Revolution Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Revolution has invested in 3 companies.

Revolution’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (30%) and information technology (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (55%) and growth capital (40%). In total, Revolution has invested in 11 US states.

In the last 3 years, Revolution has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (38%). Revolution’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Scopely for $4.9B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity27
    • M&A Buy Activity20
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 1

Revolution

1717 Rhode Island Ave NW, Suite 1000,
Washington, District of Columbia 20036
United States
(202) 776-1400
www.revolution.com/entity/growth
media@revolution.com

Revolution Growth is the growth capital investment arm of Revolution, an investment firm that also pursues seed and venture opportunities. Revolution Growth looks to invest $25 to $50 million in US-based companies looking for a partner to help them scale and expand. Revolution Growth is based in Washington DC.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, E-Commerce, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Packaging, Real Estate, Restaurants, Software

Target Transaction Types: Growth Capital, Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 25 50
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 16 1 1 2 - - 20
Sell (0.8/yr) # 4 - 1 1 2 - 8
vol $4.9B $4.9B
  28

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Cava Group, Inc. 2023-06-15 - IPO
Washington, District of Columbia · www.cava.com
Scopely, Inc. 2023-04-06 4.9B USD Trade Sale
Culver City, California · www.scopely.com
Resonate, Inc. 2022-07-27 - Secondary Sale
Reston, Virginia · www.resonate.com
Emergy, Inc. 2022-07-25 - Venture
Boulder, Colorado · www.meati.com
Curbio, Inc. 2022-01-18 - Venture
Potomac, Maryland · www.curbio.com
Sweetgreen, Inc. 2021-11-15 - IPO
Los Angeles, California · www.sweetgreen.com
Cava Group, Inc. 2021-04-27 - Venture
Washington, District of Columbia · www.cava.com
Orchard Technologies, Inc. 2020-09-10 - Venture
New York, New York · www.orchard.com
Tempus Labs, Inc. 2019-05-30 - Venture
Chicago, Illinois · www.tempus.com
CustomInk LLC 2019-04-04 - Recapitalization
Fairfax, Virginia · www.customink.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 3 (25%) - 6 (30%) -
Information Technology 3 (25%) - 3 (15%) -
Food 2 (17%) - 2 (10%) -
Restaurants - - 2 (10%) -
Software 1 (8%) - 2 (10%) -
Consumer Products 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
Digital Media - - 1 (5%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (5%) -
Packaging 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
Real Estate 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 12 - 20 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 12 (100%) - 20 (100%) -
  California 2 (17%) - 4 (20%) -
  Virginia 1 (8%) - 4 (20%) -
  Illinois 2 (17%) - 2 (10%) -
  New York 1 (8%) - 2 (10%) -
  District of Columbia 1 (8%) - 2 (10%) -
  Texas 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
  Ohio 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
  Maryland 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
  Colorado 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (5%) -
Total 12 - 20 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture 8 (67%) - 11 (55%) -
Growth Capital 4 (33%) - 8 (40%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (5%) -
Total 12 - 20 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 2 (25%) 4.9B (100%)
IPO 2 (25%) -
Recapitalization 1 (13%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (13%) -
SPAC 1 (13%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (13%) -
Total 8 $4.9B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Cooley LLP
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
> $1B 1 $4.9B
TOTAL $4.9B
Largest Scopely, Inc.
$4.9B (2023-04-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Strategic(s)
38%
3 (38%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Middle-Market

Established

2005

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Steve Case

Co-Founder & Partner

Ted Leonsis

Co-Founder & Partner

Steve Murray

Managing Partner

Fazeela Abdul Rashid

Partner, Revolution Growth

Kristin Gunther

Partner, Revolution Growth

FAQ

When was Revolution founded?

Revolution was founded in 2005.

What type of investor is Revolution?

Revolution is a growth capital firm.

Where is Revolution headquartered?

Revolution is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

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