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Artificial Intelligence Funding Slowing Down
The pandemic and resulting economic toll has presented challenging headwinds for startups. In this post we look back on Q2 ending funding trends for AI startups to determine the trajectory of innovation in this emerging technology sector.
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AI Q1 2020 Exit Activity
The below chart summarizes AI year-to-date exit activity compared to last year. As you can see, there were 18 exits in Q1 2020, which is a 25% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 23% of the 2019 full-year exit activity.
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AI Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes AI year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $3.1B, which is a 44% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 13% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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AI 2019 Exit Activity Bounced Back
As part of our research process, we track and analyze exit developments within the sector. The below chart shows AI exit activity over time. As you can see, AI exit activity achieved a banner year in 2017, and then dropped in 2018 before rebounding in 2019 to 75 exits.
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AI 2019 Funding Achieved Banner Year
As part of our research process, we track and analyze funding developments within the sector. The below chart shows AI funding over time and calls out the largest funding round in recent years. As you can see, AI funding increased continuously from 2015 through 2019, with last year’s funding hitting a historic high at $24B.
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Notable IoT Startups and Geek+ Profile
As you may know, Venture Scanner provides emerging technology research services to support corporate innovation and startup scouting. To give you a view into our client-only research, here is an excerpt focused on notable startups.
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Notable AI Startups and QOMPLX Profile
To give you a view into our client-only research, here is an excerpt from our AI Quarterly Review. Our Quarterly Reviews summarize startup activity in technology sectors, provide key analyst takeaways, and profile notable startups.
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Machine Learning Leads AI Exit Activity
How do the different artificial intelligence (AI) categories compare in terms of exit activity? Let’s find out in the graph below, which shows the number of all-time AI acquisitions and IPOs by category through Q3 2019.
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Artificial Intelligence Sector Overview - Q3 2019 Update
In this post we examine the different components of the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. We will illustrate what the categories of innovation are and how they compare with one another.
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Artificial Intelligence Report Highlights – Q3 2019
Here is our Q3 2019 summary report on the artificial intelligence startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
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