According to a study by Cb Insight, there has been a significant increase in Series A funding rounds larger than $10M in the technology sector in recent years, while small and medium-sized rounds have remained constant.
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Enterprise content managers get venture capital backing
Enterprise content management platforms have been around for years, but since 2013 seven companies have received funding from investors to accelerate their growth, not only in the US but also in India and Europe.
"American Venture Capital bets on mobility".
In 2013 Venture Capital invested $$3.7B in mobility, consecutively raising investments in excess of $1 billion over the last two quarters of 2013.
FOnd-ICO Global and its impact on the future of venture capital
Reports on venture capital and private equity activity in 2013 have recently come out. The numbers are not good: a 31% drop in volume and a 15% drop in number of deals. Will Fond-ICO Global manage to increase these figures in 2014 and beyond?
The most active Venture Capital and corporate investors in the internet of things
Corporate investors lead the way in internet of things investment, with Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Cisco Investments occupying 3 of the top 4 positions, while the only Venture capital in the top 4 is True Ventures.
Venture capital invests in new advertising models
The world of advertising has been one of the hardest hit by the crisis, as it is one of the activities with the most reduced business budgets. Despite this, venture capital has opted for new advertising models, almost all of which are based on mobility.
Investment in big data continues to grow
The management and exploitation of big data is seen as a key to the development of competitive advantage in many industries. A multitude of companies have emerged that have developed core technology or vertical applications that have found strong support from venture capital.
Latest investments in "disease diagnostics
Biotech companies are developing new systems to test for diseases as early as possible. Venture capital is no stranger to this trend and in December alone more than 15 financing operations were made, in a field dominated by corporate venture capital from pharmaceutical companies.
Video" is the content of choice for investors
On the internet, video content is increasingly becoming the preferred format for consumers. This trend has not escaped Spanish venture capital, which has invested in several companies that work with video.
American venture capital active in the telecommunications sector
The fourth quarter of 2013 saw the largest number of mobile venture capital deals in the US. Investments have gone to large companies such as Uber, Flipboard, and Snapchap, but also to seed capital firms.
Analysing the mobile app market in the USA
According to a study by CBinsights, the average time an app spends in the top 1000 in the iTunes store is 23 days. There is also a wide variation depending on the sector targeted.
Venture capital invests in "access and identity management".
Hackers and hackers are making the digital world an increasingly dangerous place. This is bad news for businesses and states, but not so bad news for innovation hubs like Silicon Valley where cybersecurity is once again attracting the attention of venture capital.