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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. Traditional seed funds have gotten bigger, many armed with opportunity funds on top. 6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. 5/ Early Effects Of The Softbank Effect.

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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

TechCrunch

Adyen launched in 2006, and in June 2018, it was listed as one of Europe’s largest tech IPOs with a value of €7 billion. Elastic, the provider of subscription-based data search software used by Dell, Netflix, The New York Times and others, was another gangbuster IPO in 2018. What are some overlooked opportunities right now?

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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

“Together, we see this as a key opportunity to bring even more innovation and creativity to Hubs than we could alone,” Udom said in a blog post. “We will benefit from their unique experience and ability to create amazing experiences that help organizations use virtual spaces to drive impact.

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New capital fuels Purely Elizabeth’s next natural food phase

TechCrunch

It felt like an opportunity in the market for products to help people,” she told TechCrunch. Fast-forward to today, and Purely Elizabeth, which has since added pancake/waffle mix and oatmeal, is one of the top brands in the breakfast category. What we put in our mouths is one of the most important things we can do.”.

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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

In fact, according to the 2018 year-end report by CREtech , funding for “proptech” startups has surged with over $20 billion invested across early and late stage venture rounds in the last two years?—?quickly There is something inherently exciting about this growth and the opportunities it implies.

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Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning

TechCrunch

Second, while financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed by the two companies, but we have confirmed other details with Go1’s co-CEO and founder Andrew Barnes: the acquisition is a mix of cash and shares. Blinkist’s last valuation was $160 million in 2018 , when it raised $18.8

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Oxbotica raises $47M to deploy its autonomous vehicle software in industrial applications

TechCrunch

While the world continues to await the arrival of safe, reliable and cost-effective self-driving cars, one of the pioneers in the world of autonomous vehicle software has raised some substantial funding to double down on what it sees as a more immediate opportunity: providing technology to industrial companies to build off-road applications.

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