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Assertion Partly supported
Kanji: Darktrace suffered severe LSE discount before $5B privatization
“I think it was trading at huge, a huge multiple discount. Seven hundred thirty-two million of revenue, like I said, trailing, trailing, got privatized at five billion.”
Hussein Kanji Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 59:15 Hussein Kanji, Founder @Hoxton Ventures: Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US | E1248 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Kanji: Hoxton Would Have Been a 10X Net Fund on Darktrace at Peak
“We, that would have been, we would have been a 10 X net fund on, on, on, on Darktrace at the, at its peak.”
Hussein Kanji Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 16:42 Hussein Kanji, Founder @Hoxton Ventures: Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US | E1248 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Partly supported
Kanji: Darktrace Reached $732M Revenue at Take-Private From $10K at Seed
“The company, when it got privatized, did seven hundred thirty two million of revenue. I mean, we, but when we invested, it was doing like 10 K.”
Hussein Kanji Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 24:57 Hussein Kanji, Founder @Hoxton Ventures: Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US | E1248 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Disclosure
Kanji: Darktrace generated more early revenue and staff in US than UK
“Darktrace made more money in America than it did in the U.K. From the very early days. It had more staff in America than it did in the U.K.”
Hussein Kanji Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 55:15 Hussein Kanji, Founder @Hoxton Ventures: Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US | E1248 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Supported
Kanji: KKR Invested in Darktrace at a $400M Post-Money Valuation
“And, but you know, going back to that Darktrace round that KKR did, four million a month, so forty-eight million annualized, four hundred million dollar post, not pre-post.”
Hussein Kanji Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 24:12 Hussein Kanji, Founder @Hoxton Ventures: Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US | E1248 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Supported
Kanji: Darktrace Monthly Revenue Grew From $1M to $4M Before KKR Round
“By the way, the Delta was, they'd gone from about a million a month at that point to about four million a month. So it was like super exponential growth in those early days.”
Hussein Kanji Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 24:49 Hussein Kanji, Founder @Hoxton Ventures: Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US | E1248 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Kanji: Hoxton's Darktrace SPVs achieved 66% to 154% realized net IRR
“So in the run-up to the Darktrace IPO, we did a bunch of SPVs with our investors. We put more money to work in Darktrace than the fund size of Fund One. And we think the lowest performing IRR for us was net 66%. This is all realized, by the way. Net 66%. And t…”
Hussein Kanji Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 22:42 Hussein Kanji, Founder @Hoxton Ventures: Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US | E1248 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Disclosure
Kanji: Hoxton invested $35M to $40M into Darktrace via SPVs
“40. At 35 or 40, something like that.”
Hussein Kanji Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 23:02 Hussein Kanji, Founder @Hoxton Ventures: Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US | E1248 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Supported
Hoxton Ventures' early portfolio includes Deliveroo, Darktrace, and Campana
“Despite Hoxton's age, their portfolio is immense, with the likes of Deliveroo, Darktrace by the famous Mike Lynch from Autonomy, and Campania, recently acquired by a twenty-four-seven customer.”
Harry Stebbings Nov 9, 2015 ▶ 0:40 20 VC 086: Starting A New Venture Fund and How London Compares To The US with Hussein Kanji @ Hoxton Ventures
Disclosure
Kanji: Hoxton Ventures co-invested in Darktrace alongside family office Talos
“Through a family office called Talus we bumped into Darktrace. And together, Talos and us ended up investing in Darktrace, and that clearly is turning into a cybersecurity winner.”
Hussein Kanji Nov 9, 2015 ▶ 24:15 20 VC 086: Starting A New Venture Fund and How London Compares To The US with Hussein Kanji @ Hoxton Ventures
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