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Anand Sanwal
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Hi there,
Do you love pie charts?
Well, today is your lucky day.
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First, we put the CB Insights startup search engine up against Google search, and we kind of schooled them.
The startup graveyard
We looked at startup failure and VC-backed deal activity within the renewables space. In the last 5 years, top investor in the space Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers saw a drop in deal activity from more than 12 overall to just 1 in 2016.
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A real pie chart
Never hated pie so much.
Into the deep
We identified over 60 startups in the deep learning space. The companies below operate across 10 different categories, from computer vision to robotics to healthcare, and more.
I'll never get this time back
I spent 25 minutes trying to figure out what this was trying to say.
I've got problems.
Startups to watch
We identified 10 early-stage bitcoin and blockchain startups to watch based on recency of funding, quality of investors, and company health. The companies on our list have all raised funding in the past 20 months.
All these companies can be found on the Bitcoin & Blockchain Collection on the CBInsights platform.
Spread the wealth
We looked at funding trends to investment and wealth management startups since 2012. 2016 set a record with 74 deals to wealth tech companies across $657M.
Love the attention to detail
Ever wondered where US foreign aid goes? This pie chart breaks it down.
The Industry Standard
CB Insights data is the most trusted by those in the industry and the media. A few recent hits.
Business Insider. Julio M. Ottino & Mark P. Mills write about the need for educators to foster innovation-as-a-skill, a key feature of entrepreneurship, and refer to the CB Insights Unicorn Tracker.
Deal Street Asia. Shiwen Yap (@shiwenyap) digs into the regulatory barriers insurance tech faces and cites CB Insights investment data in the space.
Betakit. Amira Zubairi (@amirazubairi) reports on a University of Toronto study identifying top Canadian companies using CB Insights data on VC-backed Canadian startups.
Zee Business. A look at investment into the ag tech space with a mention of CBInsights data on the subject.
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Anand
P.S. We'll be diving into synthetic biology startups, investors, and financing trends on March 21st. Sign up here.
Why VCs remain wary of renewables
VC-backed deals have dropped from 86 in 2012 to 35 in 2016. Investment and asset management firms are slowly stepping in to fill the gap. Read about it.
The deep learning market map
Horizons Ventures has backed 3 unique companies on the map: Viv Labs, Sentient Technologies, and Affectiva. See the market map.
10 early-stage bitcoin & blockchain startups to watch
These early-stage companies have seen investment from Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Google Ventures, among many others. See the list.
Investment & wealth management startups see record deals
Betterment saw the top deal of 2016. In 2017, the top deal so far went to Raisin. Read about it.
The Blurb
A curated mix of articles on private companies, venture capital, emerging industries, and innovation.
Themes have a bad track record. A look at why today's tech themes are poor predictors of tomorrow's hot startups.
You aren't the point. Steve Bryant (@stevebryant) on creating an awareness strategy and understanding the power of content.
Convertible and SAFE notes. Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) shares why he thinks convertible and SAFE notes are not in the best interests of founders.
Lessons in tenacity. Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley (@dens) examines six facets to tenacity and how each can drive a company forward.
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