Security Technology
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Security Technology 2019 Exit Activity Dipped
The below chart shows security technology exit activity over time. As you can see, security technology exit activity showed robust growth from 2015 to 2017, and then dipped slightly between 2017 to 2019.
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Security Technology Sector Overview - Q3 2019 Update
In this post we examine the different components of the security technology ecosystem. We will illustrate what the categories of innovation are and how they compare with one another.
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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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Security Technology Report Highlights – Q3 2019
Here is our Q3 2019 summary report on the security technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
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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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Threat Detection Leads Security Technology Funding
The security technology industry has seen $40B in all-time funding through Q3 2019. Let's now examine the graphic below and analyze which of the 14 security technology categories are leading the sector in total funding amounts.
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Threat Detection Leads Security Technology Exit Activity
How do the different security technology categories compare in terms of exit activity? Let’s find out in the graph below, which shows the number of all-time security technology acquisitions and IPOs by category through Q3 2019.
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Security Technology Investor Activity Is On An Upward Trend
How has investor appetite in security 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.
Security Technology Report Highlights – Q2 2019
Here is our Q2 2019 summary report on the security technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
Security Technology Exit Activity Reached Its Peak In Recent Years
How has the exit activity for security technology developed in the first half of 2019? This blog post explores security technology exit metrics through Q2 2019 and compares them to previous years. The graph below shows the number of security technology exits by year, stacked by quarters.