Funding round
Contentsquare Series F
Contentsquare, which works in experience intelligence platform solutions in Paris, raised $600M in a Series F round announced on 21 Jul 2022, led by Sixth Street, at a $5.60B post-money valuation. 14 firms took part. It is Contentsquare's fifth venture round on record; the one before was a Series E in May 2021.
$600M
Amount raised
of which $200M debt
$5.60B
Post-money valuation
$5.00B pre-money
14
Investors
1 lead
2.0x
Step-up from the Series E
$2.80B in May 2021
7.1%
Stake sold
new money over the post-money
Valuation
What this round says about the price
This round priced Contentsquare at $5.60B after the new money, 2.0 times the $2.80B of its Series E (May 2021). The $600M bought investors about 7.1% of the company. It came 14 months after Contentsquare's Series E. It is 49% of the $1.22B Contentsquare has raised in the venture rounds on record. No later venture round is on record for Contentsquare.
Contentsquare's funding rounds
Contentsquare has 5 venture rounds on record. This one is highlighted.
Investors
Who put money in
Sixth Street led the round with 13 other firms.
Lead investor
- Sixth Street backs 34 venture-backed companies new investor
Also in the round
- Bpifrance new investor
- backs 169 venture-backed companies new investor
- Eurazeo backs 103 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 45 venture-backed companies new investor
- KKR backs 104 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 24 venture-backed companies new investor
- SoftBank Vision Fund backs 234 venture-backed companies new investor
- BlackRock new investor
- BNP Paribas new investor
- Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank new investor
- Goldman Sachs backs 218 venture-backed companies new investor
- JP Morgan new investor
- Société Générale new investor
Joined the board: Benjamin Johnston (Sixth Street Growth).
Use of proceeds
What the money is for
According to the announcement, the money goes to product development, geographic expansion, sales and marketing, scaling operations, acquisitions and working capital.
- Product development
- Geographic expansion
- Sales and marketing
- Scaling operations
- Acquisitions
- Working capital
Comparable rounds
How it compares
33 Series F rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $159M, and this round was 3.8 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Series F rounds in Tech Companies:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devo Tech Companies | 2 Jun 2022 | $100M | $2.00B | Eurazeo |
| Tech Companies | 14 Jun 2022 | $83M | $1.10B | Silver Lake Waterman |
| Chainalysis Tech Companies | 12 May 2022 | $170M | $8.60B | GIC |
| Motive Tech Companies | 25 May 2022 | $150M | $2.85B | Insight Partners and Kleiner Perkins |
| Salsify Tech Companies | 13 Apr 2022 | $200M | $2.00B | TPG |
| Tech Companies | 27 Oct 2022 | $170M | $1.50B | Georgian |
| Tech Companies | 3 Oct 2022 | $146M | not disclosed | Goldman Sachs |
| project44 Tech Companies | 3 Nov 2022 | $80M | $2.70B | Generation Investment Management and A.P. Moller Holding |
Sources
Where this comes from
Reported by 5 sources.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did Contentsquare raise in its Series F round?
Contentsquare raised $600M in its Series F round, announced in Jul 2022.
Who led Contentsquare's Series F round?
Sixth Street led it, with Bpifrance, Canaan, Eurazeo, Highland Europe and KKR and 8 more.
What was Contentsquare's valuation at the Series F round?
$5.60B post-money ($5.00B pre-money).
How does it compare with other Series F rounds in Tech Companies?
33 Series F rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $159M, and this round was 3.8 times the median.