Category Archives: Venture capital

Apple, Uber, and the Ride-Hailing Investment Landscape

Posted on May 19, 2016 by

CBInsights: Just last week, Apple made waves by investing $1 billion into Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, its first disclosed private investment in recent years. The deal was just the third $1B+ equity financing round of 2016 to-date. The top … Continue reading →

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Q1 2016 VC investment in AR/VR 45% higher than previous quarter

Posted on May 16, 2016 by

Digi-Capital: Almost $1.2 billion was invested by VCs in AR/VR in the first quarter of 2016, with around $800 million going into Magic Leap. To put this in perspective, $1.2 billion dollars is 25x the level of AR/VR investment 2 … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Investors in the Industrial IoT

Posted on May 11, 2016 by

CB Insights: The industrial IoT (IIoT) accounted for more than one-third of all IoT investment last quarter. But while the Industrial side of IoT is taking an increasing share of funding, the startup ecosystem in this category is still a … Continue reading →

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14 Downrounds, 5 New Unicorns: How The Mighty Have Fallen

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The Tech Landscape in India

Posted on March 2, 2016 by

CB Insights: To visualize the depth and breadth of India’s tech scene, we used CB Insights data and analytics to create a periodic table of tech in India, focused on startups and VC. The table above covers venture capital investors, … Continue reading →

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Who’s Investing in the Internet of Things (IoT)?

Posted on December 5, 2015 by

  CB Insights: Many corporate investors and smart money VCs have placed significant bets on the Internet of Things industry, which is expected to see nearly $2B in funding through the end of 2015… Intel Capital tops the list as the most active investor in IoT … Continue reading →

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139 Companies and Investors in Israeli Tech

Posted on November 30, 2015 by

  CB Insights: The table above covers venture capital investors, accelerators, and angel investors. It also lists funded companies in select industry categories that are particularly prominent in Israel, along with notable exits of Israeli companies… The top part of … Continue reading →

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