Fund Information / Factsheet • Aug 1, 2023
Fund Information / Factsheet
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Augmentum invests in fast growing fintech businesses that are disrupting the financial services sector. Augmentum is the UK's only publicly listed investment company focusing on the fintech sector in the UK and wider Europe, having launched on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in 2018, giving businesses access to patient capital and support, unrestricted by conventional fund timelines and giving public markets investors access to a largely privately held investment sector during its main period of growth.
1 Net Asset Value 2 After performance fee
Portfolio Manager
Augmentum Fintech Management Ltd
March 2018 – March 2023
Tim Levene CEO
has sat on multiple fintech boards including interactive investor, Tide and Zopa and is highly active in cross-industry initiatives working to boost the UK fintech sector such as the UK FinTech Strategy Group and Innovate Finance. Tim was a founding employee of Flutter.com, which became one of the highest profile digital businesses in the UK after it merged with Betfair.com in 2001. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Tim was elected in the City of London as an Alderman in the Ward of Bridge in 2022.
An experienced entrepreneur and investor, Augmentum Co-Founder and CEO Tim
Richard has 23 years of venture capital and private equity experience in the technology, retail and leisure sectors on both sides of the fence. Richard started his career at PwC before joining Tim at Flutter.com (now Betfair) as CFO. Richard joined Benchmark Capital Europe (now Balderton Capital) in 2002, where he worked on early stage technology investments both in the investment phase and assisting investee companies post-funding. He spent five years investing globally at Manzanita Capital from 2005, before co-founding Augmentum with Tim.
Richard Matthews COO
| Management fee | 1.5% up to £250m NAV, 1% thereafter |
|---|---|
| Listing | Premium Segment Main Market LSE |
| Ticker | AUGM |
| Shares in issue | 170.60 million |
| AIC Sector | Financials & Financial Innovation |
| ISIN | GB00BG12XV81 |
| SEDOL | BG12XV8 |
| Listing Date | 13 March 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Manager | Augmentum Fintech Management Ltd | |
| AIFM, Company Secretary & Administrator |
Frostrow Capital LLP | |
| Registrar | Link Group | |
| Legal Adviser | Stephenson Harwood LLP | |
| Auditor | BDO LLP | www.augmentum.vc |
| Joint Corporate Brokers | Peel Hunt LLP, Singer Capital Markets | [email protected] |
Highlights
£294.1m3
Net Asset Value
158.9p3 NAV per share
Share price
(33.3%)4 Premium/(Discount)
24 Portfolio companies
18.5%3 IRR on invested capital
Cash position
3 As at 31 March 2023 4 As at 31 July 2023
www.augmentum.vc @AugmentumF Augmentum Fintech
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The Company has continued a modest programme of accretive buybacks in the period under review, seeking to convey to the market the Board's confidence in the value of the portfolio.
NatWest Group acquired a majority shareholding in Cushon, the workplace savings and Net Zero pension provider, which completed on 1 June 2023. Augmentum first invested in Cushon in June 2021 in their Series A fundraising round. The acquisition returned £22.8 million to the Company, delivering a return of 2.1x multiple on invested capital and an IRR of 62%.
Volt, a leading provider of account-to-account (A2A) payments, raised a \$60 million Series B round in June 2023. The round was led by US investor IVP and Augmentum participated in the round with an investment of £5.3 million. The round implied a valuation of Augmentum's stake in Volt of £17.8 million, an uplift of £3.6 million from the carrying value of £14.2 million at the last valuation date of 31 March 2023.
Monese, the leading pan-European fintech offering smart money services to millions of consumers across Europe, announced the launch of XYB, an end-toend 'coreless' banking platform provider, enabling banks and non-banks to break down the barriers to building and providing financial services in record time.
Onfido, the global leader in automated identity verification, acquired Airside, the US-headquartered shareable digital identity technology company. Onfido plan to take Airside's proven approach to the airline industry and apply it to other sectors requiring high customer assurance, such as financial services, providing a single, trusted view of each customer's identity.
1 £14.2 million as at 31 March 2023
Chairman of the Board and of the Nominations Committee
Neil England
Karen Brade Chairman of the Audit Committee
Chairman of the Management and Remuneration Committee and of the Valuations Committee
Conny Dorrestijn Non-Executive Director
Sir William Russell Non-Executive Director
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Monthly subscription business for technology products
| Invested | 2019 |
|---|---|
| HQ | Berlin, Germany |
| Cost | £7.9m |
| Value | £43.2m |
| IRR | 70% |
| % of NAV | 14.7% |
SME business banking
Invested 2018 HQ London, UK Cost £13.2m Value £35.7m IRR 32% % of NAV 12.1%
Digital first consumer bank and lender
| Invested | 2018 |
|---|---|
| HQ | London, UK |
| Cost | £33.7m |
| Value | £30.1m |
| IRR | - |
| % of NAV | 10.2% |
Workplace savings and pension provider
Invested 2021 HQ London, UK Cost £10.7m Value £22.8m IRR 62%
Account to account instant
| Invested | 2020 |
|---|---|
| HQ | London, UK |
| Cost | £4.5m |
| Value | £14.2m1 |
| IRR | 84% |
| % of NAV | 4.8% |
1 See update on Page 2 following June 2023 funding round
Mobile-only current accounts
| Invested | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| HQ | London, UK | |
| Cost | £11.5m | |
| Value | £11.7m | |
| IRR | - | |
| % of NAV | 4.0% |
Precious metals trading platform for individuals
| Invested | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| HQ | London, UK | |
| Cost | £8.4m | |
| Value | £11.6m | |
| IRR | 12% | |
| % of NAV | 3.9% |
Identity verification and fraud management platform
| Invested | 2018 | Invested | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HQ | London, UK | HQ | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Cost | £7.7m | Cost | £2.7m |
| Value | £10.2m | Value | £8.4m |
| IRR | 8% | IRR | 42% |
| % of NAV | 3.5% | % of NAV | 2.9% |
The contents of this document, which has been prepared by Augmentum Fintech Management Limited ("AFML"), have been approved by AFML solely for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA"). AFML is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
% of NAV
Note:Exited 1 June 2023
The information in this document is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this document or its accuracy or completeness. This document should not be considered a recommendation by AFML to invest in Augmentum Fintech plc (the "Company") or any of their respective affiliates, or in relation to any subscription for securities, whether actual or in the future.
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Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Before purchasing any securities or otherwise investing in the Company, persons viewing this document should ensure that they understand and accept fully the risks disclosed under the heading "Key Risks" following this notice, any of which can reasonably be expected to be relevant to an investment in the Company.
The following risks may reasonably be expected to be relevant to any investment in the Company and should be considered carefully.
The value of an investment can go down as well as up and you may not receive a full return of capital. If you are in any doubt as to whether an investment into Augmentum Fintech PLC is suitable you should consult a regulated financial advisor.
This document makes reference to the past performance of Augmentum Fintech PLC and past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Consumer credit refinancer
| Invested | 2021 |
|---|---|
| HQ | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Cost | £9.9m |
| Value | £9.3m |
| IRR | - |
| % of NAV | 3.2% |
AI based FX trading firm
7.7%
and BaaS provider
| Invested | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| HQ | London, UK | |
| Cost | £11.5m | |
| Value | £11.7m | |
| IRR | - | |
| % of NAV | 4.0% |
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