Abrdn

Type

Hedge fund

Status

Active

Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Total investments

14

Average round size

231M

Portfolio companies

12

Rounds per year

0.07

Lead investments

2

Follow on index

0.07

Exits

3

Areas of investment
BiotechnologyWholesaleSoftwareFinancial ServicesRetailHealth CareMedicalTelecommunicationsJewelryLeisure

Summary

Standard Life appeared to be the Corporate Investor, which was created in 1825. The main department of described Corporate Investor is located in the Edinburgh. The venture was found in Europe in United Kingdom.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 6 partakers. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Chase Capital Partners, TH Lee.Putnam Internet Partners, Scottish Equity Partners. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Walden Media, Venetec International, TH Lee Putnam Ventures.

The top activity for fund was in 2003. Deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 deals per year.

Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Quadstone, Viajo.com. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 4-5 years to receive the investment from the fund. For fund there is no match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United States. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Travel, Internet.

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Investments analytics

Analytics

Total investments
14
Lead investments
2
Exits
3
Rounds per year
0.07
Follow on index
0.07
Investments by industry
  • Financial Services (4)
  • Software (3)
  • Biotechnology (2)
  • Health Care (2)
  • Medical (2)
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Investments by region
  • United Kingdom (5)
  • India (1)
  • United States (3)
  • Germany (1)
  • Malaysia (1)
  • Show 2 more
Peak activity year
2024
Number of Unicorns
1
Number of Decacorns
1
Number of Minotaurs
1

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Quantitative data

Avg. startup age at the time of investment
23
Avg. valuation at time of investment
77M
Group Appearance index
0.79
Avg. company exit year
10
Strategy success index
0.20

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Latest deals

Company name Deal date Industry Deal stage Deal size Location
Qlaris Bio 30 Apr 2024 Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Early Stage Venture 24M United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge
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