Funding to AI-related companies has tripled in the last 5 years, and this trend seems to be growing. In 2013 alone, $581M was invested in 142 deals.
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Healthcare does not feel the impact of the crisis
Healthcare is one of the few sectors that has not been affected by the crisis; in recent years Venture Capital investment in this sector has grown considerably, from 28 deals in 2009 to 37 in 2013.
Advertising Agencies Invest over 500M$ in Startups
The boom in advertising and new technologies is increasing investor interest in this sector. Since 2010, 4 advertising agencies, through their funds, have been involved in 52 investment rounds, totalling $500M.
Media Sector USA: VCs Invest $331M in 60 Startups
Media startups raise $33M in 60 deals in 2013, an increase of 117% in funding over the previous year and 30% in the number of deals.
Venture Capital and Venture Capital in Ireland
2014 looks like a promising year for venture capital and Venture Capital in Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for supporting Irish companies has done 11 deals in the last 6 months.
H2020 – instrumento Pyme
In Horizon 2020 there is a dedicated SME instrument targeting all types of innovative SMEs showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise. This instrument will apply to all types of innovation, including non-technological and service innovations.
Axon Partners €10M Fund for Andalusian Startups
Axon Partners Group, an international investment firm, has launched a new fund to invest in early stage Spanish companies in the digital economy sector in Andalusia. The ICT II Fund has approximately €10 million in assets from private investors and the JEREMIE (European Investment Fund) initiative in Andalusia managed by the Innovation and Development Agency of Andalusia (IDEA), a body attached to the Regional Ministry of Economy, Innovation, Science and Employment.
SPRI - Publicly Sponsored Financing
As in other autonomous communities, the Basque Country has been offering a guarantee by the administrations so that SMEs can access financing from financial institutions, thus improving their chances of success. The presentation is not simple and requires a good dialogue with the bank and experience in the specific line.
Corporate moves 2013 in the ICT sector in Spain
According to Capital&corporate data, during 2013 a total of 90 corporate transactions were carried out in the Spanish ICT sector with a total of €406M invested. The purchase of Arsys' 79% by 1&1 for €140M and the purchase of softonic International's 30% by Partners group stand out for their size.
Wearable technology, driven by venture capital in 2013
Wearable technology raised $248M in venture capital funding in 2013, in a total of 49 deals. The number of rounds for wearable technology startups increased by 150% and the volume of investment by 80%.
Venture capital drives language learning apps
Among the companies for learning languages through apps, 5 stand out as having received several rounds of funding and topping the app store charts.
Venture capital sees cybersecurity as a source of opportunity
Since 2009 to date venture capital has invested $2.9B in Tics security and so far this year 26 rounds have been closed raising a total of $150M. The need for security has increased early stage rounds. In the first four months of 2013 16 seed capital companies raised $4.9M.