The 11 most active VC investors in IoT
July 19, 2016
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News of SoftBank’s planned £24 billion purchase of ARM—a designer of processors used in powering IoT networks, among other things—started this week off with a bang. And while some argue the deal will have a negative impact on British tech, there is an upside for founders and investors alike: the credence it lends to the fledging IoT market.
Although this sector gets a good amount of coverage, the numbers aren’t as eye-popping as one might expect. Since the start of 2015, 488 VC investors have participated in at least one of 300 IoT financings completed worldwide, according to the PitchBook Platform, with capital invested coming in under $2 billion. To compare, fintech startups in the same period garnered $12.8 billion across 770 VC deals.
Corporations have been leading the way recently, with three of the top five VC investors in IoT since the beginning of last year being CVCs. Perhaps the price tag on the ARM deal will catch the eye of more traditional firms and lead to more investment in the quarters to come.
Although this sector gets a good amount of coverage, the numbers aren’t as eye-popping as one might expect. Since the start of 2015, 488 VC investors have participated in at least one of 300 IoT financings completed worldwide, according to the PitchBook Platform, with capital invested coming in under $2 billion. To compare, fintech startups in the same period garnered $12.8 billion across 770 VC deals.
Corporations have been leading the way recently, with three of the top five VC investors in IoT since the beginning of last year being CVCs. Perhaps the price tag on the ARM deal will catch the eye of more traditional firms and lead to more investment in the quarters to come.
Here are the 11 most active VC investors in IoT since the beginning of 2015, along with their investment counts:
T-1. New Enterprise Associates (8)
T-1. GE Ventures (8)
3. Cisco Investments (7)
4. Intel Capital (6)
T-5. Lux Capital (5)
T-5. Crosslink Capital (5)
T-7. SOSV (4)
T-7. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (4)
T-7. FundersClub (4)
T-7. Bpifrance (4)
T-7. Bessemer Venture Partners (4)
PitchBook users can see the full data on VC investors in IoT. Looking to get access? Contact us today.
T-1. New Enterprise Associates (8)
T-1. GE Ventures (8)
3. Cisco Investments (7)
4. Intel Capital (6)
T-5. Lux Capital (5)
T-5. Crosslink Capital (5)
T-7. SOSV (4)
T-7. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (4)
T-7. FundersClub (4)
T-7. Bpifrance (4)
T-7. Bessemer Venture Partners (4)
PitchBook users can see the full data on VC investors in IoT. Looking to get access? Contact us today.
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