VC-backed fintech companies raised record funds last quarter and saw a string of fintech unicorn births, including Robinhood, Clover Health, and more. Last quarter set a record...
Deals and dollars to cybersecurity startups are on track to break records in 2017, with six cybersecurity startups raising $100M+ mega-rounds last quarter. Given the rising quantity...
Genomics funding this year has already surpassed total 2016 funding, as cancer diagnostics startups raise large rounds. Several important recent developments in the world of genetics—such...
Q1’17 marked the fourth consecutive quarter of deal growth, but Q2 is on track for a significant slowdown. Tech companies are continually looking at more industrial, asset-heavy...
After three consecutive quarterly declines, ed tech investments rebounded and are on track to cross 500 deals this year. Last year, the ed tech industry’s three-year...
Large deals to GRAIL and Hao Daifu in Q1’17 pushed global funding up 100% over Q4’16. Deals to digital health startups fell for the first time...
Dollar funding to grocery delivery startups has risen annually, while meal delivery startup funding dipped substantially in 2016. Even as deal activity in the food delivery...
Entrepreneur-celebrities Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have made space tech startups much more prominent investor targets. Space tech has been gaining altitude since 2012, with deals...
HR tech closed out 2016 with a record deal count. Mega-rounds ($100M+) went to Ceridian, SnagAJob, and Liepin. HR tech closed out 2016 at record levels...
Early-stage deals dominate with 58% of global deal share in 2016.|Early-stage deals dominate with 58% of global deal share in 2016. In 2016 investors continued to...