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3D Printing and How It’s Shaping Business
3d Printing and How It’s Shaping Business
This infographic details the ins and outs of 3D printing and its effect on the business world.
Due to factors such as the technology becoming more user friendly and a decrease in the price of acquisition, 3D printing is making a splash in many industries such as medicine, automotive and electronics. Currently, the largest revenue generator in the industry is consumer electronics, followed closely by the automotive industry. Also, the largest end user customer base is located in the USA, with a whopping 38% market share.
Advantages of 3D printing include: the convenience of designing and producing goods in house, on your own schedule; reduced need to store inventory, as it can be made just in time for use; cost reduction of manufacturing without the added expense of creating molds, and much more.
Moving forward, investors must consider the high barriers to entry, vertical acquisitions and potential demand growth from the manufacturing and software industries.
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Digital Transformation
Mapped: The Number of AI Startups By Country
Over the past decade, thousands of AI startups have been funded worldwide. See which countries are leading the charge in this map graphic.
Mapped: The Number of AI Startups By Country
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Amidst the recent expansion of artificial intelligence (AI), we’ve visualized data from Quid (accessed via Stanford’s 2024 AI Index Report) to highlight the top 15 countries which have seen the most AI startup activity over the past decade.
The figures in this graphic represent the number of newly funded AI startups within that country, in the time period of 2013 to 2023. Only companies that received over $1.5 million in private investment were considered.
Data and Highlights
The following table lists all of the numbers featured in the above graphic.
| Rank | Geographic area | Number of newly funded AI startups (2013-2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 5,509 |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 1,446 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 727 |
| 4 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 442 |
| 5 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 397 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷 France | 391 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 India | 338 |
| 8 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 333 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 319 |
| 10 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 193 |
| 11 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 189 |
| 12 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 147 |
| 13 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 123 |
| 14 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 94 |
| 15 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 94 |
From this data, we can see that the U.S., China, and UK have established themselves as major hotbeds for AI innovation.
In terms of funding, the U.S. is massively ahead, with private AI investment totaling $335 billion between 2013 to 2023. AI startups in China raised $104 billion over the same timeframe, while those in the UK raised $22 billion.
Further analysis reveals that the U.S. is widening this gap even more. In 2023, for example, private investment in the U.S. grew by 22% from 2022 levels. Meanwhile, investment fell in China (-44%) and the UK (-14.1%) over the same time span.
Where is All This Money Flowing To?
Quid also breaks down total private AI investment by focus area, providing insight into which sectors are receiving the most funding.
| Focus Area | Global Investment in 2023 (USD billions) |
|---|---|
| 🤖 AI infrastructure, research, and governance | $18.3 |
| 🗣️ Natural language processing | $8.1 |
| 📊 Data management | $5.5 |
| ⚕️ Healthcare | $4.2 |
| 🚗 Autonomous vehicles | $2.7 |
| 💰 Fintech | $2.1 |
| ⚛️ Quantum computing | $2.0 |
| 🔌 Semiconductor | $1.7 |
| ⚡ Energy, oil, and gas | $1.5 |
| 🎨 Creative content | $1.3 |
| 📚 Education | $1.2 |
| 📈 Marketing | $1.1 |
| 🛸 Drones | $1.0 |
| 🔒 Cybersecurity | $0.9 |
| 🏭 Manufacturing | $0.9 |
| 🛒 Retail | $0.7 |
| 🕶️ AR/VR | $0.7 |
| 🛡️ Insurtech | $0.6 |
| 🎬 Entertainment | $0.5 |
| 💼 VC | $0.5 |
| 🌾 Agritech | $0.5 |
| ⚖️ Legal tech | $0.4 |
| 👤 Facial recognition | $0.3 |
| 🌐 Geospatial | $0.2 |
| 💪 Fitness and wellness | $0.2 |
Attracting the most money is AI infrastructure, research, and governance, which refers to startups that are building AI applications (like OpenAI’s ChatGPT).
The second biggest focus area is natural language processing (NLP), which is a type of AI that enables computers to understand and interpret human language. This technology has numerous use cases for businesses, particularly in financial services, where NLP can power customer support chatbots and automated wealth advisors.
With $8 billion invested into NLP-focused startups during 2023, investors appear keenly aware of this technology’s transformative potential.
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