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.
Fintech Q1 2020 Exit Activity
The below chart summarizes fintech year-to-date exit activity compared to last year. As you can see, there were 24 exits in Q1 2020, which is a 50% increase from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 34% of the 2019 full-year exit activity.
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Security Technology Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes security technology year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $2.6B, which is a 43% increase from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 25% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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Retail Technology Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes retail technology year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $5.6B, which is a 21% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 25% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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Real Estate Technology Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes real estate technology year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $3.1B, which is a 49% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 11% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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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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Health Technology Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes health technology year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $5B, which is a 7% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 28% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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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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Energy Technology Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes energy technology year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $777M, which is a 47% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 7% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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Regtech Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes regtech year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $1.1B, which is a 4% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 22% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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IoT Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes IoT year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $4.7B, which is a 15% increase from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 28% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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