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Startup Market Quarterly Highlights
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
August 2017
Blockchain technology snapshot outline
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This snapshot provides an overview of the blockchain technology sector and is broken down into three sections
Sector Description
High-level sector metrics, innovation quadrant, and
category definitions
Trends & Insights
Infographics and data points for the blockchain technology
sector
Quarterly Activity
Major funding and exit events from the previous
90 days
Venture Scanner reports are built by analysts utilizing our startup database and research platform
Sector Summary
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Blockchain technology startups are creating new businesses in 12 categories
The full Venture Scanner market report and database tracks 945 companies with
$3.5B in funding
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
The graphic above shows a random sampling of companies in each category, data cumulative as of August 2017
Exchanges Mining Wallets
Payments Financial Services
Infrastructure Blockchain Innovations Big Data
Trust
Gambling
News
Services
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Innovation quadrant for blockchain technology
This quadrant shows a relative segmentation of the categories with respect to one another, data cumulative as of August 2017
Average Funding
ESTABLISHED HEAVYWEIGHTS
PIONEERS DISRUPTORS
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Blockchain Innovations
Payments
Exchanges Wallets
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Financial Services
Infrastructure
Big Data
News/Data
Gambling
Services
Blockchain technology startups play in many different categories (1 of 2)
6Category stats cumulative as of Augusts 2017
Big Data8 Startups, $47M Total FundingCompanies that develop tools to analyze activity on the public ledger to increase transparency
Financial Services148 Startups, $227M Total FundingCompanies that provide typical banking services using blockchain technology
Infrastructure74 Startups, $131M Total FundingCompanies that build the technology that supports the continued development of blockchain ecosystems
News and Data Services58 Startups, $6M Total FundingCompanies that provide news and raw data services around blockchain ecosystems
Exchanges230 Startups, $572M Total FundingCompanies that allow users to buy and sell crypto-currencies and implement trading strategies
Gambling37 Startups, $4M Total FundingCompanies that offer gambling opportunities using digital currencies as the stakes
Mining71 Startups, $342M Total FundingCompanies that develop the computer hardware associated with processing blockchain transactions
Payments107 Startups, $626M Total FundingCompanies that enable consumers to pay for real world goods and services using digital currencies and for merchants to accept those payments
Blockchain technology startups play in many different categories (2 of 2)
7Category stats cumulative as of Augusts 2017
Services32 Startups, $3M Total FundingCompanies that provide business services such as recruiting and tax prep, but with a digital currency focus
Wallets112 Startups, $564M Total FundingCompanies that offer consumers a place to securely store their digital currencies
Trust & Verification Services21 Startups, $239M Total FundingCompanies that help verify a digital currency user’s identity for regulatory purposes
Innovations196 Startups, $2.2B Total FundingCompanies that are working on blockchain distributed ledger technologies
Sector Trends & Insights
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Investing into the sector is occurring across a variety of categories
The Blockchain Innovations category accounts for 43% of venture funding and 18% of total companies in the blockchain technology sector
Venture Investing in Blockchain Technology
Companies are categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulative through August 2017
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VC Funding Count
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VC funding into blockchain tech has grown in recent years
Overall blockchain technology funding grew at a CAGR of 153% from 2011-2016, and 2017 is currently at 157% of 2016 funding
Blockchain Technology Funding Over Time
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Blockchain technology funding amounts are focused on early stage events
Blockchain Technology Funding Amount By Round
Series A financings accounted for 48% of total 2016 sector VC funding
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Blockchain technology startups founded in 2014 lead in VC funding
Startups founded in 2014 account for 35% of the sector funding over the last decade, and include companies like Protocol Labs, Blockstream, and R3
Blockchain Technology Funding By Vintage Year
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Blockchain technology startups are a global phenomenon
Blockchain Technology Startup Count by Country
Data cumulative through August 2017
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A variety of top investors are making bets into blockchain technology
Selected Investor Activity in Blockchain Technology
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Exits within the space have been dominated by acquisitions
Exit events within the sector has grown 14 times from 2012 to 2016, and 2017 is currently at 33% of the 2016 total
Blockchain Technology M&A and IPO Events By Year
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Recent blockchain technology funding statistics
There have been 29 funding events from April 2017 through June 2017
Recent Blockchain Technology Funding Round Counts
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Recent blockchain technology funding events
Notable Recent Blockchain Technology Funding Events
Company Funding Type Amount Date
Venture $107,000,000 May 23, 2017
Initial Coin Offering $80,000,000 June 27, 2017
Series A $44,000,000 May 8, 2017
Series B $40,000,000 June 22, 2017
Post IPO Debt $25,000,000 May 11, 2017
Blockchain technology startups raised $414 million from April 2017 through June 2017
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