Scoop: Tiger Global raising $6 billion for next private tech fund
- Dan Primack, author of Axios Pro Rata
Illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Axios
Tiger Global is seeking to raise $6 billion for its next fund that invests in privately-held tech companies, according to an investor letter viewed by Axios. A first close is planned for January.
Why it matters: Tiger is targeting less than half of what it raised for its prior fund, reflecting a decrease in startup funding round sizes and valuations.
- At the same time, $6 billion is nothing to sneeze at, suggesting that Tiger isn't terribly bearish.
- Existing portfolio companies include TikTok parent ByteDance, Databricks, Stripe, ByteDance and Shein.
By the numbers: Tiger's letter reports that its Private Investment Partners funds have called over $36 billion since inception in 2003, distributed $30 billion and generated a net IRR of 24%.
- Per Tiger: "The funds have generated positive IRRs in every vintage year of investment and consistently robust distributions, with each of our first 10 funds having returned between 130% and 1,058% of called capital."
Timing: Earlier this week, Tiger informed investors that partner John Curtius is leaving to launch his own VC firm focused on B2B software startups.
Strategy: Tiger says that it has invested most of its existing fund in early-stage enterprise software and fintech companies in the U.S. and India, with average investment sizes falling to $30 million, and that it expects that strategy to persist.