Jefferies

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

Jefferies provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets.

Investor Profile

Jefferies has backed more than 45 startups, with 8 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 14 rounds, about 31% of its total and boasts 13 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Debt Financing, Series Unknown, Post Ipo Debt rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in United States, Argentina, United Kingdom.
Strong thematic focus on Financial Services, FinTech, Lending.
Led 3 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

Debt Financing (31%)
Series Unknown (16%)
Post Ipo Debt (11%)
Series B (9%)
Post Ipo Equity (9%)
Series A (9%)
Convertible Note (4%)
Series C (4%)
Seed (2%)
Series D (2%)

Country Focus

United States (76%)
Argentina (11%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Belgium (2%)
Canada (2%)
Germany (2%)

Industry Focus

Financial Services
Fintech
Lending
Finance
Payments
Banking
Software
Information Technology
Credit Cards
Biotechnology

FAQ

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Who does Jefferies frequently co-invest with?

Soros Fund Management

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 7

Morgan Stanley

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 3

Spark Capital

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 5

Goldman Sachs

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 6

General Catalyst

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge

Co-Investments: 3

Wells Fargo

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 3

Citi

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 5

Point72 Ventures

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 3

Recharge Capital

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 3

Deutsche Bank

Europe, Hessen, Germany, Frankfurt

Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Jefferies often collaborate with?

Kevin Ryan

North America, New York, United States, New York

Shared Deals: 3

Matt Coffin

North America, Connecticut, United States

Shared Deals: 1

John Waldron

North America, New York, United States, New York

Shared Deals: 1

David Bonderman

North America, Texas, United States, Austin

Shared Deals: 1

David Chang

North America, California, United States, Los Angeles

Shared Deals: 1

Marc Lore

Europe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, New York

Shared Deals: 1

Philip Purcell

Shared Deals: 1

David Fialkow

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Newton

Shared Deals: 1

Jared Morgenstern

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Mark Troughton

North America, California, United States, Santa Monica

Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Jefferies?

FINN

Munich, Bayern, Germany

FINN is a startup that operates a platform for new car subscriptions and an alternative to buying or leasing vehicles.

AutomotiveCar SharingLeasingSubscription Service

Debt FinancingFeb 10, 2025

Amount Raised: $1,030,111,180

Oportun

San Carlos, California, United States

Oportun is a digital banking platform that offers personal loans and financial services to people with limited credit history.

Consumer LendingDebit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTech

Post Ipo DebtJan 16, 2025

Amount Raised: $425,000,000

BattleFin

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

BattleFin focuses on sourcing, organizing, evaluating and vetting alternative data.

AnalyticsSoftware

Series UnknownDec 17, 2024

Amount Raised: $4,000,000

Ualá

Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

Ualá is a fintech company that provides a digital banking application that allows users to manage their finances.

BankingCredit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments

Series ENov 11, 2024

Amount Raised: $300,000,000

CoreWeave

Livingston, New Jersey, United States

CoreWeave is a cloud-based AI infrastructure company offering GPU cloud services to simplify AI and machine learning workloads.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologyMachine Learning

Debt FinancingOct 11, 2024

Amount Raised: $650,000,000

Smartsheet

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Smartsheet is a cloud-based work management platform that empowers collaboration, drives better decision-making, and accelerates innovation.

Cloud ManagementEnterpriseSaaSSoftware

Post Ipo DebtSep 24, 2024

Amount Raised: $3,200,000,000

Oportun

San Carlos, California, United States

Oportun is a digital banking platform that offers personal loans and financial services to people with limited credit history.

Consumer LendingDebit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTech

Post Ipo DebtSep 23, 2024

Amount Raised: $306,000,000

Oportun

San Carlos, California, United States

Oportun is a digital banking platform that offers personal loans and financial services to people with limited credit history.

Consumer LendingDebit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTech

Post Ipo DebtAug 5, 2024

Amount Raised: $245,000,000

Wonder

New York, New York, United States

Wonder is a food delivery startup that operates truck-based restaurants from which consumers can order food through a mobile app.

ConsumerE-CommerceFood and BeverageFood DeliveryRestaurants

Series UnknownMar 19, 2024

Amount Raised: $700,000,000

Updraft

London, England, United Kingdom

Updraft is a lending, credit report, and financial planning app for millennials.

CreditFinancial ServicesFinTechLendingMobile Apps

Debt FinancingDec 19, 2023

Amount Raised: $318,258,895

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