The TechCrunch Effect - CBInsights

TechCrunch - Market Signal or Market Top?

Hi there,

My favorite graphic from Matt's great LendIt presentation is this one on guest posts about insurance tech on TechCrunch. 

You can get his full report on the insurance tech space here.

International Women's Day

From fertility solutions to reproductive healthcare to fertility monitoring devices, and more, here is a market map of startups focused specifically on women's healthcare. The companies on our list have raised over $1.1B in total.

Fin it to win it

From 2015 to 2016, smart money VCs participated in 187 deals to fintech startups worth approximately $5.97B, ranging from areas such as insurance to payments technology to point-of-sale financing, and more. The top deal that included a smart money investor in 2016 went to Oscar Health Insurance.

Worst email subject line ever

The FW:

Checkin In

I'm a recruiter

Every piece of this is terrible. Plus, he sent it 5x.

Well done.

Unleashed

We identified over 70 pet tech startups and mapped them according to the 6 categories they're operating in, from pet services to pet health to wearables, and more.

Go iPhone go

Apple revenue contribution over time by product.

AI for sales

We put together a list of 10 notable, early- to mid-stage (Series C or earlier) sales tech startups developing software platforms that specifically incorporate AI and machine learning.

For the full list of sales tech startups, check out our Sales Tech Collection on our platform.

The Industry Standard

CB Insights data is the most trusted by those in the industry and the media. A few recent hits.

Bloomberg Quint. Rebecca Penty (@rpenty) writes about disruption to the car insurance market and cites CB Insights funding data.

Business Insider Australia. Tony Yoo (@tonyyooaus) on 5 things you need to know about Australian tech with a reference to CB Insights data on IPOs and acquisitions.

American Journal of Transportation. A report on uShip's latest Series D financing with a mention of CB Insights data on investment to logistics tech startups.

Tech.co. Conor Cawley (@conorcawley) looks at the most well-funded startups in each state and refers to CB Insights research on top US tech startups.

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Geographic Spotlight

Silicon Valley doesn't have a monopoly on innovation. Here's a look at startups, emerging industries, and deals elsewhere in the US and the world.

The Los Angeles metro area has recently seen two $1B+ startup exits: Dollar Shave Club and Snap, which recently saw the largest IPO of a US-based tech company since Facebook's. It's also home to unicorn startups such as home products startup The Honest Company; Age of Learning, an ed tech company; and Procore Technologies, which makes construction management software. Well-known VC firm Upfront Ventures came out of the Los Angeles area. There were over 85 deals to VC-backed companies in LA in the last year. Here are 5 of the largest. Hyperloop One raised an $80M Series B from investors including Khosla Ventures, GE Ventures, and Sherpa Capital.

• Survios, a VR-based gaming environment, raised a $50M Series C. Felicis Ventures and Shasta Ventures took part in the round.
• CrownPeak Technology, a website management software solution, raised a $50M Series D from K1 Capital.
• GOAT, a marketplace for collectible sneakers, raised a $25M Series B from investors including Accel Partners, Matrix Partners, and Upfront Ventures.
• Docupace Technologies, provider of electronic processing platforms for financial institutions, raised a $16.5M Series A from Palisades Ventures and TVC Capital.

Visualizing where smart money VCs are making fintech investments

New Enterprise Associates, Khosla Ventures, and Index Ventures were the top smart money fintech investors between 2015-2016. See the data.

 Over 70 companies targeting the pet industry

From dog walkers and subscription food services, to wearables and internet-connected remote food dispensers, pet startups are popping up to serve a variety of applications. See the market map.

Companies using artificial intelligence to create smarter sales tech products

These early- to mid-stage companies have raised rounds from investors such as First Round Capital, Starbucks, Salesforce Ventures, and Redpoint Ventures. See the list.

The Blurb

A curated mix of articles on private companies, venture capital, emerging industries, and innovation.

Start with the dangerous questions. Luke Kanies (@puppetmasterd) says to get out of your comfort zone and ask the important questions, not just the easy ones. Medium

LP outlook. Mark Suster (@msuster) on why the LP outlook is good for venture and startups in 2017-2020. Both Sides of the Table

The genetics of drug response. A podcast on the possibilities of genomics in drug discovery, including how building a large bank of human genetic variations will change our understanding and optimizing of drug response. a16z

Embrace the 10x factor. Hunter Walk (@hunterwalk) says when setting goals, don't stay exclusively in the land of reasonable. Hunter Walk

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