 2021
Our Values
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Our Investment Philosophy
Our relationship
with our startups: Founder & CEO of wefox Founder and CEO of Lieferando, since acquisition
COO of Just Eat Takeaway.com
Founder & Managing Director of Lingoda
”The amount of network Conny has given me ”A big thanks to Conny Boersch who helped us
access to; the ideas that he has presented to me “We had a good idea and a great team but no bring the [Series B] over the finishing line on the
on how to support the business - the team money. That’s where Conny came in.” last meters.”
understands founders.”
Founder & CEO of TIER Mobility Co-Founder & CEO of Kavak Co-Founder & CEO of ZeBrands / Luuna
“Conny was one of the first investors in my first “Conny and the Mountain Nazca team have ”Conny and the Nazca team have an ability to
company, ReBuy, in 2009. He has supported us become my friends, advisors, and are continuing guide decision-making without being
all the way and now also is an investor in TIER.” to push my thinking and execution to take the authoritarian. The result of this is constant
business to the next levels.” motivation and therefore a high performance.”
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Our Investment Philosophy
Case Studies
Introduction to potential cooperation
partners and customers.
Advisory support and direct coaching of Conny personally coached the management team Through Mountain Partners, Conny executed and
management team. during the first years of their business and led the participated in every subsequent financing round,
incubation and seed financing rounds, long before until finally preparing and executing the tradesale
food-delivery became popular in Europe. to Takeaway.com in 2014.
With Mountain Partners, Conny participated in the Conny personally coached the management team
Fundraising support and introduction of seed financing round as well as all subsequent and gave strategic guidance to the supervisory
potential investors. financing rounds, leading an investor consortium board for the company’s international expansion.
for later rounds.
Support in the preparation of M&A or IPO We introduced and initiated conversations with We helped in the preparation of the Exasol IPO
key strategic corporate partners. (choice of banks, structuring) in 2020.
transactions.
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Our Investment Philosophy
Fund Terms
Fund Name Conny & Co. II SCSp
Geography Global with focus on emerging economies, e.g. Hispanic Latin America, Southeast Asia.
Closing Q1 2022
Management Fee 2%
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Our Dealflow & Network.
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Our Dealflow & Network
The trick is to see and get access to all the really Sharing dealflow among co-investors. An incomparable global network.
good investments. We leverage the personal
expertise of our founding investors to provide At its core, Conny & Co is a club of some of the Our global network includes dependable
unique access to the best startups that not most experienced investors in the world. We relationships built on years of mutual trust and
everyone can invest in. share ideas, dealflow and insights. This results is deal-making to more than 50k decision- makers,
a unprecedented global, high-quality dealflow. entrepreneurs and investors.
Over more than 30 years of investing in tech Conny is widely known to add enormous value to
companies, we have built a strong global brand its portfolio companies. Over the years, Conny
and founder-friendly reputation. Our affiliate, has personally coached countless entrepreneurs
Mountain Nazca, for example, is the #1 early- and founders (e.g. Lieferando, wefox, N26, TIER
stage venture capital firm in Mexico & LATAM. and more).
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Our Dealflow & Network
Our Dealflow
1
Investors related to Mountain Partners, its affiliates, proposed management and board members.
2
Companies with which Mountain Partners, its affiliates, the proposed management and board members are working and have worked with in the past.
3 Represents universities where the proposed management and board members have professional or academic relationships.
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Our Dealflow & Network
Our Network
Access &
network are the
most important
factors in VC
investing today.
Conny & Co. is part of the Mountain Partners
“House of Funds”, a global network of venture
capital funds, run by world-class local investment Americas Europe Asia
managers.
Mexico City – Nazca Ventures Zurich - Mountain Partners AG Bangkok – Mountain Thailand
This gives us unique visibility and access to the Bogota – EWA Capital Munich – Mountain Alliance AG Hong Kong – Mountain Hong Kong
local venture capital scene. Santiago de Chile – Mountain Chile Berlin – Rheingau Founders AG Jakarta – Ideabox
St.Gallen – Angelgate AG Kuala Lumpur – Mountain Malaysia
Manila – Mountain Philippines
Singapore – Mountain Partners SEA
Tokyo – Mountain Japan
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Our Dealflow & Network
Serial entrepreneur and investor. Founded and exited 4 Group CEO of Luxasia Pte. Previously Group CEO of Director at the UK’s leading venture builder Blenheim Founder and CEO of rent24, one of the world’s most
companies including A&D Pharma, leading Romanian Singapore Post and successfully led the group’s Chalcot. Additionally, Senior Advisor at Larry Ellison innovative co-working companies. Serial entrepreneur
pharma wholesaler. transformation into non-mail business. Before that, Foundation and Trustee at Reach-to-Teach. Previously and ex-professional basketball player.
worked as a Partner at McKinsey in Europe and Asia. held positions at The Start Network, Waypoint Capital,
“The ability to co-invest with Conny & Co. was a huge Affidea and more. “Capital is a commodity. What Conny and his team
success for me, both from a dealflow as well as a The most interesting part of Conny & Co. is that it offer is a lot more than that: great advice and
financial return perspective. brings together people with different sector expertise. “To have trusted co-investors such as Conny & Co. is connections to some of the most impressive people.”
one of the most valuable assets in our industry.”
Founder of Davidson Technology Growth Debt, 20 Founder and CEO of investment company Quantum Run his own consultancy practice focused on providing Managing Partner of Hendale capital, an international
years of venture capital experience, raised and Capital. Previously worked as Managing Director of a strategic advice to ultra-high net worth families and growth stage investor. He previously founded Hendale
managed 6 funds. listed PE firm with a focus on distressed assets. entrepreneurs. Working as an investment banker for Asia, one of the first Asia-based multi-strategy
Further acquired several businesses where he was Williams & Glyn's, Piers established a private bank in alternative funds and has vast experience real estate
“Conny can get to any good deal. Whenever I come responsible for re-development and turnaround. London and sold it to Paine Webber. investment and hedge fund experience.
across a great company, I call Conny.”
Conny & Co. regularly comes up with brand new ideas “I particularly value the international approach of “Conny & Co. is a club of like-minded, successful
we have never seen before. Conny & Co. AG and the quality of the co-investors.” private investors and I’m very proud to be a part of it.”
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Our Dealflow & Network
20+ years top management experience in Payments 20 years investment banking and global markets Spent over 25 years in Silicon Valley, advising and Former politician who served as Federal Minister of
and Fintech. Ex-CEO of Concardis GmbH. Current experience, most recently as Executive Committee and working with tech companies. Prior to Menalto, he was Economics and Technology and Vice Chancellor of
board roles: N26 GmbH, Geidea.net, donut.app, Aks- Board Member at Citigroup Global Markets Japan. He MD at Pagemill Partners, an M&A advisory firm. Further Germany. He was also a member of the managing
Anker.de, Taledo.com, Leondrino.com, is one of the most active Japanese angel investors and worked as an investment banker at Alliant Partners, board of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Clim8invest.com CEO of Boardwalk Capital Vector Inc. and as a lawyer at DLA Piper.
“I’ve known Conny for 15 years and his amazing
Conny gave me the initial push to become a startup “There is a fantastic opportunity for Conny & Co in ”Conny and his team have one of the most exciting network helped not just the liberal party, but also many
investor, so it was a no-brainer to join Conny & Co. Japan.” global deal flows I have seen.” startups I know.”
Previously CEO of the BX Swiss stock exchange, before Serial entrepreneur & startup investor, founder of Serial tech-investor and member of angel investment Entrepreneur, advisor & investor for 20 years. Co-
founding his own consulting company. Additionally Europe’s most successful insurtech wefox. clubs with a core focus on the German-speaking founder and advisor of blockchain company UFOstart
advisory board member for various companies. market.
”Engaging with the Conny & Co. Team is “I have known Conny for decades – since my time at
“Conny’s events and his ability to bring like-minded straightforward and entrepreneurial. They understand “As a founding investor of Conny & Co. and a member Zanox – and he was always there when I needed help.”
people together is incomparable.” founders." of the investment committee, I am continuously
impressed by the quality of the dealflow.”
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Our Dealflow & Network
Our Partners
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Our Dealflow & Network
The Entrepreneurs Day is one of the most Conny’s personal ski event is undoubtedly the
exclusive and highly-regarded events of the highlight of the year. Great skiing in a one-of-a-
European Venture Capital and Private Equity kind setting, incredible food and wine, all with a
scene. Participants are hand-selected and group of great friends – old and new!
speakers include the who-is-who of politics,
business and entertainment.
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