Real Estate Technology Funding in 2019 Projected To Approximately Match 2018

How is the funding environment shaping up for real estate technology in 2019? As we pass the mid-year mark, let’s see how the year-to-date metrics compare to the historical trends. The graph below shows real estate technology total funding by year, stacked by quarters.

Real Estate Technology Funding Over Time

As the graphic demonstrates, real estate technology has amassed $9.3B through Q1 and Q2 of this year. This amount represents 50% of the total funding in 2018, and 140% of the funding through Q2 in 2018. The top three funding events in Q2 2019 include a $300M round into Lemonade, a $261M round into LendInvest, and a $225M round into KLOOK.

A straight-line projection of the completed funding this year would result in $18.6B, which is almost equal to the total 2018 funding. On the other hand, a weighted quarterly average projection of 2019 funding would result in $26.1B, which exceeds the total 2018 funding by 40%. Therefore, based on the mid-year data, real estate technology funding in 2019 is projected to be relatively on par with the funding in 2018.

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Insurance Technology Exit Activity in 2019 Projected To Be Lower Than 2018

How has exit activity for insurance technology developed in the first half of 2019? This blog post explores insurtech exit metrics through Q2 2019 and compares them to previous years. The graph below shows the number of insurtech exits by year, stacked by quarters.

Insurance Technology Exits Over Time

As the graphic demonstrates, insurtech has seen a total of 8 exit events through Q2 of this year. This represents 36% of the total exits in 2018, and 62% of the exits through Q2 in 2018. Some of the exit events in Q2 2019 include CompareGuru’s acquisition by SureStart, InstaMed’s acquisition by JP Morgan Chase, and Acierto.com’s acquisition by Oakley Capital.

A straight-line projection of the completed exit activity this year would come out to 16 exit events, which comprises 73% of the total exits in 2018. By the same token, a weighted quarterly average projection of 2019 exit activity would come out to 14 exit events, which falls short of the total exits in 2018 by 38%. Therefore, based on the mid-year data, insurtech exit activity in 2019 is projected to decrease from the exit activity in 2018.

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Blockchain Technology Exit Activity in 2019 Projected To Decrease From 2018

How has exit activity for blockchain technology developed in the first half of 2019? This blog post explores blockchain technology exit metrics through Q2 2019 and compares them to previous years. The graph below shows the number of blockchain technology exits by year, stacked by quarters.

Blockchain Technology Exits Over Time

As the graphic demonstrates, blockchain technology has seen a total of 5 exit events through Q2 of this year. This represents 45% of the total exits in 2018, and 71% of the exits through Q2 in 2018. Some of the exit events in 2019 include Slock.it’s acquisition by Blockchains, Coins.ph’s acquisition by Go-Jek, and Neutrino’s acquisition by Coinbase.

A straight-line projection of the completed exit activity this year would come out to 10 exit events, which comprises 91% of the total exits in 2018. By the same token, a weighted quarterly average projection of 2019 exit activity would come out to 8 exit events, which falls short of the total exits in 2018 by 29%. Therefore, based on the mid-year data, blockchain technology exit activity in 2019 is projected to diminish from the exit activity in 2018.

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3D Printing Funding in 2019 Projected To Have a Record Year

How is the funding environment shaping up for 3D printing in 2019? As we pass the mid-year mark, let’s see how the year-to-date metrics compare to the historical trends. The graph below shows 3D printing total funding by year, stacked by quarters.

3D Printing Funding Over Time

As the graphic demonstrates, 3D printing has amassed $770M through Q1 and Q2 of this year. This amount represents 218% of the total funding in 2018, and 278% of the funding through Q2 in 2018. The top three funding events in Q2 2019 include a $260M round into Carbon, a $10M round into Arris Composites, and a $4M round into Impossible Objects.

A straight-line projection of the completed funding this year would result in $1.5B, which is a whopping 436% of the total 2018 funding. By the same token, a weighted quarterly average projection of 2019 funding would result in $981M, which exceeds the total 2018 funding by 178%. Therefore, based on the mid-year data, 3D printing funding in 2019 is projected to surpass all previous annual funding totals.

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Insurance Technology Investor Activity Has Declined From Previous Heights

How has investor appetite in insurance technology evolved throughout the years? In this blog post we examine the total investments by year into this sector to help answer that question. The graph below shows the total number of investors in all deals stacked by quarters.

Insurance Technology Investors Over Time

As the graphic demonstrates, investor activity in insurtech has started to decrease in recent years. The 5-Year CAGR of insurtech investor activity from 2013 to 2018 is 24%. In addition, the sector has seen a total of 289 investors in all deals through Q2 of this year. This represents 57% of the total investor activity in 2018, and 104% of the investor activity through Q2 in 2018. Taking all these data points together, we can see that investor appetite for insurtech deals has potentially stabilized around a new, slightly lower plateau.

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Energy Technology Investor Activity Has Been Declining

How has investor appetite in energy technology evolved throughout the years? In this blog post we examine the total investments by year into this sector to help answer that question. The graph below shows the total number of investors in all deals stacked by quarters.

Energy Technology Investors Over Time

As the graphic demonstrates, investor activity in energy technology has been on a downward trend in recent years. The 5-Year CAGR of energy tech investor activity from 2013 to 2018 is almost zero. In addition, the sector has seen a total of 179 investors in all deals through Q2 of this year. This represents 54% of the total investor activity in 2018, and 107% of the investor activity through Q2 in 2018. Taking all these data points together, we can see that investor appetite for energy tech deals has been dropping relative to a few years ago.

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Regulatory Technology Exit Activity in 2019 Projected To Reach All-Time High

How has the exit activity for regulatory technology developed in the first half of 2019? This blog post explores regtech exit metrics through Q2 2019 and compares them to previous years. The graph below shows the number of regtech exits by year, stacked by quarters.

Regulatory Technology Exits Over Time

As the graphic demonstrates, regtech has seen a total of 15 exit events through Q2 of this year. This represents 79% of the total exits in 2018, and 214% of the exits through Q2 in 2018. Some of the exit events in Q2 2019 include Kyriba’s acquisition by Bridgeport Capital, Cognigo’s acquisition by NetApp, and Tufin’s IPO.

A straight-line projection of the completed exit activity this year would come out to 30 exit events, which exceeds the total exits in 2018 by 58%. By the same token, a weighted quarterly average projection of 2019 exit activity would come out to 41 exit events, which surpasses the total exits in 2018 by a whopping 114%. Therefore, based on the mid-year data, regtech exit activity in 2019 is projected to be dramatically higher than the exit activity in 2018.

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Virtual Reality Report Highlights – Q2 2019

Here is our Q2 2019 summary report on the virtual reality startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.

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Internet Of Things Funding in 2019 Projected to Fall After Outlier Year

How is the funding environment shaping up for internet of things in 2019? As we pass the mid-year mark, let’s see how the year-to-date metrics compare to the historical trends. The graph below shows IoT total funding by year, stacked by quarters.

Internet Of Things Funding Over Time

As the graphic demonstrates, IoT has amassed $8.5B through Q1 and Q2 of this year. This amount represents 32% of the total funding in 2018, and 149% of the funding through Q2 in 2018. The top three funding events in Q2 2019 include a $1.7B round into Infineon Technologies, a $420M round into PAX Labs, and a $280M round into Magic Leap.

A straight-line projection of the completed funding this year would result in $16.9B, which is 64% of the total 2018 funding. On the other hand, a weighted quarterly average projection of 2019 funding would result in $39.3B, which exceeds the total 2018 funding by 49%. Therefore, based on the mid-year data and leaning towards the straight-line projection, we expect 2019 to fall somewhat from the 2018 total.

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Video Technology Investor Activity Has Steadily Declined

How has investor appetite in video technology evolved throughout the years? In this blog post we examine the total investments by year into this sector to help answer that question. The graph below shows the total number of investors in all deals stacked by quarters.

Video Technology Investors Over Time

As the graphic demonstrates, investor activity in video technology has been on a downward trend in recent years. The 5-Year CAGR of video tech investor activity from 2013 to 2018 is -11%. In addition, the sector has seen a total of 108 investors in all deals through Q2 of this year. This represents 47% of the total investor activity in 2018, and 98% of the investor activity through Q2 in 2018. Taking all these data points together, we can see that investor appetite for video technology deals has waned in recent years.

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