Technology
Deal Flow: The Technologies Receiving the Most Investment from VCs
Deal Flow: The Technologies Receiving the Most Investment from VCs
Angel investors and venture capitalists put up with a lack of liquidity in there investments for a good reason. The ability to fund private, early-stage ventures allows these investors to get a pulse on industry trends before they fully materialize in front of the general public. If they play their cards right, it allows this group to get in on an Uber or an Airbnb years before anyone even knows it exists to receive a lucrative return.
Those in the retail crowd should play close attention. The sectors that are receiving the most private investment today may be coming down the pipeline through the next IPO or RTO to a market near you.
The above infographic highlights some of the technologies receiving the most investment last year, taking into account deal flow between February 2014 and February 2015. Notable investment areas in dollar terms continue to include Marketplaces ($9.8 bn) and E-commerce software ($6.1 bn). The Health sector was also hot (175 deals to a tune of $1.9 bn) along with the Finance and Payments segments.
Here’s the geographic breakdown of venture capital by continent:
Lastly, the majority of deals were led by the same usual suspects such as Sequoia, KPCB, and Andreessen Horowitz.:
Original graphic by: Raconteur
Technology
Visualizing Internet Usage by Global Region
In this infographic, we map out internet usage by global region based on the latest data from the World Bank.
Visualizing Internet Usage by Global Region
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Digital technologies have become an integral part of our daily lives, transforming communications, business, health, education, and more. Yet, billions of people around the world are still offline, and digital advancement has been uneven.
Here, we map internet usage by region based on data from the World Bank’s Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023.
Digitalization Has Been Uneven
According to the World Bank, between 2018 and 2022, the world gained 1.5 billion new internet users.
In 2020 alone, the share of the global population using the internet increased by 6% (500 million people), marking the highest jump in history. India, in particular, has seen high rates of adoption. For example, in 2018, only 20% of Indians used the internet. By 2022, this percentage had grown to more than 50%.
Region | Individuals using the internet (% of population) |
---|---|
East Asia & Pacific | 74 |
Europe & Central Asia | 87 |
Latin America & the Caribbean | 76 |
Middle East & North Africa | 77 |
North America | 92 |
South Asia | 42 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34 |
However, the progress of digitalization has been uneven both within and across countries.
In 2022, one-third of the global population remained offline, with parts of Asia and Africa still experiencing very low rates of internet usage. For instance, more than half of businesses in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Senegal reportedly lack internet connection.
According to the World Bank’s report, when fast internet becomes available, the probability of an individual being employed increases by up to 13%, and total employment per firm increases by up to 22%. Moreover, firm exports nearly quadruple with the availability of fast internet. Across Africa, 3G coverage has been associated with a reduction in extreme poverty, with reductions of 10% seen in Senegal and 4.3% in Nigeria.
Curious to learn more about the internet? Check out this animated chart that shows the most popular web browsers since 1994.
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