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Hi there,
The White House and Google recently invited CB Insights to an event hosted at Google to share some data we'd assembled on the topic of diversity in tech. For those who are interested in this important topic, here is the 30 page report entitled the Venture Capital Human Capital Report that we reviewed at the event.
Fitbit is the biggest wearables exit ever
Did you know that there have been 3 wearables exits over $1B? Check out the exit trends within wearables.
On-Demand Economy - Trouble in Paradise?
Yesterday's ruling by the CLC that a driver for Uber is an employee was an interesting, potentially game-changing development for the on-demand economy. BTW, based on various tweets I saw, it seems that many VCs are also experts in labor and 1099 laws. Color me impressed.
At our On-Demand Economy webinar next week, we'll be using data to answer:
- Which areas of the on-demand economy are overheated? (cough: food delivery)
- What are corporations like Whole Foods doing in the on-demand space?
- What are trends internationally in the on-demand economy?
- Which companies in the space have the most (and least) momentum?
We've got a few spots left so sign up here. (Note: Preferential access given to CB Insights clients)
Investment into space startups skyrockets - tops $1B in 2015 already
So you thought SpaceX was the only private space startup out there? Not so much. Funding to space startups in just the first 5.5 months of 2015 is greater than the previous 3 years combined. We break down the trends and most well-funded startups and most active investors in the space (pun intended).
Romancing the Rosetta Stone
Union Square Ventures, NEA and Kleiner Perkins-backed Duolingo, founded in 2011, is now worth 2.5x what publicly traded Rosetta Stone is. Rosetta Stone's stock price chart over time is not pretty as you'll see.
Love,
Anand
@asanwal
P.S. On the space industry funding post, we're trying out Genius to comment. Simply highlight text in the post and leave a comment if you have some wisdom, insights or relevant news to share. You'll see a comment has already been added for Accion Systems. Annotate away.
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