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它已經從基金第三部署資金,並預計在幾個月內關閉它。廣告與人共同創立了操場和前穀歌高管安迪•魯賓(Andy Rubin)和Android的創造者的穀歌高管——馬特•赫漢森和網絡電視機創始人布魯斯泄漏,巴雷特先生曾為微軟和CloudCar,並擁有超過100項專利。“我給Elon Musk他的第一份工作在我的視頻遊戲公司的火箭科學。我認為他的想法Hyperloop那裏,”他笑著說,引用一個遊戲設置在月球上由公司,麝香先生創建了一個高速列車。在矽穀”作為一個企業家,我想建立風險投資公司,我希望當我開始我的公司。“這是一個遊樂場關注深科技和技術幾乎可以肯定行不通,但如果他們將難以置信的變革。“操場的第一個基金從2015年有27個投資,其中11保持活躍的投資公司。已支付的總淨值比率(剩餘投資的當前值的比率在一個基金,加上所有的現金總額分布到目前為止,相對於資本向該基金支付)的總量的2.7倍,投資資本和多個總值(MOIC)的3.2倍。其第二個基金,籌集了2017 US505百萬美元,已經34歲的投資,仍有30活躍的投資公司。它有一個淨TVPI三次MOIC生產總值(gdp)的3.7倍,將基金最高四分位數的風投基金,根據劍橋的同事。廣告操場的投資包括量子計算啟動PsiQuantum、無碳航空公司普遍氫和健康科學啟動天涯基因組學。 The vast majority of Playground’s portfolio companies continue to hold strong, raising at or above their previous valuations. — Peter Barrett, Playground Global Mr Barrett said while the tech sector had been punished by a market correction in the past year, deep tech start-ups like those Playground was backing had held up well. “We didn’t see a dramatic increase in valuation of investments in 2020-21, and equally it hasn’t come off in 2022. If you’re investing against standard SaaS metrics of ARR [annual recurring revenue] and margin growth, none of those investments are for us,” he said. “The vast majority of Playground’s portfolio companies continue to hold strong, raising at or above their previous valuations ... Cancer does not care about interest rates.” Reflecting on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank , Mr Barrett said the full extent of the consequences would not be known for some time. Advertisement “A flight to quality has and will continue to occur,” he said. “Founders who are resilient and focused on building truly transformative companies will succeed. They may need to do more cash management and focus on profits sooner than in years past, but that is what their investors want. “While investors may make fewer commitments to the private markets, they have not retreated, and Playground believes there is never a bad time to invest in great companies.” Yolanda Redrup is an award-winning senior journalist who writes on technology, healthcare and occasionally covers Street Talk from our Melbourne newsroom. Connect with Yolanda on Twitter . Email Yolanda at yolanda.redrup@afr.com Save