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Mirakl Growth

Reported as "Growth Equity"

Mirakl, which works in marketplace platform development in Paris, raised $300M in a Growth round announced on 22 Sep 2020, led by Permira, at a $1.50B post-money valuation. 5 firms took part, 5 of them already investors. It is Mirakl's fourth venture round on record; the one before was a Series C in Feb 2019.

$300M

Amount raised

$1.50B

Post-money valuation

$1.20B pre-money

5

Investors

1 lead

20%

Stake sold

new money over the post-money

Valuation

What this round says about the price

This round priced Mirakl at $1.50B after the new money. The $300M bought investors about 20% of the company. It came 19 months after Mirakl's Series C. It is 32% of the $948M Mirakl has raised in the venture rounds on record. Mirakl raised again 12 months later: a Series E round of $555M in Sep 2021, at $3.50B post-money.

Mirakl's funding rounds

Mirakl has 5 venture rounds on record. This one is highlighted.

  1. Series A 16 Nov 2012 $3.0M
  2. Series B 22 Jul 2015, led by 83North and Felix Capital $20M
  3. Series C 28 Feb 2019, led by Bain Capital Ventures $70M
  4. Growth this round 22 Sep 2020, led by Permira $300M$1.50B post-money
  5. Series E 21 Sep 2021, led by Silver Lake $555M$3.50B post-money

Investors

Who put money in

Permira led the round with 4 other firms. Permira, 83North, Bain Capital Ventures and Elaia and 1 more had backed Mirakl before.

Lead investor

  • backs 21 venture-backed companies existing investor

Also in the round

  • backs 42 venture-backed companies existing investor
  • Bain Capital Ventures backs 220 venture-backed companies existing investor
  • backs 70 venture-backed companies existing investor
  • backs 63 venture-backed companies existing investor

Joined the board: Bruce Chizen (Permira).

Use of proceeds

What the money is for

According to the announcement, the money goes to hiring, product development, geographic expansion, sales and marketing, scaling operations and working capital.

  • Hiring
  • Product development
  • Geographic expansion
  • Sales and marketing
  • Scaling operations
  • Working capital

Comparable rounds

How it compares

310 Growth rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $50M, and this round was 6.0 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Growth rounds in Tech Companies:

Growth rounds in Tech Companies, Sep 2019 to Sep 2021: 310 rounds with an amount, log scale.
Comparable rounds
CompanyAnnouncedAmountPost-moneyLed by
Tech Companies25 Sep 2020$100Mnot disclosedInsight Partners
Tech Companies1 Sep 2020$45Mnot disclosednot named
Tech Companies29 Sep 2020$35Mnot disclosedVolition Capital
Tech Companies24 Sep 2020$30Mnot disclosedThe Chernin Group
Tech Companies15 Sep 2020$26Mnot disclosedTech Pioneers Fund
Tech Companies22 Sep 2020$24Mnot disclosednot named
Tech Companies10 Sep 2020$12Mnot disclosednot named
Tech Companies29 Sep 2020$9.5Mnot disclosedLevel Equity

Sources

Where this comes from

Reported by 3 sources.

Questions

Frequently asked

How much did Mirakl raise in its Growth round?

Mirakl raised $300M in its Growth round, announced in Sep 2020.

Who led Mirakl's Growth round?

Permira led it, with 83North, Bain Capital Ventures, Elaia and Felix Capital.

What was Mirakl's valuation at the Growth round?

$1.50B post-money ($1.20B pre-money).

How does it compare with other Growth rounds in Tech Companies?

310 Growth rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $50M, and this round was 6.0 times the median.

Did Mirakl raise again after this round?

Yes: a Series E round in Sep 2021 of $555M at $3.50B post-money.