Investment
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IoT Company Total Funding By Vintage Year
The following infographic summarizes IoT companies’ total funding by the vintage year they were founded in. You could see that IoT companies founded in 2011 and 2012 are in the lead by raising a total of $1.8 Billion funding up to date. At Venture Scanner, we are currently tracking over 855 IoT companies in 16 categories across 43 countries, with a total of $7.18 Billion in funding. To see the full list of 855 IoT companies, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
FinTech Company Total Funding By Vintage Year
The following infographic summarizes FinTech companies' total funding by the vintage year they were founded in. You could see that FinTech companies founded in 2011 and 2012 are in the lead by raising a total of $5.3 Billion funding up to date. At Venture Scanner, we are currently tracking over 1233 FinTech companies in 18 categories across 54 countries, with a total of $21.2 Billion in funding. To see the full list of 1233 FinTech companies, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
Making Sense of the FinTech Startup Ecosystem
At this time, we are tracking 1,425 FinTech companies across 19 categories, with a combined funding amount of $30.37B. These are relatively new companies that either serve existing pieces of the financial system or develop alternatives to those pieces. It includes B2B and B2C companies.
Venture Investing in Retail Technology
The following infographic compares total venture funding in our Retail Technology sector to the number of companies in each category. You could see that the Deals and Rewards category is in the lead with $5.74 Billion in venture funding and 274 companies. At Venture Scanner, we are currently tracking over 971 Retail Technology companies in 24 categories across 44 countries, with a total of $18.5 Billion in funding. To see the full list of 971 Retail Technology companies, 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.
Are Investment Banks the New Late-Stage VCs?
The following infographic summarizes Morgan Stanley's investments and exits to show the growing trend of investment banks becoming new late-stage VC's. The infographic illustrates that, out of the 49 companies that Morgan Stanley invested in, 12 companies (24%) have gone public and 9 companies (18%) have been acquired. To see more data and insights on any sector or markets, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
FinTech Company Founding Date Distribution
The following infographic summarizes the founding date distribution of FinTech companies to show the percentage of FinTech companies that were founded within a specific time period. It shows that the founding of FinTech companies reached its peak in 2011-2012, with 37% of the companies being founded during these two years. Company founding was at the lowest in 2001-2002 and 2003-2004, with only 2% of the companies being founded during those four years. We are currently tracking over 1188 companies in 18 categories across 54 countries, with a total of $20.3 Billion in funding. To see the full list of 1188 FinTech companies, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
Average Funding Per FinTech Category
The following infographic summarizes the average funding for each FinTech category to show which FinTech categories are the best funded. Please note that this data is based only on FinTech companies that have publicly available funding data. We are currently tracking over 1220 companies in 18 categories across 54 countries, with a total of $21.1 Billion in funding. To see the full list of 1220 FinTech companies, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
Average Funding Per Bitcoin Category
The following infographic summarizes the average funding for each bitcoin category to show which bitcoin categories are the best funded. Looking at the data, it makes sense that bitcoin mining companies are the best funded because bitcoins need to be mined before being used for other purposes. Please note that this data is based only on bitcoin companies that have publicly available funding data. We are currently tracking over 693 companies in 13 categories across 66 countries, with a total of $875 Million in funding. To see the full list of 693 bitcoin companies, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.
FinTech Categories At a Glance
The following infographic gives a glance at some of the FinTech categories and the companies within them–including Lending, Payments, Personal Finance, Consumer Banking, and Equity Financing. We are currently tracking over 1153 companies in 18 categories across 57 countries, with a total of $19.8 Billion in funding. To see the full list of 1153 FinTech companies, contact us using the form on www.venturescanner.com.