Venture Scanner Blog
Our blog contains short snippets from our full research coverage. We release new content regularly, so check back often for the latest insights.
Video Technology 2019 Exit Activity Increased From 2018
The below chart shows video technology exit activity over time. As you can see, video technology exit activity achieved a banner year in 2017, and then dropped in 2018 before rising in 2019 to 31 exits.
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Real Estate Technology 2019 Exit Activity Held Steady
The below chart shows real estate technology exit activity over time. As you can see, real estate technology exit activity achieved a record year in 2017, and then held generally steady thereafter.
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Retail Technology Funding Achieved Banner Year in 2019
The below chart shows retail technology funding over time and calls out the largest funding round in recent years. As you can see, retail technology funding showed consistent growth from 2015 to 2019, culminating in a peak at $22B.
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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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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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Transportation Technology 2019 Exit Activity Dropped After Hitting Record Year
The below chart shows transportation technology exit activity over time. As you can see, transportation technology exit activity was on an upward trend from 2015 to 2018, before dropping in 2019 to 38 exits.
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IoT 2019 Funding Dipped
The below chart shows IoT funding over time and calls out the largest funding rounds in recent years. As you can see, IoT funding hit a record year in 2018, and then established a new baseline in 2019 at $16.3B.
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VR 2019 Funding Increased From 2018
The below chart shows VR funding over time and calls out the largest funding rounds in recent years. As you can see, VR funding achieved an all-time high in 2017, and dropped in 2018 while growing again in 2019 to $2.4B.
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Notable Blockchain Technology Startups and Anchorage Profile
To give you a view into our client-only research, here is an excerpt from our Blockchain Technology Quarterly Review. Our Quarterly Reviews summarize startup activity in technology sectors, provide key analyst takeaways, and profile notable startups.
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VR 2019 Exit Activity Slowed Down
The below chart shows VR exit activity over time. As you can see, VR exit activity achieved an all-time high in 2017, and then slowed down thereafter to 9 exits in 2019.
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