Mass. leads venture hubs by the largest VC-backed healthcare exits since 2012. Seeded Ed Tech startups see low follow-on investment rate.

Startups That Are Dying

Among our most popular datasets is our list of dying early-stage tech companies. For those who need to recruit engineers, acqu-hire a team or help portfolio companies identify talent, there is no better, more efficient way.

VCs Bullish on Startups that Help Send Money Around the World

Pay it forward. Venture capital investors are increasing deal activity to startups bringing new technologies that can help eliminate some of the forms, fees and time attached to the traditional process of transferring funds internationally. In fact, YoY deal activity has jumped 60% on the back of healthy early stage activity. Check out financing trends in the growing market here.

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Virtualization M&A Heats Up on the Back of Software-Defined Networking Surge

Strategics on the hunt. VMWare’s IPO in 2007 marked a watershed moment in the virtualization space. Now, M&A interest is growing around a new base of virtualization startups, especially in the network virtualization market. Since the start of 2012, software-defined networking firms have taken just over 1/4 of virtualization-related exits. See exit trends in the virtualization space here.

"Follow-Up on Ed Tech Investments Lacking"

CB Insights Ed Tech data highlighted. Since 2012, venture investors have poured well over $1B into emerging Ed Tech companies. But a string of weak exits, including that of education software firm Kno this week, have many seeded Ed Tech providers struggling to attract follow-on capital. See the Education Week story here and our cited research brief on industries ranked by seed follow-on rate here.

Silicon Valley Does Not Dominate Healthcare Venture Capital