Retail Technology
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Venture Scanner Sector Maps
Our sector maps are snapshots of our emerging technology reports. 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 Report Highlights – Q3 2019
Here is our Q3 2019 summary report on the retail technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
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Last Mile Logistics Leads Retail Technology Funding
The retail technology industry has seen $98B in all-time funding through Q3 2019. Let's examine the graphic below and analyze which of the 21 retail technology categories are leading the sector in total funding amounts.
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Venture Scanner Innovation Quadrants
Our Innovation Quadrants act as a framework to guide you in the startup scouting process. The Innovation Quadrant organizes categories into four states of innovation by plotting the sector categories on two axes. One axis uses average age to show maturity. The other uses average funding to give a sense of traction. Knowing which quadrant each category sits will help in developing your scouting strategy.
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Venture Scanner Sector Maps
Our sector maps are snapshots of our emerging technology reports. We show the categories that make up a sector and how many startups are within each category. We also present a random sampling of the startups that are innovating in each category.
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Retail Technology Sector Overview - Q3 2019 Update
In this post we examine the different components of the retail technology ecosystem. We will illustrate what the categories of innovation are and how they compare to one another.
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Marketing Platforms Leads Retail Technology Exit Activity
How do the different retail technology categories compare in terms of exit activity? Let’s find out in the graph below, which shows the number of all-time retail technology acquisitions and IPOs by category through Q3 2019.
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Retail Technology Report Highlights – Q2 2019
Here is our Q2 2019 summary report on the retail technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
Retail Technology Investor Activity Is On A Downward Trend
How has investor appetite in retail technology evolved throughout the years? In this blog post we examine the total investments by year into this sector to help answer that question. The graph below shows the total number of investors in all deals stacked by quarters.
Retail Technology Funding On Pace For a Record Year in 2019
How is the funding environment shaping up for retail technology in 2019? As we pass the mid-year mark, let's see how the year-to-date metrics compare to the historical trends. The graph below shows retail technology total funding by year, stacked by quarters.