Investment in Mobile App Development Industry is Soaring
VC Funding in Mobile App Development Still Hot Since 2012, mobile app development companies have taken $262M in VC funding across 36 deals, which accounts for 59% of the $446M to the mobile app development space overall. Some of the largest acquisitions included Kony Solutions at $18.3M in a Series D round from Telestra Ventures […]
Venture Capital Seed Investment and Re-Investment
Seed Investment Rates Two international firms, 500 Startups and SV Angel, top the list for most active seed investment in 2010-2011. Below is a list of the 30 most active seed VC investors over the two-year time frame ranked based on number of deals they participated (graph thanks you CB Insights): Re-Investment Rates While 500 Startups […]
Asian eCommerce Investment Report
While financing in the Asian eCommerce market remains hot, exit valuations remain rather dreary. Since 2010, $6.9B has been invested in Asian eCommerce companies across 383 deals from venture capital investors. Both deal volume and funding activitiy to the region are up 30% and 56% year-over-year respectively. Not surprisingly, India and China dominate the majority […]
The “Series A Crunch” Myth
Despite the concerns about a crunch, the reality is that the level of Series A activity is holding steady. At the same time, the number of seed deals have exploded. As a result, the Series A Crunch is nothing more than excessive demand for a limited supply of Series A financing. While the number of […]
Budding Developer Tools Industry Attracting Big Investments
Online and mobile developers use a number of tools to collaborate on, facilitate and track their projects from bug tracking and API management to code sharing networks and mobile back-end services. Investors are beginning to take notice of the relatively young market categorized as developer tools, or any program or application that helps developers devise, […]
Investor Outlook: Real Estate Portfolio H1 2013
There are strong signs that investor confidence in private real estate funds is returning, with 49% of investors having made new commitments in 2012, and 53% planning to make new commitments to the asset class in 2013. The improvement in the performance of private real estate has encouraged some institutions to return to the asset class, while […]
5 Secrets to Sales
As a new startup, you will find yourself doing some form of sales around the clock. Selling investors or bank officers, selling potential strategic partners or key employees, selling customers and clients. Sales is king in the new economy. You success will be determined by your ability to generate revenue and sell, not just your […]
Big Data Report – $4.9 Billion Invested Across 523 Deals Since 2008
Big Data investment has been gaining momentum seeing nearly $5 billion of funding over the last five years. 2012 was the biggest year of deals and saw YoY growth of 19.5% over 2011. The graph below highlights the five-year financing trend to Big Data companies. In addition to the acceleration in financing activity, big data […]
Investor Activity – 2012 Summary
Private equity fundraising improved in 2012, with the amount of aggregate capital raised by closed funds increasing from $312bn in 2011 to $327bn in 2012, an encouraging sign for the industry. However, the number of funds closed fell from 911 funds in 2011 to 761, indicating limited partnerships (LPs) are now often placing more capital with fewer […]
Pay to Pitch? NEVER
Your start-up should never have to pay money to pitch to potential investors. Several “angel groups” will express interest in your start-up only to inform you later that they charge a fee, sometimes up to $5,000. Some of these wealthy angels argue that these fees act as a filter. First, a potential investor should be able to tell whether […]
