Here is our Q2 2019 summary report on the transportation technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
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How is the funding environment shaping up for transportation 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 transportation technology total funding by year, stacked by quarters.
As the graphic demonstrates, transportation technology has amassed $21.7B through Q1 and Q2 of this year. This amount represents 56% of the total funding in 2018, and 111% of the funding through Q2 in 2018. The top three funding events in Q2 2019 include a $1.4B round into NIO, a $1.2B round into Cruise, and a $1B round into Uber.
A straight-line projection of the completed funding this year would result in $43.4B, which is 112% of the total 2018 funding. By the same token, a weighted quarterly average projection of 2019 funding would result in $43.1B, which exceeds the total 2018 funding by 11%. Therefore, based on the mid-year data, transportation technology funding in 2019 is projected to increase from the funding in 2018.
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How has the exit activity for transportation technology developed in the first half of 2019? This blog post explores transportation technology exit metrics through Q2 2019 and compares them to previous years. The graph below shows the number of transportation technology exits by year, stacked by quarters.
As the graphic demonstrates, transportation technology has seen a total of 24 exit events through Q2 of this year. This represents 47% of the total exits in 2018, and 73% of the exits through Q2 in 2018. Some of the exit events in Q2 2019 include Xevo’s acquisition by Lear Corporation, Drivy’s acquisition by Getaround, and Uber’s IPO.
A straight-line projection of the completed exit activity this year would come out to 48 exit events, which comprises 94% of the total exits in 2018. By the same token, a weighted quarterly average projection of 2019 exit activity would come out to 37 exit events, which falls short of the total exits in 2018 by 27%. Therefore, based on the mid-year data, transportation technology exit activity in 2019 is projected to be down from the exit activity in 2018.
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How has investor appetite in transportation 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 within the sector by year stacked by quarters.
As the graphic demonstrates, investor activity in transportation technology has been on an upward trend in recent years. The 5-Year CAGR of transportation tech investor activity from 2013 to 2018 is 31%. In addition, the sector has seen a total of 547 investors in all deals through Q2 of this year. This represents 39% of the total investor activity in 2018, and 86% of the investor activity through Q2 in 2018. As we can see, the investor appetite for transportation technology deals has remained consistently strong in recent years.
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The transportation technology industry has seen 2,709 investors and $162B total all time funding. Let’s analyze which transportation technology categories have the most number of investors actively financing the startups. The graphic below highlights transportation technology categories based on the number of investors in each category.
As the graphic demonstrates, Smart Mobility has the highest number of investors at 635, with Enhanced Auto Ownership following behind at 588. Smart Mobility companies provide solutions for increasing sustainability in how transportation is conducted within cities. Enhanced Auto Ownership companies allow for new methodologies to buy, rent, and own cars. In addition, the average number of investors across all transportation technology categories is 277.
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This blog post examines the different components of the transportation technology ecosystem. We will illustrate what the categories of innovation are and which categories have the most companies. We will also compare the categories in terms of their funding and maturity.
Let’s start off by looking at the Sector Map. We have classified 1430 transportation technology startups into 17 categories. They have raised $163B from 2710 investors. The Sector Map highlights the number of companies in each category. It also shows a random sampling of companies in each category.
We see that Automotive Telematics is the largest category with 213 companies. This category contains companies that collect, analyze, and distribute car data. This data is used by owners to optimize their automotive use. Their products include on-board data readers, diagnostic tools, and notifications to mobile devices. Some example companies in this category are Zubie, Otonomo, Airbiquity, and CloudCar.
Let’s now look at our Innovation Quadrant to find out the funding and maturity of these categories in relation to one another.
Our Innovation Quadrant divides the transportation technology categories into four different quadrants.
We see that the Pioneers quadrant has the most number of transportation technology categories at 10, accounting for 59% of all transportation technology categories. The V2V Communications category has the highest average age, and the Ride Hailing category has the highest average funding. On the other hand, the Smart Parking and Car Sharing categories are low on both average funding and age.
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Here is our Q1 2019 summary report on the transportation technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
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For this quarter’s funding analysis, let’s examine how average funding event sizes in the transportation technology sector are evolving. The graphic below shows the transportation technology average funding event size over time by quarter.
As the graphic demonstrates, transportation technology average funding event size in Q1 2019 was at $115M, which increased by 47% from the $78M last quarter. The average funding size has been on a general upward trend, with the average funding size last quarter about twice as large as it was 5 years ago. The top three funding events in Q1 2019 include a $1.5B round from Chehaoduo, a $1.46B round from Grab, and a $940M round from Nuro.
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As we progress through Q1 of 2019, let’s look back on 2018 and analyze how funding in the transportation technology sector compares to previous years. The graphic below shows the total annual transportation technology funding amounts over time.
As the graphic demonstrates, 2018 saw a drop in transportation technology funding compared to the previous year. The $38B in 2018 represents a 23% decrease from the $49B in 2017, which was the highest year on record. However, transportation technology funding is still on an upward trend, with a 5-year CAGR of 63% from 2013 to 2018. Some of the notable funding events in 2018 include a $2B round for Uber, a $1.5B round for Go-Jek, a $1B round for Grab, and a $1B round for Lucid Motors.
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The transportation technology industry has seen $158B in total all time funding. Let’s now examine the investors financing the transportation technology sector and identify the most active firms.
The graphic below highlights transportation technology investors based on the number of investments made in the sector. If an investor participates in two investment rounds in the same company (such as a Series A and Series B), that would qualify as two investments for this analysis.
As the graphic demonstrates, Y Combinator has made the most investments in the transportation technology sector with 42 investments. Sequoia Capital follows with 41 investments. Examples of companies that Y Combinator has invested in include Convoy, Embark Trucks, Skip Scooters, and Automatic. The three CVCs rounding out the list include Tencent Holdings, BMW i Ventures, and Qualcomm Ventures.
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