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Notable Startups Report and RigUp Profile
Our analysts regularly spotlight startups, and below are a few companies highlighted and profiled in our recent Notable Startups Report.
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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 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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HR Tech Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes HR Tech year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $137M, which is a 66% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 5% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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HR Tech 2019 Exit Market Still Forming
As part of our research process, we track and analyze exit developments within the sector. The below chart shows HR tech exit activity over time. As you can see, the HR tech exit market is in the formation stage with harvesting activity starting to develop over the past few years.
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Venture Scanner Innovation Quadrants
Our Innovation Quadrants are a framework to guide you in the startup 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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HR Tech 2019 Funding Had Historic High
The below chart shows HR tech funding over time and calls out the largest funding round in recent years. As you can see, HR tech funding showed stunning growth from 2016 through 2019, with last year’s funding achieving an all-time high at $2.5B.
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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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Introducing the Human Resources Technology Sector
HR Tech companies use technology to enhance or streamline the Human Resources (HR) functions of a business. Examples include talent acquisition, employee engagement, and performance reviews. This post will introduce and define the different categories that make up the HR Tech sector.
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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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