Wanted: Tech Industry Analyst
We're looking for another Tech Industry Analyst to join our team. If someone you know is skilled in writing, pivot tables and predictive modeling and terms like The Internet of Things, Big Data and the Business Social Graph get them hot & bothered, have them check out the position here. Or hit the big button to see all our other open positions.
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Internet of Things M&A Activity Climbing
The beginning. In just a year, investors poured over $750M into Internet of Things startups. And some of those investments are already paying off. YoY exit activity in the IoT space has jumped 45%, driven by a pick up in home automation and energy management acquisitions. See some stats around IoT exit activity and trends here.
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VC Funding to Chips & Semiconductors Startups Plummets
Early-stage deal levels anemic. Despite the history of VC investment into semi industry (think Fairchild Semiconductor), it currently looks like 2013 will see the chip & semiconductor industry record its lowest funding total since 2009. Check out the sad state of affairs here.
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Predicting Juniper Networks Next M&A Targets
In case you missed it. Using the Business Social Graph, we analyzed Juniper's partnership, investment and acquisition history and their competitive moves versus Cisco Systems to provide forward-looking intelligence into Juniper’s M&A moves. See our predictive intelligence into potential acquisitions here.
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The next Silicon Valley is...
Not Massachusetts. Paul Graham recently called Boston investors "timid" for passing on Dropbox. Recent financing deal and funding trends don't do much to paint a pretty picture for Mass. An analysis of tech VC deal and funding share in six major venture hubs shows Mass. (and Texas) losing share, with only NY showing much life. Washington, SoCal and Colorado are all flat. Go here to see our data-driven analysis of where the next Silicon Valley will be. (warning: not intended for people who don't like graphs)
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