Retail Technology
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Venture Scanner Sector Maps
Our sector maps are snapshots of our emerging technology research areas. We show the categories that make up a sector and a random sampling of the startups that are innovating in each category.
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Retail Technology Q3 Summary Card
Below you will find our retail technology q3 summary card, which summarizes retail technology startup funding, maturity, and exit trends for the last quarter.
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Retail Technology Funding per Deal Saw Overall Growth
In this post we look back on Q2 ending funding trends for retail technology startups to determine the trajectory of innovation in this emerging technology sector.
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Venture Scanner Sector Maps
Our sector maps are snapshots of our emerging technology research areas. We show the categories that make up a sector and a random sampling of the startups that are innovating in each category.
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Venture Scanner Innovation Quadrants
Our Innovation Quadrants are a framework to guide you in the startup research and scouting process. The Innovation Quadrant organizes emerging technology categories into four states of innovation by plotting the categories on two axes. One axis uses average age to show maturity. The other uses average funding to give a sense of traction.
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Venture Scanner Innovation Quadrants
Our Innovation Quadrants are a framework to guide you in the startup research and scouting process. The Innovation Quadrant organizes emerging technology categories into four states of innovation by plotting the categories on two axes. One axis uses average age to show maturity. The other uses average funding to give a sense of traction.
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Retail Technology Q1 2020 Exit Activity
The below chart summarizes retail technology year-to-date exit activity compared to last year. As you can see, there were 15 exits in Q1 2020, which is a 25% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 22% of the 2019 full-year exit activity.
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Retail Technology Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes retail technology year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $5.6B, which is a 21% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 25% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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Venture Scanner Sector Maps
Our sector maps are snapshots of our emerging technology research areas. We show the categories that make up a sector and a random sampling of the startups that are innovating in each category. In this post we share our most up-to-date sector maps for all of our 17 sector reports. They are all available for download.
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Retail Technology 2019 Exit Activity Bounced Back
As part of our research process, we track and analyze exit developments within the sector. The below chart shows retail technology exit activity over time. As you can see, retail technology exit activity hit a historic high in 2017, and then dipped in 2018 before rising in 2019 to 67 exits.
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