Since 2017, I invested in multiple Startups via Crowdinvesting platforms. Before that, I only invested in public traded companies.

I am currently thinking about investing in some new Startups (and I also operate my own Startup), so that is a good time to check if my previous investments are profitable.

Industry	Type	Year	Performance	Comment
Drinks	Loan	2017	No profit yet	Waiting for repayment, company currently unable to pay.
Software	Loan	2019	No profit yet	Growing fast but no profit yet.
Software	Loan	2018	No profit yet	Growing fast but no profit yet.
Restaurant	Equity	2018	Bankrupt	Won’t see any money.
Food	Equity	2019	Worth lesser	Valuation has gone down.
Finance	Equity	2017	Doubled	Valuation has gone up.
Cars	Equity	2019	Up a bit	Valuation has gone up.
Phones	Equity	2018	Doubled	Company should be worth more now.

I also invested, via loan, in three - not public - companies which already exist for a longer period and which I don’t classify as a Startup because of that. Of these 3 companies, only one could pay me back in time.

When the SolarWinds supply chain attack happened in 2020, I didn’t really get deep into what SolarWinds does because I had to focus on day-to-day business. But now, in 2022, I found out what SolarWinds does because I was searching for monitoring solutions myself.

In this article I want to cover the current valuation, a description of what SolarWinds does and my thoughts about the future.

Valuation

As of March 12, the company trades at 11.21 USD per share. That’s below book value. The company has an equity ratio of nearly 48% and the revenue for 2021 fell nearly 30% from 2020 and is now at 2017 levels.