Top investments in 2016 in the B2B e-commerce space included Meicai’s Series D round of $200M followed by Huimin’s Series B round of $195M led by West Capital among others.

Fundraising round count fell by 63% in late as funding dollars surged by 153%.

Average ticket size rose by 13% in Series B while it fell by 58% in Series A and rose by 27% in seed. 8 acquisitions marked this space last year with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers snapping up IronPlanet for $750M being the highest disclosed deal value.

Companies offering B2B ecommerce for industrial goods have historically been the most investment friendly drawing $1.36B till date. IDG Capital Partners, 500 Startups, K2VC etc have been the most active investors with dollars to the tune of $1.8B having been invested in this sector in 2016-17 YTD.

By stage of entry, 500 Startups led for seed, IDG Capital Partners for Series A, Accel Partners for Series B and Sequoia for later.

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Supply chain financing and supply chain visibility constituted the highest funded niche upcoming sectors in the space as top investments in 2016 included Infor’s PE round of $2B led by Koch Equity Development and Apttus’ Series D round of $88M.

Fund round count surged by 58% for late as it fell by 38% for seed. Funding dollars fell across the board-late fell by 18% and early by 36%.

There was a plunge in average ticket size across the board too-153% for seed, 89% for Series A and 58% for Series B.

16 acquisitions marked this space last year among which Panasonic buying Zetes for $155.7M was the highest disclosed deal value.

SCM software suits have historically drawn the most investment ($2.4B) with 63 companies operating on this business model till date. Battery Ventures, Saints Capital, Salesforce and Western Technology Investment emerged as the most active investors in this space with dollars to the tune of $2.39B being invested in this sector between 2016-17 YTD.

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Streaming, devices, and game engines made up some of the niche upcoming sectors in the mobile gaming space as the sector achieved stability in 2016 with total funding dollars dipping.

Fundraising round count fell across the board- with late registering the highest dip by 69%, followed by seed (45%) and then early(43%).

Funding dollars fell by 63% in late, 40% in early and 45% in seed.

Average ticket size fell across the board-with Series A registering a fall by 32% and seed by 23%.

Top investments in the past year include Unity’s Series C round of $181M led by China Investment Corporation among others and ShineZone’s Series B round of $58M led by Shanshan Group.

The business model of game developers that include casual games, mid-core games and core games has historically drawn the largest investment ($4.9B) as Tencent, Sequoia, Capstone Partners and Initial Capital emerged as most active investors in this space.

16 acquisitions marked this space last year with Double Games picking up DoubleDown Interactive for $825M being the highest disclosed deal value.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ENERGY EFFICIENCY

• CIMCON Lighting,  a global street lighting and smart city solution developer, raises $15M Series B funding round led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP). Link
• Energy efficient microprocessor technology developer Minima Processor raises $6.2M in two-stage seed funding.  Link
• Illumitex, a LED grow light fixtures manufacturer raises $4M funding from WP Global Partners and NEA. Link
• Smart building SaaS software Entic receives investment from Blackstone. Link
• Bluon Energy, a developer of energy-efficient replacement refrigerant for existing HVAC-R systems added Bionatus and Greg Ellis of CACC as investors. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Curie Labs (2016, Delhi, $50k) – Curie Labs provides IoT-enabled energy analytics solutions. The sensor-based system offers real-time monitoring of energy consumption pattern.
Alsen (2016, Merced) – Alsen is a developer of AI-based HVAC management system. The system uses machine learning models to predict occupancy and comfort requirements for controlling HVAC units.

LEADER BOARD – ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Products – Lighting – Material & Component Manufacturers
Bridgelux (2002, Sunnyvale, $219M, Acq.) – LED chip manufacturing company. Backed by El Dorado Ventures, VantagePoint Capital Partners, Craton Equity Partners and Passport Capital. Acquired by China Electronics Corporation in 2015.

Products – Lighting – Finished Products – LED
Lighting Science Group (2004, Melbourne, IPO) – Manufactures different shapes of LED bulbs and invented biologically corrected lighting. Backed by Riverwood Capital and Pegasus Capital. Went public in 2008.
Cree (1987, Durham, IPO) – Manufactures LED components, and semiconductor products for power and radio-frequency (RF) applications. Went Public in 1993.

Products – Lighting – Finished Products – OLED
Novaled (2003, Dresden, $35M, Acq.) – Provides organic materials and complementary technologies for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in display and lighting. Acquired by Samsung in 2013.

Products – Thermal Energy – Insulation
Aerogel (2001, Northborough, IPO) – Provides thermal management and energy conservation insulation solutions. Backed by Mount Royal Ventures, Arcapita Ventures, Lehman Brothers, RockPort Capital Partners, Reservoir Capital Group, Tenaya Capital.

Products – Thermal Energy – HVACR – Heating
System Heat (2012, Moscow, $500k) – Energy efficient radiators which helps in reducing energy consumption and increasing savings. Backed by Genezis Capital.

Products – Thermal Energy – HVACR – Cooling
TAS Energy (1999, Houston, $60M) – TAS Energy manufactures energy efficient chilling and cooling systems. Backed by KPCB and Element Partners.

Products – Construction – Pre-Fabricated
View Dynamic Glass (2007, Milpitas, $546M) – Smartglass on which tint level can be modified by the user using smartphone to admit only light and reject glare. Backed by Khosla Ventures, DBL Investors, Sigma Partners, Navitas Capital, The Westly Group.

Energy Management Systems – BEMS
GridPoint (2003, Arlington, $294M, Acq.) – Energy management systems using big data analytics to monitor and manage energy-consuming assets, such as HVAC and lighting systems. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Skypoint Capital, Advantage Capital Partners, Craton Equity Partners. Acquired by TFC Utilities in 2015.
Distech Controls (1995, Brossard, $37M, Acq.) – Building energy management system that provides integration of HVAC, lighting, access control, CCTV, energy management, and other building systems. Backed by Export Development Canada, Enertech Capital. Acquired by Acuity Brands in 2015.

Energy Management Systems – IEMS
Energy and Power Solutions (2001, Costa Mesa, $50M, Acq.) – Energy Management System with real-time information collected at the equipment level, across a customer’s entire enterprise. Backed by NGEN, Robeco, Altira Group. Acquired by Ameresco in 2011.

Energy Management Systems – HEMS
There Corporation (2009, Helsinki, $5.8M) – Home energy management system. Offer smart boiler control,     dual fuel control for air and gas heated houses, comfort control. Backed by VNT Management.

Device Level Management Systems – HVAC Management – Residential – Thermostats
Nest Labs (2010, Palo Alto, $80M, Acq.) – Provides thermostats for monitoring home energy consumption. Backed by KPCB, Google Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures. Acquired by Google in 2014.
Tado (2011, Munich, $57M) – Smart AC management devices for homes. Backed by Target Partners, Shortcut Ventures, BayBG, Siemens.

Device Level Management Systems – HVAC Management – Commercial
Optimum Energy (2005, Seattle, $36M) – Provides data-driven cooling and heating optimization solutions for enterprise facilities.Backed by Columbia Pacific Advisors.

Device Level Management Systems – Lighting Control Systems – BLCS
Enlighted (2009, Sunnyvale, $83M) – Provides network platform with wireless sensor to collect and analyze data to intelligently adapt the lighting level. Backed by Intel Capital, KPCB, RockPort Capital Partners.

Device Level Management Systems – Lighting Control Systems – SLCS
Sensity Systems (2010, Sunnyvale, $74M, Acq.) – Offers a high-speed, sensor-based, open networking platform to connect lighting systems for improving the experience. Backed by Mohr Davidow Ventures, Cisco Investments, Acuity Brands and Simon Venture Group. Acquired by Verizon in Sep, 2016.

Device Level Management Systems – Power Management Systems – Data Center Management
SynapSense (2006, Folsom, $46M, Acq.) – Wireless cooling and data center asset monitoring solution. Backed by  Sequoia Capital, Crosslink Capital, Frontier Venture Capital, Aeris Capital, Nth Power, Robert Bosch Venture Capital and American River Ventures. Acquired by Panduit in 2014.

Energy Monitoring Systems – Residential & Commercial
Encored (2013, Seoul, $17M) – Energy tracking through app using disaggregation technologies. Backed by  Formation 8, Stonebridge, LG U Plus.

Energy Monitoring Systems – Residential
Bidgely (2010, Sunnyvale, $25M) – Home energy management up to appliance level without using any plug-level monitors. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, E.on, RWE Global and  Constellation Technology Ventures.
Sense (2013, Cambridge, $19M) – Device to monitor appliances and track energy usages using electronic signatures. Backed by  Charles River Ventures, Capricorn, Bolt, Shell Global, Prelude Ventures and Energy Impact Partners.

Energy Monitoring Systems – Commercial & Industrial
Verdigris (2011, Moffett Field, $15.7M) – Energy analytics for better management of facilities using disaggregation techniques. Backed by Data Collective, Founder, Jabil, Verizon Ventures, StartX.

Service Providers –  As-a-Service Providers
UrbanVolt (2014, Dublin, $33M) – Lighting as a Service to install and maintain LED lights without any upfront cost. Backed by SUSI Partners.

Service Providers – Finance Providers
Ygrene Energy Fund (2009. Santa Rosa, $185M) – Offers clean energy financing solutions for residential and commercial properties. Backed by Lightyear Capital, New Energy Capital, Virgo Investment Group.

Service Providers – Project Management
Thermondo (2012, Berlin, $32M) – Energy efficient residential heating system installer. Backed by Holtzbrinck Ventures, E.on, IBB, Global Founders Capital, Rocket Internet.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

• lCognitive Scale, an Austin based firm providing industry specific process intelligence and customer engagement solutions, raised $15M from Norwest Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, The Westly Group and USAA. Link
• lBoxx Analytics, a Bangalore based BI solution for sales and marketing, raised $500k in a seed round of funding led by Unicorn India Ventures with participation from a clutch of angel investors. Link
• lQlearsite, a London based workforce analytics platform, raised undisclosed amount in Series A funding from Summa Equity. Link
• lNutonian, a Somerville based data science software vendor was acquired by Datarobot. Link
• lString Automotive, a Boston based firm providing dealer intelligence and analytics platform for automotive industry was acquired by Experia. Link
• lDartboard, a Delhi based firm providing performace analysis for sales and support was acquired by IndiQus Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Muoro (2016, Delhi) provides AI and NLP based data analytics platform for businesses. It provides predictive and behavioral analytics and claims to automatically detect most important parameters within data.

LEADER BOARD – BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

BI Suites
BI Suites – End to End BI Software
Sisense (2004, Tel Aviv, $95.5M) – Provides data preparation, integration and visualization. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Opus Capital, Genesis Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Battery Ventures, RTP Ventures.

BI Suites – Platform
GoodData (2007, San Francisco, $101.2M) – Provides SaaS based BI analytics solutions. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, OReilly AlphaTech Ventures, Next World Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Intel Capital, Tenaya Capital, Windcrest Partners, Fidelity Growth Partners Europe, Almaz Capital, TOTVS, Pharus Capital Management, Danhua Capital, Eight Roads Ventures and F-Prime Capital Partners.

Data Preparation
Data Preparation – Suite
Tamr (2012, Cambridge, $41.2M) – Provides data preparation platform that combines human insight with machine learning algorithms to unify and prepare data across data sources for analytics. Backed by NEA, Thomson Reuters, GV, Work-Bench, MassMutual Ventures, Hewlett Packard Ventures and SineWave Ventures.

Data Preparation – Integration
Data Preparation – Integration – Self-Serve
Snaplogic (2006, San Mateo, $136.3M) – Provides PaaS integration platform to integrate applications, data, APIs with each other. Backed by Microsoft, Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, Western Technology Investment, Silver Lake, Triangle Peak Partners, Cervin Ventures, H. Barton Asset Management, Dhillon Capital, Costella Kirsch, Maples Investments and Pharus Capital Management.

Data Preparation – Cataloging and Metadata management
Attivio (2007, Newton, $102M) – Provides ETL, data transforming, indexing and cleaning to visualization tools like Tableau to understand relationships between data sources. Backed by Oak Investment Partners.

Data Discovery & Visualization
Data Discovery & Visualization – Discovery
Alteryx (2010, Irvine, $163M) – Offers advanced BI solutions including predictive forecasting along with ETL and visualization. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Thomson Reuters, Meritech Capital, Toba Capital, Iconiq Capital and Sapphire Ventures.
MicroStrategy (1989, Vienna, IPO) – Provides self-service analytics solutions focused on multi-source analysis, by combining and blending data from multiple structured and unstructured sources. Went public in June 1998.

Data Discovery & Visualization – Visualization with Analytics
Domo (2010, American Fork, $621M) – Provides self-service data exploration with prebuilt role based Domo apps. Has over 300+ connectors and data fusion platform to clean, transform and load data automatically. Backed by Greylock Partners, Fidelity Investments, Andreessen Horowitz, Salesforce, Morgan Stanley, WPP, Benchmark Capital, Credit Suisse, Founders Fund, Institutional Venture Partners, GGV Capital, Glynn Capital, BlackRock, T. Rowe Price, Transmedia Capital, Bezos Expeditions, Mercato Partners, TPG, Capital Group, Viking Global Investors, BYU Cougar Capital, Zetta Venture and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.
Tableau (2003, Seattle, IPO) – Provides interactive data exploration through heat maps, pivot tables and geographical maps. It also offers data connectors and integrated in-memory ETL architecture. Went public in 2013.
Looker (2011, Santa Cruz, $177.5M) – Provides LookML, a query language that enables data modeling faster and easier than SQL. It also offers visualization and embedded analytics. Backed by First Round Capital, Redpoint Ventures, KPCB, Meritech Capital, PivotNorth Capital, Sapphire Ventures, CapitalG, Geodesic Capital and Goldman Sachs.

Data Discovery & Visualization – Reporting & Dashboarding
Data Discovery & Visualization – Reporting & Dashboarding – NLP based query
ThoughtSpot (2012, Palo Alto, $90.7M) – Provides an NLP engine to query relational databases to enable self-service BI for business users. Backed by Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, and Lightspeed China Partners.

Data Discovery & Visualization – Reporting & Dashboarding – GUI-based query
Roambi (2008, Solana Beach, $50M, Acq.) – Provides mobile first ad-hoc analysis, visualization and dashboards that can be instantly accessed via the iPhone or iPad. Acquired by SAP in February 2016.

Data Discovery & Visualization – Charting Software
ZoomCharts (2014, Riga, $1.32M) – Provides interactive data visualization charts. Backed by Imprimatur Capital.

Unstructured Data Analysis – Text Analytics
Coveo (2005, Quebec City, $69.7M) – Provides knowledge base data management through analytics and enterprise search. Backed by BDC Capital, Telesystem, Fonds de solidarite FTQ, Access Capital, Tandem Expansion Fund and iqventureadvisors.com.

Unstructured Data Analysis – Image and Video Analytics
ClarifAi (2013, New York City, $41.3M) – Deep learning based image and video recognition API provider. Backed by Union Square Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, nyu.edu, NVIDIA, GV, Menlo Ventures, Lux Capital, Osage University Partners, Osage University Partners, LDV Group, LDV Capital and Corazon Capital.

BI Verticals
BI Verticals – Multifunction – Multiindustry
Anaplan (2006, San Francisco, $232M) – Provides cloud-based modelling and planning software for companies’ sales, operations, and finance teams. Backed by Salesforce, Shasta Ventures, Meritech Capital, DFJ Growth, Coatue, Harmony Partners, Granite Ventures, Workday, Baillie Gifford, Sands Capital, Founders Circle, Founders Circle and Brookside Capital.

BI Verticals – Multifunction – Industrial
Uptake (2014, Palo Alto, $85M) – Provides machine learning enabled predictive platform for multiple industries. Backed by NEA, Trinity Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Revolution, Lightbank, Caterpillar, Peterson Partners, GreatPoint Ventures.

BI Verticals – Multifunction – Retail – Suite
ManthanRetail (2004, Bangalore, $101M) – Provides a retail and CPG analytics solution. Backed by Norwest Venture Partners, IDG Ventures India, Temasek, SIDBI Venture Capital, ePlanet Capital, InnoVen Capital, Eight Roads Ventures.

BI Verticals – Multifunction – Retail – In-store
RetailNext (2007, San Jose, $189.8M) – Provides real-time analytics solution that enables retailers, shopping centers and manufacturers to collect, analyse and visualise in-store data. Backed by Metamorphic Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, StarVest Partners, August Capital, Commerce Ventures, Tyco, Pereg Ventures, EDB, Siguler Guff, Activant Capital and American Express Ventures.

BI Verticals – Finance & Accounting
AdaptiveInsights (2003, Palo Alto, $176.3M) – Provides financial analytics solutions for planning, budgeting and forecasting enabling finance and management teams to plan, monitor, report on, and analyse financial and operational performance. Backed by Salesforce, Bessemer Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, ONSET Ventures, Relay Ventures, JMI Equity Fund, Cardinal Venture Capital, Monitor Ventures, RBC and Information Ventures.

BI Verticals – HR
Visier (2010, Vancouver, $94.5M) – Provides a workforce analytics and planning solution to reduce workforce costs, improve productivity, attract and retain top talent. Backed by Adams Street Partners, Foundation Capital and Summit Partners.

BI Verticals – Customer Life Cycle Management – Sales
Insidesales (2004, Provo, $251.2M) – Provides a sales forecasting and visualisation solution based on Neuralytics, a predictive and prescriptive analytics self-learning engine for lead prioritisation and hiring. Backed by Microsoft, Salesforce, KPCB, US Venture Partners, Polaris Partners, EPIC Ventures, Zetta Venture and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.

BI Verticals – Customer Life Cycle Management – Marketing
Addthis (2004, Vienna, $77.4 M) – Provides a behavioral audience data and marketing platform. Backed by NEA, QED Investors, Institutional Venture Partners, Plug and Play Tech Center, Amidzad Partners, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Revolution, Rho Ventures.

BI Verticals – Customer Life Cycle Management – Marketing – Web Analytics
Clicktale (2006, Ramat Gan, $52.6M) – Provides a patented Customer Experience Visualisation platform for e-businesses to see their customers’ online experience at all levels of detail, from aggregated views to playable videos of users’ browsing sessions. Backed by Viola Group, KKR, Amadeus Capital, YL Ventures, Goldrock Capital and Talis Capital.
ClickFox (2000, Atlanta, $40.9M) – Provides Customer Experience Analytics (CEA) solutions for businesses to engage customers through a variety of service channels from visiting a website, voice calling and online chat applications to kiosks, retail stores etc. Backed by Morgan Stanley, Ascent Venture Partners, Delta Ventures, Cedar Fund, HTGC and Veritas Venture Partners.

BI Verticals – IT
Nexthink (2004, Prilly, $65M) – Provides end-user IT analytics for security, ITSM and transformation. Backed by Auriga Partners, VI Partners, Mannai, VI Partners, galeo-ventures.com, Waypoint, Highland Europe.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – LOGISTICS TECH

• Bengaluru-based food delivery startup Swiggy raised $80M Series E round led by Naspers. Link
• Beijing-based local delivery startup Shansong raised $50M in Series C funding led by SIG Asia Investment and Yi Capital. Link
• Dubai-based last mile delivery and shipping startup Fetchr raised $41M in Series B funding led by NEA. Link
• San Francisco-based startup KeepTruckin which provides electronic logging solution for commercial trucking raised $18M Series B round led by Scale Venture Partners and Index Ventures. Link
• Chicago-based tech-enabled eCommerce fulfillment and shipping platform Shipbob raised a $17.5M Series B round led by Bain Capital Ventures. Link
• Shenzen-based rural e-commerce logistics enabler Taoshihui raised $14.5M in Series A funding led by Ameba Capital and others. Link
• Boston-based Dispatch, a startup which provides SaaS solution for field services raised $12M in Series A funding led by ServiceMaster. Link
• Colombia-based grocery delivery startup Mercadoni raised $6.2M in Series A funding led by Axon Partners Group and Grupo Pegasus. Link
• San Jose-based startup GrandCanals which provides analytics driven fulfillment technology raised $4.8M Series A funding led by AllMobile Fund and Cloud Apps Capital Partners. Link
• Cloud-based booking platform for bulk shipping Shipamax raised $2.5M seed funding round led by Cherubic Ventures. Link
• Reston-based CargoSense, a startup which provides technology solutions for healthcare and cold chain logistics raised a $2M seed funding round led by IrishAngels and Middleburg Capital Development. Link
• Bengaluru-based Loadshare, an eCommerce logistics startup raised an undisclosed round of seed funding led by Matrix Partners. Link
• Bengaluru-based HyperTrack, a startup which provides API and SDKs for building location based features have raised an undisclosed amount of funding led by Founders Fund and Nexus Venture Partners. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

ZED (2017, Louisville) – Provides electronic logging solution for FMCSA compliance in commercial trucking operations.
AirwayBill (2017, Madrid) – Online marketplace for P2P shipping.

LEADER BOARD – LOGISTICS TECH

Parcel
Hyperlocal – Consumer Focused – Multi-Vertical
Postmates (2011, SF, $280M) – On-demand delivery through Mobile App. Backed by Tiger Global, Matrix partners, Cross Link Capital.
Dmall (2015, Beijing, $100M) – Hyperlocal delivery platform from local supermarkets. Backed by IDG Capital Partners.

Hyperlocal – Consumer Focused – Food
Ele.me (2008, Shanghai, $2.34B) – Online ordering and delivery of food from restaurants with its own logistics network. Backed by CitiCapital, Beijing-Hualian, Sequoia Capital.
Deliveroo (2013, London, $475M) – Online platform to order food for delivery from partnered restaurants. Backed by Accel Partners, Index Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Nokia Growth Partners, DST Global, Hummingbird Ventures etc.

Hyperlocal – Consumer Focused – Grocery
Instacart (2012, SF, $675M) – Same-day grocery delivery from local stores. Backed by Sequoia, KhoslaVentures, Canaan, etc.
Huimin (2012, Beijing, $295M) – B2B grocery delivery platform for local stores. Backed by Citi Capital, Fortune Venture.

Hyperlocal – Business Focused – Multi-Vertical
DadaApp (2014, $450M) – B2B hyperlocal delivery in China. Backed by Sequoia Capital, DST Global and Greenwoods Asset Management.
Shansong (2013, $107M) – Intra-city concierge delivery. Backed by CDH Investments, SIG China, Beijing Hualian Group, Matrix Partners China etc.

Hyperlocal – Business Focused – Food
Grab (2012, Mumbai, $4M) – Online hyperlocal delivery service for restaurants. Backed by Zomato, Aramex, Sixth Sense Ventures, Oliphans Capital, etc.
Homerlogistics (2014, NYC, $2M) – Food delivery for restaurants. Backed by Two Sigma Ventures, Maiden Lane, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, etc.

Intercity – Courier Service Aggregators – Booking Platforms
Packlink (2011, Madrid, $24M) – Online aggregator of parcel and courier services. Backed by Accel, Eight Road Partners, Active Venture Partners.
Boxtal (2009, Paris, $11M) – Online marketplace for shipping and delivery services. Backed by CapHorn Invest, Idinvest Partners, Ecomobility Ventures.

Intercity – Courier Service Aggregators – Door to Door
Shyp (2013, SF, $62M) – Parcel Consolidator providing on-demand package shipping. Backed by KPCB, Sherpa Capital, etc.

Intercity – Courier Service Aggregators – P2P Shipping
Roadie (2014, Atlanta, $25M) – P2P network for package delivery. Backed by Tomorrow Ventures, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, and The Mellon Group.

Software Solutions – Delivery Management
Bringg (2013, Tel Aviv, $17.5M) – Mobile workforce tracking software-as-a-service for delivery services. Backed by Pereg Ventures, Aleph Venture Capital, Coca-Cola.
Dispatch (2013, Boston, $15M) – Field service managment applications. Backed by Salesforce, ServiceMaster, LaunchCapital etc.

Freight
Trucking – Long Haul – Listings
Post.Bid.Ship (2011, Scottsdale, $2.5M) – Online loadboardfor posting and finding loads. Backed by Point B Capital, Arizona Tech Investors.

Trucking – Long Haul – Marketplace
Huochebang (2011, Chengdu, $150M) – Mobile app based freight transporters marketplace. Backed by IFC, DCM Ventures, Tencent, Hillhouse Capital etc.
Loji (2014, Beijing, 2014, $124M) – Marketplace connecting truckers and shippers. Backed by IDG Capital Partners, ZhenFund.

Trucking – Long Haul – Asset Heavy
Rivigo (2014, Gurgaon, $115M) – Tech-enabled logistics with a truck fleet of its own. Backed by SAIF Partners, Singapore Post, Warburg Pincus, Trifecta Capital.

Trucking – Short Haul
Yunniao (2014, Beijing, $210M) – O2O B2B intra-city shipping. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Warburg Pincus, Matrix Partners China etc.
Lalamove (2013, Hong Kong, $70M) – Uber for Vans in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Backed by Appworks, Aria Group, Asia Plus etc.

Ocean/Air – Forwarding
Flexport (2013, SF, $94M) – Online freight forwarder and customs brokerage. Backed by Google Ventures, Bloomberg Bets, etc.
Freightos (2012, Jerusalem, $50M) – A SaaS provider providing a marketplace for freight forwarders. Backed by Israel Cleantech Ventures, OurCrowd, Creandum etc.

Ocean/Air – Carrier Booking
Inttra (2000, Parsippany, $39.5M) – International cargo-booking portal. Backed by ABS Capital Partners.
Ilets Cargo (2015,Taipei, $700K) – Online platform for finding quotes from air and sea transporters.

Software Solutions – Fleet Management
Telogis (2001, Aliso Viejo, $141M) – Cloud-based location intelligence platform for companies requiring fleet management solutions. Backed by GM Ventures, KPCB, etc.
Fleetmatics (2004, Waltham, IPO) – Provides SaaS-based GPS tracking systems for small and medium-sized businesses. Went public in 2012.

Software Solutions – TMS
oTMS (2012, Beijing, $41M) – Cloud-based transport management solution. Backed by Baidu, Chengwei Capital, Capital Partners, Matrix Partners China, Buttonwood Capital.
3GTMS (2013, Shelton, $15M) – Transportation Management System Solutions. Backed by Trimble Navigation.

Software Solutions – Analytics
Xeneta (2012, Oslo, $20.5M) – Crowdsourced price comparison platform for containerized freight. Backed by Creandum, Point Nine Capital, Alliance Venture.
GlobalTranz (2003, Phoenix, $50M) – TMS provider for shippers. Backed by Susquehanna Growth Equity, Providence Equity Partners, Volition Capital.

Warehousing
Service – WaaS
E-Shang (2011, Shanghai, $850M) – Tech-enabled warehousing and logistics services provider for e-commerce. Backed by Warburg Pincus and APG.

Service – Marketplace
Flexe (2013, Seattle, $20.5M) – An online marketplace that connects businesses in need of flexible warehouse space to warehouse operators. Backed by Second Avenue Partners and SV Angel.

Tech Solutions – WMS
Accellos (2006, Colorado Springs, $51M) – Provides warehouse management systems, transportation management systems, retail management systems, and various supply-chain solutions. Backed by Centennial Ventures and Monitor Clipper Funds.

Tech Solutions – Robotics and Automation
GreyOrange (2011, Gurgaon, $39M) – Designs and develops hardware and software products for the warehousing industry. Backed by Tiger Global Management and Blume Ventures.

E-commerce
Delivery Services – End to End
Delhivery (2011, Gurgaon, $263M) – End to end logistics service provider for e-commerce. Backed by Times Internet, Nexus VP, etc.
Ecom Express (2013, Delhi, $149.5M) – E-Commerce logistics solutions provider. Backed by Peepul capital, Wargbug Pincus.

Delivery Services – Fulfillment
4PX Express (2004, Shenzen, $36M) – E-commerce cross-border solutions. Backed by Singapore Post.
Shipbob (2014, Chicago,$24M) – Online platform for shipping and fulfilment. Backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel, Western Technology Investment etc.

Delivery Services – Last Mile Solutions
NinjaVan (2014, Singapore, $33M) – Last mile logistics service which specializes in next-day deliveries for e-commerce companies. Backed by Monk’s HIll Ventures.
XpressBees (2015, Pune, $20M) – Offers e-commerce focused logistics services including same day delivery, first-mile pickup, reverse logistics etc. Backed by IDG Ventures, SAIF Partners, etc.

Delivery Services – Reverse Logistics
Blubirch (2014, Bangalore, $2M) – Complete reverse logistics solutions for businesses. Backed by Chicago Venture Partners.
Happy Returns (2015, LA, $2M) – Network of physical stores for in-person returns of online purchases. Backed by Upfront Ventures, Maveron, Lowercase Capital.

Shipping Solutions
Temando (2006, Brisbane, $56M) – Shipping and fulfillment software platform for online retailers. Backed by Neopost Group.

Access Points – Locker
Kiala (2000, Brussels, $60M, Acq.) – Offers delivery service through a network of delivery points as an alternative to home delivery. Backed by Scottish Equity Partners, HarbourVest Partners. Acquired by UPS in February 2012.
QikPod (2015, Bangalore, $9M) – Locker network provider for e-commerce deliveries in India. Backed by Flipkart, Delhivery, Accel Partners, Foxconn Electronics.

Relocation
Booking Platform
Bellhops (2011, Chattanooga, $21M) – Micro-moving services by students. Backed by Canaan Partners, Lowercase Capital, Techstars, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Lamp Post Group, Nas, Binary Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners.

Concierge
Updater (2010, NYC, $43M) – End to end relocation services provider. Backed by IA Ventures, SoftBank, Commerce Ventures, Second Century Ventures, Fidelity International.

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INTERESTING STARTUPS

HelpStack (2015, Chennai), In-app based customer support & help desk SDK. Founder also founded HappyFox and Tenmiles, and alumnus of Loyola Institute of Business Administration and University of Madras. Local comparables include Helpshift (2011, Pune, $38.2M) and Hotline (2016, Chennai). Global comparable includes Hyphenate (2015, SF, $35.5M).

INDIA INTERESTING NEWS

Edgefx (2011, Hyderabad), provider of project kits for electrical and electronics engineering students, raises an undisclosed amount in a bridge round of funding from Cross Border Angels & Experts, Rajasthan Angel Innovators Network and The Chennai Angels. Link

SV Creditline (1996, Gurgaon), provider of micro loans to women living on low incomes in northern and central India, raises $3M in debt round of funding from Capital First. Link

Cab supply of app-based asset-light cab aggregators Ola (2011, Bangalore) and Uber (2009, SF), fell nearly 25% in March quarter in India, according to a report by RedSeer Consulting. Link

Zone Startups India, a Mumbai-based startup incubator, launches its early stage venture capital fund with a corpus of $29.5M backed by Ryerson Futures and the Chokhani Family office. Link

GLOBAL ROUNDUP

Guazi.com (2012, Beijing), online P2P marketplace for used cars, raises $400M in Series B round of funding from Sequoia Capital China, Matrix Partners China, BRV Aster Fund, Hike Capital and others. Link

ClassPass (2011, NYC), membership program for fitness classes across multiple gyms, raises $70M in Series C round of funding led by Temasek, with participation from Acequia Capital, CRV, General Catalyst, GV, M13 and Thrive. Link

Tisbury Pharmaceuticals (2015, Safed), developer of small fusion molecule drug to treat open angle glaucoma, raises $32M in Series A round of funding led by OrbiMed Israel, Clarus, and HealthCap with participation from Pontifax. Link

Centogene (2006, Rostock), provider of biochemical and genetic tests for mutations and rare diseases, raises $28M in Series A round of funding led by TVM Capital Life Science with participation from DPE Deutsche Private Equity, Careventures and CIC Capital. Link

Entelo (2011, SF), aggregated social profiles and candidate ranking platform, raises $20M in Series C round of funding led by U.S. Venture Partners with participation from Battery Ventures and Shasta Ventures and new investment from Correlation Ventures. Link

ChartSpan (2012, Greenville), mobile app for patient health records, raises $16M in funding led by Cypress Growth Capital and included existing investors. Link

SnappCar (2011, Utrecht), peer2Peer car sharing community, raises $11M in Series A round of funding from Europcar Group. Link

Digital Global Systems (2012, Beltsville), provider of smart RF spectrum monitoring and management solutions, raises $8.5M in undisclosed round of funding led by Ancora Advisors. Link

Adelis Equity Partners, Sweden-based nordic lower mid market private equity firm, closes $671.65M in Second Private Equity Fund. Link

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INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND

Algohybrid (2017, Singapore) – Neural Technologies developer for algo-based trading. Global comparable include Clearpool Group (2012, New York City, $8M) and Tovofree (2013, Stockholm, null).
Neuron (2017, Singapore) – Online bicycle rental platform. Global comparable include Ofo (2015, Beijing, $650M) and Limebike (2017, San Mateo, $12M).

SEA – FUNDING UPDATES

Shopmatic raises funding
Shopmatic (2015, Singapore), an e-commerce enabler for offline businesses, raises $5.7M in Series A from ACP and SPRING SEEDS Capital.

MyCash raises funding
MyCash Online, Online mobile airtime and money transfer marketplace for migrant population, raises over $300k through the national crowdfunding platform pitchIN, led by the government startup influencer Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd.

PrivyID raises funding
PrivyID (2014, Yogyakarta), digital identity signature service provider, raises an undisclosed amount in Seed round from MDI Ventures, Mandiri Capital Indonesia, and Gunung Sewu.

Indonesian edtech startup Ruangguru closes series B
Ruangguru (2014, Jakarta), Digital marketplace for private tutors, closes Series B round of funding.

SEA – RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Indonesia-focused VC Intudo Ventures closes $10M debut fund
Indonesia-focused VC Intudo Ventures closes $10M debut fund focused on early-stage companies.

GDP Venture-backed Blibli acquires Tiket.com
Blibli.com, an Indonesian e-commerce site backed by GDP Venture, acquires 100 percent stake in online travel agent Tiket. com.

Design tool Canva launches in Indonesia
Design tool Canva launches in Indonesia, appoints a country manager.

Reebonz eyeing US$150M funding for regional expansion
Singapore luxury e-commerce platform Reebonz eyeing US$150M in funding for regional expansion.

Connector.ID launches in Indonesia to help entrepreneurs discover potential investors
Connector. ID, with collaboration from UNDP, Government of Canada and BEKRAF, launches in Indonesia to help entrepreneurs discover potential investors.

Neuron Mobility is rolling out a smart e-scooter sharing service
Bike-sharing startup Neuron Mobility is rolling out a smart e-scooter sharing service.

A weekly newsletter summarizing recent activity in the Chinese startup ecosystem.

DEALS OF THE WEEK

China’s Mobike raises $600M to expand its bikes on-demand service worldwide
Mobike (2015, Shanghai), a bicycle rental platform raises $600M in funding to expand globally. The funding for the Series E round  came from existing backers Tencent (which led the round), Sequoia, TPG, and Hillhouse Capital, with new investors BOCOM International, ICBC International, and asset management firm Farallon Capital among those joining.

INTERESTING FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY IN CHINA

Sequoia Leads $400M New Round In Chinese Used-Car Trading Firm Guazi
Guazi (2015, Beijing), an online used car trading platform, raises $400M in Series B round of funding led by Sequoia Capital with participation from H Capital, CMB International, Jingxin Venture Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Matrix Partners China and BlueRun Ventures.

Ucar Leads $320M Round In Chinese Electric Car Maker Xiaopeng
Xiaopeng Motors (2014, Guangzhou), an electric vehicle maker, raises $320M in Series B round led by Ucar Group.

China Merchants Securities Co-Leads $160M Round In Cloud Firm QingCloud
QingCloud (2012, Beijing), an enterprise cloud services provider, raises $160M in Series D round of funding from China Merchants Securities International, China Merchants Securities Zhiyuan Capital, River Head Capital, CICC Jiatai Fund and China Oceanwide Holdings Group.

Tencent Leads $146M Round In Chinese Online Brokerage Firm Futu
Futu (2012, Hong Kong), an online brokerage platform, raises $145.5M in Series C round of funding led by Tencent with participation from Matrix Partners China and Sequoia Capital China.

Youjin Capital Co-Leads $73M Round In Chinese Used-Car Auction Platform Chezhibao
Chezhibao (2012, Nanjing), a used-car auction platform, raises $73M in Series C+ round led by Youjin Capital and Jiangsu One Belt One Road Investment Fund.

CICC Leads $73M Round In Chinese TV Production Firm XG Entertainment
XG Entertainment (2015, Shanghai), an online drama production house, raises $73M in Series B from China International Capital.

Chinese Phone Maker OPPO Co-Leads $22M Round In EV Sharing Firm Ponycar
Ponycar (2016, Shenzhen), an electric vehicle sharing startup, raises $22M in a funding round led by OPPO Electronics Corp. and Huiyou Capital.

Matrix Partners Joins $15M Round In China’s Ferris Wheel Ticketing
Ferris Wheel Ticketing (2015), an online ticket sales platform, raises $15M in Series B round of funding led by Blue Lake Capital with participation from DCM Ventures, Matrix Partners China, Nanshan Capital, K2VC and Zhen Fund.

China Growth Capital Leads $15M Round In Open-Source Database Firm PingCAP
PingCAP (2015, Beijing), a startup focused on building databases for enterprise customers, raises $15M in Series B round of funding led by China Growth Capital with participation from Matrix Partners China, Yunqi Partners, Frees Fund and K2VC.

Fosun Leads $14M Round In Chinese Cloud Computing Firm CloudCare
CloudCare (2013, Shanghai), a cloud computing company, raises $14M in Series C round of funding led by Fosun Group with participation from  Sequoia Capital China.

QF Capital Joins $14M Round In Chinese Inner-City Logistics Firm UUPaotui
UUPaotui (2015, Zhengzhou), an inner-city logistics startup, raises $14M in Series A+ round of funding led by QF Capital and Tianming Capital.

Zen Video secures Series A funding from Granite Global Ventures Capital and Crystal Stream
Zen Video, a video platform that enables users to convert text into short videos quickly based on artificial intelligence and big data technology, raises an undisclosed amount in Series A round of funding from Granite Global Ventures Capital and Crystal Stream.

ChangGouGo secures financing to speed up its cross-border business in China
ChangGouGo, an e-commerce platform, raises $14.5M in funding led by Violet Home Textile Technology.

INVESTMENTS BY CHINESE INVESTORS AND COMPANIES

Galaxy Group commits $30M funding in UK firm IP Group
IP Group, a British developer of intellectual property-based business, raises $30M strategic investment led by Beijing Galaxy World Group with participation from Temasek Holdings, British asset manager M&G, and Australia’s Telstra Super Pty Ltd.

Qiming US Healthcare Fund leads $10M Series A in Platelet BioGenesis
Platelet BioGenesis (2014, Cambridge), a producer of donor-independent human platelets from pluripotent stem cells, raises $10M in Series A round of funding led by Qiming US Healthcare Fund with participation from Vivo Capital, VI Ventures, Adena Partners and eCoast Angels.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – MOBILE DEVTOOLS

• Sayspring, a provider of software that helps designers prototype and test voice apps without coding, raised $1.5M from Compound.VS, Scott Belsky, Alan Chung, and Peter Stern . Link
• Synack, a security startup raised $21M Series C funding from Microsoft, HPE and Singtel . Link
• HackerOne, a cybersecurity firm received Series C funding from EQT Ventures. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Samuranium (2017, Cordoba) – Provides an automated testing platform to detect bugs and issues.

LEADER BOARD – MOBILE DEVTOOLS

FullStack
Kony (2007, Austin, $113M) – Mobile application development platform provider to build apps. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, SoftBank, Telstra, W Capital Partners, Georgian Partners, Delta-v Capital, Hamilton Lane, Stratim Capital, Diebold Nixdorf. Appcelerator (2006, Mountain View, $103M, Acq.) – SaaS platform for enterprises to create, deliver and analyse their entire mobile application portfolio. Backed by Rembrandt VC, UGVP, Storm Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Translink Capital, Relay Ventures, EDB Investments, Accel Partners, eBay, Redhat. Acquired by Axway in 2016.
Xamarin (2011, SF, $82M, Acq.) – Enables developers to build and test native apps for iOS, android, Mac and Windows using a single C# code base. Backed by Lead Edge Capital, IVP, Charles River Ventures, Ignition Partners and Floodgate. Acquired by Microsoft in 2016

mBaaS (Mobile Backend as a Service)
Kinvey (2010, Boston, $18M) – Backend as a service for developers and enterprises to setup and operate a cloud back-end for mobile, tablet and web apps. Backed by Verizon Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, Avalon Ventures, Atlas Ventures.

Framework
Phonegap (2008, Vancouver, Acq.) – Mobile application development framework, which allows users to write an app with HTML, CSS and Javascript, and deploy the app to a range of mobile devices. Acquired by Adobe in 2013.
IonicFramework (2012, Madison) – Open-source front-end mobile app framework that helps build hybrid apps using HTML5 and AngularJS. Part of Ionic (2012, Madison, $12.2M).

MADP (Mobile Application Development Platform)
Outsystems (2001, Lisbon, $62M) – Outsystems provides a rapid application development and delivery platform. Backed by North Bridge VP, ES Ventures, Portugal Ventures and PME Investimentos.
Capriza (2010, Palo Alto, $73.5M) – Capriza provides a platform to convert existing web applications intomobile optimized version without coding or integrations. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, Tenaya Capital, Harmony Partners, Allen & Company.

App Prototyping
Invision apps (2012, NY, $134M) – Platform to allow developers to create fully interactive prototypes of web and mobile applications. Backed by Accel Partners, FirstMark Capital, Tiger Global Management, Iconiq Capital.
iRise(1997, California, $36M) – Drag and drop platform to create app prototypes. Backed by Morgan Stanley, Gold Hill Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Deutsche Bank.

DIY Frontend
Duda (2009, Tel Aviv, $19M) – DIY site builder for SMB’s. Backed by Pitango VC, Primera Capital, SGVC and TLV Partners.
Appmachine (2011, Heerenveen, $15M, Acq.) – Platform to build native apps for iPhone and Android using content from existing websites and templates. Backed by Endurance International Group. Acquired by Endurance in 2016.

Testing
Perfecto Mobile (2006, Rosh Haayin, $83M) – Provides a cloud based testing and monitoring solution for mobile applications using real devices. Backed by TCV, FTV Capital, Carmel Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Vertex Ventures.
Applause (2007, Framingham, $116M) – Provides in-the-wild testing services that span the entire software development life cycle. Backed by Goldman Sachs, QuestMark Partners, Scale VP, Longworth VP, Egan-Managed Capital and Mesco Ltd.
Soasta (2006, Mountain View, $75M, Acq.) – Builds software products for testing and monitoring web sites and mobile apps in the cloud. Backed by Canaan Partners, Formative Ventures, Pelion VP, Macquarie Capital and ROTH Capital. Acquired by Akamai in 2017.

Crash Reporting
Bugsnag (2012, SF, $9M) – Cloud based crash detection platform for web and mobile application. Backed by Matrix Partners and Benchmark Capital.
Crashlytics (2011, Cambridge, $6M, Acq.) – Provides an iOS and Android Crash Reporting tool. Backed by Baseline Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Common Angels. Acquired by Google in 2017.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

• Conviva, a CA-based provider of AI-based video analytics, raised $40M in funding led by Future Fund with participation from NEA (New Enterprise Associates), Foundation Capital, and Time Warner Investments. Link
• CrowdFlower, an SF-based company providing human-in-the-loop AI platform for data science and machine learning teams, raised $20M in venture capital funding round led by Industry Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and existing investors Canvas Ventures, Microsoft Ventures and Trinity Ventures. Link
• ChartSpan Medical Technologies, Inc., a Greenville, South Carolina-based provider of patient care coordination services, raised a $16M in venture capital funding round led by Cypress Growth Capital and included existing investors. Link
• CognitiveScale, a Texas-based provider of machine intelligence software, raised $15M in funding from Norwest Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, The Westly Group and USAA. Link
  
• Highspot, a Seattle-based provider of sales engagement platform, raised $15M in Series B round of funding led by Shasta Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and existing investor Madrona Venture Group. Link
• Snips, the provider of a development platform for the voice-based virtual assistant, raised $13M in Series A round of funding led by Korelya Capital and MAIF Avenir with participation from BPI France and Eniac Ventures. Link
• Automat, a Montreal, Canada-based provider of AI-driven conversational marketing platform, raised $8.3M in Series A round funding led by the You & Mr Jones with participation from Comcast Ventures and Omidyar Technology Ventures, Relay Ventures, Real Ventures, and USAA. Link
• VoxelCloud, an LA-based provider of automated medical image analysis solution, raised $8M in Series A round of funding led by Sequoia Capital. Link
• Workey, an Israel-based provider of an AI-powered solution for career development and recruitment, raised $8M in Series A round of funding from Pico Partners and Magma VC. Link
• Tractable, a London-based provider of visual analysis solutions for multiple industries, raised $8M in Series A round of funding led by Ignition Partners, with participation from Zetta Venture Partners, and other individual investors. Link
• Merlon Intelligence, an SF-based provider of an AI-powered platform for risk management and compliance for financial services companies, raised $7.65M in a Seed round of funding led by DCVC with participation from Fenway Summer, Nyca, and Work-Bench. Link
• Citrine Informatics, a California-based provider of AI based Materials Informatics platform, raised $7.6M in Series A round of funding led by Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors, DCVC (Data Collective), and Prelude Ventures with participation from AME Cloud Ventures and XSeed Capital. Link
• Viz, an AI-powered medical imaging diagnosis solution provider, raised $7.5M in Seed round of funding led by DHVC (Danhua Capital), Innovation Endeavors and participated by AME Cloud Ventures. Link
  
• People.ai, an SF-based maker of an AI-powered sales force management and evaluation platform, raised $7M in Series A round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Index Ventures and Shasta Ventures and existing investors Y Combinator and SV Angel. Link
• Rulai, a provider of customer experience chatbot, raised $6.5M in Series A round of funding led by GSR Ventures and participated by Eight Roads Ventures China, the venture arm of FIL, or Fidelity Growth Partners, and ZhongWei Capital. Link
• Cisco acquires conversational AI startup MindMeld for $125M to enhance its collaboration suite. The company plans to add new conversational interfaces to its collaboration products starting with Cisco Spark. Link
• Nutonian, a developer of an AI-powered data science platform for model building, got acquired by DataRobot, a leader in automated machine learning modelling. Link
  
• RAVN Systems, a UK-based provider of AI based Enterprise productivity solutions got acquired by iManage, the leading provider of Work Product Management solutions. Link
  
• Interactions, a leading provider of Intelligent Virtual Assistants for enterprise customer care, acquired Digital Roots, a pioneer in AI-based social media customer engagement. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Ulzard Technologies (2017, Copenhagen) – Application to automatically create code from screenshots.
Jask (2016, SF) – Provides predictive analytics platform for cyber security.
AiBabel (2017, Haidian) – Develops a device for voice based real-time language translation.

LEADER BOARD – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Infrastructure – Machine Intelligence Systems
MIS – Machine Learning Platform
Sentient (2007, SF, $144M) – Provides distributed AI on large scale systems for finance and medical sectors. Backed by Tata Group, Access Industries, and Horizon Ventures.
H2O.ai (2012, Mountain View, $31M) – Provides an open source machine learning platform for pattern detection and prediction. Backed by Nexus Venture Partners, Transamerica Ventures, Paxion Capital Partners and others.

MIS – Data Science Platform
Data Robot (2012, Boston, $111M) – Provides a machine learning platform that helps enterprises build predictive models at speed. Backed by IA Ventures, NEA, Atlas Venture, Intel Capital, TechStars, Recruit Strategic Partners, Right Side Capital Management, New York Life Insurance, Accomplice.
Skytree (2012, San Jose, $19M) – Provides an advanced enterprise-grade Machine Learning platform. Backed by Javelin Venture Partners, United Parcel Service, U.S Venture Partners, Plug and Play Tech Center, Osage University Partners and In-Q-Tel.

MIS – Artificial General Intelligence
Vicarious (2010, SF, $72M) – Provides machine learning software based on neocortex learning. Backed by Samsung, Khosla Ventures, ABB Group, AME Cloud Ventures, Founders Fund, Felicis Ventures, Data Collective and others.
DeepMind (2011, London, $50M, Acq.) – Develops deep reinforcement learning based artificial general intelligence solutions. Backed by Founders Fund, Horizons Ventures, and others. Acquired by Google for $500M in 2014.

Infrastructure – Natural Language Processing
NLP – Speech Solutions
SoundHound (2005, Santa Clara, $115M) – Developer of speech recognition technology and mobile apps. Backed by Samsung, KPCB, Felicis Ventures, NVIDIA, Plug and Play Tech Center, Walden Venture Capital, Amidzad Partners, Western Technology Investment, TransLink Capital, Global Catalyst Partners, Nomura Holdings, Recruit Holdings, SharesPost, Pejman Mar Ventures, Naver, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance.
Unisound (2012, Beijing, $68M) – Provides Voice recognition and language processing technology. Backed by  Qualcomm Ventures and Qiming Venture Partners.

NLP – Text Solutions
Cortical (2011, Vienna, $5M) – Provides text analytics solutions. Backed by Open Field Capital and Reventon.
Indico Data Solutions (2013, Boston, $4M) – Provides deep learning based text analytics solutions. Backed by406 Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Rough Draft Ventures, Techstars, Boston Seed Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Right Side Capital Management.

NLP – NLP Platforms
Nuance Communications (1992, Burlington, IPO) – Provides various linguistic solutions including speech recognition, OCR, dictation, speech analytics, virtual assistant, etc. Backed by  Intel, Mayfield, Rembrandt Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs, Morgenthaler, U.S Venture Partners, Motorola, Asset Management Ventures, Alloy Ventures, Attractor Ventures, Canvas Ventures, F-Prime Capital Partners. IPO in 2000.
Expert System (2000, Modena, IPO) – Provides semantic business intelligence solutions. Backed by IMI Fondi Chiusi SGR. IPO in 2014.

Infrastructure – Computer Vision
Computer Vision – Face Recognition
Megvii (2011, Beijing, $145M) – Provides deep learning based APIs for face recognition, image recognition, image classification, etc. Backed by Sinovation Ventures, Qiming Ventures, Foxconn Electronics, Legend Star, Ant Group, Comet Labs.
Affectiva (2009, Waltham, $34M) – Provides deep learning based emotion detection technology. Backed by WPP, KPCB, Horizons Ventures, Fenox Venture Capital, National Science Foundation, Myrian Capital and Kantar.

Computer Vision – Object Recognition
Clarifai (2013, NYC, $41M) – Deep learning based image & video recognition API provider. Backed by Union Square Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, New York University, NVIDIA, GV, Menlo Ventures, Lux Capital, Osage University Partners, Osage Partners, LDV Group, LDV Capital, Corazon Capital.
Cortica (2007, Ramat Gan, $38M) – Provides visual search and in-image analysing technology. Backed by Horizons Ventures, Mail.Ru Group.

Computer Vision – Computer Vision Platform
SenseTime (2014, Hong Kong, $190M) – Provides face recognition APIs which developers can apply to their own websites or mobile Apps. Backed by IDG Capital Partners, CDH Investments and Dalian Wanda Group.
eyeSight (2005, Herzliya, $33M) – Provides gesture and motion tracking technology. Backed by Ceva, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, InterCapital, BIRD Foundation, Kuang-Chi Group and MAC Fund.

Infrastructure – Autonomous Systems
CloudMinds  (2015, Shenzhen, $130M) – Provides autonomous robot enablers. Backed by Walden International, Shenzhen Capital Group, SBCVC, Foxconn Electronics, Venustech, Keytone Ventures, Bojang Capital Management, Kaixuan Capital.
Neurala (2006, Cambridge, $16M) – Develops software for drone and robot autonomy. Backed by Motorola Solutions, Techstars, Orkos Capital, Pelion Venture Partners, SK Ventures, 360 Capital Partners, Right Side Capital Management, Idinvest Partners, Robolution Capital, Sherpa Capital, Draper Associates, Haiyin Capital.
NetraDyne (2015, Bangalore, $16M) – Provides deep-learning-based computer vision platform for drone and automotive navigation. Backed by Reliance Industries.

Infrastructure – Enabling Technologies
Enabling Technologies – Hardware
Mobileye (1999, Jerusalem, IPO, Acq.) – Develops computer vision-based processor for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Backed by Fidelity Investments, Goldman Sachs, Motorola Solutions, BlackRock, Enterprise, Colmobil Corp., The Delek Group, Eldan Car Rental, First International Bank of Israel, Wellington Management, Sailing Capital. Acquired by Intel for $15.3B in 2017.
KnuEdge (2005, San Diego, $100M) – Provides voice biometric and neural computing technology solutions. Backed by Hasso Plattner Ventures.

Enabling Technologies – Software
Trifacta (2012, SF, $76M) – Provides data preparation solutions. Backed by Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, Infosys, XSeed Capital, Data Collective, Ignition Partners, Cathay Capital, Milliways Ventures, Cathay Innovation.
Mighty AI (2014, Seattle, $27M) – Provides Training Data as a Service for AI algorithms. Backed by  Accenture, NEA, Foundry Group, Intel Capital, GV, Madrona Venture Group.

Applications – Enterprise
Enterprise – BI & Analytics – Business Intelligence
Palantir (2004, Palo Alto, $2.3B) – Intelligence products to augment human-driven analysis for critical government, commercial and non-profit institutions. Backed by Founders Fund, In-Q-Tel, 137 Ventures, ARTIS Ventures, Glynn Capital Management, Reed Elsevier Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Mithril Capital Management, Benjamin Ling, Keith Rabois, Jeremy Stoppelman.
Ayasdi (2008, Palo Alto, $108M) – Machine Intelligence platform for insight discovery from large data sets. Backed by Floodgate, Citibank, General Electric, Institutional Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Draper Nexus, Centerview Capital Technology.

Enterprise – BI & Analytics – Social Media Intelligence
Dataminr (2009, NYC, $175M) – Products for real-time extraction of insights from social media data aimed at Media, Finance, and Government sectors. Backed by Carissa St Clair, Box Group, Venrock, Institutional Venture Partners, GSV Capital, Deep Fork Capital, Fidelity Investments.
NetBase (2004, Mountain View, $87M) – Provides AI-based social media monitoring platform. Backed by SAIF Partners, SAIF Partners China, Western Technology Investment, WestSummit Capital, Thomvest Ventures, MMV Financial, In-Q-Tel, ORIX Ventures, Spring Lake Equity Partners, Altos Ventures.

Enterprise – Security & Surveillance
Cylance (2012, Irvine, $177M) – Next generation antivirus, Cylance Protect which combines pre-detection, machine learning, and secure design lifecycle solutions. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Fairhaven Capital Partners, Blackstone Group, Dell Ventures, Capital One Financial Corp, DFJ Growth.
Darktrace (2013, Cambridge, $105M) – Enterprise immune systems solutions powered by Bayesian mathematics and machine learning. Backed by Summit Partners, SoftBank, KKR, Hoxton Ventures, Talis Capital, Invoke Capital, Ten Eleven Ventures, Isomer Capital.

Enterprise – Marketing
Bloomreach (2009, Mountain View, $97M) – Customer Analytics and site optimisation Intelligence Platform based on machine learning. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Chris P.C., New Enterprise Associates, Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Persado (2012, NYC, $66M) – Provides machine learning based Marketing Optimization platform. Backed by American Express, Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital Ventures, Citi, Eastward Capital Partners, StarVest Partners, TLcom Capital.

Enterprise – Sales
InsideSales (2004, Provo, $251M) – Predictive and Prescriptive self-learning cloud-based platform for sales lead management. Backed by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, US Venture Partners, Zetta Venture Partners, EPIC Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Polaris Partners, Salesforce, Microsoft.
EverString (2012, San Mateo, $79M) – Predictive analytics platform which helps B2B companies to identify and engage sales leads and new clients. Backed by Danhua Capital, IDG Capital Partners, and others.|

Applications – Industry
Industry – Healthcare & Pharma
Modernizing Medicine (2010, Boca Raton, $329M) – Provides machine learning enabled electronic health records (EHR) system. Backed by IBM, Summit Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Warburg Pincus, Pentland, Sands Capital, Sands Capital Ventures.
iCarbonX (2015, Shenzhen, $215M) – Platform to analyze omic data. Backed by Tencent, China Bridge Capital, Zhongyuan Union Stem Cell Bioengineering.

Industry – Fintech
Kreditech (2012, Hamburg, $281M) –  Provides machine learning enabled alternative lending solutions. Backed by IFC, Kreos Capital, Rakuten, Point Nine Capital, Amadeus Capital, Blumberg Capital, Victory Park Capital, Global Founders Capital, J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, Global Founders Capital, Varde Partners, HPE Growth Capital, PayUbiz, Digital Pioneers.
PayEgis (2011, Suzhou, $165M) – Provides AI enabled fraud and risk management solutions. Backed by China Equity Group.

Industry – Transport
Zoox (2013, Menlo Park, $290M) – Stealth mode robo taxi startup. Backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lux Capital, Blackbird Ventures, AID Partners.
Cruise Automation (2013, SF, $18M, Acq.) – Developing advanced driver assistance systems(ADAS). Backed by Y Combinator, Qualcomm Ventures, Spark Capital, Felicis Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, Draper Associates, Homebrew, Maven Ventures, Draper Associates. Acquired by General Motors for $1B in 2016.

Industry – Retail & eCommerce
Blippar (2011, London, $99M) – Provide image recognition and augmented reality technology for retail industry. Backed by Qualcomm Ventures, Lansdowne Partners, Khazanah Nasional.
Trax Retail (2010, Tel Aviv, $84M) – Provides image recognition application for retail analytics. Backed by Investec.

Industry – Advertising
RocketFuel (2008, Redwood City, IPO) – Programmatic media-buying platform that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to predict the right time for placement of an ad.  Backed by Mohr Davidow Ventures, Labrador Ventures, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, DLA Piper, MF Capital, Nokia Growth Partners, Northgate Capital, Summit Partners, Cross Creek Capital, Comerica Bank. IPO in 2013.
QuantCast (2006, SF, $62M) – Provides a data intelligence platform, utilizing big data and machine learning to provide advertising solutions. Backed by Founders Fund, Glynn Capital Management, Polaris Partners, and others.

Industry – Education
Knewton (2008, NYC, $157M) – Adaptive learning technology provider for personalized learning. Backed by Accel Partners, First Round Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, Founders Fund, Pearson, Atomico, GSV Capital, Silicon Valley Bank.
Declara (2012, Palo Alto, $30M) – Social learning platform which connects people to a large amount of content using machine learning algorithms. Backed by Founders Fund, Data Collective, EDB Investments.

Industry – Agriculture
The Climate Corporation (2006, SF, $109M, Acq.) – Integrated platform providing hardware and software for farm and weather data analytics. Backed by Founders Fund, Google Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, CODE Advisors, Allen & Company, Anthemis Group, Felicis Ventures, Glynn Capital Management, Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, Joshua Schachter, Howard Morgan, Index Ventures. Acquired by Monsanto for $930M in 2013.
BlueRiverTechnologies (2011, Sunnyvale, $30M) – Provides hardware which uses computer vision and robotics in fields for yield optimization, elimination of weeds and unwanted plants. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Data Collective, Stanford A&E, Ulu Ventures.

Industry – Legal
FiscalNote (2013, Washington D.C., $28M) – Real-time government regulations analysis platform. Backed by NEA, AME Cloud Ventures, University of Maryland, Dorm Room Fund, Plug, and Play Tech Center, Middleland Capital, Winklevoss Capital, Renren, Conversion Capital, GIC, Green Visor Capital, Visionnaire Ventures, 645 Ventures, SF Capital, Fresh, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Perle Ventures, Enspire Capital.
Casetext (2013, Palo Alto, $21M) – Provides AI enabled legal research platform. Backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel, Union Square Ventures, Crosslink Capital, A-Grade Investments, Formation 8, Susa Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, BoxGroup, 8VC.

Applications – Consumer
Consumer – Virtual Assistant
Viv Labs (2012, San Jose, $30M, Acq.) – Developing advanced conversational interfaces and assistants. Backed by Horizons Ventures, Pritzker Group, Iconiq Capital, the OS Fund. Acquired by Samsung in 2013.
Siri (2007, San Jose, $24M, Acq.) – Intelligent virtual assistant that has a natural language interface to answer questions, make recommendations and perform actions by delegating requests to web services. Backed by Morgenthaler Ventures, Menlo Ventures, SRI International, Horizons Ventures. Acquired by Apple in 2010.

Consumer – Intelligent Devices
Roobo (2014, Beijing, $100M) – Develops intelligent robots, VR and UAVs. Backed by iFLYTEK.
Jibo (2012, Boston, $68M) – Develops intelligent social robot. Backed by Charles River Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, RRE Ventures, Fenox Venture Capital, Fairhaven Capital, Formation 8, Osage Partners, Acer, KDDI Corporation, LG U Plus, Samsung Venture Investment, Global Brain, Netposa Technologies, Dentsu Ventures.

Consumer –  Recommender Systems
SwiftKey (2008, London, $21M, Acq.) – Provides predictive keyboard application for mobile. Backed by Accel Partners, Index Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Cambridge Capital Group, Octopus Investments. Acquired by Microsoft in 2016 in $250M.
Notion (2014, Ann Arbor, $10M) – Mobile application for eMail Inbox optimization for iOS and Android. Backed by Accel Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Drive Capital.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ONLINE PHOTOS

• Mylio, a Bellevue-based online tool for organising and backing up of photos, has raised $25M in a Series A round of funding led by China Everbright International. Link
• Taopaipai, a Beijing-based online marketplace for booking photography services, has raised $9.4M in a Series A round of funding led by online matchmaking platform Baihe. Link
• Gnarbox, an LA-based portable photo backup and editing device, has raised $8.5M in a Series A round of funding. Link
• Biu App, a Hangzhou-based ephemeral messaging app for sharing GIFs, has raised $3.6M in a Series A round of funding led by YI Capital and Toutiao. Link
• Butter, a Beijing-based photo editing app for text superimposition over photos, has raised $3M in a Series B round of funding. Link
• Me.me, a Brazilian meme search engine, has raised $1.5M in a Seed round of funding led by Danhua Capital and Mirarmar Ventures among others. Link 
• Siftr, a Noida-based online platform for AI-based photo and video organisation, was acquired by APUS Group. Link
• Pixlr, a Stockholm-based online photo editing tools provider, was acquired by royalty-free stock photo provider 123RF. Link
• Bundle, an Amsterdam-based online platform to organise photos and deliver physical photo books, was acquired by personalised photo books provider Resnap. Link
• Snap, the parent company of Snapchat has acquired the patent for geo-photo filters from photo sharing platform Mobli for $7.7M. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Prisma (2016, SF), a graphic photo transformation app that uses artificial intelligence. One of the early players in the AI based photo transformation sector.
MagePrints (2016, SF), an augmented reality based photo prints provider. Embeds the videos captured along with the photos onto the prints which can be accessed through the app in the form of augmented reality.

LEADER BOARD – ONLINE PHOTOS

Digital Imaging – Editors
Meitu (2008, Xiamen, $360M) – Photo editing and sharing app. Backed by Sina, IDG Capital Partners, Ceyuan Investment Consulting, Foxconn Electronics and Qiming Venture Partners.
PicsArt (2011, SF, $45M) – Mobile photo editor and collage maker. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, DCM Ventures, Graph Ventures and Siguler Guff.
Canva (2012, Surry Hills, $43M) – Online design platform. Backed by 500 Startups, Founders Fund, Felicis Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Matrix Partners, Blackbird Ventures among others.

Digital Imaging – Storage
Photobucket (2003, Denver, $53M, Acq.) – Online photo storage website. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Steamboat Ventures among others. Acquired by Ontela in 2009.
ImageShack (2003, Los Gatos, $15M) – Image hosting and sharing platform. Backed by Sequoia Capital.

Printing
Snapfish (1999, SF, $43.5M, Acq.) – Photo hosting and customised photo-based products provider. Backed by Mayfield, TransCosmos, Audax Group and CMGI Ventures. Acquired by District Photo in 2015.
Shutterfly (1999, Redwood City, $28M, IPO) – Personalised photo-based products provider. Backed by Mohr Davidow Ventures, Maveron, Silicon Valley Bank, Sutter Hill Ventures, Granite Ventures among others. Went public in 2006.

Social Platforms – Messengers
Snapchat (2011, LA, $2.62B, IPO) – Real-time ephemeral photo messaging service. Backed by Yahoo, Fidelity Investments, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alibaba, Sequoia Capital, NEA among others. Parent company Snap went public in March 2017.

Social Platforms – Sharing Platforms
Giphy (2012, NYC, $151M) – GIF creation and sharing platform. Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, General Catalyst Partners, GV, Betaworks, Lerer Hippeau Ventures among others.
Flipagram (2013, LA, $70M, Acq.) – Photo-video stories creation and sharing platform. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, KPCB and MindFund. Acquired by Toutiao in 2017.
Instagram (2010, SF, $57.5M, Acq.) – Social photo and video sharing application. Backed by Greylock Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, Thrive Capital, Lowercase Capital and Baseline Ventures. Acquired by Facebook in 2012.

Social Platforms – Collaborative Albums
JustFamily (2010, Satellite Beach, $4.8M) – Shared photo library and memory journal for families. Backed by Northgate and Desert Digital.
Cluster (2013, SF, $1.6M) – Group based photo sharing app. Backed by First Round Capital, GV, Baseline Ventures and Freestyle Capital.

Social Platforms – Aggregators
WedPics (2011, Raleigh, $13M) – Photo aggregator and album app for weddings. Backed by Venture 51, Great Oaks Venture Capital, OCA Ventures, Middleland Capital, IDEA Fund Partners, Triangle Angel Partners and Bullpen Capital.
Waldo (2015, Austin, $5M) – Face recognition based photo discovery and discovery platform. Backed by Upfront Ventures and Geekdom Fund.

Professional – Photographer Marketplaces
Meike365 (2014, Beijing, $20M) – Marketplace platform for photography services. Backed by unknown investors.
Taopaipai (2014, Beijing, $14M) – Online marketplace for booking photography services. Backed by Baihe.
Scoopshot (2010, Helsinki, $11M) – A photographer marketplace. Backed by Conor Venture Partners, Finnish Industry Investment and Suomen Teollisuussijoitus.

Professional – Stock Photography
Shutterstock (2003, NYC, IPO) – Curated marketplace for royalty-free stock imagery. Went public in 2012.
Fotolia (2004, NYC, 225M, Acq.) – Royalty-free stock photo marketplace. Backed by TA Associates Management, Mosaic Ventures and KKR & Co. Was acquired by Adobe in 2014 for $800M.

Enterprise Solutions – Product Discovery
Slyce (2012, Toronto, $29M, Acq.) – Virtual search platform for mobile shopping. Backed by New York Angels, AlphaNorth Asset Management, Cormark Securities, Beacon Securities, among others.
Dress-plus (2014, Beijing, $10M) – Image based apparel discovery app and a social network for fashion enthusiasts. Backed by Youku Tudou.

Enterprise Solutions – Social Photos Aggregator
Olapic (2010, NYC, $21M, Acq.) – User generated image platform for marketing and advertising. Backed by Warby Parker, Contour Venture Partners, Longworth Venture Partners, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Unilever Ventures, among others. Acquired by Monotype in 2016 for $130M.

Enterprise Solutions – Image-based Analytics
Curalate (2012, Philadelphia, $40M) – Image based analytics provider. Backed by First Round Capital, NEA, MentorTech Ventures and Vayner/RSE.
Ditto Labs (2012, Cambridge, $8M) – Social photo based analytics provider. Backed by Cue Ball, Red Fort Capital, Griffon Ventures among others.

Enterprise Solutions – Integrations
Megvii (2011, Beijing, $145M) – Facial recognition technology provider. Backed by Sinovation Ventures, Qiming Ventures, Foxconn Electronics, Legend Star, Ant Financial and Comet Labs.
Clarifai (2013, NYC, $41M) – Deep learning based image & video recognition API provider. Backed by Union Square Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, NVIDIA, GV, Menlo Ventures among others.

Digital Equipment
GoPro (2003, San Mateo, $288M, IPO) – HD camera manufacturer for extreme action video photography. Backed by US Venture Partners, Walden International, Riverwood Capital, Steamboat Ventures among others. Went public in 2014.
Light (2013, Palo Alto, $65M) – Multi-aperture computational camera provider. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Charles River Ventures, GV, CrunchFund, Eclipse VC among others.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – HEALTHCARE IT

• Conversa Health, a personalized patient engagement platform that helps enables providers to educate and empower patients raised $8M in Series A round led by Northwell Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Northwell Health, with participation from Epic Ventures, Healthgrades. Link
• QuickFlo Health which offers a decision support platform for faster triaging of, stroke patient raised $698,552 for working capital and future acquisitions. Link
• InsightRX, a precision medicine company which offers to optimize drug dosage for the individual patient raised funding from OSF, Ventures and Greatpoint Ventures Innovation Fund. Link
• Hospicesoft, a supplier of cloud-based software for hospices was acquired by Optima Healthcare Solutions, a leading provider of cloud-based software for post-acute care providers. Link
• Vericred, a technology-enabled information services company that offers healthcare provider information raised $5.5M from FCA Venture Partners. Link
• Upfront Healthcare which offers a data analytics platform to help clinics schedule and allocate resources raised $6 million in Series A funding from Martin Ventures, Nashville Capital Network,  Hyde Park Venture Partners, Echo Health Ventures. Link
• Omnicell which provides automated patient-centric medication and supplies management and business analytics solutions for healthcare organizations raised Post-IPO funding. Link
• EvidenceCare which provides a clinical decision support platform for clinicians to access patient-specific evidence-based treatment recommendations at the bedside raised a $5 million funding round led by Auctus Group. Link
• Vital Connect, a medical device and healthcare solutions company applying biosensor technology and data management systems to aid in decision-making paradigms of physicians $33 million in Series C funding from  Baxter Ventures, MVM Life Science Partners. Link
• Ivbar, an analytics solution to monitor resource utilization and health outcomes for patients raised $5.8M in an equity investment round from Summa Equity. Link
• NarrativeDx, a cloud-based platform that helps healthcare administrators improve their care based on what patients say about the care services they receive raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding led by LiveOak Venture Partners, Cultivation Capital and HealthX Ventures. Link
• Voxelcloud which provides automated medical image analysis solutions using AI raised $10M in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital. Link
• Viz is an AI medical imaging company that helps optimize emergency treatment raised $8 million from Danhua Capital, Innovation Endeavors, and AME Cloud. Link
• Apri Health which provides clinical analytics solutions to support evidence-based medicine and for business intelligence landed $500,000 in convertible debt financing as it seeks to expand its market focus. Link
• Carrum Health provides employers with a cloud-based marketplace platform that directly connects employers of all sizes to high-value care providers, full episode of care bundled payments and big data analytics raised $7M from Wildcat Venture Partners, SJF Ventures, and SpringRock Ventures. Link
• HelloWallet improves the performance of organizations by providing independent guidance that aligns corporate spending with human capital needs was acquired by KeyBank. Link
• Kinnser software offers web-based software solution for point of care, billing and administration services to home health agencies was acquired by Mediware. Link
• Outcome Health formerly called ContextMedia which provides healthcare professionals in chronic disease care with a suite of patient education solutions utilizing the latest digital media technology raised $500M from Goldman Sachs, CapitalG and Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Link
• eVisit, a telemedicine patient engagement software platform for small to medium sized healthcare provider practices raised $2 million in early stage funding from venture capital firms Kickstart Seed Fund, Arizona Founders Fund. Link
• Medicalis which provides imaging workflow and clinical decision support (CDS) solutions at the enterprise level acquired Siemens Healthineers. Link
• Conduit Technology, a leading provider of documentation and workflow solution as acquired by the leading provider of cloud-based software to improve business and clinical performance of post-acute care organizations. Link
• WhiteCloud Analytics, a provider of value-based performance management solution was acquired by Bertelsman. Link
• Digital Pharmacist, a provider of the SaaS solutions to community pharmacies to manage customer relationships and increase online presence raised $6.5M in series B financing round led by Activate Venture Partners in New York City, NY and LiveOak Venture Partners in Austin. Link
• Life2, a healthcare focused predictive analytics company that helps caregivers predict and manage future health risks raised $2M in Series A financing from MDI Ventures. Link
• Athena Health entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Praxify Technologies, a Palo Alto-based EHR optimization company for approximately $63M in cash. Link
• ABI Health, part of AB Innovative, provides a suite of healthcare products and services to healthcare provider raised a $1M funding round by Norwest. Link
• Mevia which develops intelligent solutions for the pharma cos, pharmacies and consumers to monitor medication adherence raised $426K from  K-Svets and Chalmers Ventures. Link
• Carena, a telemedicine company that offers web and mobile app-based video consultation with the doctor raised a $6M Series A Funding Round led by Mckesson Ventures, Catholic Health Initiatives and Cambia Health Solutions. Link
• Digital pharmacy startup ScriptDash got a new name this week, along with $23 million in Series B financing. Link
• NowRx which provides an online platform for ordering medicines within an hour raised $2 million in seed funding. Link
• CancerGene Connect, a cloud-based, SaaS provider of genetic counseling productivity tools and systems was acquired by Invitae Corporation. Link
• Figure 1, a crowdsourced medical image library that healthcare professionals can use to share, rank, and discuss images raised $10 million in Series B funding from Kensington Capital Partners. Link
• Omada Health which provides a mobile app for chronic disease prevention, through behavior change programs raised $50M in a round  led by Cigna (NYSE: CI) with participation from new investors Civilization Ventures and Sanofi Genzyme BioVentures, and previous investors U.S. Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Norwest Venture Partners, Humana, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Providence Ventures, dRx Capital, and GE Ventures. Link
• Spry Health, CA-based provider of remote patient monitoring solutions has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding led by Grove Ventures with participation from the Stanford-StartX Fund. Link
• Osso VR provides a platform for surgical simulation training in virtual reality raised $2M in seed funding in a round led by Signalfire, with participation from Anorak Ventures. Link
• ChartSpan, a patient-facing personal health record tool, which can import records in various electronic formats, can convert paper records into structured data using machine learning and optical character recognition raised $16 million in new capital led by Cypress Growth Capital. Link
• Regroup Therapy which provides virtual behavioral health teams to healthcare providers raised $6M. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Impathiq  (2017, Scottsdale) – Makes a data informatics platform that allows hospitals and health systems to integrate new apps and programs into their electronic medical records in accordance with interoperability standards.
GaitBetter (2017, Tel Aviv) – An early stage company focussed on developing VR simulation-based treadmill solution for improved mobility and reduced falling risks primarily among the elder population.

LEADER BOARD –  HEALTHCARE IT

VALUE BASED CARE
Evolent Health (2011, Virginia, IPO) – Provides healthcare technologies and services that improve clinical, operational and business outcomes. The company’s services include providing customers with a population.
Onduo(2016, Minneapolis, $500M) – a JV between Sanofi and Verily focused on Diabetes. The company plans to use a combination of devices, software, medicine and professional care. The company claims to use a service-centric approach and support doctors in their efforts to treat their patients more effectively.
Privia Health (2013, Viginia, $419M) – Builds and enables physician groups and clinically integrated provider networks using technology, team-based care, and wellness programs to help doctors to manage the health of their populations. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Pamplona Funds, Cardinal Partners, Brighton Health, Health Enterprise Partners and Morgan Noble.

Population Health Management
MedHOK (2009, Tampa, $77M) – Provides a SaaS-based platform that uses predictive analytics to allow payers to identify and target member health risks, trigger workflow interventions, and improve the quality of care. Backed by Spectrum Equity and Bain Capital Ventures.
Humedica (2008, Boston, $63M, Acq) – Provides analytics solutions for healthcare providers to create a longitudinal view of individual patients and patient populations by gathering, normalizing, and analyzing data from EHRs, practice management, claims data. Backed by NorthBridge and Bain Capital Ventures.

Patient Engagement
Accolade (2007, Pennsylvania, $163.5M) – Provides consumer healthcare engagement and influence solution for large self-insured employers and payer organizations. Backed by Mckesson, Carrick Capital Partners, Com Cast Ventures.
MindMaze (2012, Lausanne, $118.5M) – Develops interfaces for neuro-rehabilitation, game training, and 3D imaging, using VR/AR and neurophysiological recording technologies.

Medication Adherence
Proteus Digital Health (2001, California, $404M) – Digital medicine platform includes unique measurement tools like sensor enabled pills, a biometric sensor patch worn on the body that receives data from sensors and sends it to the cloud, from where it can be analyzed using a smartphone app by doctors and caregivers. Backed by Novartis, Medtronic, Oracle, KP Ventures.

Care Coordination
Remedy Partners (2006, San Franciso, $95M) – Enables healthcare providers in developing and operating patient-centric episodic payment programs. Backed by Bain Capital ventures.
PatientSafe Solutions (2002, San Diego, $88.5M) – Provides smart point-of-care mobile solutions and innovating technologies enabling accountable care for healthcare organizations. Its flagship product, the PatientTouch System, delivers measurable safety and quality improvement by making care team workflows streamlined.

Remote Monitoring
LifeWatch (1993, New Jersey, IPO) – It is a maker of a medical device to be are worn on the chest to record heart’s rhythm. The data is continuously collected and analyzed in a dedicated mobile device.
iRhythm Tech (2006, San Franciso, $95M) – Its product the Zio Patch is a wearable patch designed to gather beat-to-beat heart data for diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias. Backed by California Healthcare Foundation, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners, Northwest Venture Partners, and Synergy Life Science Partners.
EarlySense (2004, Tel Aviv, $85M) – Developed a sensor that is placed under the mattress and monitors body vitals as well as bed entries and exits, patient motion, and quality of sleep eliminating the need for regularly manually checking the patients in constant care. Backed by Pitango Capital Ventures and JKB Capital.
AirStrip technologies (2003, San Antonio, $65M) – Platform allows clinicians to securely access patient monitoring data such as continuous heart tracings and other waveforms – along with parameters such as BP, temperature, etc from EMRs, bedside monitors, and devices on their laptops and mobiles. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Welltrust Fund, and Qualcomm Ventures.

PROVIDER
Hospital Information Management Systems
Epic (1979, Madison) – Develops, implements and supports IT software solutions for healthcare providers.
Cerner (1979, Kansas City, IPO) – End-to-end healthcare information technology solutions and services for the healthcare provider to optimize clinical, financial and operational outcomes.Went public in 1986.

EHR Platform
Practice Fusion (2005, SF, $155M) – Provides a free, web-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform to physicians. Backed by Qualcomm, Longitude Capital, Artis Ventures, SV Angels, Band Angels, Orbimed and KPCB.
Kareo (2004, Irvine, $137M) – Provides a SaaS-based practice management system to healthcare providers. Backed by  Escalate Capital, OpenView, SVB Financial Group, Montreux Equity Partners, Silver Lake, Greenspring Associates, Western Technology Investment, Stripes Group.

Practice Management
We Doctor Group (2010, Hangzhou, $521M) – We Doctor Group, earlier Guahao offers a platform to consumers and doctors, to book and manage appointments. Offers a practice management solutions to healthcare providers. Backed by Tencent, Fosun, Morningside Ventures, Qiming Ventures and Shandong Tyan Home Co.
Practo (2008, Bangalore, $125M) – Offers a web-based platform to patients and doctors. The SaaS-based practice management solution for physicians is called Practo Ray. Backed by Matrix Partners, Sequoia Capital, Tencent, Google Capital and InnoVen Capital.

Home care Management
Homecare Homebase (2001, Dallas, $57M) – Cloud-based tech enabler for Hospice & HomeCare organizations. Backed by SV Life Sciences.
Kinnser Software (2003, Austin, $40M) – Offers web-based software solution for point of care, billing and administration services to home health agencies. Backed by Insight Partners and Georgian Partners.

Clinical Operations Management
Imaging Advantage (2007, Santa Monica, $295M) – Offers RadAdvisor, a cloud-based decision support platform for radiologists that helps in diagnostic decision support. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Brightwood Capital Advisors, and CRG.
HeartFlow (2007, Redwood City, $227M) – Provides cardiovascular diagnostic support using CT scans and high-performance computing to provide physicians with data about blood flow within the coronary arteries. Backed by Capricorn Investment Group and US Venture Partners.

Administrative Solutions
Livescribe (2007, Oakland, $156M, Acq) – Provides smart CPOE solution platform for healthcare providers. Backed by Qualcomm, Greenhouse Capital Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Double Bottom Line Investors, Lionhart, TransLink Capital, Keating Capital, Presidio Ventures, Crosslink Capital, DBL Partners, Aeris Capital, VantagePoint Capital Partners. Acquired by Anoto in Nov 2015.
Awarepoint (2002, San Diego, $88M) – Offers Location-as-a-Service for healthcare organizations to facilitate asset management and tracking. Backed by KPCB, Cardinal Partners, SVB Financial Group, Venrock, Heritage Group, Icon Ventures, Jafco Ventures, Avalon Ventures, Avalon Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, New Leaf Ventures.
Phreesia (2005, NYC, $76M) – Provides a patient check-in platform for healthcare providers. Backed by BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, Escalate Capital, Ascension Ventures, Ascension Ventures, LLR Partners, Polaris Partners, Sandbox Industries, Long River Ventures, HLM Venture Partners, VantagePoint Capital Partners.
Evariant (2008, Farmington, $69M) – Provides platform for digital marketing solutions. Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Health Enterprise Partners, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital and Goldman Sachs.

Professional Networks
Doximity (2011, San Mateo, $82M) – Mobile/web networking platform for physicians, medical professionals. Backed by Interwest Partners, Emergence Capital, T. Rowe Price, DFJ Venture, Morgan Stanley and Morgenthaler Private Equity.
Sermo (2000, New York City, $60M) – Social network for physicians. Backed by Kennet Partners and Deerfield Capital Management.

HORIZONTAL
McKesson (1833, San Francisco, IPO) – Provides solutions that include pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management, healthcare information technology, and business and clinical services.
Imprivata (2002, Tennesse, IPO) – Provides secure access and collaboration solutions for enterprises. It strengthens user authentication, streamlines application access and simplifies compliance reporting across multiple computing environments.
MedSolutions (2002, Tennesse, IPO) – Provides Intelligent Cost Management, that encompasses utilization management, capturing savings, reducing treatment costs, and supporting diagnostic accuracy.
Health Catalyst (2000, Utah, $237M) – Provides multiple analytical products, services, and applications like population health management, patient injury prevention, operational efficiency, performance monitoring and financial management for healthcare organizations. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Kp Ventures, Epic Venture Capital, Sorenson Capital.

EMPLOYER
Benefits Administration
Castlighthealth (2008, SF, IPO) – Offers healthcare information on providers and pricing for enterprises. Went public in 2014. Went public in 2015.
Collective Health (2013, San Mateo, $119M) – Self-insurance SaaS platform for employers to sponsor their employees. Backed by Google Ventures, Rock Health, Redpoint Ventures, Maverick Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Founders Fund and RRE Ventures.

Employee Fitness & Wellness
Welltok (2009, Denver, $151M) – Platform which provides personalized incentive based patient engagement services for Population health managers. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, InterWest Partners, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Qualcomm Ventures, Miramar Digital Ventures, Okapi Venture Capital, Georgian Partners, EDBI and Flare Capital Partners.
Virginpulse (2004, Framingham, $92M) – Provides hub of tools that foster employee engagement and wellness.Backed by Insight Venture Partners and Virgin Group.

Healthcare Delivery
Imaginehealth (2006, Midvale, $36M) – Provider of customize fleet of Healthcare providers to employers. Backed by HLM Venture Partners and Trident Capital.
Healthiestyou (2010, Scottsdale, $30M) – Teleconsultation service provider for employees. Backed by Frontier Capital.

PAYER
Connecture (1997, Brookfield, IPO) – Web-based health plan distribution platform for healthcare payers. Went public in 2014.
NexgenRx (2003, Toronto, IPO) – Web-based claims adjudication and benefits administration for processing prescription drugs, and dental office claims. Went public in 2006.
ikaSystems (1999, Southborough, $152.5M, Acq.) – Software suite for health plans that includes claims submission and authorization, member and provider portals, electronic billing and claims adjudication solutions. Backed by Essex Woodlands Health Ventures. Acquired by Blue Cross Blue Shields in 2015.
HealthEdge (2004, Burlington, $58M) – Suite of software products for the healthcare payer market that includes claims and benefits administration, care management, business intelligence and portal solutions. Backed by Psilos.

PHARMACY
Express Scripts (1986, Missouri, IPO) – Offers SaaS platform of pharmacy benefit management solutions for health plans, providers, and patients.
CatamaranRx (1981, Illinois, Acq) – Provides pharmacy benefit management solutions and connect pharmacists, doctors, and caregivers with prescription data to improve health outcomes.
Talyst (2012, Washington, $65M) – Pharmacy Management solutions to pharmacies. Backed by OVP Ventures, Align Investments, Ignition Partners.
MedAvail (2012, Ontario, $36M) – Offers a self-service kiosk solution called the MedAvail MedCenter, automating the dispensing of prescription drugs and Over-The-Counter medications. Backed by Walgreens, Redmile Group, Adage Capital.
Millennium Pharmacy Systems (2003, Oakbrook, $62M) – Offers Just-In-Time dispensing with e-prescription, administration, documentation, and reporting. Backed by Essex Woodlands, Boulder Ventures, ATEL Capital Group, CHL Medical Partners, Ascension Ventures, and HealthInvest Equity Partners.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

For latest updates, visit Healthcare IT feed.

Angie’s List, a provider of consumer reviews for local services, will merge with IAC’s HomeAdvisor through a reverse merger estimated at $500M. HomeAdvisor is a home services marketplace and is the fastest growing division of IAC contributing 15% to the total revenues of the company. IAC will spin-off HomeAdvisor as a part of this transaction and the new listed company will be named ANGI Homeservices. (link)

Total addressable market for Local Services is estimated to be $800 billion and online service providers currently cater to only 10% of the market. The online market is expected to grow at 49% CAGR by 2021 driven by increasing consumer convenience and accessibility to on-the-go services. (report by Technavio)

Angie’s List has been under pressure from investors to explore a sale

• Angie’s had rejected IAC’s all cash bid of $512M in Nov 2015 claiming that the offered price was too low and had opted to execute a turnaround strategy (quote by Company Management)
• The company dropped its paid review model and adopted a freemium model to counter the offerings of traditional comps such as Yelp, and entry of new startups like Handy, Houzz etc. Online giants like Amazon and Facebook have also been making inroads in the market (quote by Scott Durchslag, CEO of Angie’s List)
• Though membership increased by more than 400% over 2015-2016, aggressive marketing spend led to 100% increase in losses (note by Company Management)
• Activist investors started publicly pushing Angie’s List to explore a merger as they started doubting the company’s survival on a standalone basis (quote by  Eric Semler, Managing Partner at TCS Capital Management)

HomeAdvisor has been acquiring companies as a part of its strategy to capture a larger share of the global market

• Acquired 123devis in 2008 to expand into Europe and has since made 4 other acquisitions in the region including the recent acquisition of UK’s MyBuilder in Mar 2017 (quote by Jeff Kip, CEO of HomeAdvisor International)

• Acquired market leaders, HomeStars in 2017 to expand in Canada, MyHammer in 2016 to expand into Germany, Werkspot in 2013 to expand to Netherlands (quote by Chris Terill, CEO HomeAdvisor)

The deal establishes ANGI Homeservices as one of the largest players in North America

• ANGI Homeservices will have 210,000 service providers making it the second largest player in North America after Thumbtack (250,000 service providers) (note by Company Management) (note by Sarah Lacy, Founder, Pando)

A daily newsletter summarizing interesting Indian startups and recent activity both in India & globally.

INTERESTING STARTUPS

Nira (2016, Bangalore), personal credit line app. Founders are ex – Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and alumni of London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Oxford, University of Waterloo and IIT Delhi. Local comparables are MoneyTap (2015, Bangalore, $12.3M) and PaySense (2015, Mumbai, $7.6M). Global comparables include Nubank (2013, Sao Paulo, $178.3M) and Account Technologies (2011, Hemel Hempstead, $56M).

INDIA INTERESTING NEWS

Unbxd (2010, Bangalore), an on-site product discovery SaaS provider, raises $12.5M in Series C round of funding led by eight roads ventures. Link

Darwinbox (2015, Hyderabad), an end to end cloud based HRMS product, raises $4M in Series A round of funding led by Lightspeed. Link

Wegan Foods (2017, Mumba), a food and beverage company focused on vegan foods, raises an undisclosed amount of funding from Her Highness Sheikha. Link

Ezetap (2011, Bangalore), mobile-based payments service provider for emerging markets, acquires FortunePay (2011, Bangalore), an end-to-end electronic payment provider platform, for an undisclosed amount. Link

BookMyShow (2007, Mumbai), online ticketing portal for movies, concerts and entertainment events, launches in-app group chat feature. Link

GLOBAL ROUNDUP

Casper (2014, NYC), online direct-to-consumer mattress company, raises $170M in Series C round of funding led by Target, with participation from Tresalia, IVP, Norwest, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Irving Capital, and others. Link

Hero K12 (2014, Miami), student behavior management software for schools and districts, raises $150M in equity funding from BV Investment Partners. Link

Gamida Cell (1998, Jerusalem), developer of stem cell therapies, raises $40M private equity funding led by Shavit Capital with participation from VMS Investment Group and Israel Biotech Fund, investors Novartis, Clal Biotechnology Industries and Israel HealthCare Ventures. Link

Samba TV (2008, SF), smart TV apps publishing and advertising platform, raises $30M in Series B round of funding led by Union Grove Venture Partners with participation from Disney, Interpublic Group, MDC Ventures, Time Warner, A+E Networks, TGM, Draper Associates and Ambition VC. Link

Augury (2012, NYC), Industrial Internet of Things technology company, raises $17M in Series B round of funding co-led by Eclipse Ventures and HSB Ventures, the venture arm of Hartford Steam Boiler and Munich Re with participation from Sound Ventures, First Round Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures and Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Link

Alight (2004, SF), real-time financial optimization application provider, raises $11M in Series A round of funding from Caterpillar Venture Capital and Steven Berger. Link

Talla (2015, SF), an intelligent assistant for hiring and marketing teams, raises $8.3M in Series A round of funding led by Glasswing Ventures with participation from PJC, Avalon, Pillar and Launch. Link

Royalty Exchange (2011, Raleigh), royalty investment marketplace, raises $6.4M in Convertible Debt round of funding from undisclosed investors. Link

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY –  CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGEMENT

• Proactive customer health monitoring platform, Gainsight raises $52M in a Series E round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Link
• Self-service tool for interactive how-to guides, Whatfix raises $3.5M in a Series A round led by Stellaris Venture Partners. Link
• Data-Driven Email Marketing Platform, Customer IO raises $3M led by the Oregon Angel Fund. Link
• Proactive retention management, Appuri raises $2M from existing investors. Link
• Israel-based Interactive Website Guidance System, WalkMe acquires Usability testing platform for an undisclosed amount. Link
• Customer Engagement Platform for SaaS providers, Totango appoints new SVP of Customer Success which coincides with Its launch of their new product, “Zoe”. Link

For latest update, visit Customer Success Management feed.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ONLINE RETAIL

• Houzz, an online platform for content, community and commerce related to home design, has raised $400M from ICONIQ Capital. Link
• Casper, an online direct-to-consumer mattress brand, has raised $170M in Series C funding from a group of investors. Link
• Ridibooks, an online e-books store, has raised $20M  in a Series C round of funding from a group of investors. Link
• Away, an internet-first direct-to-consumer luggage brand, has raised $20M in a Series B round of funding led by Global Founders Capital. Link
• Snapdeal, an online horizontal marketplace, has raised $17.5M from existing investor NVP and founders. Link
• Monoqi, an online retailer of curated collection of designer products, has raised $17M in a Series C round of funding from Al Jazeera Al Hadina, a wealth management firm. Link
• Seagoor, an online cross-border marketplace, has raised $9M in a Series A round of funding. Link
• Yeay, an online video-enabled marketplace, has raised a seed round of $4.9M led by German VC Grazia Equity and Mountain Partners. Link
• Bulletin, a WeWork for retail space, has raised $2.2M in seed funding from a group of investors. Link 
• Dolls Kill, a fashion retailer, has raised $2M from an undisclosed investor. Link
• Greetabl, an online platform to send personalised gift items, has raised $1.5M. Link
• The Chapar, a personal shopping platform for men, has raised $1.4M in an equity crowdfunding round. Link
• Yepme, an internet-first brand of men’s and women’s garments and accessories, has raised approximately $1M from garment exporter Gokaldas Exports Ltd (GEX). Link
• Qin-life, an internet-first sanitary napkins brand, has raised $1.4M of funding in a Series A round. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Beauty Pie (2016, London) – An Internet-first brand of beauty products.
Nice (2015, NYC) – Video shopping platform on mobile app.

LEADER BOARD – ONLINE RETAIL

Horizontal – Retailer
JD.com (1998, Beijing, IPO) – Online retailer selling all categories of consumer goods. They have also built their own nationwide fulfilment network and last-mile delivery network. Went IPO in 2014.
Jumia (2012, Lagos, $537M) – Online retailer selling all categories of consumer goods across Africa. Backed by Rocket Internet, Millicom, MTN Group, Summit Partners and J.P. Morgan.
Ozon (1998, Moscow, $268M) – Online retailer selling all categories of consumer goods and Russian language based products. Backed by Index Ventures, Sistema, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Infinity Ventures, Baring Vostok Capital Partners and others.

Horizontal – Marketplace
Amazon (1994, Seattle, IPO) – Online marketplace for all categories of consumer goods including Electronics, Fashion, Home Decor, Baby & kids, Books, Digital Goods etc. Went IPO in 1997.
Ebay (1995, San Jose, IPO) – Online marketplace for all categories of consumer goods including Electronics, Fashion, Home Decor, Baby & kids, Books, Digital Goods etc. Went IPO in 1998.
Flipkart (2007, Bangalore, $4.6B) – Online marketplace for all categories of consumer goods and operator of its own payment gateway and logistics service provider. Backed by Accel Partners, Tiger Global Management, Naspers and others.

Fashion
Zalando (2008, Berlin, IPO) – An online retailer for fashion products offering branded fashion products for women, men, and children with free shipping. Went IPO in 2014.
YOOX Group (2000, Milan, IPO) – A global internet retailing partner for leading fashion & designer brands. Went IPO in 2009.
Vancl (2007, Beijing, $580M) – Online marketplace for fashion products. Backed by Saif Partners, IDG Capital Partners, Tiger Global Management and others.
Mogujie (2011, Hangzhou, $420M) – Social shopping marketplace platform focused on women’s fashion. Backed by IDG Ventures, Tiantu Capital, Qiming Venture Partners and others.
Moonbasa (2006, Guangzhou, $340.5M) – An online platform to buy fashion goods from US brands. Backed by Tiger Global Management, GSR Ventures, DT Capital Partners and China Renaissance Capital Investment.
Farfetch (2008, London, $312M) –  A curated online marketplace that brings independent fashion boutiques online to provide a wide selection of brands and styles. Backed by DST Global, Vitruvian Partners, Condé Nast and others.
Justfab (2010, El Segundo, $300M) – An online fashion retailer with a monthly membership program for clothing, women’s shoes and handbags. Backed by Passport Capital, Shining Capital, Rho Capital Partners and others.
Dafiti (2010, Sao Paulo, $245M) – Online retailer for footwear and fashion products. Backed by Rocket Internet, Quadrant Capital Advisors, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and others.
Warby Parker (2010, NYC, $215M) – Private label brand of designer eyewear. Backed by Tiger Global Management, General Catalyst Partners and others.

Electronics
Xiaomi (2010, Beijing, $1.45B) – Designer and manufacturer of Electronics products including Mobile phones, Tablets, TVs etc. Backed by Morningside Ventures, Temasek, IDG Capital partners and others.
Meizu (2003, Zhuhai, $914M) – Designer and manufacturer of Smartphones. Backed by Alibaba Group.

Home Decor & Furniture
Wayfair (2002, Boston, IPO) – Online retailer of home decor products & furnishings. Went IPO in 2014.
Houzz (2009, Palo Alto, $613.6M) – Content, Community & Commerce Platform in Home Design. Backed by Sequoia Capital, NEA, KPCB, GGV Capital, DST Global, T. Rowe Price, Comcast Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital and Canvas Ventures.
Casper (2014, NYC, $240M) – Online direct-to-consumer mattress brand. Backed by Target, NEA, SV Angel, Norwest Venture Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, Correlation Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Pritzker Group, A-Grade Investments, Silas Capital, Vaizra Investments, Irving Place Capital, Slow Venture and others.
WestWing (2011, Munich, $212M) – An online flash sales platform that provides products and services related to interior designing. Backed by Summit Partners, Rocket Internet, Tengelmann Ventures and others.
Home24 (2009, Berlin, $173M) – Online furniture marketplace. Backed by Baillie Gifford.
Pepperfry (2011, Mumbai, $160M) – Online marketplace for furniture & home decor products. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Norwest Venture Partners and others.
Urban Ladder (2012, Bangalore, $92M) – Online private label furniture & home decor brand. Backed by TR Capital and Steadview Capital.

Baby & Kids
Windeln (2010, Munich, IPO) – Retailer of baby and toddler products in Germany, Austria, China, and Switzerland. Went IPO in May 2015.
Zulily (2009, Seattle, IPO, Acq.) – Daily deal sites for mom and kids offering discounts on apparel, toys, and gears. Went IPO in 2013 and then acquired by Liberty Interactive in 2015.
Wzhouhui (2013, Shenzhen, $278M) – An online retailer of imported baby and maternal products. Backed by Globalegrow.
Mia.com (2011, Beijing, $232M) – Online retailer for imported infant care products. Backed by Baidu, Zhenfund, Sequoia Capital and others.
Honest (2011, Santa Monica, $228M) – Monthly subscription service of customised eco-friendly family product bundles. Backed by Glade Brook Capital Partners, Wellington Management, Institutional Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners and others.

Beauty & Personal Care
Jumei (2010, Beijing, IPO) – An online retailer focused on beauty and personal care products. Went IPO in 2014.
Harry’s (2012, NYC, $285M) – A private label personal grooming brand supplying shaving products on a subscription basis. Backed by Tiger Global Management, SV Angel and others.
Dollar Shave Club (2011, LA, $165M, Acq.) – Private label brand supplying shaving essentials on a subscription basis. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, KPCB and others. Acquired by Unilever in 2016.

Sporting & Outdoor Goods
Fanatics (1995, Jacksonville, $620M, Acq.) – An online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise. Acquired by Kynetic in 2011.
Netshoes (2000, Sao Paulo, $427M) – Online retailer of Sports goods. Backed by Tiger Global Management, Temasek and others.

Art
Hihey (2011, Beijing, $100M) – Online art marketplace selling all categories of artworks. Backed by China Minsheng Bank, Shenzhen Capital Group and others.
Auctionata (2012, Berlin, $98M) – Online art auction house & online store of curated artworks and collectibles. Backed by Holtzbrinck Ventures, Infinity Ventures, Bright Capital and others.
Catawiki (2008, Assen, $95M) – Online catalogue and auction house for art and collectables. Backed by Accel Partners, Peak Capital, and others.

Gifting Products
Roseonly (2013, Guangzhou, $49M) – Online retailer of premium flower bouquets. Backed by Accel Partners, Tencent and others.
The Bouqs Company (2012, Marina Del Rey, $44.5M) – Online retailer of flowers and plants. Backed by OurCrowd, Plug and Play Tech Center, Partech Ventures etc.

Niche Products
Shapeways (2008, NYC, $78M) – Marketplace where one can make, buy and sell 3D Printed products. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Union Square and others.
Zazzle (1999, Redwood City, $46M, Acq.) – An online retailer for user customised/designed products. Backed by  KPCB, Sherpalo Ventures, Northgate Capital and others.

Pets
Boqii (2008, Beijing, $137M) – An online retailer of pet products as well as a pet community. Backed by JAFCO Asia, Goldman Sachs and others.
Pet360 (1997, Plymouth Meeting, $28M, Acq.) – An online retailer of pet supplies including pet food, toys, medicines, apparel etc. Acquired by PetSmart in 2014.

Handicrafts
Etsy (2005, Brooklyn, IPO) – Online marketplace for handmade and vintage items. Went IPO in 2015.
Redbubble (2006, SF, IPO) – Online marketplace for independent artists artworks including wall art, work on T-shirts, iPhone cases etc. Went IPO in 2016.

Books, Stationery & Digital Goods
Paperless Post (2008, NYC, $32M) – Mobile and web-based platform to design and send custom cards and invitations. Backed by SV Angel, RRE Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures and others.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

For latest update visit Online Retail feed.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ENTERPRISE SECURITY

• Cloud security company, Illumio raised $125M in a Series D round led by  J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Link
• Endpoint security Unicorn Tanium raised $100M in a Series E round led by PE firm TPG. Link
• CASB based cloud security provider NetSkope raised $100M in a Series E round co-led by LSVP and Accel. Link
• FIDO U2F based authentication provider, Yubico received $30M in a Series A round from NEA and others. Link
• Countertack, an endpoint security company raised $20M in a Series D round co-led by Singtel Innov8 and SAP NS2. Link
• mNAC & IoT security provider, Armis Security raised $17M in a Series A round co-led by Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital. Link
• MFA based IAM provider, Trusfort raised $13.1M in a Series B round led by SIG Japan. Link
• Sqrrl, a threat detection startup raised $12.3M in a Series C round led by Spring Lake Equity Partners. Link
• Third-party security risk assessment provider, RiskRecon received $12M in a Series A round led by Dell Technologies Capital. Link
• Open-source software security company, WhiteSource raised $10M in a Series B round led by 83North. Link
• Trusona, an anti-identity theft provider received $10M in a Series B round led by Microsoft Ventures. Link
• Stealth-mode cyber security startup leveraging AI & hybrid cloud raised $9.5M in a Series A funding led by Greylock Partners. Link
• An anti-fraud company, NetGuardians received $8.7M in a Series C round led by Swisscom. Link
• Predictive cyber security assessment provider, Balbix raised $8.6M in a Series A round led by Mayfield. Link
• Endpoint security company, Minerva Labs raised $8M in a Series A round from Amplify Partners and others. Link
• Data encryption company, Fortanix received $8M in a Series A round co-led by Foundation Capital and NeoTribe. Link
• Mobile biometrics-based authentication provider, AimBrain raised $5.1M in a Series A round led by BGF Ventures. Link
• WireTap, a BYOD security company closed $4.9M in a Series A round co-led by Draper Triangle Ventures and Ohio Innovation Fund. Link
• Threat intelligence provider, CybelAngel received $3.4M in a Series A funding round led by Serena Capital. Link
• Network security company, Panaseer raised $3.25M in a Series A round from Albion Ventures and other existing & new investors. Link
• Dark-net monitoring company, SpyCloud raised $2.5M in a Seed round co-led by Silverton Partners and March Capital Partners. Link
• Privileged IAM provider, Krypt received $1.2M in a Series A round led by Rough Draft Ventures. Link
• API security startup, Authlete raised $1.2M in a Seed funding round led by 500 Startups. Link
• Server security company, Virtual Software Systems raised $1M in a Seed round from an undisclosed investor. Link
• Entersekt, payment fraud prevention startup raised an undisclosed funding from Nedbank and AlphaCode. Link
• Deception-based network security startup, TrapX raised an undisclosed funding in a Series B round from existing investors. Link
• Intrusion simulation-based assessment provider, Threatcare raised undisclosed funding from Firebrand Ventures. Link
• Data encryption provider, Cyphre Security Solutions acquired by RigNet for an undisclosed amount. Link
• Honeywell announced to acquire Nextnine, an industrial cyber security provider in an undisclosed deal. Link
• Identity theft prevention company, ID Dogwatch signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Equifax for an undisclosed amount. Link
• Microsoft acquired Hexadite, a cyber incident response provider startup in a $100M deal. Link
• Symantec acquired Watchful Software, a behavioral biometrics company in an undisclosed deal. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Groove ID (2017, Austin) – Early stage password-less IAM solution for user authentication.
Nsof Networks (2017, Tel Aviv) – Stealth mode cloud-native security & networking solution.
Elemendar (2017, Stourbridge) – AI based threat intelligence platform to transform manual threat report into feed.
Hyker (2017, Malmo) – Cloud-based data encryption, key distribution, and secure file transfer.

LEADER BOARD – ENTERPRISE SECURITY

Suite
Symantec (1982, Mountain View, IPO) – Enterprise security solution suite for enterprise & personal users. Went IPO in 1989.
Kaspersky (1997, Moscow, $200M) – Security solution suite for businesses and consumers, Backed by General Atlantic.
FireEye (2004, Milpitas, IPO) – Enterprise security solution for network, endpoint, mobile devices, email, and threat intelligence. Went IPO in 2013.

Network Security
Palo Alto Networks (2005, Santa Clara, IPO) – Advanced firewalls designed to provide network security, visibility and granular control of network activity. Went IPO in 2012.
Barracuda Networks (2002, Campbell, IPO) – Appliance based network threat detection solutions. Went IPO in 2013.
Zscaler (2008, San Jose, $148M) – Network traffic analysis for application profiling and cloud security. Backed by LSVP, Google Capital, TPG, EMC.

BYOD Security
Blackberry (1984, Waterloo, IPO) – Enterprise Mobility Management suite company. Went IPO in 1999.
Good Technology (1996, Sunnyvale, $522M, Acq.) – Enterprise mobility & security solution. Acquired by Blackberry in 2015.
Lookout (2007, SF, $284M) – Mobile security against zero-day threats. Backed by Accel, A16Z, Greylock.
Airwatch (2003, Atlanta, $225M, Acq.) – Enterprise mobility management & security for BYOD. Acquired by Vmware in 2014.

Endpoint Security
Qihu 360 Software (2005, Beijing, $575M) – Anti-virus solution for desktop, laptop, and mobile devices. Backed by Sequoia, HCP, CDH Fund, IDVC, Matrix Partners, Redpoint.
Tanium (2007, Berkeley, $401.5M) – Helps manage and secure enterprise endpoints. Backed by A16Z, TPG, IVP, Franklin Templeton.
Crowdstrike (2011, Irvine, $256M) – Cloud and machine-learning based endpoint security platform. Backed by Accel Partners, Rackspace, Telstra, CaiptalG.
AVG (1991, Amsterdam, Acq.) – Anti-virus solution on endpoint devices for online security. Acquired by Avast in 2016.

Cloud Security
Illumio (2013, Sunnyvale, $267M) – Visibility and control over workloads running in any data center. Backed by Accel, A16Z.
Netskope (2012, Los Altos, $231M) – Cloud access security broker solution for the enterprise. Backed by LSVP, Accel, Social+Capital Partnership, Iconic Capital.
Armor Defense (2009, Richardson, $149M) – Cloud infrastructure security & secure cloud hosting service. Backed by The Stephens Group, Performance Edge Partners, Arizona Tech Investors.

Application Security
Veracode (2006, Burlington, $114.5M, Acq.) – Automated static, dynamic and mobile application security testing service. Acquired by CA Technologies in 2017.
Checkmarx (2006, NYC, $98.5M) – Static code analysis tools to identify security vulnerabilities in uncompiled code. Backed by Insight Partners, Salesforce.
HackerOne (2012, SF, $74M) – Vulnerability Disclosure & internet security bug bounty programs. Backed by NEA, Benchmark Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group.

Identity & Access Management
Okta (2008, SF, IPO) – Secure identity management and single sign on. Went IPO in 2017.
Ping Identity (2002, Denver, $137M, Acq.) – Identity management solution for federated access to applications. Backed by DFJ, KKR. Acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2016.
Centrify (2004, Sunnyvale, $94M) – Unified identity management solutions for both privileged and end-users. Backed by Samsung Ventures, Docomo Capital, Accel, Mayfield.

Security Analytics
Tenable Networks (2002, Columbia, $310M) – Continuous network monitoring & vulnerability management solution. Backed by Accel & Insight Partners.
Sumo Logic (2010, Redwood City, $160.5M) – Cloud-based network log management and analytics. Backed by DFJ Growth, IVP, Sequoia, Accel, Greylock.
Skybox Security (2002, San Jose, $144M) – Risk Analytics & remediation recommendation of enterprise threats. Backed by SGEP, Providence Equity, LSVP, Benchmark.

Threat Intelligence
LookingGlass Cyber (2006, Arlington, $77M) – Threat intelligence-based security & dynamic threat defense. Backed by New Spring Capital, Alsop Louie Partners, Vital Financial.
Prevalent (2004, Warren, $72M) – Partner cyber-risk management solution. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Spring Mountain Capital, Fulcrum Equity Partners.
RiskIQ (2009, SF, $68M) – External threat management and intelligence platform. Backed by Summit Partners, Battery Ventures, Georgian Partners, MassMutual Ventures.

Data Security
SafeNet (1983, Belcamp, $139M, Acq.) – Encryption & Key Management based data security. Acquired by Gemalto in 2014.
Digital Guardian (2003, Waltham, $125M) – Endpoint data loss prevention solution. Backed by Fairhaven Capital, Mass Mutual, Siemens Finance.
Ionic Security (2011, Atlanta, $122M) – Centralized policy, encryption and control based data security. Backed by KPCB, Google Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Tech Operators, JAFCO, FF VC, Meritech Capital Partners.

Website Security
CloudFlare (2009, SF, $182M) – Security and performance solutions for websites using a collective intelligence of its network community. Backed by USV, NEA, Qualcomm Venture, MS Ventures, GV.
StackPath (2015, Dallas, $180M) – Cloud-based WAF, secure CDN & VPN service. Backed by ABRY Partners.
Shape Security (2011, Mountain View, $131M) – Website security by making subtle transmutation of underlying HTML page code of web pages, deceiving attackers. Backed by KPCB, GV, NVP.

Email Security
MimeCast (2003, London, IPO) – Saas based email security by re-routing and analyzing emails. Went IPO in 2015.
Proofpoint (2002, Sunnyvale, IPO) – Email security based on secure email gateways. Went IPO in 2012.

Anti-Fraud
Lifelock (2005, Tempe, $178M, Acq.) – Identity theft protection & payment fraud prevention. Acquired by Symantec in 2017.
Pindrop Security (2011, Atlanta, $122M) – Machine learning and multi-factor analysis based phone fraud detection and prevention. Backed by Google Capital, A16Z, IVP, Felicis.
Signifyd (2011, Palo Alto, $106M) – Cloud-based digital fraud & chargeback prevention solution. Backed by a16z, American Express, IA Ventures, Menlo Ventures.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

For latest update, visit Enterprise Security feed

A daily newsletter summarizing interesting Indian startups and recent activity both in India & globally.

INTERESTING STARTUPS

DreamBegins (2017, Jaipur), web-based campus recruitment solution. Founder also founded MangoStreet & Scopial Fashions and is ex – Director of Products at CarDekho and alumnus of  IIT Roorkee. Local comparable includes KareerMatrix (2013, Noida, $8k). Global comparable includes HireCanvas (2014, NYC, Acq.).

INDIA INTERESTING NEWS

Paytm (2010, Noida), mobile wallet and payments bank, acquires majority stake in Insider.In (2014, Mumbai), ticketing portal for lifestyle events and concerts, at $5.2M. Link

Quikr (2008, Bangalore), online horizontal classifieds portal, acquires Babajob (2007, Bangalore), online marketplace for blue collar jobs, for an undisclosed amount. Link

Banyan Nation (2013, Hyderabad), on-demand and recurring recyclable waste pickup services, wins Intel, DST challenge 2.0 and receives $31k as prize money. Link

Hike (2012, Delhi), mobile messaging and calling app, rolls out payment wallet within its messaging platform. Link

Paytm (2010, Noida), mobile wallet and payments bank, seeks licence to set up public deposits fund. Link

GLOBAL ROUNDUP

Freshly (2012, NYC), internet first restaurant focused on healthy meals, raises $77M in Series C round of funding led by Nestlé USA. Link

Scalable Capital (2014, Munich), online automated wealth management platform, raises $33M in Series B round of funding led by BlackRock with participation from HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Tengelmann Ventures. Link

Eton Pharmaceuticals (2017, San Diego), a spin-off from Imprimis Pharmaceuticals and developer of sterile injectable drugs, raises $20M in Series A round of funding from undisclosed investors. Link

M.Gemi (2014, Boston), private label brand for handcrafted footwear, raises $16M in Series C round of funding led by BurdaPrincipal Investments, Hubert Burda Media, with participation from Accel, General Catalyst Partners, and Forerunner Ventures. Link

Movius (1999, Atlanta), converged messaging and multiple identities solutions provider, closes $15M in Series C round of funding led by PointGuard Ventures with participation from New Enterprise Associates, Anschutz Investment Company and others. Link

Keypr (2016, LA), guest experience management systems for hotels, raises $12.8M in Series A1 round of funding led by Karlani Capital, Simon Turner and Richard Haddrill. Link

Misty Robotics (2017, Boulder), developer of personal robots for home and office purpose, raises $11.5M in Series A round of funding from Venrock, Foundry Group and others. Link

SerImmune (2014, Santa Barbara), developer of peptide therapeutics for autoimmune diseases, raises $8M in Series A round of funding led by Illumina Ventures, with participation from Merck and others. Link

Tripleseat Software (2008, Boston), cloud based event management platform for hospitality industry, raises $7.0M in Series A round of funding from Level Equity. Link

Constellation Alpha, an India-focused special purpose acquisition firm raises $143.75M through an initial public offering on Nasdaq. Link

Travis Kalanick resigns as the CEO of Uber (2009, SF), app based cab aggregator. Link

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – MOBILE PAYMENTS

• Paytm, an India-based mobile wallet and payment banks, raised $1.4B in Series G round led by Softbank. Link
• Plynk, a Dublin-based money messenger app provider, raised $28M in Series A round led by Swiss Privée Ltd. Link
• TouchBistro, a Toronto-based PoS solution provider for restaurants, raised $12.5M in Series C round from Napier Park Financial Partners and Japan-based Recruit Holdings. Link
• SoftSpace, a Petaling Jaya-based centralized EMV processing services provider, raised $5M in Series A round from Japanese e-commerce company Transcosmos inc. Link
• Verse, a San Francisco-based P2P money transfer app provider, raised $20.5M in Series B Funding led by Spark Capital, with eVentures and Greycroft Partners. Link
• Glance Technologies, a Vancouver-based mobile payment app at the restaurant, raised $1.9M Post-IPO funding. Link
• SatisPay, a Milan-based Independent payment network, raised $15.2M from Iccrea Banca. Link
• Inamo, a Sydney-based wearable bands for payments and fitness tracking provider, raised $1.5M seed funding from Club Investible. Link
• AirPay, a Mumbai-based payment gateway solution provider, raised $3.7M in Series A funding led by Kalaari Capital, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, and Rajesh Jhunjhunwala. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

FoneWire (2008, Manchester) – Mobile payment platform that allows the consumers to pay locally and internationally from their mobile phones. It uses blockchain technology for transaction verifications.

LEADER BOARD – MOBILE PAYMENTS

mPoS
Square (2009, SF, IPO) – PoS system for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Backed by Victory Part Capital, Colchis Capital, Sequoia. Went public in 2015.
iZettle (2010, Stockholm, $196M) – m-PoS solution provider, provides app and card readers. Backed by Intel Capital, Zouk Capital, Greylock.
Revel Systems (2010, SF, $127M) – iPad PoS solution for retail chains. Backed by DCM, Rothenberg Ventures, Roth Capital Partners.
Lighspeed POS (2005, Montreal, $126M) – a cloud-based iPad point of sale software service provider. Backed by Accel Partners, iNovia Capital, Investissement Québec and CPDQ Partners.

Wallets
InsideSecure (1995, IPO) – Embedded security for IoT and payment solution provider. Backed by VISA, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Ventures.
Paytm (2010, Noida, $2.16B) –  A mobile wallet provider with e-commerce service. Also, has a payment bank license. Backed by Alibaba Group, Softbank group, Saif Partners, Intel Capital, Reliance Capital.
Mozido (2008, Austin, $288.5M) – Provides white-label wallets, mobile payment, shopping, and marketing solutions. Backed by Brentwood Associates, Wellington Management.
Mobikwik (2009, Gurgaon, $127M) – A mobile wallet for bill payments and P2P money transfer. Backed by American Express, Sequoia Capital, Cisco Investments, GMO Venture Partners, Tree Line Investment Management, MediaTek and Net1 UEPS Technologies.
LevelUp (2011, Boston, $102M) – Provides mobile payment using QR code, NFC, iBeacon and white label wallet solutions. Backed by Google Ventures and Highland Capital.

Wallets – P2P Money Transfer
Toss (2011, Seoul, $77M) – A P2P money transfer app that sends money directly to the receivers’ bank account. Backed by PayPal, Bessemer Venture Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, Partech Ventures, KTB Network, Goodwater Capital, Altos Ventures.
Verse (2014, San Francisco, $30.6M) – Wallet based money transfer and money request app. Backed by Greylock Partners, Greycroft Partners, Spark Capital.

Carrier Billing
Boku (2009, SF, $91M) – Provides carrier billing for online shopping. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Khosla Ventures.
Netsize (1998, $16.8M)- Carrier billing service provider. Backed by Upfront Ventures, Rothschild, Partech Ventures, 123Venture show less.

Wearables
PayinTech (2013, Paris, $2.6M) – Provider of Wearable payment service provider. Backed by Groupe Caisse des Depots, Fa Diese, CapDecisif.
Inamo (2016, Sydney, $2.5M) – Provider of Wearable bands for payments and fitness tracking. backedby Angel Investor- John Mullen.

Technology
AEVI International (2015, Paderborn, $45M) – White label payment platform provider which works with merchant acquirers and banks who distribute the AEVI solution directly to merchants. Backed by Adveq, HPE Growth Capital.
Mobeam (2010, SF, $41M) – Mobeam is a payment technology enabler, that allows laser/barcode scanners to read barcode from the mobile wallet. Backed by Yet2Ventures, Draper Athena, Samsung Ventures and Mitsui & Co.

m-Payment Gateway
2Checkout (2000, Columbus, $60M) – Provider of Hosted and API payment gateway. Backed by Trident Capital, Chicago Growth Partners, Trinity Capital Investment.
Judo Payments (2012, London, $14M) – Provides secure in-app payments, web payments, virtual terminals, and IVR solutions. Backed by Route 66 Ventures.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.