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2018 BI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER FOLLOW US 2018: Year in Review TCV Concludes Productive Year In 2018, TCV closed 12 new deals, made 10 follow-on investments, and executed a number of M&A transactions. TCV companies Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) and Avalara (NYSE: AVLR) entered the public markets this year, bringing the total number of TCV-backed IPOs to 62 companies. Since inception, TCV has invested over $10 billion in leading technology companies. TCV is currently investing TCV X, a $3 billion fund. We are flexible in our transactions and make $30M-$300M equity investments in minority, majority, and public deals. RECENT INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Venafi Technology pioneer who established the machine identity protection market November 29, 2018 – $100M Round Led by TCV TCV Board Member: Jake Reynolds (check out the blog post on TCV’s investment in Venafi) Sojern Leading provider of digital advertising solutions and real-time audiences for the travel industry November 13, 2018 – $120M Round Led By TCV TCV Board Member: Woody Marshall ByteDance AI-driven platforms provider for content creation and discovery in China and the world Q4, 2018 – Minority Investment by TCV TCV Investment Team: David Yuan and Adam Silverschotz LegalZoom Leading provider of legal solutions for small businesses and families October 30, 2018 – Minority investment by TCV (amount undisclosed) TCV Board Member: David Yuan Klook Leading full-service in-destination booking platform August 7, 2018 - $200M Round with participation from TCV Peloton Global fitness technology company August 3, 2018 - $550M Round Led by TCV TCV Board Members: Jay Hoag, Erik Blachford (Venture Partner) Sportradar Leading global provider of sports data intelligence July 9, 2018 - Financing round with participation from TCV TCV Board Member: John Doran TourRadar Largest online travel agency to compare and book multi-day tours June 26, 2018 - $50M Round Led by TCV TCV Board Member: Erik Blachford (Venture Partner) Silver Peak Leader in broadband and hybrid WAN solutions June 26, 2018 - $90M Round Led by TCV TCV Board Member: Tim McAdam Watermark Leading platform for measuring and improving student outcomes in higher education April 17, 2018 - Majority investment Led by TCV (amount undisclosed) TCV Board Members: Jake Reynolds and Nari Ansari Avetta Connects the world’s leading organizations with qualified suppliers, contractors, and vendors March 21, 2018 - Majority investment with participation from TCV (amount undisclosed) TCV Board Member: David Yuan Source: Company Press Release Excerpts IPO, M&A, AND LIQUDITY HIGHLIGHTS Spotify Direct Listing On April 3, 2018, the ordinary shares of Spotify were listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “SPOT”. Avalara IPO June 14, 2018 – Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses of all sizes, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “AVLR”. Watermark Acquires EvaluationKIT, Digital Measures, and SmartCatalog Q4, 2018 – Watermark acquired EvaluationKIT, Digital Measures and SmartCatalog to further its capabilities to help higher education institutions better manage core processes and leverage a broader set of data to inform meaningful improvements at all levels of the institution. Following the acquisitions, Watermark now supports more than 1,700 partner institutions worldwide. Perforce Software October 8, 2018 - Perforce Software ("Perforce"), a global provider of enterprise-grade DevOps-focused software solutions, today announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Perfecto Mobile ("Perfecto"), a market leader in cloud-based automated mobile and web application test software solutions. NewVoiceMedia September 20, 2018 - Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire privately-held NewVoiceMedia, an industry-leading cloud Contact Center-as- a-Service (CCaaS) provider. AT&T Completes Acquisition of AppNexus August 15, 2018 - AT&T announced the completion of its acquisition of AppNexus, a leading global advertising marketplace, that provides enterprise technology products for digital advertising serving publishers, agencies and marketers. TCV EVENTS TCV'S CUSTOMER ACQUISITION FORUM 12 Years of Strategic Dialogue In the summer of 2018, we held our 12th Annual Customer Acquisition Forum (“CAF”), a three- day offsite, designed to add value within our portfolio company ecosystem through best practice sharing, expanding our network, and exploring new go-to-market strategies and the larger trends behind them. Customer acquisition and best practices in scaling software, SaaS, and consumer companies are touchstones for the forum. We discussed successful -- sometimes counterintuitive -- ways to leverage culture, pricing, and category building. We also dived deep into best practices for securing enterprises and looked ahead toward emerging trends and technologies that will influence both customer acquisition and customer success in the future. CAF attracts top marketers from innovative technology companies around the world. This year, we brought together more than 60 executives, among them leaders of over 30 TCV portfolio companies. Some feedback includes: Simply an unbelievable collection of lessons and learnings, shared in a forum that feels like you're with the Avengers of technology sales & marketing leadership. Jay Simons President Atlassian I mark my calendar every year to attend CAF. I have only missed one ever and I regret that one! There is no better event for learning from other execs around growth strategies. Nick Mehta CEO Gainsight TV is the big bet to become the definitive brand in real estate. The inspiration to try performance TV was sparked at the CAF event. Spencer Rascoff CEO Zillow What could be better than the smartest group of marketers all in one place? Last year was my first year attending the CAF but I cannot wait to go back. Carolyn Tisch Blodgett SVP, SVP / Global Brand Marketing Peloton Check out insights from this year’s CAF on TCV’s website. TCV’S CTO/CIO SUMMIT From Startup to Global Scale: Securing and Building the Company’s Culture Are Keys to Success of Tech Leaders TCV hosted its 4th CTO/CIO Summit, a 1.5 day event for technology executives to build peer relationships, learn from shared experiences, and gaining a deeper understanding of both the challenges and opportunities technology executives need to balance, now and in the future. For this year’s event, we decided to look at talent and culture together with the challenges of globalizing and securing the enterprise. We brought together over 50 technology executives, including founders, product leaders, TCV partners, and — of course — CTOs and CIOs, in Half Moon Bay, CA. We also mixed up the “talent” for the event itself, drawing not only on working CTOs and CIOs but also career IT experts with consulting and investing experience across multiple industries. We are grateful for all the valuable insights our speakers shared with attendees and the TCV community we strive to create. A summary of the CTO/CIO Summit is here. TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVES From Startup to Global Scale: Securing and Building the Company’s Culture Are Keys to Success of Tech Leaders - CTOs and CIOs Share Expert Insights at TCV’s 2018 CTO/CIO Summit TCV Invests in Machine Identity Protection Provider Venafi – A Pioneer of a Vital New Category in Cybersecurity. Insights from TCV GP Jake Reynolds and VP Matt Robinson Making Mobile Magical = Selling Without Sales Reps - A conversation with SafetyCulture CEO and Founder Luke Anear and TCV GP Dave Yuan Woody Marshall on The Twenty Minute VC! Check out Harry Stebbing’s latest podcast with TCV GP Woody Marshall Match Play: Lessons in Leadership - Q&A with TCV GP John Doran and former Tennis Pro & CEO of Cradlepoint, George Mulhern Creating and Nurturing a High-Performance Culture: Lessons from Netflix for Businesses of All Sizes. Podcast with TCV Founding GP Jay Hoag and Patty McCord, Netflix’s chief talent officer for 14 years and co-creator of the Netflix Culture Deck It’s Your Runway! Rent the Runway Is Redefining Your Closet Any or Everyday – Q&A with TCV Founding GP Rick Kimball and Jennifer Hyman, CEO of Rent the Runway TEAM NEWS PROMOTIONS Nari Ansari General Partner Nathan Sanders General Partner and COO Muz Ashraf Principal Amol Helekar Principal Scott Kirk Principal John Delfino Principal NEW AND RETURNING TEAM MEMBERS Rasmus Areskoug Analyst John Azubuike Analyst Jeffrey Baldwin Associate John Burke Vice President Caroline Chen Associate Ankit Gulati Associate Paisley Kadison Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Thabet Mahayni Associate Federico Marchese Associate Gal Peleg Vice President Zachary Riedy Associate Erin Scully Director, Human Capital Adam Silverschotz Principal Payam Vadi Associate Kelly Wallace Analyst David Zhang Vice President Clarey Zhu Associate Read Our Team Bios » If you are interested in learning more about how we partner with great management teams or know of a business that might interest us, let us know. CONTACT US » MENLO PARK 1st Floor 250 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tel: +1 (650) 614-8200 NEW YORK 280 Park Avenue East Building 26th Floor New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1 (212) 808-0200 LONDON 1st Floor 11 Charles II Street London SW1Y 4QU Tel: +44 (0)20 7004 2620 This newsletter is intended solely for prospective portfolio companies and their agents regarding TCV's potential financing capabilities, and is not an offer to sell to any person, or solicitation from any person of any offer to buy, any securities. Certain information contained in this newsletter consists of portions of press releases issued by our portfolio companies. Such information has not been independently verified by TCV, and TCV does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of such information. M&A exits refer to sales that resulted in a gain. Organization headcount includes Venture Partners and Executive Advisors who are typically consultants and not employees of TCV. The portfolio companies described in this newsletter are not a complete list of TCV's investments and no assumption should be made that the investments identified herein were or will be profitable; for a complete list of TCV investments (other than certain public company investments), visit us at www.tcv.com/portfolio-list. ©2019

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2018 BI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER FOLLOW US

2018: Year in Review TCV Concludes Productive Year

In 2018, TCV closed 12 new deals, made 10 follow-oninvestments, and executed a number of M&Atransactions.

TCV companies Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) and Avalara

(NYSE: AVLR) entered the public markets this year,

bringing the total number of TCV-backed IPOs to 62

companies.

Since inception, TCV has invested over $10 billion in

leading technology companies. TCV is currently

investing TCV X, a $3 billion fund. We are flexible in

our transactions and make $30M-$300M equity

investments in minority, majority, and public deals.

RECENT INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Venafi

Technology pioneer who established the machine identityprotection market

November 29, 2018 – $100M Round Led by TCV

TCV Board Member: Jake Reynolds (check out the blog post onTCV’s investment in Venafi)

Sojern

Leading provider of digital advertising solutions and real-timeaudiences for the travel industry

November 13, 2018 – $120M Round Led By TCV

TCV Board Member: Woody Marshall

ByteDance

AI-driven platforms provider for content creation and discovery inChina and the world

Q4, 2018 – Minority Investment by TCV

TCV Investment Team: David Yuan and Adam Silverschotz

LegalZoom

Leading provider of legal solutions for small businesses andfamilies

October 30, 2018 – Minority investment by TCV (amountundisclosed)

TCV Board Member: David Yuan

Klook

Leading full-service in-destination booking platform

August 7, 2018 - $200M Round with participation from TCV

Peloton

Global fitness technology company

August 3, 2018 - $550M Round Led by TCV

TCV Board Members: Jay Hoag, Erik Blachford (Venture Partner)

Sportradar

Leading global provider of sports data intelligence

July 9, 2018 - Financing round with participation from TCV

TCV Board Member: John Doran

TourRadar

Largest online travel agency to compare and book multi-day tours

June 26, 2018 - $50M Round Led by TCV

TCV Board Member: Erik Blachford (Venture Partner)

Silver Peak

Leader in broadband and hybrid WAN solutions

June 26, 2018 - $90M Round Led by TCV

TCV Board Member: Tim McAdam

Watermark

Leading platform for measuring and improving student outcomes inhigher education

April 17, 2018 - Majority investment Led by TCV (amountundisclosed)

TCV Board Members: Jake Reynolds and Nari Ansari

Avetta

Connects the world’s leading organizations with qualified suppliers,contractors, and vendors

March 21, 2018 - Majority investment with participation from TCV(amount undisclosed)

TCV Board Member: David Yuan

Source: Company Press Release Excerpts

IPO, M&A, AND LIQUDITY HIGHLIGHTS

Spotify Direct Listing

On April 3, 2018, the ordinary shares ofSpotify were listed for trading on the NewYork Stock Exchange (NYSE) under theticker symbol “SPOT”.

Avalara IPO

June 14, 2018 – Avalara, Inc., a leadingprovider of tax compliance automationsoftware for businesses of all sizes, begantrading on the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) under the ticker symbol “AVLR”.

Watermark AcquiresEvaluationKIT, Digital Measures,and SmartCatalog

Q4, 2018 – Watermark acquiredEvaluationKIT, Digital Measures andSmartCatalog to further its capabilities tohelp higher education institutions bettermanage core processes and leverage abroader set of data to inform meaningfulimprovements at all levels of theinstitution. Following the acquisitions,Watermark now supports more than 1,700partner institutions worldwide.

Perforce Software

October 8, 2018 - Perforce Software("Perforce"), a global provider ofenterprise-grade DevOps-focusedsoftware solutions, today announced ithas reached a definitive agreement toacquire Perfecto Mobile ("Perfecto"), amarket leader in cloud-based automatedmobile and web application test softwaresolutions.

NewVoiceMedia

September 20, 2018 - Vonage HoldingsCorp. (NYSE: VG) announced that it hasentered into an agreement to acquireprivately-held NewVoiceMedia, anindustry-leading cloud Contact Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS) provider.

AT&T Completes Acquisition ofAppNexus

August 15, 2018 - AT&T announced thecompletion of its acquisition of AppNexus,a leading global advertising marketplace,that provides enterprise technologyproducts for digital advertising servingpublishers, agencies and marketers.

TCV EVENTS

TCV'S CUSTOMER ACQUISITION FORUM

12 Years of Strategic Dialogue

In the summer of 2018, we held our 12th Annual Customer Acquisition Forum (“CAF”), a three- dayoffsite, designed to add value within our portfolio company ecosystem through best practice sharing,expanding our network, and exploring new go-to-market strategies and the larger trends behind them.

Customer acquisition and best practices in scaling software, SaaS, and consumer companies aretouchstones for the forum. We discussed successful -- sometimes counterintuitive -- ways to leverageculture, pricing, and category building. We also dived deep into best practices for securing enterprisesand looked ahead toward emerging trends and technologies that will influence both customeracquisition and customer success in the future.

CAF attracts top marketers from innovative technology companies around the world. This year, webrought together more than 60 executives, among them leaders of over 30 TCV portfolio companies.

Some feedback includes:

“Simply an

unbelievablecollection of lessons

and learnings,shared in a forum

that feels like you'rewith the Avengers oftechnology sales &

marketing leadership.

Jay Simons President

Atlassian

“I mark my calendarevery year to attend

CAF. I have onlymissed one ever and

I regret that one!There is no betterevent for learningfrom other execs

around growthstrategies.

Nick Mehta CEO

Gainsight

“TV is the big bet to

become the definitivebrand in real estate.The inspiration to tryperformance TV wassparked at the CAF

event.

Spencer Rascoff CEO

Zillow

“What could be better

than the smartestgroup of marketers

all in one place? Lastyear was my firstyear attending the

CAF but I cannot waitto go back.

Carolyn TischBlodgett

SVP, SVP / GlobalBrand Marketing

Peloton

„Check out insights from this year’s CAF on TCV’s website.

TCV’S CTO/CIO SUMMIT

From Startup to Global Scale: Securing and Building the Company’sCulture Are Keys to Success of Tech Leaders

TCV hosted its 4th CTO/CIO Summit, a 1.5 day event for technology executives to build peerrelationships, learn from shared experiences, and gaining a deeper understanding of both thechallenges and opportunities technology executives need to balance, now and in the future.

For this year’s event, we decided to look at talent and culture together with the challenges of globalizingand securing the enterprise. We brought together over 50 technology executives, including founders,product leaders, TCV partners, and — of course — CTOs and CIOs, in Half Moon Bay, CA. We alsomixed up the “talent” for the event itself, drawing not only on working CTOs and CIOs but also career ITexperts with consulting and investing experience across multiple industries.

We are grateful for all the valuable insights our speakers shared with attendees and the TCVcommunity we strive to create.

A summary of the CTO/CIO Summit is here.

TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVES

⇒⇒ From Startup to Global Scale: Securing and Building the Company’s CultureAre Keys to Success of Tech Leaders - CTOs and CIOs Share Expert Insights atTCV’s 2018 CTO/CIO Summit

⇒⇒ TCV Invests in Machine Identity Protection Provider Venafi – A Pioneer of aVital New Category in Cybersecurity. Insights from TCV GP Jake Reynolds and VPMatt Robinson

⇒⇒ Making Mobile Magical = Selling Without Sales Reps - A conversation withSafetyCulture CEO and Founder Luke Anear and TCV GP Dave Yuan

⇒⇒ Woody Marshall on The Twenty Minute VC! Check out Harry Stebbing’slatest podcast with TCV GP Woody Marshall

⇒⇒ Match Play: Lessons in Leadership - Q&A with TCV GP John Doran and formerTennis Pro & CEO of Cradlepoint, George Mulhern

⇒⇒ Creating and Nurturing a High-Performance Culture: Lessons from Netflix forBusinesses of All Sizes. Podcast with TCV Founding GP Jay Hoag and PattyMcCord, Netflix’s chief talent officer for 14 years and co-creator of the NetflixCulture Deck

⇒⇒ It’s Your Runway! Rent the Runway Is Redefining Your Closet Any or Everyday– Q&A with TCV Founding GP Rick Kimball and Jennifer Hyman, CEO of Rent theRunway

TEAM NEWS

PROMOTIONS

Nari AnsariGeneral Partner

Nathan SandersGeneral Partner and COO

Muz AshrafPrincipal

Amol HelekarPrincipal

Scott KirkPrincipal

John DelfinoPrincipal

NEW AND RETURNING TEAM MEMBERS

Rasmus AreskougAnalyst

John AzubuikeAnalyst

Jeffrey BaldwinAssociate

John BurkeVice President

Caroline ChenAssociate

Ankit GulatiAssociate

Paisley KadisonDeputy Chief Compliance Officer

Thabet MahayniAssociate

Federico MarcheseAssociate

Gal PelegVice President

Zachary RiedyAssociate

Erin ScullyDirector, Human Capital

Adam SilverschotzPrincipal

Payam VadiAssociate

Kelly WallaceAnalyst

David ZhangVice President

Clarey ZhuAssociate

Read Our Team Bios »

If you are interested in learning more about how wepartner with great management teams or know of a

business that might interest us, let us know.

CONTACT US »

MENLO PARK

1st Floor 250 Middlefield Road

Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tel: +1 (650) 614-8200

NEW YORK

280 Park Avenue East Building 26th Floor

New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1 (212) 808-0200

LONDON

1st Floor 11 Charles II Street

London SW1Y 4QU Tel: +44 (0)20 7004 2620

This newsletter is intended solely for prospective portfolio companies and their agentsregarding TCV's potential financing capabilities, and is not an offer to sell to any person, orsolicitation from any person of any offer to buy, any securities. Certain informationcontained in this newsletter consists of portions of press releases issued by our portfoliocompanies. Such information has not been independently verified by TCV, and TCV doesnot assume responsibility for the accuracy of such information. M&A exits refer to sales thatresulted in a gain. Organization headcount includes Venture Partners and ExecutiveAdvisors who are typically consultants and not employees of TCV. The portfolio companiesdescribed in this newsletter are not a complete list of TCV's investments and no assumptionshould be made that the investments identified herein were or will be profitable; for acomplete list of TCV investments (other than certain public company investments), visit usat www.tcv.com/portfolio-list. ©2019