RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – HR TECH

• Dacadoo, a Swiss healthy lifestyle app raises an undisclosed amount from Japanese Investor Rakuten link
• DoubleNet, a PFM Solution garners $4M investment link
• Grovo, Corporate Learning Management System (LMS) raises $11.3M link
• Stripe, the Web & Mobile payments solution for developers acquire Payable, a billing solution for Gig-Economy to help on-demand businesses manage 1099 tax reporting link
• Alchemy Systems, a training management tool focused on food & retail industry acquires Wisetail, an employee learning management tools for F&B business. link
• JazzHR, an applicant tracking tools raises $6M led by Salesforce Ventures  link
• Candidate Guru, a recruiting technology platform acquires Elevated Carriers, an employee engagement and capability matching solution link
• Perkbox, an employee engagement platform developer raises $8.6M in VC funding round link
• Happyjob, a job board portal raises undisclosed amount in seed funding link
• Goodtime, an HR software raises $2M in seed funding led by Big Basin Capital and Walden Venture Capital  link
• HireArt, a job marketplace announces the completion of $5.3M in financing from an undisclosed investor link
• The Predictive Index, a workforce assessment platform acquires PI Atlanta, a management consulting firm link
• 9Lenses, a digital client engagement platform raises $7.8M in financing from an undisclosed investor link
• Appcast, a programmatic job advertising platform completes $3M in financing from an undisclosed investor link
• Indeed, a leading job board acquires Interviewed, an HR technology company for candidate sourcing link
• CornerJob, a mobile recruitment platform for skilled jobs raises $3M in series C funding link
• ExecOnline Partners, an online leadership development program raises $16M in series B funding link
• SyncHR, a cloud-based HCM technology raises $16M in Series B funding link
• Munich-based Personio, a human resources management and recruiting platform raises $12M in Series A funding from Northzone link

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – LEGAL TECH

• Legal bills management platform, SimileLegal raised a $10M series A round led by Emergence Capital. Link
• Automated legal paperwork software, Ironclad raised a $8M series A round led by Accel Partners. Link
• Online legal services provider for SME’s, LegalRaasta raised a $5M series A round Impanix Capital. Link
• e-signature and contract management solution, Concord raised a $3.7M series A round led by Alven Capital. Link
• Online Anti Piracy Platform, MUSO raised a $3M series A round from Harwell Capital. Link
• eDiscovery software and services provider, Guidance Software got acquired by OpenText for $240M. Link
• IP Management suite provider, Lecorpio got acquired by Anaqua for an undisclosed amount. Link
• Online Customer support issue resolution platform, Modria got acquired by Tyler Tech for an undisclosed amount. Link
• Legal search & analytics platform, Ravellaw got acquired by LexisNexis for an undisclosed amount. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Agrello (2016, London) – AI powered legally binding smart contracts.

LEADER BOARD – LEGAL TECH

Enterprise Legal Management(Suite)
ThomsonReuters (1800, NYC, IPO) – Legal solutions includes LPM for Enterprise and SMEs, Westlaw for LegalResearch, Findlaw for Lawyers directory and Online Legal Forms. Went IPO in 1984.
LexisNexis (1973, Albany) – A member of Reed Elsevier, provides content-enabled workflow solutions including LegalResearch, Litigation Support, Legal Practice Management(LPM), IP management.

eDiscovery
Epiq (1988, Kansas City, IPO) – eDiscovery web-based technology products and legal services. Went IPO in 1997. Got acquired by PE funds for a $1B deal.
Kcura (2001, Chicago, $125M) – Litigation suite for information collection, legal hold, review, production and analysis. Backed by Iconiq Capital.

Legal Practice Management
Clio (2007, Vancouver, $27M) – LPM suite for solo lawyers and smaller law firms to manage cases, clients, documents, appointments and billing. Backed by BVP, Point Nine Capital, Version One Ventures.
Total Attorneys (2002, Chicago, $15M, Acq.) – Provides LPM and marketing and leads generation for attorneys. Acquired by Internet Brands in 2015.

Legal Research – Q&A Forum
Casetext (2013, Palo Alto, $21M) – A community site for attorneys to share knowledge. Gives users free access to legal texts annotated by attorneys. Backed by YCombinator, BoxGroup, Formation 8, Union Square Ventures.

Legal Research – Analytics
LexMachina (2009, Menlo Park, $10M, Acq.) – Provides Intellectual Property (IP) litigation data and predictive analytics using Big Data to solve patent lawsuits. Acquired by LexisNexis in 2015.
RavelLaw (2012, Palo Alto, $9M) – Legal research platform that provides citation based analytics to inform litigators about cases and judges. Backed by NEA, North Bridge VP, Experiment Fund.

Legal Documents/Forms
LegalZoom (2001, Glendale, $266M) – Provides online legal document and legal consultation services for incorporating business, running business, wills, trust including plans for families and SMEs. Backed by Permira, Polaris VC, KPCB, IVP.
RocketLawyer (2008, SF, $53M) – Provides online legal forms for SMEs and families. Backed by LexisNexis, Investor Growth Capital, August Capital, GV and Industry Ventures.

Legal Contract Management
SpringCM (2005, Chicago, $113M) – Provides workflow automation and document management for legal and sales team. Backed by Foundation Capital, North Bridge.
Icertis (2009, Seattle, $46M) – Contract management solutions for enterprises. Backed by Greycroft Partners, Fidelity Growth Partners India, Ignition Partners and Eight Roads Ventures.

IP Management
Anaqua (2004, Boston, $125M) – IP management system to support IP strategies and managing inventions, patents and other intellectual assets. Backed by Insight Partners and BVP.
Lecorpio (2006, Fremont, $25M) – Provides IP management to track workflow between inventors and attorneys of patent and trademark activities. Backed by Msquaredo incorporated.

Lawyers Marketplace
Avvo (2007, Seattle, $132M) – Provides legal Q&A forum, lawyer’s directory, lawyer review forum and marketplace for legal advice on a fixed rate basis. Backed by Benchmark Capital, Ignition Partners and DAG Ventures.
Upcounsel (2012, SF, $14M) – Marketplace for on-demand legal services for projects like business formation, compliance, trademark registration . Backed by Homebrew, SV Angel, Collaborative Fund, AngelPad, Metamorphic Ventures and Crosslink Capital.

Lawyers Social Network
Foxwordy (2012, Palo Alto, $800K) – Private Social Network for Lawyers.
Wirelawyer (2012, NYC, Undisclosed) – Linkedin for Lawyers. It is a community of Attorney only for refferal networking. Backed by Dreamit Ventures.

Law Enforcement
Mark43 (2012, NYC, $40M) – Platform that supports law enforcement, allowing police to collect, manage, analyze and share information. Backed by SV Angel, Goldman Sachs, Spark Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Rough Draft Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Allen & Company, Launchpad LA, Govtech Fund and Sound Ventures.
FiscalNote (2013, NYC, $28M) – Real-Time Government Regulations Analysis Platform. Backed by  NEA, Plug and Play Tech Center, Middleland Capital, Winklevoss Capital, Conversion Capital, Visionnaire Ventures, 645 Ventures, SF Capital.

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

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – FOOD TECH

• Toast, a PoS software provider for restaurant management raises $101M in Series C funding led by Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management, Lead Edge Capital, and other investors. Link
• Impossible Foods, a developer of substitute for animal based meat foods raises $75M in Series D funding led by Temasek, Open Philanthropy, Bill Gates, Khosla Ventures and Horizon Ventures. Link
• Chef’d, an online meal kit delivery service raises $35.2M from Smithfield Foods, Campbell Soup, and Fresh Direct. Link
• Wine.com, an online retailer of wine raises $15M in Series C funding from its existing investors. Link
• ClusterTruck, an online marketplace for food trucks raises $10M in Series A in equity financing. Link
• Banza, a company manufacturing pasta from chickpeas raises $7.5M in Series A funding led by Boston-based Beechwood Capital. Link
• BentoBox, an online SaaS-based solution provider for restaurants raises $4.8M in Series A funding led by Bullpen Capital. Link
• Quitoque, an online platform to order recipe box with pre-prepped ingredients raises $4.3M in Series A funding led by 360 Capital, ISAI, NCI. Link
• SimplyCook, an online platform to order ingredient kits raises $2.6M in Series A funding from Maxfield Capital, Episode 1 Ventures, 500 Startups and other investors. Link 
• Slurp!, a cloud based restaurant management software provider raises $580K in Series A funding led by Axiata Digital Innovation Fund (ADIF).
• Actionable Quality Assurance (AQA), a business analytics solution provider to restaurants for exception handling, raises $270K from RURO, Inc. Link
• Mumm, an online marketplace for homecooked food raises $200K in Seed funding from 500 Startups. Link
• Feastfox, a table reservation platform at restaurants, raises $175K in an Angel round of funding from Silicon Valley-based angels and VC firms. Link
• LimeTray, a SaaS-based restaurant management solution provider raises undisclosed amount of Series A funding from JSW Ventures. Link
• InnerChef, an internet first restaurant raises an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from Chernovetskyi Invest Group (CGI) and other investors. Link
• Meican, an online food ordering platform raises an undisclosed amount of Series D funding from Goldman Sachs. Link
• Ele.me, an online food ordering and delivery platform, acquires its rival Baidu Wamai in a deal valued at $500M. Link
• International Brand Otsuka acquires Daiya Foods a manufacturer of dairy-free cheese for $325.5M. Link
• Grubhub, an online and mobile food ordering platform acquires Eat24 from Yelp in a $287.5M all cash deal. Link
• Eatigo, an app based restaurant booking platform acquires Ressy, to enter the Indian online reservation market. Link
• Nature Box, a subscription based snack provider expands its operation through presence in 220 Northern California Safeway stores.
• UrthBox, an online subscription service for snack boxes acquires food subscription service Bestowed. Link
• Compeat, a cloud based restaurant management solution provider acquires Ctuit, in an acquisition backed by Serent Capital. Link
• DoorDash, an on-demand food delivery marketplace partners with Marble to introduce automated robotic delivery. Link
• Zomato, an online platform for food discovery, ordering table booking at restaurants partners with Ola to allow users to book rides and pay using Ola wallet. Link

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – IT OPERATIONS

• Druva, which offers a platform for disaster recovery of IT infrastructure, raises $80 M in Series F funding led by Riverwood Capital with participation from Nexus Venture Partners, Tenaya Capital, and Sequoia Capital. Link
• Sumologic, which provides a cloud-based log management platform, raises $75 M Series F funding led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Accel Partners, DFJ Growth, Greylock Partners, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Sequoia Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures. Link
• CloudHealth Technologies, which provides a platform for the monitoring and the management of cloud platforms, raises $46 M in Series D funding led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Meritech Capital Partners, .406 Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and Scale Venture Partners. Link
• Auvik Networks, which provides a remote network monitoring and management platform, raises $12 M Series B funding from OpenView, Celtic House Venture Partners, and  Rho Canada Ventures. Link
• Buoyant, which provides a micro services abstraction platform – Linkerd, raises $10.5 M in Series A funding led by Benchmark Capital with participation from A Capital Ventures, Data Collective, Fuel Capital, SV Angel and Webb Investment Network. Link
• Datavail, which provides a platform for database monitoring, raises $10 M in Series C funding from undisclosed investors. Link
• LeanIX, which provides a cloud-based product for Enterprise IT infrastructure reporting and information management, raises $7.5 M in Series B funding from Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Capnamic and Iris Capital. Link
• Botmetric, which offers a cloud instance monitoring platform, raises $ 3 M in Series A funding from Blume Ventures and Draper Nexus. Link
• DivvyCloud, which provides a cloud performance monitoring platform, raises $3.9 M in Series A funding led by Discovery Communications. Link
• Automox, which provides a platform for automated patch management, raises $1.3 M in Seed funding led by BlueNote Ventures with participation from Zelkova Ventures, Firebrand Ventures, and other investors. Link
• VendorHawk, which provides a platform for software vendor management, raises $1.2 M in Seed funding led by iNovia Capital with participation from Techstars Ventures, Social Starts, Telos Ventures, Curious Capital, and Alliance of Angels. Link
• Centerbridge Partners acquires Vision Solutions, the provider of business continuity solutions for data centers, and Syncsoft Solutions, a provider of Big Data solutions,for $1.26 B. Link
• Microsoft acquires Cloudyn, a platform for monitoring cloud instances. Deal size is expected to be between $50 M to $ 70 M. Link
• Datavail announces the acquisition of Accelatis, which provides a platform for application performance management. Link
• Arcserve acquires Zetta, which provides disaster recovery solution as a subscribed service for enterprises, for an undisclosed amount. Link

 SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Peritus (2017, Palo Alto) – an  Artifical Intelligence  enabled virtual assistant for IT operations.

LEADER BOARD – IT OPERATIONS

Event Processing
Datadog (2010, NYC, $147M) – SaaS based metrics & event monitoring and analytics solution. Backed by OpenView VP, Index Ventures, RTP Ventures, Amplify Partners, IA Ventures, Contour VP, RRE Ventures, NYC Seed and Neu VC.
Moogsoft (2011, SF, $53M) – Machine-learning based event & alert management and collaboration solution. Backed by Redpoint Ventures, Northgate, Wing VC, Cisco Investments, Singtel Innov8, and Mosaic Ventures.
Zenoss (2005, Annapolis, $46M) – Open source IT management and monitoring company. Provides agentless event collection solutions that integrates events, faults, errors, and alerts from every system and source. Backed by Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Boulder Ventures, Amplifier VP, InterSouth Partners, Grotech Ventures and Summit Partners.
BigPanda (2012, Tel Aviv, $29.5M) – Provides data analytics based automated IT incident management solution. Backed by Sequoia, Battery Ventures and Mayfield Fund.

Anomaly Detection
Netuitive (1997, Reston, $43M) – Provides behavior analysis based alerting & performance management solutions. Backed by Noro-Moseley Partners, Flagship Ventures, BVP, Columbia Capital, Cross Creek Capital, MK Capital, Thomas Weisel VP and Rembrandt VP.
Numenta (2005, Redwood City, $30M) – Machine intelligence software providing anomaly detection and text analytics.
OpsClarity (2013, Sunnyvale, $22M) – Monitoring and Anomaly detection for web-scale apps by maintaining an Operational Knowledge Graph of the application infrastructure. Backed by NEA, Pinnacle Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures and Morado VP.

Operational Analytics
Splunk (2003, SF, IPO) – Operational intelligence software used to monitor, report and analyze real-time machine data and historical data–located on-premise or in the cloud. Went public in 2012.
Nexthink (2004, Prilly, $65M) – Machine learning based end-user monitoring, threat detection and analytics. Backed by Waypoint Capital, VI Partners, Highland Europe, Mannai, Galeo Ventures and Auriga Partners.
Blazent (2000, San Mateo, $41M) – Provides a Data Intelligence Platform that includes a big data engine and patented Data Evolution Process, giving insights into IT data. Backed by StarVest Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Benchmark, Pequot Capital Management, LinkSV, HighBar Partners, Catamount Ventures, Walden Venture Capital and Keynote Ventures.
SignalFx (2013, San Mateo, $28.5M) – Provides time series DB based advanced monitoring platform for applications. Backed by a16z and Charles River Ventures.

Monitoring – APM
AppDynamics (2008, SF, $314.5M, Acq.) – Application performance management solution that simplifies the management of complex, business-critical apps. Backed by LSVP, Greylock, IVP, KPCB and Silicon Valley Bank and acquired by Cisco in 2017.
New Relic (2008, SF, IPO) – SaaS based web and mobile application performance management provider for the cloud and datacenter. Went public in 2014.
Riverbed (2002, SF, IPO, Acq.) – WAN Optimization and application performance platform. Went public in 2006 and acquired by Thoma Bravo in 2015.

Monitoring – NPM
SolarWinds (1999, Austin, IPO) – Develops software for managing networks – LANs, WANs, network configuration, network traffic and bandwidth, VoIP, IP addresses. Went public in 2009.
SevOne (2005, Wilmington, $202M) – Delivers fast, scalable, and comprehensive real-time monitoring, troubleshooting and performance reporting solution to ensure application performance and reliability. Backed by Osage Partners, Bain Capital, Westfield Capital Management, Brookside Capital and HarbourVest Partners.

Monitoring – IPM
Virtual Instruments (2008, San Jose, $86M) – Analytics platform for Infrastructure Performance Management, servicing workloads residing on physical, virtual, or cloud computing infrastructure. Backed by Next World Capital, General Catalyst Partners, LSVP, Riverwood Capital, HighBar.
Groundwork (2004, SF, $29M) – Integrates availability, performance and event data together, providing of infrastructure availability and performance metrics. Backed by Canaan Partners, Mayfield Fund, Jafco Ventures and Sapphire Ventures.
AccelOps (2007, Santa Clara, $15M, Acq.) – Virtual appliance software manages security, network performance and compliance. Automatically discovers, analyzes and automates IT issues in machine and big data across organizations’ data centers and cloud resources. Acquired by Fortinet in 2016.

Monitoring – CPM
CloudHealth Technologies (2012, Boston, $40M) – Provides a SaaS software CloudHealth, a Business Performance Management software product for the cloud. Backed by .406 Ventures, Sigma Prime Ventures, Timo Lehes – ScaleVC and Sapphire Ventures.
CliQr (2010, Santa Clara, $39M) – Provides hybrid cloud-application migration and management solutions. Backed by Google Ventures, Foundation Capital, Translink Capital and Polaris Partners.

Monitoring – Website
Gomez (1997, Lexington, $66M, Acq.) – Web performance monitoring solutions for optimizing the performance, availability, and quality of web and mobile applications. Acquired by Compuware in 2009.
Catchpoint Systems (2008, NYC, $39M) – Provides real time analytics in the end to end website performance. Backed by Battery Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

Monitoring – Server
Librato (2008, SF, $29M, Acq.) – Real-time monitoring that accepts metrics from any source for real-time aggregation and transformation, anomaly detection, alerting, visual analysis and storage. Acquired by SolarWinds in 2015.

Monitoring – Database
Datavail (2007, Broomfield, $61M) – Provides remote database management services along with design and architecture, database administration, outsourcing services. Backed by Boulder Ventures, Meritage Funds, Montis Capital and Catalyst CTMS.
SQL Sentry (2004, Huntersville, $25M) – Offers a suite of products for performance monitoring, tuning, job scheduling, and alerting for SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS and Windows. Backed by Mainsail Partners.

Management – Log
Sumo Logic (2010, Redwood City, $160.5M) – Cloud-based service provides customers with real-time interactive analytics at petabyte scale. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Greylock, Sutter Hill Ventures, DFJ Growth and IVP.
Loggly (2009, SF, $43M) – Provides cloud-based log management service. Backed by Trinity Ventures, Cisco, Data Collective, True Ventures, Matrix Partners, Harmony Partners and True Global Ventures.

Management – Server
Intigua (2010, Herzilya, $30M) – Provides software defined & policy driven server management tools. Backed by Intel, BVP and Cedar Fund.
UXcomm (2002, Beaverton, $28.2M) – Provides software products to monitor, control and optimize virtual and physical server environments. Backed by Foundation Capital, OVP Venture Partners and Intel Capital.

Management – Disaster Recovery
StorageCraft (2003, Draper, $187M) – Provider of backup solutions, disaster recovery, system management and virtualization solutions. Received PE of $187M in January 2016.
Zerto (2009, Herzilya, $130M) – Disaster Recovery for virtualized environments. Backed by IVP, Access Industries, 83 North, Battery, Harmony VP, USVP, Greylock, Charles River Ventures, Claltech and RTP Ventures.

Infrastructure Orchestration
Chef (2008, Seattle, $105M) – Provides IT automation for speed and creating a model for automating IT infrastructure and applications. Backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Ignition Partners, Battery Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Scale VP, Citibank, Amplify Partners, DFJ Growth and Millennium Technology VP.
Puppet Labs (2005, Portland, $85.5M) – Provides configuration management tool. Backed by True Ventures, KPCB, GV, VMware, Cisco and Triangle Peak Partners.

IT Automation
Arago GmbH (1995, Frankfurt Am Main, $55M) – Enterprise automation solution based on AI and machine learning technology. Backed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Enigmatec ( 2002, London, $32.50M) – Enterprise data center automation solution. Backed by Amadeus Capital, Herald Investment Management, Pentech Ventures and Intel Capital.

ITSM
Troux (2001, Austin, $355M, Acq.) – IT Planning and asset management platform. Acquired by PlainView in 2015.
Apptio (2007, Washington D.C., $136M) – Provides cloud-based technology for business management (TBM) applications. Backed by a16z, Shasta Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Greylock, Cisco, T. Rowe Price, Janus, The Hillman Companies, 137 Ventures and SharesPost.
LogicNow (2004, Dundee, $82M, Acq.) – Cloud-based ITSM solution. Acquired by SolarWinds in 2016.
Solidcore System (2002, Cupertino, $45M, Acq.) – Provides software for change management auditing, configuration control, PCI compliance and system lockdown. Acquired by McAfee in 2009.

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 IT Operations feed.

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – INSURANCE TECH

• Sherpa, a Malta-based risk profiling and insurance distribution platform, has raised $2.3M in Seed round led by InsurTech.vc. Link
• Limelight Health, a US-based quote solution provider for health insurance professionals, has raised $7M in Series B funding. Link
• Stride Health, a US-based health insurance advisory platform, has raised $23.5M in Series B funding round led by F-Prime Capital and other investors. Link
• Verisk Analytics, a US-based data analytics and risk assessment solution provider, has acquired Sequel, a UK-based software provider for insurers in $321M. Link
• Roadzen, an on-demand insurance, roadside assistance and claims management software provider has acquired AXA Assistance Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Belgium firm Inter Partner Assistance SA. Link
• Jetty, a US-based provider of renters insurance and rental deposit services to renters, has raised $11.5M in Series A funding round led by Valar Ventures. Link
• Gabi, a US-baed mobile first insurance distribution platform, has raised $2.6M in Seed funding round from SV Angel and others. Link
• Bind, a US-based on-demand health insurance provider, has raised $2.5M in Seed round from Lemhi Ventures. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Etherisc (2016, Munich ) – provides blockchain-based decentralized insurance applications for Insurers. Etherisc claims to automate the manual processes, claim handling, issuance of application etc. via smart contracts.
CarX (2016, Bangalore) – a mobile app that enables users to monitor their driving and vehicle usage. The app makes use of tools such as machine learning and big data science to help in driver profiling and coaching, fleet management, route management and automated vehicle diagnostics.

LEADER BOARD – INSURANCE TECH

Internet-first Insurers
Oscar (2012, NYC, $727.5M) – An internet-first health insurer that rewards users with Amazon gift cards on successful completion of pre-defined milestones. Backed by Google Capital, Founders Fund, Wellington Fund, Thrive Capital, Formation 8, General Catalyst Partners, Khosla Venture, Breyer Capital, Redswan Ventures, BoxGroup.
Clover Health (2014, SF, $425M) – A data-driven health insurance provider for senior citizens. Backed by First Round Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Spark Capital, GV, Floodgate, Casdin Capital, Athyrium Capital Management, Greenoaks, Grape Arbor, Refactor Capital, Arena Ventures, Wildcat Venture Partners, CSC Venture Capital, Brainchild.

Employer Insurance
Zenefits (2013, SF, $584M) – An employer insurance broker that offers free HR, payroll, and benefits management software to organizations of every size. Backed by Backed by Fidelity Investments, TPG, Institutional Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, Maverick Enterprises and Venrock.
Gusto (2011, SF, $176M) – A SaaS-based HR and benefits administration software provider. Backed by Y Combinator, Google Ventures, Salesforce, Sherpalo, General Catalyst Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Google Capital, Emergence Capital Partners, Ribbit Capital.
Collective Health (2013, San Mateo, $119M) – A self-insurance SaaS platform for employers to sponsor their employees’ insurance. Backed by Signature Capital, Citizen.vc, Rock Health, NEA, Redpoint Ventures, and Great Oaks Ventures.

Distribution Platforms
eHealth (1997, Mountain View, IPO) – An online marketplace for health insurance plans for small businesses, individuals, and families. Also, provides Medicare quotes and purchasing options. Went public in 2006.
Insplanet (1999, Stockholm, IPO) – Online insurance comparison and shopping platform featuring quotes from providers across Sweden. Went public in 2006.
Trov (2012, Danville, $90M) – An online distribution platform for On-Demand Insurance. Backed by Anthemis Group, Guidewire Software, Munich Re, Suncorp, Suncorp Group, Oak HC/FT, Pivot Investment Partners, Clark Enterprises.
Goji (2007, Boston, $90M) – An online comparison and purchasing platform for property and casualty insurance. Backed by Village Ventures, Five Elms Capital, Thayer Street Partners and Spark Capital.
PolicyBazaar (2008, Gurgaon, $83M) – An online aggregator which offers insurance comparison and purchasing services. Backed by Intel Capital, Info Edge India, Inventus Capital Partners, Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital and Premji Invest.

Enablers
Guidewire (2001, San Mateo, IPO) – A web-based technology solutions provider to the property & casualty and workers’ compensation insurance industry. Went public in 2012.
iPipeline (1995, Exton, $104M, Acq.) – A sales distribution software suite provider. Acquired by Thoma Bravo in August 2015.
Vlocity (2014, San Francisco, $93M) – An omnichannel cloud software for delivering industry-specific experiences to customers. Backed by Accenture, Salesforce, Sutter Hill Ventures, TDF Ventures, Kennet Partners, New York Life Insurance, Wildcat Venture Partners.
GreenRoad (2006, San Jose, $84M) – A telematics for auto insurance using web apps. Backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, Virgin Green Fund, Benchmark, Balderton Capital, DAG Ventures, Generation Investment Management, Israel Growth Partners and Balderton Capital.

P2P Insurance
Friendsurance (2010, Berlin, $15M) – A P2P insurance platform which rewards small groups of customers with a cashback bonus each year if their group remains claimless.
Bought By Many (2012, London, $9M) – A P2P insurance platform based on the Groupon model. It uses social media to connect people with similar insurance needs in social buying groups. Backed by Octopus Ventures, Munich Re.

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 Insurance Tech feed.

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – PAYMENTS

• Coinbase, a crypto-currency exchange and wallet provider, has raised $100M in Series D funding round led by Institutional Venture Partners, with participation from Spark Capital, Greylock Partners, Battery Ventures, Section 32, Draper Associates. Link
• PayTabs, a Bahrain-based payment solutions provider, has raised $20M from undisclosed investors. Link
• Emailage, a cloud-based fraud prevention solutions provider, has raised $10M in a funding round led by Anthos Capital, with participation from Radian Capital, Wipro Ventures, Mucker Capital, Tallwave Capital. Link
• T2P, a Thailand-based e-wallet service provider, has raised $3M in a Series A round led by J-Venture, with participation from 500 Startups and Telenor. Link
• Spriggy, a Sydney-based prepaid card and expense management services provider for children, has raised A$2.5M ($1.9M) in a funding round led by Perle Ventures and Alium Capital. Link
• Instamojo, an on-demand e-commerce and payments solutions provider to SMEs, has raised an undisclosed amount from Japanese payments firm AnyPay, with participation from Kalaari Capital. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Third Watch (2016, Gurgaon) – An AI-based anti-fraud solution which employs machine learning technologies like collaborative filtering, logistic regression, and deep learning.

LEADER BOARD – PAYMENTS

Payment Gateway
Safecharge (2006, British Virgin Islands, IPO) – A customized payment acceptance portal for merchants. Went public in 2014.
Stripe (2010, SF, $473M) – A merchant acquirer and a payment gateway API provider for web and mobile payments. Backed by Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst Partners, CapitalG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Alven Capital, American Express, VISA, KPCB, Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Allen & Company, Redpoint Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, Y Combinator, Salesforce, Union Square Ventures, Atomico, GV, Lowercase Capital, TrueBridge Capital Partners, Entree Capital, Square Peg Capital, Golden Gate Ventures, Playfair Capital, Designer Fund, Paua Ventures, Darwin Ventures, BoxGroup.
Billdesk (2000, Mumbai, $157.5M) – Electronic payment services provider to banks, businesses and other institutions. Backed by SBI, General Atlantic, TA Associates Management, Bank of Baroda, Temasek, Clearstone Venture Partners, SIDBI Venture Capital, March Capital Partners.

Acquirer Processor
First Data Corporation (1971, Atlanta, Acq, IPO) – A global payments service provider specializing in merchant transaction processing, private label cards and e-check acceptance services. Was acquired by KKR in 2007 for $27.5B. Went public in October 2015.
Vantiv (1971, Cincinnati, IPO) – An electronic payment processor, payment gateway API and PoSsolutions provider. Went public in 2012.
WorldPay (1993, London, Acq.) – A London-based payment processing company offering gateway and PoS services. Went public in October 2015. Was acquired by Vantiv in August 2017 for $12B.
Total System Services (1982, Columbus (Georgia), IPO) – A merchant acquirer and white label prepaid card solutions provider. Went public in 1983.
Adyen (2006, Amsterdam, $266M) – An internet-first merchant acquirer and omnichannel payment solutions provider. Backed by General Atlantic, Index Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Temasek, Iconiq Capital.

Payment Network
VISA (1958, Foster City, IPO) – An association of banks and other financial institutions, which facilitates card payment transactions. Went public in 2008.
MasterCard (1966, Purchase, IPO) – An interbank association facilitating card payments. Went public in 2006.
Vocalink (2007, Rickmansworth, $114M, Acq.) – A UK-based ATM switching platform and interbanknetwork. Aquired by MasterCard for £700M ($926M) in July 2016.
Ripple (2012, SF, $90.5M) – An open source, decentralized protocol to provide real time cross border payments and settlements. Backed by Standard Chartered, AME Cloud Ventures, Seagate, CME Group, IDG Capital Partners, RRE Ventures, Venture 51, Core VC, ChinaRock Capital Management, SBI Holdings, Route 66 Ventures, Camp One Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Santander InnoVentures, Digital Currency Group, SCB Digital Ventures.

PoS Suite
VeriFone (1981, San Jose, IPO) – Provides all kinds of PoS devices, along with a payment gateway. Went public in 2005.
Ingenico Group (1980, Paris, IPO) – A payment processing service provider specializing in NFC enabled PoS terminals, gateways and cross-border e-commerce solutions. Went public in 1985.

Wallet
PayPal (1998, San Jose, Acq., IPO) – An online payment and money transfer service, offeringpayment gateway, merchant accounts and wallet solutions. Acquired by eBay in July 2002 for $1.5B. Went public in July 2015.
Mozido (2008, Austin, $288.5M) – A white label web and mobile wallet solutions provider. Backed by MasterCard, TomorrowVentures, Atlanticus, Brentwood Associates, Wellington Management, Quabbin Capital.
Dashlane (2009, NYC, $52.5M) – A fully-featured password manager and secure digital wallet app. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, Rho Ventures, TransUnion, FinTech Innovation Lab.
Xapo (2012, Palo Alto, $40M) – A bitcoin wallet provider with cold storage facility. Backed by Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group, Ribbit Capital.

Alternate Payment Methods
PayNearMe (2009, Sunnyvale (CA), $90M) – Provides offline payment services for online solutions. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Maveron, True Ventures, GSV Capital, Kapor Capital, Bullpen Capital, Floodgate, August Capital, Fenwick & West, Endeavour Partners.
TrialPay (2006, Mountain View, $56M, Acq.) – Enables merchants to offer free action based rewards to their customers. Acquired by VISA in February 2015 for an undisclosed amount.

Security
Signifyd (2011, Palo Alto, $106M) – An AI-based transaction monitoring solutions provider with chargeback guarantee. Backed by American Express, Andreessen Horowitz, IA Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, QED Investors, TriplePoint Capital, Menlo Ventures, Data Collective, Tekton Ventures, Resolute Ventures, Allegis Capital, Lucas Venture Group, BYU Cougar Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Thinkplus, Allegis Capital.
Kount (2007, Boise, $80M) – A SAAS based fraud prevention service provider for card-not-present transactions. Backed by CVC Capital Partners.
ThreatMetrix (2005, San Jose, $84M) – A payment fraud prevention service and context-based authentication solution provider. Backed by U.S Venture Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Adams Street Partners, Tenaya Capital, August Capital, Technology Venture Partners, In-Q-Tel, Talu Ventures.
Ethoca (2005, Toronto, $45M) – A secure network for card issuers and merchants to connect and work outside the payment network. Backed by Spectrum Equity.

Enablers
Fidelity Information Services (1968, Jacksnville, IPO) – PCI Compliance, technology outsourcing and other payment security and back-end solutions for businesses and Financial Institutions. Went public in June 2001.
Trustwave (1995, Chicago, $60M, Acq.) – Provides cloud-based enterprise security solutions for threat detection, prevention & risk mitigation, including PCI compliance. Acquired by Singtel in September 2015 for $770M.
Clear2Pay (2001, Brussels, $92M, Acq.) – Provider of payment solutions to financial institutions. Also provides white label remittance services. Acquired by Fidelity Information Services in September 2014 for $493M.

B2B Payments
GlobalCollect (1994, Netherlands, Acq.) – An international B2B money transfer and payment gateway service provider. Acquired by Ingenico in September 2014 for $1.1B.
Viewpost (2012, Maitland, $79M) – e-Invoice exchange and electronic payment solutions provider. Backed by Western Technology Investment.

Payment Cards
Green Dot Corporation (1999, Monrovia (CA), IPO) – Reloadable prepaid card provider. Went public in 2010.
BlackHawk Network (2001, Pleasanton (CA), IPO) – Provider of white-label solutions for merchants and corporates. Also provides a marketplace for branded retail gift cards and reloading services for third-party prepaid cards. Went public in 2013.
Nubank Brasil (2013, Sao Paulo, $178M) – A MasterCard flagged credit card with mobile app. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Goldman Sachs, Founders Fund, QED Investors, Tiger Global Management, DST Global, Kaszek Ventures.

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

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ECOMMERCE ENABLERS

• ShopEx, an eCommerce software and service provider in China, raised $103.74M in Series D funding. Link
• NewStore, a MA-based enterprise platform for mobile commerce, secured $50M in Series B funding. Link
• Yimidida, a Shanghai-based logistics services platform, raised $44M in Series B funding. Link
• Riskified, an eCommerce fraud-prevention solution, secured $33M in growth stage funding led by Pitango Growth. Link
• Helsinki-based eCommerce SaaS start-up, Nosto, received a $17M loan from the European Investment Bank. Link
• Metail, a UK-based fitting technology provider, raised $13M in Series B funding from Hong-Kong based apparel manufacturer TAL. Link
• inRiver, a product information management solution for enterprises raised $12.4M. Link
• Evergage, a real-time personalization solution, raised $10M in Series C funding led by Arrowroot Capital. Link
• Dynamic Yield, a NYC-based personalization operating system, raised $9M in Series C funding. Link
• Syte, an AI-based visual search engine for fashion companies, raised $8M in Series A funding. Link
• Seven Senders, a Germany-based logistics startup for eCommerce, closed a $7.7M Series A financing round led by btov Partners. Link
• LiftIgniter, a CA-based personalization API for digital touchpoints, completed a $6.4M Series A round of financing led by Storm Ventures. Link
• Cloud IQ, a UK-based eCommerce optimization platform, raised $5.3M in funding. Link
• WebLinc Corporation, a Philadelphia-based provider of eCommerce solutions for online retailers, closed a $5M debt financing round from Horizon Technology Finance. Link
• GearLaunch, a CA-based B2B-commerce platform, received $4.8M in Series A funding led by Hunt Technology Ventures. Link
• Cloud-based commerce as a service platform, Symphony Commerce, secured $3M in financing from an undisclosed investor. Link
• StitcherAds, an Irish advertising software company, raised $1.8M in venture debt from Columbia Lake Partners, a British venture fund. Link
• SF-based Darkstore, a third-party logistics company, raised $1.4M in seed funding from PivotNorth Capital. Link
• UK-based Tailored.to, an online shopping platform that powers personalized advertising, has raised $900k in a seed funding round from investors including Amadeus Capital and Ascension Ventures. Link
• Bengaluru-based micro products and digital payments platform for SMEs, Instamojo, raised an undisclosed Pre-Series B funding from Japanese payments firm AnyPay. Link
• B2B payments startup, PayStand, raised an undisclosed amount of financing from LEAP Global Partners. Link
• MobileRQ, a contextual mobile marketing platform, was acquired by Kochava, a mobile attribution and analytics platform. Link

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – PRODUCT MANAGEMENT TOOLS

• Amplitude, which provides a product feedback analytics platform, raises $ 30 M in Series C funding led by led by IVP, with participation from existing investors Benchmark Capital and Battery Ventures. Link
• Pendo, which provides a platform for generating analyics related to product feedback, raises $25 M in Series C funding from Salesforce Ventures. Link
• Wizeline, which provides a product lifecycle management suite, raises an undisclosed amount in Series A funding from Leap Global Partners. Link 
• VersionOne, which provides a project management software, announces its merger with Collabnet, the creator the souce-code management software – Sourceforge. Link
• CA Technologies, which provides a project portfolio management software, announces partneship witith IIIT-Hyderabad to Set Up Co-innovation Lab, for conducting research on software prototypes. Link
• Blueprint, which provides a requirement management software, annoucnes the integration of its Storyteller solution with CA Agile Requirements Desginer. Link
• Apptimize, which provides a platform for A/B testing of products, announces the launch of its new feature – Goal Bundles, to help users analyse the cause-effect impact of their mobile tests. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Flowcast (2016, Toronto) – Feedback capturing and management software.

LEADER BOARD – PRODUCT MANAGEMENT TOOLS

PM Suite
WizeLine (2013, SF, $8.4M) – Software to manage complete life-cycle of product with features to increase customer engagement . Backed by A Capital, Core Ventures Group, SV Angel, Lowercase Capital, Sierra Ventures and Bowery Capital.

Project Portfolio Management
Instantis (1999, Santa Clara, $29M, Acq.) – Cloud based project & portfolio management software to manage multiple products simultaneously. Backed by US Venture Partners, JK & B Capital, JF Shea Company and Goldman Sachs. Acquired by Oracle in 2012.
Daptiv (1997, Seattle, $28.5M, Acq.) – Project management platform for demand management, resource planning, time managament and version control features. Backed by Kennet, Endeavour vision, Genevest Consulting Group, MArlin Equity Partners and Parallax Capital Partners. Acquired by Changepoint in 2014. 

Project Management
VersionOne (2002, Alpharetta, $26.5M) – Software for end to end enterprise agile project management and support various agile methods such as Scrum, Kanban, and the Scaled Agile Framework. Backed by OpenView and LLR Partners.
Liquidplanner (2007, Seattle, $13M) – Collaboration software with priority based & predictive online project management features. Backed by TVC Capital and Alliance of Angels.

Requirement Management
Blueprint (2004, Toronto, $53.35M) – Software for managing and tracing the requirements, and generating test-cases automatically related to project development. Backed by BDC Capital, GrowthWorks, Tandem Expansion Fund, Walsingham Growth Partners and Centana Growth
Jama Software (2007, Portland, $33.4M) – Platform for collating the requirements, managing their respective priorities and collaborating among other users for tracking. Backed by Trinity Ventures, Updata Partners, Madrona Venture Group and Oregon Angel Fund.

Prototyping
iRise (1997, El Sugando, $36M) – Visualization & collaborative prototyping software used by UX professionals, Product managers and business analysts. Backed by Morgan Stanley, Gold Hill Capital, Duetsche Bank and SVB Financial Group.
MarvelApp (2013, London, $7.97M) – Platform for transforming sketches and drawings into wireframes and prototypes and share with other users. Backed by Index Ventures, Connect Ventures, Ustwo, Haatch, InReach Ventures and BGF Ventures.

User Feedback
UserTesting (2007, Mountain View, $48.5M) – Platform to conduct usability testing of websites and application and get feedback from users of the product. Backed by OpenView, Kern Whelan Partners and Accel Partners.
LaunchDarkly (2014, SF, $11.3M) –It allows companies to release changes to only a set of users for testing and getting early feedback. Backed by Bloomberg Beta, 500 Startups, Soft Tech VC and Cervin Ventures.

Analytics
Mixpanel (2009, SF, $77M) – Mobile & web analytics platform to track user actions while operating the application. Backed by Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital.
Clicktale (2006, Ramat Gan, $53M) – Software to analyse how people behave and what they do on particular pages of application. Backed by YL Venture, Goldrock Capital, Amadeus Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Viola Group.

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

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ADTECH

• Zhixiangge, an online platform for advertising on printed products for enterprises has raised Series A funding from Hongtai Fund. Link
• AdQuick, a marketplace for traditional OOH advertising has raised $1.1M in Seed funding from Initialized Capital, VTF Capital, and Haystack Partners. Link
• Samba, a Smart TV Apps Publishing and Advertising platform has raised $30M in Series B funding from Union Grove Venture Partners, Interpublic, Time Warner, A+E Networks, Draper Associates, Ambition.VC, MDC Ventures, and Thomas McInerney. Link
• DOmedia, an out-of-home advertising marketplace has raised $2.85M in Debt funding. Link
• Edison Interactive, a digital media and content delivery platform for mobile and tablet environment for in-cab passengers has raised Seed funding. Link
• OUTFRONT Media, a full-service OOH advertising company has acquired Dynamic Outdoor, a digital billboard advertising company for $94.4M. Link
• Verimatrix, a video security solutions provider for Pay-TV operators has acquired Genius Digital, a TV Ad Analytics company. Link

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – VIRTUAL REALITY

• Inception, a VR content and distribution platform, raises $15M in Series A funding from investors including RTL Group, iAngels, James Packer, and Gigi Levy-Weiss. Link
• Immersv, an advertising platform for mobile 360 and virtual reality, raises $10.5M in Series A funding from investors including Rogers Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, The Venture Reality Fund, Initial Capital, East Ventures, HTC Vive, MCJ, GREE, i-mobile, Metaps, and Gigi Levy. Link
• SLIVER.tv, an esports virtual reality entertainment platform, raises $9.8M from investors including Danhua Capital, Heuristic Capital Partners, ZP Capital, DCM, Sierra Ventures, The VR Fund, Samsung Next Fund and Sony Innovation Fund. Link
• Livelike, a VR sports broadcasting startup, raises $7.5M funding. Link
• Serious Labs, a provider of virtual reality solutions for workforce training, raises $5M in Series A funding from United Rentals and Brick and Mortar Ventures. Link
• Matterport, an immersive media technology company, raises $5M in funding from Ericsson Ventures. Link
• C360, a provider of live output for linear broadcast and over-the-top streaming platform, raises $3.5M in funding from Boeing HorizonX, MI-12 and Pasadena Angels. Link
• vr-on, a virtual reality collaboration platform for professionals, raises $1.5M from BayBG, Vito Ventures, Andreas Perreiter and Carsten Erdt. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Wonderlamp Industries (2010, Potsdam) – Virtual reality production tool for user generated VR content.

LEADER BOARD – VIRTUAL REALITY

Studios
Within (2014, Venice, $57M) – Develops cinematic VR content. Backed by Temasek, Emerson Collective, Andreessen Horowitz, 21st Century Fox, Raine Ventures and others.
Wevr (2010, LA, $40M) – Develops open VR technology platform that enables storytellers to create, present, and publish projects on all VR headsets. Backed by Digital Garage, HTC, Samsung Venture Investment, Evolution Media Capital, AME Cloud Ventures and others.
Baobab Studios (2015, SF, $31M) – VR animation studio. Backed by Horizons Ventures, 20th Century Fox, Shanghai Media Group, and others.
The Virtual Reality Company (2014, LA, $25M) – VR content studio. Backed by Rothenberg Ventures, Jiangsu Hengxin Technology, Elementum Ventures.

Live Streaming
NextVR (2009, Laguna Beach, $115.5M) – Develops technology to stream live VR content. Backed by Formation8, Comcast Ventures, RSE Ventures and others.
SLIVER.tv (2015, Cupertino, $32M) – VR platform for viewing eSports competitions. Backed by Danhua Capital, DCM Ventures, Sierra Ventures, The VR Fund, Hollywood Media Investors and others.
LiveLike (2015, SF, $12.5M) – Provides VR sports distribution platform for broadcasting companies. Backed by Evolution Media Partners, CAA, TPG, Courtside Ventures, Techstars and others.

Content Creation Tools – End to end solutions
JauntVR (2013, Palo Alto, $100M) – Develops hardware, software, tools, and applications to enable content developers to make cinematic VR experiences. Backed by Walt Disney Company, Redpoint, SV Angel & Highland Capital Partners.
The Future Group (2013, Oslo, $42M) – Providers of tools for broadcast and entertainment applications in virtual reality. Backed by Ferd, Aker & others.

Content Creation Tools – Reality Capture
Lytro (2006, Mountain View, $200M) – Develops light field camera technology for cinematic VR imaging. Backed by NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners and others.
360fly (1998, Pittsburgh, $60M) – Develops panoramic camera that can capture 360-degree views. Backed by Qualcomm Ventures, Voxx International, and others.
8i (2014, Wellington, $41.5M) – Holographic Virtual Reality. Backed by RRE Ventures, Boost VC, Samsung Ventures and others.

Content Creation Tools – Processing
Dirac Research (2001, Uppsala, $4.9M) – Provides a 3D audio rendering platform for VR. Backed by AAC Technologies.
VideoStitch (2012, Paris, $2.8M) – Provider of 360 video stitching software. Backed by Kima Ventures, Alven Capital.

Content Creation Tools – Modeling
ObEN (2014, Pasadena, $13M) – Creates 3D avatar from images which can be used in VR. Backed by Tencent, SoftBank Ventures Korea, CrestValue Capital, Cybernaut Westlake Partners, and others.
Mindshow (2014, LA, $6M) – Platform to create narrative experiences through virtual reality. Backed by DFJ, Venture Reality Fund, BDM, Greycroft, and others.
WakingApp (2013, Rosh HaAyin, $5M) – Cloud platform for AR/VR content creation. Backed by Globis Capital Partners, Inimiti, and others.

Content Creation Tools – Dev Tools
Improbable (2012, London, $524M) – Develops OS for large scale simulations including VR and AR, for applications in gaming, defense, energy, city efficiency, health, and finance. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz.
Pixvana (2015, Seattle, $6M) – Cloud platform for AR/VR video processing. Backed by Madrona Venture Group and Vulcan Capital.

Delivery
87870 (2010, Beijing, $30M) – Portal on VR-related content developments and app store to download games.
EveryScape (2002, Newton, $17.5M) – Platform to build 3D environments from 2D photography. Backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Dace Ventures & others.
Inception (2016, Tel Aviv, $15M) – VR content and distribution platform. Backed by RTL Group, iAngels and others.
Littlstar (2014, NYC, $5M) – Provides a multi-platform, device agnostic solution for content owners and brands to distribute 360 and VR content. Backed by Disney Accelerator, Sterling Equities, and others.

Display Devices
Oculus (2012, Irvine, $91M, Acq.) – Manufactures Virtual Reality Headsets. Acquired by Facebook for $2B in March 2014.
AntVR (2014, Beijing, $56M) – Provides open source VR hardware. Backed by Sequoia and Gosuncn Technology Group.
Baofeng Mojing (2014, Beijing, $45M) – Develops virtual reality display devices. Backed by CITIC Capital, Huayi Brothers, Green Pine Capital Partners and others.

Interactivity Enablers
Leap Motion (2010, SF, $94M) – Develops 3D motion control hardware and software using motion-sensing technology. Backed by JP Morgan Asset Management, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, SOSVentures and Highland Capital Partners.
eyeSight (2005, Herzliya, $33M) – Provider of gesture recognition technologies. Backed by CEVA, Mitsui Global, Kuang-Chi Group and others.
uSens (2013, San Jose, $30M) – Provides inside-out 3D hand tracking as well as head position tracking. Backed by IDG Capital, Morningside Ventures, Stone Point Capital & others.
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm, IPO) – Provider of software for touchless gesture interaction. Filed IPO in 2016.

Chips & Sensors
InvenSense (2003, San Jose, IPO, Acq.) – Develops motion sensing solutions for mobile applications. Filed IPO in 2011. Acquired by TDK for $1.3B in December 2016.
Movidius (2005, San Mateo, $86.5M, Acq.) – Develops mobile vision processor chips. Acquired by Intel in September 2016.

Advertising/Marketing
Immersv (2015, SF, $10.5) – Advertising platform for mobile 360 and virtual reality. Backed by Rogers Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, The Venture Reality Fund, Initial Capital and others.
Vertebrae (2015, Santa Monica, $10M) – Ad network for Native VR advertising.
MediaSpike (2011, Mountain View, $5M) – Product Placement Ads in Games. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, 500 Startups, and others.

Applications – Healthcare & Fitness
MindMaze (2012, Lausanne, $108.5M) – Develops interfaces for neuro-rehabilitation using VR/AR and neurophysiological recording technologies. Backed by Hinduja Group.
Surgical Theater (2010, Ohio, $11M) – Develops VR medical applications, for intra-operative navigation & surgical guidance. Backed by HTC.

Applications – Real Estate & Architecture
Matterport (2011, Mountain View, $61M) – Develops iPad controlled camera to create 3D models of physical objects and interior spaces. Backed by YC, Qualcomm Ventures & Felicis Ventures.
IrisVR (2014, NYC, $10M) – Developer of tools to view 3D files in virtual reality. Backed by Emergence Capital, Indicator Ventures, and others.

Applications – Retail
InContext Solutions (2009, Chicago, $42M) – VR solutions for in-store simulation. Backed by Intel Capital, Beringea, Plymouth Ventures.
Marxent Labs (2011, Dayton, $14M) – Develops AR and VR applications for sales and marketing. Backed by Detroit Venture Partners and Stage 1 Ventures.

Applications – Entertainment
THE VOID (2014, Lindon, $50M) – VR Theme park. Backed by Shanda Group.
UCVR (2015, Shenzhen, $30M) – Virtual reality modules offering military combat VR experiences. Backed by China Baoan Group.

Applications – Social
High Fidelity (2013, SF, $39.5M) – Open-source social virtual reality platform to create, share and explore virtual worlds. Backed by Google Ventures, Kapor Capital, Linden Lab, True Ventures and Vulcan Capital.
Pluto VR (2015, Seattle, $14M) – Developing a virtual reality communication platform. Backed by Maveron, Madrona Venture Group, Trilogy Equity Partners and 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 – PR TECH

• Meltwater, a media intelligence platform has acquired Algo, an AI based news and data tracker. Link
• Synthesio, a social intelligence and listening platform, has enhanced its platform through key integrations and other additions. Link
• Izea, an influencer marketing marketplace, has declared its second quarter results. Link
• Social Media Analytics company Synthesio has acquired Social Karma. Link
• Techli, a news publisher, has been acquired by Publicize PR, will relaunch as Midwest’s pulse on innovation. Link
• Quill, a cloud based content creation platform, has raised $12.8M in the latest round of funding. Link
• Grapevine has acquired Google Ventures backed SocMetrics, an influencer marketing platform, to enhance its influencer identification and algorithmic ranking capabilities. Link
• Tailify, an influencer marketing platform, has received a strategic investment from a global affiliate network Awin. Link
• Meltwater, a media intelligence platform, has acquired Klarity Analytics, a social media analytics platform. Link
• Social Native, a content creation marketplace, has raised $8M in a seed funding round. Link
• Cision, a PR suite, has acquired a France based media monitoring tool Argus to get access to its media content. Link
• Pressboard has raised $2M to develop an AI based assistant for its branded content marketplace. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Presto Media (2016, Philadelphia) – Proprietary content studio software for brands to manage the entire content creation and distribution process.
FLYE (2016, SF) – Geo fencing based social monitoring platform using ML to spot location based trends.

LEADER BOARD – PR TECH

PR Suite
Cision (1892, Chicago, Acq.) – Provides integrated PR Software. Offers media monitoring and analysis, Content Distribution, media database. Acquired PRWeb, HARO, iContact, Viralheat, Visible Technologies. Acquired by GTCR in 2014.
Marketwired (1994, Toronto, Acq.) – Provides news distribution and social communication solutions to public relations, investor relations and marketing professionals representing companies from start-up to Fortune 500. Acquired by Nasdaq in 2016.

Content Creation
Scripted (2011, SF, $14.5M) – Online marketplace to connect freelance writers with companies who need written content. Used for writing blog posts, articles, social media updates etc. Backed by Crosslink Capital and Redpoint Ventures.
CrowdSource (2010, Illinois, $12.5M) – Provides full-service crowdsourcing solutions to accomplish labor-intensive tasks at scale, such as content creation. Backed by Highland Capital Partners.
Visually (2011, SF, $16M, Acq.) – Marketplace for creating visual content like infographics, video, data visualizations or presentations. Backed by Crosslink Capital, Correlation Ventures, SoftTechVC. Got acquired by ScribbleLive in 2016.
Ebyline (2009, Sherman Oaks, $6.5M, Acq.) – Online marketplace for freelance journalists. Provides photos, videos, and infographics in addition to text content. Acquired by IZEA in 2015.

Content Distribution
PR Newswire (1954, NYC, Acq.) – Offers tools to distribute news to journalists, bloggers and key influencers worldwide. Amplifies and optimizes the content as well as measures the impact of the news. Acquired by Cision in 2015.
Business Wire (1961, SF, Acq.) – Transmits full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other multimedia content to journalists, media outlets, Investors, Social networks and other audiences. Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2006.

Analytics – Media Monitoring
Brandwatch (2007, Brighton, $64M) –  Provides a social media monitoring platform that crawls over 80 million sites and parses that information to provide insights to businesses like analysing trends, campaigns and competitors. Backed by Highland Capital Partners and Nauta Capital.
Trendkite (2012, Austin, $36M) – Provides media monitoring and analytics. Uses NLP and big data analytics to model the PR ecosystem.Backed by Adam Street Partners, Silverton Partners and Mercury Fund.
Zignal Labs (2011, SF, $28M) – Helps brands and organizations monitor online media in real time. Offers Dashboard which updates automatically to show current analysis-sentiment, influencers, competition and indicates story trajectory. Backed by Andy Ballard, Managing Partner of Figtree Partners; Mitchell Cohen, Manager of Ross Investment Associates; and Jim Hornthal, co-founder and Chairman of Zignal Labs.

Analytics – Social Monitoring
NetBase (2004, Mountain View, $87M) –  Provides a social intelligence platform that enables brands to publish, monitor, analyze and engage with customers in real time. Uses a proprietary natural language processing engine combined with text analytics and machine learning to process social media data. Backed by Altos Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, MMV Financial, WestSummit Capital, SAIF Partners, ORIX Ventures.
Curalate (2012, Philadelphia, $40M) – Applies image recognition algorithms to social media conversations and scours the social web including Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, and Facebook to find people communicating about the user’s brand in pictures. Backed by First Round Capital, NEA, MentorTech Ventures and Vayner/RSE.

Influencer Marketing
Augure (2002, Paris, $36.5M) – Enables PR and Marketing practitioners to identify and engage their key influencers, perform online media monitoring, analyze the impact of campaigns on lead generation and sales volume. Backed by Serena Capital, Ventech, Seventure Partners, Ouest ventures and Amundi.
TapInfluence (2009, Boulder, $23M) – Offers Influencer Marketplace, on which brands can bring in their own influencers or search a database of more than 100,000 content creators based on things like reach, topic, and audience demographics. Backed by Grotech Ventures and Access  Venture Partners.

Other companies in this sector include:
IZEA (2006, Orlando, IPO) – Online marketplace that connects brands with influential content creators with a network of 850,000 registered influencers in 147 countries and 50,000 registered advertisers. Went IPO in July 2011.
theAudience (2011, West Hollywood, $20M, Acq.) – Creates content and amplifies it through a select network of influencers. Provides MCN management, video syndication and detailed performance analytics. Acquired by Al Ahli Holding Group in 2015.

CRM- PR
Babbler (2013, New York, $2.5M) – Allows PR professionals to share and store latest news, content, events, speakers with media communities through a centralized dashboard. Backed by CM Cic Private Capital, Omnes Capital, FRED & FARID MEDIA, Fashion Capital Partners.

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 – SUBSCRIPTION COMMERCE

• iFlix, a subscription-based video on demand service, secured $133M in funding led by Hearst. Link
• fuboTV, a NYC-based sports-first streaming TV service in the US, raised $55M in Series C funding led by Northzone. Link
• Hubble Contacts, a subscription service for daily disposable contact lenses, raised $10M in Series A-III funding. Link
• FilterEasy, a NC-based subscription HVAC air filter service, raised $6.9M in Series B funding led by Arsenal Venture Partners. Link
• Cornerstone, a London, UK-based men’s shaving supplier, completed a $4.6M round of funding led by Calculus Capital. Link
• Bombay Shaving Company, a male grooming products manufacturer, raised $2.5M from Fireside Ventures and high net-worth individuals (HNIs) including senior executives from McKinsey & Co. Link
• Sightbox, a Portland-based annual membership platform for eye exams and contact lenses, raised $2.4M in funding. Link
• PetTech startup, Butternut Box, raised $1.3M in seed funding in a round led by Passion Capital. Link
• Canada-based meal kit company, Oatbox, raised $1.17M in seed funding, allowing the firm to strengthen its position in the breakfast market. Link
• Raincan, a Pune-based subscription start-up for delivery of fresh and perishable items, raised $270k in pre-series A funding. Link
• UrthBox, a monthly subscription service of healthy snacks, acquired food subscription service, Bestowed, along with the customer base and assets of subscription services ConsciousBox and KlutchClub. Link
• The Hut Group, a UK-based online retailer, acquired cosmetics subscription business, Glossybox, and hits £2.5bn in valuation. Link
• Stitch Fix, a subscription-based online fashion retailer and personal styling service, reportedly confidentially filed for an IPO. Link
• Target partners with pet supply subscription service, BarkBox, for expanding its pet supplies assortment in stores and online. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Dentium Club (2016, Provo) – Subscription service for professional teeth whitening products.
NorseBox (2015, Are) – Quarterly curated subscription box of home decor products.

LEADER BOARD – SUBSCRIPTION COMMERCE

Digital Media – Music Streaming
Spotify (2006, Stockholm, $2.06B) – Music streaming over the internet on a subscription basis. Backed by TCV, Goldman Sachs, and more.
Deezer (2006, Paris, $259M) – Subscription-based music streaming service. Backed by CM-CIC Capital Prive, Access Industries, Idinvest Partners, and Orange.
KKBox (2004, Taipei, $114M, Acq.) – Digital music service provider in Asia on a subscription basis. Backed by HTC Corp, Chunghwa Telecom, KDDI Corporation, and more. Acquired by KDDI Corporation in 2010.

Digital Media – Online TV & Video
Netflix (1997, Los Gatos, IPO) – Subscription-based online and offline video rental portal. Went public in 2002.
Quickflix (2003, Perth, IPO) – Subscription-based online movies and TV shows streaming with offline DVD rentals. Went public in 2005.
Xunlei Kankan (2005, Shenzhen, IPO) – Subscription-based video-on-demand portal. Went public in 2014.
iflix (2014, Kuala Lumpur, $298M) – Subscription-based on-demand video service. Backed by Hearst, EDBI, EVOLUTION MEDIA, Sky, Catcha Group, Liberty Global, Jungle Ventures, and more.

Digital Media – eBooks
Scribd (2007, SF, $48M) – Premier e-books digital library featuring a subscription service. Backed by CRV, Khosla Ventures, Red Point Ventures, YCombinator, and more.
Oyster (2012, NYC, $17M, Acq.) – eBook subscription service. Backed by Highland Capital Partners, SV Angel, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, BoxGroup, and Advancit Capital. Acquired by Google in 2015.

Food & Beverage – Recipe Ingredients
HelloFresh (2012, Berlin, $367M) – Delivers portioned groceries and corresponded recipes to cook at home. Backed by Baillie Gifford, Rocket Internet, Insight Venture Partners, Phenomen Ventures, and more.
BlueApron (2012, NYC, $194M) – Weekly subscription based recipe ingredients for meals. Backed by Fidelity Investments, Stripes Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, and more.
Plated (2012, NYC, $80M) – Subscription-based recipe box and meal kits. Backed by Greycroft Partners, ff Venture Capital, Formation 8, and more.

Food & Beverage – Snack Box
NatureBox (2012, San Carlos, $60M) – Subscription-based healthy snacks provider. Backed by General Catalyst Partners, Softbank, Canaan Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center and Global Founders Capital.

Food & Beverage – Grocery
Door To Door Organics (2007, Lafayette, $43M) – Online organic grocery delivery subscription service. Backed by Greenmont Capital Partners and Arlon Group.

Food & Beverage – Alcohol
Tasting Room (2009, NYC, $6M, Acq.) – Subscription-based personalized wine delivery. Acquired by Lot18 in 2013.

Fashion – Horizontal
JustFab (2010, El Segundo, $300M) – Subscription-based fashion commerce site. Backed by Passport Special Opportunity, Shining Capital, Matrix Partners, and TCV. Acquired Shoedazzle and FabKids.

Fashion – Accessories
Shoedazzle (2009, El Segundo, $66M, Acq.) – Online-first shoe brand providing subscription services. Acquired by JustFab in 2013.
Eleven James (2013, NYC, $40M) – An online luxury watch subscription-based rental service. Backed by WGI Group, Structure Capital, BoxGroup, and Great American Capital Partners.
RocksBox (2012, SF, $10M) – Premium jewelry rentals on subscription. Backed by MuckerLab, Matrix Partners, and more.

Fashion – Apparel
Outfittery (2012, Berlin, $60M) – Curated shopping service for men’s clothing. Backed by Highland Capital Partners, Northzone, Octopus Ventures, and more.
StitchFix (2011, SF, $47M) – Subscription-based personal shopping and delivery service. Backed by Benchmark, Baseline Ventures, LSVP, and WTI.
Le Tote (2012, SF, $26M) – Subscription-based rentals for women clothing, jewelry, and accessories. Backed by AITV and Azure Capital Partners.

Essentials
Harrys (2012, NYC, $285M) – Subscription-based online shaving supplies brand. Backed by Tiger Global, Wellington Management, Thrive Capital, and more. Acquired The Feintechnik Factory.
Dollar Shave Club (2011, LA, $165M, Acq.) – Subscription for razors and grooming supplies for men. Backed by Venrock, TCV, Forerunner Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group, and more. Acquired by Unilever in 2016.

Beauty – Horizontal
Ipsy (2011, San Mateo, $103M) – Personalized make-up and beauty sample subscription. Backed by TPG Growth, Sherpa Capital, Crosscut Ventures, 500 Startups, Amalfi Capital, and more.
Julep (2007, Seattle, $58M, Acq.) – Private label of beauty products that provide beauty subscription boxes. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz and more. Acquired by Glansaol in December 2016.
BirchBox (2010, NYC, $87M) – Subscription-based grooming and beauty samples provider for men and women. Backed by First Round Capital, Accel Partners, Viking Global Investors, and more. Acquired JolieBox.
GlossyBox (2011, Berlin, $72M, Acq.) – Monthly beauty subscription box. Acquired by Lust Have It! in 2012.

Infants and Kids – Essentials
Honest (2011, Santa Monica, $228M) – Customized eco-friendly and organic infant products subscription service. Backed by Glade Brook Capital Partners, Wellington Management, Institutional Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners, and more.

Infants and Kids – Toys and Books
Speakaboos (2008, NYC, $25M)  – Interactive storybooks for kids on mobile platforms on a subscription basis. Backed by [212]Media, Advancit Capital, and Kyowon Group.
Epic (2013, Palo Alto, $21M) – Subscription-based ebook service for kids. Backed by TransLink Capital and more.
Pley (2013, San Jose, $17M) – Subscription-based rental for Lego sets. Backed by Sozo Ventures, Allegro Venture Partners, and more.

Infants and Kids – Clothing
Rockets Of Awesome (2016, NYC, $19.5M)  – Personalized subscription box for kids’ apparel. Backed by August Capital and more.

Infants and Kids – Activity Box
Kiwicrate (2011, Mountain View, $10M) – Monthly subscription for hands-on activity box for kids. Backed by Comcast Ventures, First Round, Funders Club, and more.

Healthcare – Prescription Drugs
PillPack (2013, Boston, $94M) – Subscription-based periodic delivery of prescription medicines. Backed by CRV, Accel Partners, Atlas Venture, Founder Collective, and more.

Healthcare – Supplements
Care/of (2016, NYC, $14M) – Monthly subscription box for vitamin supplements. Backed by Goodwater Capital, Tusk Ventures, RRE Ventures, and Align Ventures.
BuluBox (2012, Lincoln, $4M) – Subscription for vitamins and supplements of premium brands. Backed by Flyover Capital and more.
Nootrobox (2014, SF, $2.57M) – Subscription for nootropic supplements. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz and more.

Healthcare – Personal Care
Lola (2014, NYC, $11M) – Cotton tampons in a customized box delivered to subscribers. Backed by  Expansion Venture Capital, Brand Foundry Ventures, Vayner/RSE, 14W, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, BoxGroup, and BBG Ventures.
FabFitFun (2010, Beverly Hills, $3.5M, Acq.) – Women personal care products subscription box. Acquired by MeetCharlie in 2010.

Pets Products
BarkBox (2011, NYC, $22M) – Monthly subscription for toys, treats, and gifts for dogs. Part of Bark&Co. Backed by Resolute.vc, RRE Ventures, Lerer Ventures, Polaris Partners, 500 startups, and more.
PetFlow (2009, NYC, $15M) – Monthly subscription of pet food for dogs and cats. Backed by LSVP and Westwood Ventures.

Flowers
H.Bloom (2009, NYC, $17M) – Subscription-based luxury flower arrangements delivery service. Backed by Battery Ventures, Shasta Ventures, and more.

Household Products
FilterEasy (2012, Raleigh, $12M) – Subscription for air filter delivery service. Backed by IDEA Fund Partners, Azure Capital Partners, and RTP Capital Associates.
Soma (2012, SF, $10M) – Subscription for high design sustainable water filters. Backed by Baseline Ventures.

Niche Products
Loot Crate (2012, LA, $18.5M) – Monthly subscription for tech and gamer gear. Backed by Upfront Ventures, Montage Capital, Team Downey, TimeInc, and Breakwater Investment Management.
Quarterly (2011, LA, $4.3M) – Quarterly subscription for gift box service. Backed by True Ventures, Collaborative Fund, and VegasTechFund.

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

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – LOGISTICS TECH

• Convoy, an online marketplace for freight hauling raised $62.5M led by Y Combinator. Link
• Beijing based Shansong, a local delivery startup raised $50M Series C round led by Shunwei Capital and Beijing Hualian Group. Link
• 6 River Systems, a warehouse automation startup, raised $15M Series A round led by Norwest Venture Partners. Link
• Convey, a delivery management software startup raised $8.25M Series B round led by TechStars Venture Capital Fund and RPM Ventures. Link
• Berlin based e-commerce logistics startup Seven Senders raised $7.7M Series A round led by btov Partners. Link
• Paris based Cubyn, an on-demand shipping platform for online businesses raised $7M Series A round led by DN Capital. Link
• Tel Aviv based CommonSense Robotics, a logistics startup which provides a micro-fulfillment solution for retailers raised $6M Seed round led by Aleph VC and Innovation Endeavors. Link
• Auckland based Coretex, a fleet management software provider raised $6M funding led by Milford Asset. Link
• Eindhoven based SendCloud, a shipping platform for online retailers raised $6M Series A round led by henQ. Link
• Minibar, an on-demand alcohol delivery startup raised $5M Series A round led by Corigin Ventures. Link
• New York Shipping Exchange, an online marketplace for container shipping, raised $4.5M Series A round led by Hapag-Lloyd and CMA-CGM. Link
• Delhi based Trux, an online truck aggregator platform raised $3M Seed round from multiple angel investors including Videocon Industries’ chairman Venugopal Dhoot and others. Link
• Grabr, an online P2P shipping platform raised $3M Seed round led by SignalFire. Link
• Moscow based DostaVista, a crowdsourced local delivery platform raised $2M funding led by Buran VC and AddVenture. Link
• Shanghai based food delivery startup Ele.me has acquired Baidu’s food delivery arm Baidu Waimai for $800M. Link
• Narvar, a retail technology company acquired Bangalore-based GoPigeon, an end-to-end logistics management SaaS platform for an undisclosed amount. Link
• Belgium based Wabco, a commercial vehicle technology company acquired Bangalore-based fleet management software startup AssetTrackr. Link
• Waterloo based Descartes, a logistics technology company acquired freight visibility platform Macropoint for $107M. Link
• US retail chain Target acquired transportation software company Grand Junction. Link
• Hamburg based Korber Group acquired supply chain and logistics software provider HighJump. Link  
• Chennai-based Rane Group acquired IoT startup Telematics4U. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Hood (2017, Hawthorn) – Chat based concierge application for relocation.
Zencargo (2017, London) – Tech-enabled freight forwarder.

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, $157M) – 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 management applications. Backed by Salesforce, ServiceMaster, LaunchCapital etc.

Freight
Trucking – Long Haul – Listings
Post.Bid.Ship (2011, Scottsdale, $2.5M) – Online load board for 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
Geek+ (2015, Chaoyang, $82M) – Provides artificial intelligence based warehouse automation robots. Backed by Warburg Pincus, Volcanics Venture and others.

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 fulfillment. 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.

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 LogisticsTech feed.

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – REAL ESTATE TECH

• WeWork, a provider of managed co-working spaces valued at over $21B, raised $4.4B from SoftBank. Read more
  
• UrWork, a China-based provider of managed co-working spaces, raised $178M in a round led by Beijing Capital Land. Read more
  
• HomeLight, an online platform that matches users with real estate agents, raised $40M in Series B round led by Menlo Ventures. Read more
  
• eMoov, a listing syndication platform for home owners, raised $11.6M in a round led by JXC Ventures. Read more
  
• Truss, an online brokerage firm for CRE, raised $7.7M in Series A round led by Navitas Capital. Read more
  
• Wowqu, a provider of rental apartments and co-living spaces, raised $7.5M in a round led by 58.com. Read more
  
• Home, a property management solution provider based in Germany, raised $3.54M from EQT Ventures and Redalpine. Read more
  
• Landbay, a P2P platform for residential mortgages, raised $3.1M through crowd funding on Seedrs. Read more
  
• Flyspaces, an online marketplace for short-term commercial rentals, raised $2.1M in pre-Series A funding. Read more
  
• Propertyfinder Group acquired 16.95% in Zingat, an online listing platform for real estate based in Turkey. Read more
  
• StayAbode, a provider of managed rental accommodation, raised an undisclosed amount in a round led by Incubate Fund. Read more
  
• OnTheMarket, a UK-based online property portal owned by agents, plans to raise 50M pounds through an offering on AIM. Read more
• Ten-X, previously auction.com, an online marketplace for real estate, was acquired by PE firm Thomas H. Lee Partners for over $1B. Read more
  
• WeWork, a provider of managed co-working spaces, strengthened its position in Southeast Asia by acquiring Spacemob, a Singapore-based provider of co-working spaces. Read more
  
• WeWork, a provider of managed co-working spaces, acquired Unomy, an Israeli sales intelligence platform provider. Read more
  
• Accruent, a provider of facility management solutions, acquired Lucernex, a provider of workplace management solutions. Read more
  
• Chime, a provider of CRM solutions for real estate agents, acquired GeographicFarming, a provider of lead management solutions for real estate. Read more
  
• Realestate.com.au, an online listing residential listing platform, announced acquisition of a majority stake in Smartline, a mortgage broking franchise. Read more

For latest update visit RealEstate Tech feed.

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – MOBILE COMMUNICATION

• Kakao, a South Korean messaging app, raised $437M in post-IPO round from TPG for its taxi-hailing service. Link
• UCPaaS, a cloud based communication platform provider, raised $45M in Series B round led by Mangrove Capital. Link
• Plynk, a P2P money-messenger app, raised $28M in Series A round. Link
• Life360, a location sharing and messaging app, raised $10M in Series C round. Link
• Wickr, a privacy focused ephemeral messaging app, raised $8.8M in Series C round. Link
• Wavecell, a cloud-based communication platform provider, raised $8.2M in Series B round. Link
• OneSignal, a cross-platform push notification delivery platform, raised $7M in Series A round led by SIgnalFire. Link
• Quiq, an API provider for messaging, raised $6.5M in Series A round. Link
• Eko, a messaging app for enterprises, raised $2M in Series A round from ITOCHU, a Japanese trading firm. Link
• Sleeperbot, a fantasy sports chatting app, raised $2M in seed funding from Birchmere VC and Expa. Link
• MySQUAR, a social chat app, raised $1.6M in post-IPO share placing. Link
• Emojilala, an emoji provider for iMessage, raised $1.5M in seed funding. Link
• Vodi, a messaging and calling app, raised $100k through crowdfunding on the WeFunder platform. Link
• Flo, an AI-based messaging and concierge app raised an undisclosed amount in seed round from iSquare Global. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Tiki (2016, Yuan, $3.6M) – A video chat app that allows users to make free video calls with live filters.
Wander (2016, Singapore, $500k) – A messaging app focused on discussions and discovery of new people.

LEADER BOARD – MOBILE COMMUNICATION

Messaging
WeChat (2011, Shenzhen) – OTT messaging & calling app, also available for smart watch. Part of Tencent Group.
Whatsapp (2009, Santa Clara, $58M, Acq.) – Cross-platform OTT messaging & voice calling app. Backed by Sequoia. Acquired by Facebook in February 2014.
Kakao Talk (2010, Seongnam-si, IPO) – Messenger app to send and receive messages including photos, videos, voice notes, and contact information through one-on-one and group chats. Backed by Tencent, Maverick, CyberAgent Ventures and others. Went IPO in October 2014.
Line (2011, Tokyo, IPO) – OTT video calling & messaging app which features news & coupons as per user interest. Part of Naver Corporation. Went IPO in July 2016.
Hike (2012, Delhi, $261M) – OTT messaging & voice calling app. Backed by Tencent, BSB, Tiger Global and others.
Kik (2009, Toronto, $120M) – OTT messaging app with a built-in browser. Backed by Spark Capital, Tencent, SV Angel and others.
Hoccer (2009, Berlin, $69M) – Secure cross-platform instant messaging app made in Germany for iOS, Android. Backed by Media Ventures GmbH.

Voice Calling
UXIN (2012, Shenzhen, $100M) – Internet-based VoIP calling app. Backed by Sina.
TextPlus (2007, Marina Del Rey, $53M) – Free OTT calling app with paid service to call users without the app. Backed by Matrix Partners, KPCB, and others.

Video Calling
Tango (2009, Mountain View, $367M) – Mobile app for OTT video calling & messaging. Backed by Alibaba, Translink Capital, and others.
Fring (2006, London, $30M, Acq.) – Video calling & messaging app through operator network. Backed by North Bridge Venture Partners, Pitango Venture Capital, VenFin, and others. Acquired by Genband in September 2013.
Houseparty (2013, SF, $50M) – OTT video calling app. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, and Comcast Ventures.

Ephemeral
Snapchat (2011, LA, IPO) – Real time photo messenger with a timer to self-destruct photos. Backed by Alibaba Group, Yahoo, KPCB, SV Angel and others. Went IPO in March 2017.
Wickr (2012, SF, $82M) – End-To-End encrypted self-destructing messenger. Backed by Knight Foundation, Juniper Networks, and others.

Enterprise
TigerText (2010, Santa Monica, $81M) – Intra-organisation secure messaging app where messages are encrypted and self-destruct after a preset period of time. Backed by OrbiMed Advisors, Reed Elsevier Ventures, and others.
Biba (2012, SF, $20M, Acq.) – Enterprise app for video conferencing. Backed by Benchmark, Trinity Ventures, InterWest Partners. Acquired by Amazon in June 2015.
Chatwork (2012, Sunnyvale, $15M) – Intra-organisation messaging and file-sharing app. Backed by JAFCO and GMO Venture Partners.

Communication API
Twilio (2007, SF, IPO) – Provides a telephony infrastructure web service in the cloud, allowing web developers to integrate phone calls, text messages and IP voice communications into their web, mobile and traditional phone applications. Went IPO in June 2016.
Yuntongxun (2009, Beijing, $89M) – Cloud-based communications service provider, which provides API’s for SMS verification, voice messages, and video calls. Backed by Sequoia Capital.

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 Mobile Communication feed.

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – 3D PRINTING

• Desktop Metal, Boston-based metal 3D printing company raises $115M from Google Ventures, GE and other investors. Link
• DiManEx, the Netherlands based digital supply chain platform developer has raised $3M in funding. Link
• BigRep, the Berlin based Large scale Industrial 3D printer manufacturer has obtained an undisclosed amount of funding from Korber. Link
• BASF acquires 3D printing filament manufacturer Innofil3D. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Concrete Printer (2017, Utah, United States) – Developer of 3D printer for 3D printing concrete materials.
Blackbelt 3D (2017, Belfeld, Netherlands) – Developer of conveyor belt 3D printer for continuous FDM printing.

LEADER BOARD – 3D PRINTING

Hardware
Hardware – 3D Printers – Horizontal
3D Systems (1986, Rock Hill, IPO) – Manufacturer of SLA technology 3D printers. Went public in May 2013.
Stratasys (1989, Rehovot, IPO) – Manufacturer of FDM technology 3D Printers. Went public in 1994.

Hardware – 3D Printers – Desktop – Filament-Based
Markforged  (2013, Waltham, $21M) –  Manufacturer of 3D Printer capable of printing carbon fiber. Backed by Trinity Ventures, Matrix Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners.
Makerbot (2009, Brooklyn, $10M, Acq.) – Manufacturer of desktop-based 3D printers. Acquired by Stratasys in 2013.
nvbots (2013, Boston, $2.85M) – Manufacturer of automated 3D printer. Backed by Woodman in Series A funding.

Hardware – 3D Printers – Desktop – Resin Based
Carbon (2013, Redwood City, $222M) – Developer of new technology, CLIP – Continuous Liquid Interface Production. Manufactured M1 printer. Backed by Google Ventures and Sequoia Capital.
Formlabs (2011, Sommerville, $56M) – Manufacturers of UV Laser based printers.Develops and sells proprietary Form software for designing of 3D models. Backed by Founders Collective, DFJ Growth, and others.
Full Spectrum Laser (2010, Las Vegas, $10M) – Manufacturers of touch-based SLA desktop 3D Printers. Backed by Summer Street Capital Partners.

Hardware – 3D Printers – Industrial – Electronics
Nano Dimension (2012, Ness Ziona, $19M) – Develops 3D printers for printing PCBs. Backed by Amdocs, Nice systems, Wellborn Ventures, and Leader Capital Markets.
Voxel8 (2014, Sommerville, $12M) – 3D printers for PCBs, antennas, electromagnetic coils etc. Backed by Arch Venture Partners and Spark Investment Fund.
BotFactory (2013, Brooklyn, $1.3M) – 3D Printers for printing multilayer electronic circuits.Backed by New York Economic Development Corporation.

Hardware – 3D Printers – Industrial – BioPrinters
Cyfuse Biomedical (2010, Tokyo, $17M) – Manufacturer of 3D Bioprinters and 3D printed tissues. Backed by Nippon Venture Capital and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.
Organovo (2007, San Diego, IPO) – Developed ExVive technology to design and create 3D Printed human tissues. Backed by National Institute of Health and National Science Foundation. Went public in 2012.
Poietis (2014, Pessac, $2.73M) – Develops customized human tissues with bioprinting technology. Backed by WiSEED.

Hardware – 3D Printers – Industrial – 3D Printing Pens
Creopop (2013, Singapore, $1.96M) – Manufactures 3D Printing pens based on resin technology that uses photopolymer for its printing.Backed by 500 startups and Ruvento Ventures.

Software
Software – 3D Model fixing
Onshape (2012, Cambridge, $233M) – Manufacturers of browser based 3D CAD systems. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, North Bridge Venture Partners and Commonwealth Capital Ventures.
Geomagic (1996, Durham, $8M, Acq.) – Provider of scanning and design software solutions to capture and model 3D content. Backed by Valhalla Partners. Acquired by 3D Systems in 2013.
Vectary (2014, Bratislava, $2.5M) – Online 3D modelling tool for Children. Backed by Neulogy Ventures and BlueYard.

Software – Copyright Management
Identify3D (2014, SF, $3.46M) – Providers of IP Protection, Data security and Quality assurance for digital manufacturing. Backed by Bee Partners.
3DTrust (2015, Munich, $1.12M) – IP Protection solutions for 3D Printing industry. Raised seed funding of $1.1M.
Source3 (2014, NYC, $4M) – Large Scale licensing and Rights management platform for distribution of 3D content. Backed by Correlation Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, and others.

Applications
Applications – Healthcare
MedShape (2007, Altanta, $33M) – Designs and manufactures orthopedic implants.
Protosthetics (2015, Fargo, $410k) – Develops affordable prosthetic limbs for patients.
ConforMIS (2004, Bedford, IPO) – Develops Customized knee implants. Backed by Aeris Capital. Went public in 2015.

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 3D Printing feed.

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – CUSTOMER SERVICE SOFTWARE

• Lithium Technologies, a social customer experience management software, acquires Jive Software’s external community business for an undisclosed amount. Link
• Next Caller, a phone number and fraud detection solutions provider, raises $5M in seed round from two investors, one of which is Crystal Towers. Link
• Kata.ai, an AI enabled chatbot solutions provider, raises $3.5M in a series A round of funding led by Trans Pacific Technology Fund with participation from MDI Ventures, Access Ventures, and Convergence Ventures to improve its Natural Language Processing(NLP) technology capabilities. Link
• Pypestream, a customer engagement solution, raises $7M from an undisclosed investor. Link
• Uniphore, a speech recognition startup, raises $6.8 M in a series B round which it will utilize to expand its business. Link
• Ilos Videos, a video solutions provider for workplaces, raises $1.5M in a seed round led by Active Capital with participation from Content Group and Hyde Park Venture Partners. Link
• ClearGraph, a natural language query solutions provider, has been acquired by Tableau for an undisclosed amount. Link
• Netcall, a customer service solutions provider, raises $9.1M from BGF Quoted, a part of which will be used to finance its acquisition of MatsSoft. Link
• SmartAssist, an AI enabled customer support solutions provider, raises $5M in a series A round from Madrona Venture Group, which it will use to expand its service and technology offerings. Link
• Nanorep, a developer of AI enabled chatbots and app self service tools, has been acquired for $50M by Knowesia. Link
• Mitel, an integrated communication and collaboration platform, acquires ShoreTel for $430M to create a unified communications powerhouse. Link
• Ada Support, a chatbot solutions provider, raises $2.5M in seed funding from Bessemer Venture Partners and announced its launch from stealth mode. Link
• Joe Hukum, a chatbot solutions provider, has been acquired by Freshworks for an undisclosed amount. Link
• B2X, a customer care provider, raises $4.9M in an extended series B round of funding led by Seligman Private Equity Select. Link
• SynGro, a customer experience reporting solutions provider, has been acquired by Maru Group, and will be rebranded to Maru/Syngro. Link
• Squirro, a context intelligence solutions provider, raises $10M in a series B round participated by Orange Growth Capital and Salesforce Ventures. Link
• Survicate, a feedback management platform, raises $1M in a seed round from ARIA New Technologies, Newberg Investment, and other business angels. Link
• Rong Cloud, an instant messaging service provider, raised $14M from GP Capital in a series B round. Link
• Knowesia, a guided support and knowledge management solutions provider, will be acquired by EasyVista. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Soapbox (2016, Sydney) – AI enabled cognitive knowledge assistant for customer service representatives assisting them with responses to customer queries.
Pand (2016, Singapore) – AI enabled customer engagement platform for financial services, capable of learning from conversations with customers without any human intervention.

LEADER BOARD – CUSTOMER SERVICE SOFTWARE

Suite
Verint (1994, Melville, IPO) – Customer engagement optimization suite, security intelligence, and fraud prevention solutions. Went public in 2002.
RightNow Technologies (1997, Bozeman, IPO, Acq.) – Omnichannel customer experience suite solutions. Went public in 2004. Acquired by Oracle in 2011 for $1.5B.
Interactive Intelligence (1994, Indianapolis, IPO. Acq.) – Omnichannel communication platform for unified communications, workforce optimization, and business process automation. Went public in 1999.
Genesys (1990, Daly City) – Integrated multichannel customer experience and contact center solutions in the cloud and on-premises for SMB’s. Got acquired by TCV and Permira in 2012 for $1.5 billion.

Call Center – Suite
8×8 (1987, San Jose, IPO) – Provides cloud hosted call center services including call center, video, mobile and unified communications to SMB’s. Went public in 1997 for developing video compression semiconductors and software.
inContact (1997, Midvale, IPO) – On-demand call center software with ACD, skill-based routing, CTI, Speech recognition, customer feedback features. Went public in 2012.
Five9 (2001, California, IPO) – Cloud contact center software helping enterprises manage inbound, outbound and blended multi-channel solutions. Went public in 2014.

Call Center – Suite – Crowdsourced Agents
LiveOps (2000, Redwood, $51M) – Multi-channel cloud contact center solutions used for managing inbound, outbound and blended calls through crowdsourced customer service agents. Backed by CMEA Capital, Menlo Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Comerica Bank. Marlin Equity Partners acquired its Cloud Platform business in 2015.

Call Center – Analytics
Mattersight (2006, Chicago, IPO) – SaaS based behavioral analytics solutions for call centers based on customer and employee interactions. Went public in 2011.
CallMiner (2002, Florida, $70M) – Cloud-based speech and text analytics solutions for analyzing interactions across multi-channel communication channels. Backed by NewSpring Growth Capital, In-Q-Tel, Inflexion Partners, Sigma Partners.

Call Center – Front End
Talkdesk (2011, SF, $25M) – Browser based call center software for sales and support using services like Twilio to integrate call facilities on browser and mobile. Backed by DFJ Growth, Storm Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.

Call Center – Agent Productivity
nVoq (2000, Boulder, $24M) – Provides workflow optimization and voice navigation system that enables customer service reps. Investors undisclosed.
CustomerMatrix (2013, NYC, $19.5M) – Cognitive computing platform for CRM teams. Backed by HSBC, NewFund Capital, Aster Capital, True Global Ventures.

Call Center – Virtual Agents
Nuance Communications (1992, Burlington, IPO) – Speech, Imaging, and keypad solutions for businesses and consumers. Offers conversational virtual assistant solutions with speech recognition, natural language understanding, and voice biometric solutions. Went public in 2000.
Interactions Corporation (2004, Franklin, $160M) – Conversational virtual assistant solutions using AI for delivering automated natural language communications for customer care. Backed by Sigma Partners, North Hill Ventures, Updata Partners, Cross Atlantic Partners, Prime Ventures, Softbank Capital.

Help Desk – Omnichannel
Zendesk (2007, SF, IPO) – Integrated multi-channel cloud customer support ticketing system with self-service, live chat, and mobile support solutions. Went public in 2014.
Freshdesk (2010, Chennai, $150M) – Integrated multi-channel cloud-based Helpdesk ticketing solutions with self-service, live chat, in-app support, internal service desk. Has its office in Chennai also. Backed by Accel, Google Capital, Tiger Global.

Help Desk – Social
Hootsuite (2008, Vancouver, $225M) – Social media management system for businesses. Backed by Fidelity Investments, Insight Partners, Accel Partners, OMERS Ventures, Hearst Ventures, Blumberg Capital.
Sprout Social (2010, Chicago, $61M) – Social media management and engagement tools for enterprises. Backed by NEA, Goldman Sachs, Lightbank.
Falcon Social (2010, Copenhagen, $25M) – Social media management platform for enterprises. Backed by Prime Ventures, Target Partners, Northcap Partners.

Help Desk – Live Chat
Liveperson (1995, NYC, IPO) – Live chat, voice, and video with real-time metrics and hosted platform. Went public in 2000.
Intercom (2011, SF, $116M) – an Integrated platform for support, marketing, and sales. Provides live conversation solutions to the web and mobile customers. Backed by Iconiq Capital, BVP.

Help Desk – Live Chat – Crowdsourced Experts
Needle (2010, Salt Lake City, $19.5M) – On-demand advocates for engaging with customers for support and sales. Backed by Shasta Ventures, Lightbank, Rembrandt Venture Partners.
ChatID (2011, NYC, $19M) – Allows collaboration between brands and retailers enabling real-time conversation between product experts and customers on retail sites and stores. Backed by Costanoa Venture Capital, FirstMark Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Mack Capital, BoxGroup.

Help Desk – Live Text
Relay Network (2010, Radnor, $19M) – Secure customer service texting solutions. Backed by First Round, Karlani Capital, NewSpring Capital.
Zipwhip (2007, Seattle, $17M) – Offers Two-way text messaging from mobiles, landlines and toll-free numbers. Backed by Ronin Capital, Lakewest Venture Partners
HeyWire (2010, Cambridge, $13M, Acq.) – Enterprise mobile messaging platform by connecting customers with businesses with two-way texting platform. Adds customer texting to existing toll-free numbers and office phone numbers. Backed by Lauder Partners.

Help Desk – Live Text – Virtual Agents
Digital Genius (2013, London, $7M) – Uses AI, cognitive computing, neural networks and NLP to automate human-like conversations in real time. Backed by Lumia Capital, RRE Ventures, Spider Capital Partners, Lowercase Capital, Salesforce, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Metamorphic Ventures.

Help Desk – Instant Messengers
Smooch (2015, Montreal East, $8M) – Integrated customer messaging software over social messaging apps, SMS, web chat and in-app. Backed by TA Associates, Inovia Capital, Real Ventures.
LiveNinja (2012, Miami, $3M) – Integrated interface for B2C Communications over Instant Messengers. Backed by Citi, Start Capital, Comcast Ventures, Scout Ventures, Seedinvest, CV Catalyst Fund, AGP Miami, Anzu Partners, Dadneo.

Help Desk – Instant Messengers – Virtual Agents
Assist (2015, San Francisco, $5.5M) – Platform enabling automated chat for businesses. Backed by Structure Capital, Binary Capital.
Msg.ai (2014, NYC, $2.7M) – Artificial Intelligence based chatbot for conversational commerce. Backed by Y Combinator, KBS Ventures, Bowery Capital, Advancit Capital, Sterling Partners, Indicator Ventures, Dunnhumby, Galvanize, BoxGroup, Salesforce Ventures.

Help Desk – Mobile App Enablers
HelpShift (2011, Pune, $36M) – In-app support Help Desk platform. Backed by Microsoft Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Salesforce, Intel Capital, True Ventures, Visionnaire Ventures.
Apptentive (2011, Seattle, $9M) – In-app feedback tools for app developers. Backed by SurveyMonkey, Google Ventures, TechStars, Founders’ Co-op, Golden, Origin Ventures, Social Leverage.

Help Desk – Visual Communication
Cafex Communications (2013, NYC, $31.5M) – Contextual communication solutions including live chat, co-browsing, screen sharing along with visual IVR for engagement across web and mobile. Backed by Intel Capital, Illuminate Ventures, USAA.
Tokbox (2007, SF, $26M, Acq.) – PaaS company that provides hosted infrastructure, API and SDK for messaging, video and live chat, co-browsing, screen sharing. Acquired by Telefonica Digital in 2012.

Helpdesk – Virtual Agents
Wise.io (2012, Berkeley, $2.59M) – Automates the process of ticket routing and recommended responses on tickets through machine learning and predictive analytics. Backed by Voyager Capital.

Self Service – Knowledge Management
Coveo (2005, Quebec, $70M) – Knowledge Management software for customer support and employee engagement through Big Data Analytics. Through enterprise search technology it creates relevant context from both structured and unstructured data. Backed by IQ Venture Advisors, Propulsion Ventures, BDC Venture Capital.
Bloomfire (2010, Austin, $33M) – SaaS workspace collaboration tool that provides internal knowledgebase to customer service and sales reps for collaboration and onboarding new employees. Backed by Austin Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Silver Creek Ventures.

Self Service – Customer Communities
Lithium (2001, SF, $152M, Acq.) – Social Customer experience management software which combines online customer community applications with social web and CRM applications for engaging with customers through peer to peer support concept. Backed by Emergence Capital Partners, NEA, Benchmark Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Shasta Ventures. Got acquired by Vista Equity Partners in June’17 for an undisclosed amount.
VisionCritical (2000, Vancouver, $42.5M) – Customer Intelligence platform for customer communities for real-time feedback from customers and stakeholders, insights, innovation and new product development. Backed by Georgian Partners, Difference Capital, Omers Ventures.
Mzinga (2007, Burlington, $42.5M) – Enterprise learning management and social engagement solutions for customer support. It builds social communities for brand management and peer-to-peer support with content authorization tools and services. Also, provides a social learning platform for employee onboarding and engagement. Backed by W Capital Partners, Bluecrest Capital Finance, GE Equity, Acadia Woods Partners, Shared Capital Partners.

Feedback Analytics – CEM – Omnichannel
Medallia (2001, Palo Alto, $255M) – SaaS CEM company which captures feedback across the multi-channel with text analytics for analyzing customer decision journey. Backed by Sequoia Capital.
Clarabridge (2006, Reston, $125M) – SaaS customer intelligence company which uses NLP and machine learning combining text analytics with customer metrics for analyzing customer journey. Backed by General Catalyst Partners, Summit Partners.

Feedback Analytics – CEM – Social
newBrandAnalytics (2010, Washington, $35M, Acq.) – Monitoring and analysis solutions for customer feedback on social review sites for hospitality, retail, and government industries. Acquired by Sprinklr in 2015.

Feedback Analytics – Survey Tools + Market Research
Qualtrics (2002, Provo, $4000M) – SaaS-based platform to act on the voice of customer, employee and customer feedback. Backed by Insight Partners, Accel Partners, and Sequoia Capital.
Satmetrix (1997, $27M) – Satmetrix NPX, a software platform to improve customer satisfaction and promote customer loyalty and NPS. Backed by Stanford University, Four Rivers Group, Sutter Hill Ventures, Aspen Ventures.

Complaints Resolution
Modria (2011, San Jose, $13M, Acq.) – Cloud platform for resolving customer disputes with customized resolution rules. Facilitates mediation and negotiation between buyers and sellers. Backed by Foundry Group. Got acquired by Tyler Technologies in June’17 for an undisclosed amount.

Complaints Resolution – Virtual Agents
Cognicor Technologies (2011, Barcelona, $1.07M) – Automated complaints resolution system using AI to resolve customer complaints. Backed by Wayra and Lanzame Capital.

Interaction Analytics
Nice Systems (1986, Ra’anana, IPO) – Customer interaction analytics solutions through Big Data infrastructure and predictive analytics. Went public in 1996 for its security solutions.
Attensity (2000, Palo Alto, $105M) – SaaS based text and voice analytics solutions for enterprises. Backed by In-Q-Tel, Palomar Ventures, Jefferson Partners, Triangle Venture Capital Group.

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 Customer Service Software feed.

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ONLINE VIDEO

• Crealogix acquires Koemei, a platform for cross-media search and video content analytics. Link
• YouTube reveals new logo and design for the first time. Link
• Hotstar to start streaming in Full-HD soon, with the ability to download premium content like Game of Thrones. Link
• Foxtel partners with brightcove for its live streaming solutions. Link
• YouTube has finally started hiding extremist videos on its platform. Link
• Cambodia’s Smart Axiata, a leading mobile operator inks 3-Year Exclusive Partnership with iflix. Link
• Disney, iflix team up to take down Netflix. Link
• Walmart’s streaming service Vudu hits Apple TV. Link
• Twitch acquires video indexing platform ClipMine to power new discovery features.Link                                    
• ‘Netflix of comedy’ NextUp secures funds of £230K. Link
• Tremor Video, a video advertising platform has sold its DSP to Taptica for $50M. Link
• Nielsen’s digital content ratings will now include Facebook, Hulu and YouTube video views. Link
• Disney pullout could Be trouble for Netflix, 19% of its subscribers likely to cancel. Link
• Viu, an OTT video platform gets $110m backing for Asia’s streaming war. Link
• Videology, a DSP platform for video advertising lands $80M financing. Link
• Telefonica picks Accedo, the OTT video enabler for Spanish rail TV service. Link
• Iflix, the video-streaming service in South East Asia secures $133 million in funding. Link
• CBS to expand CBS All Access internationally, plans a live streaming service for sports. Link
• Netflix’s first ever acquisition is indie comic book publisher Millarworld. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Automagical (2017, San Francisco) –  An AI-based tool that enables businesses to automatically and quickly create marketing videos from blog posts.
Maven (2016, London) – Provides an interactive overlay to content creators to monetize content through donations instead of utilizing obstructive advertisements.

LEADER BOARD – ONLINE VIDEO

Content Creation
Animoto (2006, NYC, $30M) – Cloud-based video creation app. Runs a freemium service that lets users create short video slideshows from collections of pictures and videos. Backed by Amazon, SoftTech VC, Madrona Venture Group, Spectrum Equity.
StudioNow (2007, Nashville, $21M) – Global marketplace of services and technology tools designed to match video content producers with enterprises. Backed by Claritas Capital, FCA Venture Partners, Clayton Associates, Launch Tennessee.

Video Content Management
Brightcove (2004, Boston, IPO) – Online video platform suites. Offers product to distribute and publish digital media. Went IPO in 2012.
Qumu (2002, San Bruno, IPO, Acq.) – Enterprise video platform. Provides tools to create, manage, secure, deliver and measure the success of videos. Acquired by Rimage Corporation in October 2011. Went public in 2011.

Video distribution- On demand
Netflix (1997, Los Gatos, IPO) – Subscription-based online and offline video rental portal. Went public in 2002.
Hulu (2007, LA, $100M) – Subscription-based online movies and TV streaming. Backed by Time Warner, 21st Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company and Providence Equity Partners.
iQIYI (2010, Beijing, $350M) – Ad-supported television and movie portal. Provides fully-licensed, high-definition, professionally produced content. Part of Baidu. Backed by Baidu, Providence Equity Partners, Xiaomi, Shunwei.

Video distribution- Infrastructure
Ustream (2007, SF, $49M, Acq.) – Provider of live and on-demand video solutions.  Backed by  DCM, Band of Angels, Western Technology Investment, SoftBank, Fenwick & West, KT Corp. Acquired by IBM in 2016.
Elemental Technologies (2006, Portland, $43M, Acq.) – Provider of software-based video solutions for content delivery to any device. Acquired by Amazon in 2015.

Multi-Channel Networks
Tastemade (2012. Santa Monica, $80M) – YouTube Multi-Channel Food Network. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Comcast Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Liberty Media, Raine Ventures, Scripps Network Interactive and Third Wave Digital.
Machinima (2000, West Hollywood, $99M, Acq.) – Provides gamer content across multiple video platforms. Backed by MK Capital, Google, Redpoint Ventures, Warner Bros. Acquired by Warner Bros. in 2016.

Social Videos – Live Streaming
Azubu (2011, Sherman Oaks, $94M) – Offers live streaming eSports videos, news, and analysis from tournaments, teams, and players across multiple devices. Backed by Sapinda, Sallfort Privatbank AG.
Twitch (2011, SF, $35M, Acq.) – Live and On-demand eSports streaming website. A website for gamers to stream and watch live and recorded video games. Acquired by Amazon in 2014.
Periscope (2014, SF, Acq.) – Live video streaming and broadcasting mobile app. Acquired by Twitter in 2015.

Social Platforms – Social Sharing
YouTube (2005, San Bruno, $11.5M, Acq.) – Video sharing website. Acquired by Google in 2006 for $1.65B.
Keek (2011, Toronto, $30M) – Web and mobile short video sharing platform. Allows users to create 36-second videos (“keeks”) using a webcam, iPhone or Android devices and share them with others around the world. Went IPO in 2014.
Vine (2012, NYC, Acq.) – Video taking and sharing platform. Lets users record and edit up to six-second-long looping video clips and revine, (share other’s posts) with followers. Acquired by Twitter in 2012.

Video Marketing and Syndication
SundaySky (2007, Tel Aviv, $67M) – Offers personalized video marketing platform. Helps to create, manage and optimize real-time personalized video programs throughout the customer lifecycle. Backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Viola Group, Globespan Capital Partners, Carmel Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, NTT Docomo Ventures and Liberty Global.
Vidyard (2011, Kitchener, $61M) -Video marketing and analytics platform. Backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, SoftTech VC, Battery Ventures, Salesforce, Inovia Capital and OMERS Ventures.

Video Advertising – DSP
TubeMogul (2006, Emeryville, IPO, Acq.) – Video Demand Side Platform. Programmatic (desktop only) video advertising platform used by brands and agencies. Went IPO in 2014. Acquired by Adobe in 2016.
Extreme Reach (2007, Needham, $196M) – Enables advertisers and agencies to manage, execute, and track advertising campaigns across all video mediums (broadcast, cable, website, mobile, VOD). Backed by Village Ventures, Long River Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Spectrum Equity, TD Bank.

Video Advertising – SSP
Liverail (2008, SF, $12.5M, Acq.) – Supply-side video advertising platform. Provides premium publishers with RTB-based video ad targeting technology to serve better ads in the videos that appear on their websites and apps. Acquired by Facebook in 2014.
Altitude Digital (2009, Denver, $54M) – Independent video Supply-side platform. Backed by Cypress Growth Capital, Mercato Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, FastPay.

Video Advertising – Ad Networks
YuMe (2004, Redwood City, IPO) – Develops video advertising technology for both the supply side and the demand side of the digital video ecosystem. Went IPO in 2013.
SpotX (2006, Denver, $12M, Acq.) – Programmatic video advertising platform. Connects thousands of publishers with trusted demand sources, running top brand campaigns through its marketplace. Acquired by RTL Group in 2014.

Video Advertising – Ad Exchanges
Tremor Video (2005, NYC, IPO) – Provides online video advertising services for advertisers, agencies, and publisher partners. Went IPO in 2013.
Brightroll (2006, SF, $46M, Acq.) – Delivers, manages and measures the performance of digital video ad campaigns across web, mobile, and connected TV. Acquired by Yahoo in 2014.

Video Advertising – Interactive Video
Innovid (2007, NYC, $53M) – Interactive Video Ad delivery platform. Provides advertisers with the tools to create, deliver, and measure video campaigns in any format on any screen, publisher, and ad network. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Cisco Investments, NewSpring Capital, Silicon Valley Bank.
Interlude (2010, NYC, $37M) – Designs, develops and markets interactive video technology. Backed by MGM, Warner Music, Samsung, Sequoia Capital and Intel Capital and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Video Analytics
Tubular Labs (2012, Mountain View, $31M) – Video management and analytics platform. Backed by Canaan Partners, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, FirstMark Capital, SV Angel, High Line Venture Partners, Marker, Bedrocket, Square 1 Bank, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Third Wave Digital.

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

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – BIG DATA INFRASTRUCTURE

• RedHadoop, a Hadoop distribution platform, raised $1.5M in seed funding led by Huayao Capital. Link
• Redis Labs, a in-memory database provider, raised $44M in series D led by Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital, Carmel Ventures and with the participation of Dell Technologies Capital. Link
• VoltDB, a in-memory NewSQL database raised $8.2M in series C funding. Link
• Databricks, a big data analytics platform, raised $140M in series D led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from New Enterprise Associates and Battery Ventures. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Rivery (2017, Israel) – Provides a SaaS based Big data management platform.

LEADER BOARD – BIG DATA INFRASTRUCTURE

Big Data Suites
Cloudera (2008, Palo Alto, $1.05B) – Cloudera Distribution of Hadoop with Apache Technologies and Proprietary Products. Backed by Accel, GV, Intel, T. Rowe Price, In-Q-Tel and others.
Hortonworks (2011, Palo Alto, IPO) – Hortonworks Data Platform built with 100% open source Apache Technologies. Went public in 2014.
MapR (2009, San Jose, $194M) – Commercial distribution of Hadoop, Backed by Google Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Redpoint, NEA, Lightspeed, MayField.

Operational Processing
Key-Value Store
Basho (2007, Cambridge, $52M) – Distributed NoSQL Database. Backed by Trifork, Harbor Island Partners, Wilmington Investor and IDC.
Redis Labs (2011, Mountain View, $86M) – Redis and Memcache in cloud. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Carmel Ventures and others.

Document Store
MongoDB (2007, NYC, $318M) – Creators of Document Store Database MongoDB. Backed by NEA, EMC, RedHat, Sequoia, SalesForce, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, Intel, In-Q-Tel and others.
MarkLogic (2003, San Carlos, $173M) – Enterprise NoSQL Database. Backed by Sequoia Capital and others.
Couchbase (2009, Mountain View, $146M) – Enterprise Distribution of CouchDB. Backed by Mayfield, Accel, North Bridge VP, Ignition Partners, Adams Street Partners and others.

Wide Column Family Store
Datastax (2010, Santa Clara, $190M) – Enterprise Distribution of Apache Cassandra. Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia and others.

NewSQL
MemSQL (2011, SF, $85M) – In-Memory NewSQL Database. Backed by NEA, SV Angel, Y Combinator, Data Collective, Khosla Ventures, Accel Partners and others.
NuoDB (2010, Cambridge, $53M) – In-Memory NewSQL Database. Backed by Dassault Systems, Longworth and Morgenthaler.

Analytical Processing – MPP
Snowflake (2012, California, $205) – A MPP database. Backed by Iconiq Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Altimeter Capital and others.

Hadoop
Transwarp (2013, Shanghai, $58M) – Hadoop distribution for big data analytics. Backed by Tencent, Shenzhen Cornerstone Asset Management, Real power capital and others.
Qubole (2011, Mountain View, $50M) – Hosted Hadoop as a service. Backed by Charles River VC, Milliways Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and IVP.

SQL on Hadoop
Splice Machine (2012, SF, $31M) – Open-Source SQL RDBMS on Hadoop & Spark. Backed by Correlation Ventures, InterWest Partners, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and InterWest Partners.
Vertica (2005, Billerica, $24M) – Data management solutions for storing and querying Databases. Backed by New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer Venture Partners and Highland Capital Partners.

Spark
Databricks (2013, SF, $247M) – Platform to Ingest, analyze and visualize data on a spark cluster. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, NEA.

Search
Elastic (2012, Mountain View, $104M) – Search based on lucene, logstash to analyze and kibana to visualize enterprise data. Backed by Index Ventures, NEA, Benchmark, SV Angel, Data Collective.

Graph Processing
Neo4j (2007, SF, $80M) – Neo4j graph database. Backed by Sunstone Capital, Conor Venture Partners, Fidelity Growth Partners Europe and others.

Realtime Processing
Confluent (2014, Palo Alto, $81M) – Enterprise Distribution of Apache Kafka by creators of Kafka. Backed by Index Ventures, Benchmark, Data Collective, LinkedIn.
StreamBase (2003, Lexington, $37M, Acq.) – Event processing platform that analyze and act on real-time streaming datafor instantaneous decision-making. Backed by Accel Partners, BVP, Battery and Highland Capital Partners. Acquired by Tibco Software in 2013.
GigaSpaces (2000, New York, $36M) – Application Platform for Java. Backed by Intel Capital, FTV Capital, BRM Capital, Viola Group, and Formula Vision Technologies.
Striim (2012, Palo Alto, $31M) – Streaming Data integration and Operational Intelligence Platform. Backed by Summit Partners, Intel Capital and Panorama Point.
TerraCotta (2003, SF, $29M, Acq.) – In-Memory data management solutions for real-time applications. Backed by Accel Partners, Goldman Sachs, Benchmark and others. Acquired by Software AG in 2011.

Management Tools
WANdisco (2005, San Ramon, IPO) – Data Replication and downtime recovery in Hadoop. Went public in 2012.
Trifacta (2012, SF, $76M) – Platform for discovery, cleaning and shaping of Big Data. Backed by Ignition Partners, Accel Partners, Milliways Ventures, Greylock, Infosys and others.

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 – BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS

• Filecoin, a blockchain data storage network, has raised an estimated $200M in an ICO, following a $52M private sale to investors like Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. Link
• Kik, a mobile messaging app, has raised $50M from the private sale of its ethereum token Kin to institutional investors, including Blockchain Capital, Pantera Capital and Polychain Capital. Link
• Decentraland, a VR project built on Blockchain, has raised $26M in an ICO. Link
• Eeverex, an Ethereum-based remittance platform, has raised $26M in an ICO. Link
• Blockstack, a Blockchain-based identity management platform, has raised $25M in an ICO. Link
• 0x, a protocol for decentralized exchanges, has raised $24M in an ICO. Link
• ShoCard, a Blockchain-based identity security solutions provider, has raised $4M in a funding round led by Morado and AME Cloud Ventures, with participation from Storm Ventures, Danhua Capital, Correlation Ventures, Recruit Strategic Partners and Robert Tinker, founder and former CEO of MobileIron. Link
• MyBit, a decentralized asset ownership management platform, has raised 2.8M funding through a 30-day crowdsale. Link
• Bluzelle, a Blockchain-based applications developer for Financial Institutions, has raised $1.5M funding in a Series A round from Global Brain, True Global Ventures, LUN Partners. Link
• Oraclize, an Oracle service provider enabling smart contracts to access the internet, has raised €500k ($589k) seed funding from Digital Identity. Link
• BitPesa, a Bitcoin-Blockchain based remittance service provider, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding an a follow-up Series A round from Greycroft Partners, Plug and Play Tech Center. Link
• China has outlawed ICOs. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Kript (2017, London) – An app-based solution to manage tokenized assets.
Etherisc (2016, Munich) – A decentralized insurance application for Insurers.

LEADER BOARD – BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS

Financial Services
Circle (2013, Boston, $136M) – Digital currency wallet and international money transfer service provider. Backed by Accel Partners, Goldman Sachs, Baidu, General Catalyst Partners, IDG Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners, CICC, CreditEase, China Everbright, Fenway Summer, Breyer Capital, Pantera Capital, Wanxiang America, Digital Currency Group.
Ripple (2012, SF, $90.5M) – Open source payment protocol. Backed by Standard Chartered, AME Cloud Ventures, Seagate, CME Group, IDG Capital Partners, RRE Ventures, Venture 51, Core VC, ChinaRock Capital Management, SBI Holdings, Route 66 Ventures, Camp One Ventures,Blockchain Capital, Santander InnoVentures, Digital Currency Group, Tusk Ventures, CRCM Venture Capital, SCB Digital Ventures.
Digital Asset Holdings (2014, NYC, $67M) – Blockchain-based trade settlement solution provider. Backed Accenture, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, CME Group, BNP Paribas, ABN AMRO Bank, Australian Securities Exchange, PNC Financial Services Group, Deutsche, DTCC, ICAP, FinTech Innovation Lab, Santander InnoVentures.

Enterprise
Filament Networks (2012, Reno, $36M) – A decentralized Internet of Things stack. Backed by Intel Capital, CME Group, Techstars, Crosslink Capital, Bullpen Capital, Resonant Venture Partners, Amherst Fund, Samsung Venture Investment, Pantera Capital, Detroit Innovate, Bullpen Capital, Verizon Ventures, Flex technology accelerator program Lab IX, Digital Currency Group, Working Lab Capital, Zenstone Venture Capital, VTF Capital, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Backstage Capital, Tappan Hill Ventures, Samsung NEXT.
Stem Disintermedia (2015, Los Angeles, $12.5M) – A digital media rights platform.  Upfront Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Three Six Zero Group, Red Light Management, ROAR, Third Wave Digital, Aspect Ventures, Evolution Media, Vayner RSE, Blockchain Capital, Third Wave Digital, WndrCo.

Technology
R3 (2013, New York, $107M) – Consortium of financial enterprises aiming to create digital ledger technology. HSBC Group, UBS, Wells Fargo, Intel Capital, Barclays, Itau BBA, Natixis, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, SBI Group, Banco Bradesco, Temasek Holdings.
Bitfury (2012, San Francisco, $95M) – Provider for Bitcoin mining hardware.   Credit China Holdings, DRW Trading Group, Investment Fund, Crypto Currency Partners, Binary Financial, ZAD, Blockchain Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners, iTech Capital.
Blockstream (2014, SF, $76M) – Provides sidechain solutions to improve blockchain. Backed by Khosla Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Data Collective, Horizons Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Real Ventures, Digital Garage, DG Incubation, SK Ventures, Future Perfect Ventures, Maiden Lane, Mosaic Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Digital Currency Group, AXA Strategic Ventures, Seven Seas Partners.

Consumer
FirstBlood Technologies (2016, Boston, $5.5M) – Blockchain-based eSports platform.
Augur Project (2014, SF, $5M) – Decentralized prediction market based on Blockchain.

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