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From: Richard Kahn
To: "jeffrey E." <jeevacationggmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: SharesPost - access to preferred Dropbox fund
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:23:52 +0000
not sure if you have interest in investing in Dropbox
if so i can obtain more details on previous valuations and potentially financial information
please advise
thank you
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
tel
fax
cell
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From: Geno Zawrotny <
Date: January 29, 2015 at 3:36:59 AM EST
Subject: Re: SharesPost - access to preferred Dropbox fund
To: Richard Kahn <
Here are my notes:
Dropbox details:
Dropbox announced partnership today with MSFT integration into Office!
http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/4/7153975/dropbox-microsoft-partnership-microsoft-office
Chat with COO Dennis Woodside
http://fortune.com/2014/11/04/dropbox-dennis-woodside/
- we have access to DB via a partner who has been approved to be on the cap table (DB does not
allow any secondary trades).
- our investment LLC will be an LP in the fund
490M Estimate fully diluted shares
Market share information:
According to OPSWAT's market share report from April (link and graphic below) Dropbox has -35%
of the cloud storage market:
http://www.opswat.com/about/media/reports/advanced-threats-backup-p2p-april-2014
Market Share
33.8% Dropbox
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25.1% Google Drive
19.3% OneDrive
5.8% Norton Online Backup
3.1% SugarSync
1.8% iCloud
11.1% Other
Competition - Box
There are many concerns with Box - they are burning cash at an alarming rate, their expenses are
almost double their revenue, and they cannot raise the amount of money they need to fight off the
competition and, importantly, make acquisitions. Box has made two acquisitions since 2014 for a
total of -$5mm and only six in their history. Dropbox has made 9 acquisitions in the last year and 19
in total (made a $100mm acquisition today, link below). Dropbox could raise $500M to $16 right now
in the private market while Box is struggling to even raise $150M at a $1.6B valuation in an IPO..
Dropbox also has access to $16 in unsecured credit facility from the top investment banks.
This is a great article which addresses many of Box's issues.
http://pando.com/2015/01/09/i po-of-last-resort-box-has-no-choice-but-to-go-pubic-despite-its-ugly-
numbers/
I also think the market is being more discerning right now (somewhat binary) and giving higher
multiples to the higher quality names with better cash positions/burn rates. We saw this with
HortonWorks and New Relic's recent IPO pricing as they were priced at a steep discount to their
previous financing rounds (have since recovered).
Quick shot on Dropbox, they are expected to have $1B+ in revenue this year and grow at a 95%
CAGR into 2017 (from previous financing round diligence).
http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/21/dropbox-cloudon-purchase-another-move-in-evolving-enterprise-
straetgy/
Regards,
Geno Zawrotny I Vice President, Private Securities Group
Securities offered through SharesPost Financial Corporation, Member FINRA/SIPC
Member Broker•Dealer on NASDAQ Private Market
Introducing the Shares Post 100 Fund
phone/fax
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On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Richard Kahn <
> wrote:
do you have a report on dropbox that i can send to my principal
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range of capacity for an investment?
thank you
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
tel
fax
cell
On Jan 26, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Geno Zawrotny <
> wrote:
Hello,
Please let me know if you are interested in indirect access to Dropbox preferred shares at an
estimated $25 per share, possibly slightly better. Estimated fully diluted shares is 510M, therefore
approximate valuation is $12.75b range. Call me for additional details.
Indicate your level of interest and timing if interested.
Best,
Geno Zawrotny I Vice President, Private Securities Group
Securities offered through SharesPost Financial Corporation, Member FINRA/SIPC
Member Broker-Dealer on NASDAQ Private Market
IntroducInq the ShoresPost 100 Fund
phone/fax
I My Calendar I sharespost.com
Lets Connect!
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recipient(s). II you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review. dissemination, distribution or copying of this
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