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How To Navigate The Corporate and Startup Dance
By Carl Doty at Forrester Research and Nader Ghaffari at Venture Scanner
Insurance Technology Funding by Round - Q3 2017
The following two graphs summarize the rounds of funding going into the Insurance Technology space. Please note these graphics are made using data through July 2017.
Apple's Acquisitions
The following infographic summarizes Apple's acquisitions and which areas their acquired companies reside in. The infographic illustrates that, out of the 62 companies that Apple acquired, Imaging & Video companies make up the largest portion at 19% (12 companies), followed by Hardware & Display companies at 18% (11 companies). To see more data and insights on any sector or market, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
Industry Funding and Median Age Breakdown
The following infographic summarizes all the industries covered by Venture Scanner, as well as their funding and median age. The area of the box is proportionate to the industry's actual funding amount, and the shade of the box indicates its median age relative to other industries. Connected Car and Future Of TV are currently the industries with the highest median age at 7 years. Connected Car also has the highest funding at $21.4 Billion. To see more data and insights on any sector or industry, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
Introducing the Law Technology Sector
Today we are excited to introduce our Law Technology sector landscape. This sector includes legal research companies, companies that focus on enterprise software for attorneys, platforms to aid attorneys throughout discovery, and many more. The sector map for the Law Technology sector is attached below. We are currently tracking over 173 companies in 8 categories across 8 countries, with a total of $968 Million in funding. To see the full list of companies, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
Introducing the Cannabis Technology Sector
The legal cannabis industry has seen significant growth over the past few years, with many companies receiving big rounds of funding from investors such as Founders Fund, DCM Ventures, and 500 Startups. We are currently tracking over 168 companies across 7 categories in the Cannabis Technology sector. The sector map is attached below. To see the full list of 168 companies in the Cannabis Technology sector, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
Company Player Card - Eaze
Today we are featuring Eaze in our Company Player Card series. Eaze is an on-demand healthcare delivery service that enables patients to access medical marijuana easily, quickly, and professionally. Eaze links dispensaries and their drivers to patients. The company was founded in July 2014 and has raised $11.5 million in 2 rounds of funding. To see the full list of companies in the Cannabis Technology sector, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
Shortlisting companies that match your needs
This is the third of a four-part series on how Venture Scanner enables corporations to research, identify, and connect with innovative companies. In the first post, we laid out our four-step process. In the second post, we dove into the first step in the process, exhaustively scanning emerging sectors. In this post, we'll review how we shortlist a set of companies that should be top-of-mind.
Venture Scanner Sector Maps
The analysts at Venture Scanner provide coverage of different sectors and the companies within them. Here is a summary of some of the sectors that we are covering and their respective visual maps. To see the full list of companies, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
Exhaustively Scanning Emerging Sectors
This is the second of a four part series on how Venture Scanner enables corporations to research, identify, and connect with innovative companies. In the first post, we laid out our four-step process, and in this post we will dive into the first step in the process.