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How has the exit activity for retail technology developed in the first half of 2019? This blog post explores retail technology exit metrics through Q2 2019 and compares them to previous years. The graph below shows the number of retail technology exits by year, stacked by quarters.
The retail technology industry has seen 3,189 investors and $85B total all time funding. Let's analyze which retail technology categories have the most number of investors actively financing the startups. The graphic below highlights retail technology categories based on the number of investors in each category.
This blog post examines the different components of the retail technology ecosystem. We will illustrate what the categories of innovation are and which categories have the most companies. We will also compare the categories in terms of their funding and maturity.
For this quarter's funding analysis, let's examine how average funding in the retail technology sector is evolving. The graphic below shows the retail technology average funding across all deals over time by quarter.
Here is our Q1 2019 summary report on the retail technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
As we make our way through Q1 of 2019, let's look back on 2018 and analyze how funding in the retail technology sector compares to previous years. The graphic below shows the total annual retail technology funding amounts over time.
The retail technology industry has seen $82B in total all time funding. Let's now examine the investors financing the retail technology sector and identify the most active firms.
Here is our Q4 2018 summary report on the retail technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
Here is our Q3 2018 summary report on the retail technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
Last quarter we examined retail technology funding trends and saw that its funding is shifting to later-stage events. Now we are conducting a thorough inspection on our retail tech research platform to compare funding by category. Our analysis reveals two important observations:
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