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Investments in the IT manufacturing sector
Of the total 40 rounds of financing in the manufacturing sector, 9(25%) have gone to companies involved in the production of IT-related devices, raising a total of 61.3$M. These deals have been mainly in US companies, but also emerging markets, such as China and India, are getting venture capital backing.
Entertainment investments that bridge reality and the virtual world
In recent years, the entertainment industry has evolved a lot, users are no longer satisfied with controlling characters with a controller, now they themselves want to get into that reality. Large technology companies are investing millions of dollars to make technology "almost real worlds".
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Investments in B2B lead generating companies
Companies working in B2B have several challenges to face in order to reach their audience, getting leads is more difficult than in B2C due to the lower volume of customers and the complexity of reaching the target. More and more companies are taking advantage of these difficulties to offer services aimed at increasing leads. Some of them have received venture capital funding in 2013.
El venture capital en «empresas de predicción»
Today, companies not only need to know what happened in the past to understand the present, but also to anticipate the needs of their customers. The "Predictive Enterprise" involves the use of advanced technological tools that make it possible to move from product-focused to customer-focused companies. These types of companies, which are currently growing considerably, have applications in numerous sectors of activity and have received great support from venture capital; in 2013 and so far in 2014 alone, this sector has raised $531M.
Investors in mobile marketing to access consumers
New technologies are changing the consumer's behaviour when it comes to making a purchase decision, the mobile phone, for example, is one of the tools that have been incorporated into the decision making process. The customer at the point of sale can compare prices, ask for opinions, look for offers. That is why in recent years companies have been created that provide mobile marketing services for large brands that see the mobile phone as an opportunity to interact with their customers. It seems that the trend for this type of company is on the rise as their effectiveness becomes clearer and investors do not hesitate to bet on them.
Venture capital drives digital marketing tools
The elimination of geographical barriers, as well as new technologies applied to production processes and increased competition, are creating an increasingly demanding customer. Companies face two challenges: to know what their customers' real needs are and to reach them. In order to help in this task, numerous online marketing companies have appeared, many of them driven by venture capital.
Venture capital in the health IT world
Venture capital in the world of health-focused information technology. The concern for fitness and new technologies have led to the emergence of numerous applications and software that help people to lead a healthier life. Venture capital has seen the potential of such companies and has decided to invest in them. Of the 95 A and B rounds raised in 2013 and 2014 in the health sector, 23 were in this niche market (ICT-wellness).
Venture capital specialising in the energy sector
In recent years, concern for the environment and the use of alternative energies have led to the emergence of investors specialising in this sector, and these investors have been increasing their portfolios as new start-ups focused on this sector appear. In addition, other venture capital firms not focused solely on this sector are increasing their operations in the sector.
ICTs applied to the Cleantech with the approval of investors
The introduction of new technologies in the Cleantech sector, such as home automation, the internet of things and big data, has made it possible for investors and companies that were reluctant to invest in this type of sector to invest recently, such as Google, which has acquired Nets for $3,200M. Nets is a manufacturer of home devices such as thermostats and smoke alarms.
Cabiedes and Partners' investment activity in 2013
Cabiedes, which began as a pioneering business angel in the Spanish internet market, has grown and evolved to become one of the most recognised venture capital firms for technology startups in our country. The three issues...