Global tech exits are increasing across the board, but which specific industries have seen the most growth in exits? We used CB Insights data to identify the tech industries seeing the biggest uptick in exits.
- Health & Wellness
- Data Storage & Security
- Customer Relationship Management
- Travel
- Application & Data Integration
- Accounting & Finance
- HR & Workforce Management
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Food & Grocery
The full list of the top 30 Industries for Exit Growth
Notable Exits: Everyday Health, MapMyFitness
Select Top Acquirers: Practice Fusion
Exit Growth (2011-2012 vs 2013-2014): 181%
Median Time Between First Funding and Exit: 3 years
Notable Exits: Nimble Storage, Fusion-io, MANDIANT
Select Top Acquirers: j2 Global, SilverSky, The Herjavec Group
Exit Growth (2011-2012 vs 2013-2014): 166%
Median Time Between First Funding and Exit: 6 years
Notable Exits: Zendesk, RelateIQ, Five9
Select Top Acquirers: Salesforce, Oracle, Groupon
Exit Growth (2011-2012 vs 2013-2014): 148%
Median Time Between First Funding and Exit: 3 years
Notable Exits: HomeAway, Kayak Software,Trivago
Select Top Acquirers: Tripadvisor, HomeAway, Concur
Exit Growth (2011-2012 vs 2013-2014): 106%
Median Time Between First Funding and Exit: 2 years
Notable Exits: iGware, ServiceMesh, Mashery
Select Top Acquirers: Google, Twitter, Intel
Exit Growth (2011-2012 vs 2013-2014): 100%
Median Time Between First Funding and Exit: 2 years
Notable Exits: OnDeck Capital, Check, Sterci
Select Top Acquirers: Intuit, Bottomline Technologies
Exit Growth (2011-2012 vs 2013-2014): 100%
Median Time Between First Funding and Exit: 6 years
Notable Exits: Workday, Paylocity, Paycom
Select Top Acquirers: Yahoo, Monster, Kronos
Exit Growth (2011-2012 vs 2013-2014): 100%
Median Time Between First Funding and Exit: 3 years
Notable Exits: Fleetmatics, ShipStation, Integrated Export Systems
Select Top Acquirers: Descartes Systems Group, Stamps.com, Rakuten
Exit Growth (2011-2012 vs 2013-2014): 95%
Median Time Between First Funding and Exit: 6 years
Notable Exits: Just-Eat, Grubhub Seamless, Pizza.de
Select Top Acquirers: Foodpanda, Delivery Hero, Just-Eat
Exit Growth (2011-2012 vs 2013-2014): 92%
Median Time Between First Funding and Exit: 2.5 years
Top 30 Tech Industries for Exit Growth
| Industry | % Growth (2011-2012 vs 2013-2014) |
|---|---|
| Health & Wellness | 181% |
| Data Storage & Security | 167% |
| Customer Relationship Management | 148% |
| Travel | 106% |
| HR & Workforce Management | 100% |
| Application & Data Integration | 100% |
| Accounting & Finance | 100% |
| Supply Chain & Logistics | 95% |
| Food & Grocery | 92% |
| Web Development | 84% |
| Lighting & LED | 81% |
| Infrastructure & Hosting | 77% |
| Collaboration & Project Management | 68% |
| Data & Broadband | 52% |
| Music | 50% |
| Real Estate | 48% |
| IT Solutions & Software Development | 46% |
| Power Generation & Storage | 45% |
| VoIP | 44% |
| eCommerce enablement | 44% |
| Apparel & Accessories | 41% |
| Marketplace | 40% |
| Cable & Satellite | 40% |
| News & Discussion | 39% |
| Auction & Classifieds | 35% |
| Application Development | 34% |
| Education & Training | 33% |
| Payments | 32% |
| Business Intelligence, Analytics & Performance Mgmt | 29% |
| Advertising, Sales & Marketing | 26% |
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