Felicis, Fin Tech & Followers
Hi there,
Accenture used our data for a report on global FinTech investment trends. The emergence of the UK is notable as is the sheer volume of money flowing to FinTech. I encourage you to check out some of the highlights.
For those unfamiliar with Felicis, you should probably keep them on your radar as they have an enviable track record. Their notable exits include The Climate Corporation, Meraki and Wildfire. The fact that Felicis is a micro-VC makes these exits all the more impressive.
And finally, we just crossed 3000 followers on Twitter. If you like graphs and unicorns, you should follow us @cbinsights.
Cheers,
Anand
CEO / Co-Founder / Customer Service
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From Cornerstone to Riot Games. Facebook's acquisition of Oculus VR and Disney’s acquisition of Maker Studios represent significant wins for the Los Angeles tech ecosystem. In fact, based on CB Insights data, these were the two largest LA-area VC-backed exits in the last five years. See where Oculus and Maker rank in the full list.
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Machine learning to natural language processing. In the hope of turning the promise of artificial intelligence into reality, venture investors are betting on an increasing number of startups either heavily leveraging or developing and researching AI-related technologies. Funding to artificial intelligence-related companies has nearly tripled over the past five years. See AI financing trends in the full brief.
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Analyzing Europe's Fin Tech capital. Global investment in financial technology or ‘Fin Tech’ has more than tripled during the last five years. And among the growing global centers of Fin Tech investments is the U.K. and, more specifically, London. With data from CB Insights, Accenture’s new report ‘The Boom in Global Fin Tech Investment’ offers insightful commentary and analysis around Fin Tech’s growth trajectory. See the data.
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The 2013 HALO Report. Overall median deal size by angel groups in 2013 was $600k, but when angels co-invested alongside other types of firms (including VCs, etc.) that median shot up to $1.7M. The top quartile of angel deals carried valuations of $4.2M or greater. Presented in partnership with Silicon Valley Bank and the Angel Resource Institute, some summary data and trends on angel investments in 2013 from the HALO Report can be found here.
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