the startup graveyard

Here are this week’s top briefs:

The United States Of Food: The Most Well-Funded Food & Beverage Startups In Each State
New York is home to the most well-funded food & beverage startup, Vita Coco.

The State Of Synthetic Biology: Investors Placing Bets In Food, Biofuel, Healthcare, And More
The largest share of deals have gone to startups developing next-gen pharmaceuticals.

The AR/VR Stack: 110+ Startups Building The Next Computing Platform
Movie studios, media companies and smart money VCs are all investing heavily into AR/VR. We mapped out the startup landscape.

The Startup Graveyard: Why VCs Remain Wary Of Renewables
VC-backed deals have dropped from 86 in 2012 to 35 in 2016. Investment and asset management firms are slowly stepping in to fill the gap.

Where Regtech Deals Are Going In the US And Around The World
The US claimed 78% of deals to regtech startups spanning 17+ states. The UK is a distant second.

Smart Money VCs Pump Brakes On Bitcoin & Blockchain Companies
2016 saw only 5 top investors participate in 8 deals, the lowest number since investment to the sector first began.

Investment & Wealth Management Startups See Record Deals
Betterment saw the top deal of 2016. In 2017, the top deal so far went to Raisin.

Big Chemical And Agribusiness Corporates: Where They’re Investing In Biotech, Ag Tech, And Food
We identified the 16 most active agricultural and chemical corporates and corporate venture arms participating in private market investing.

120+ Food & Beverage Startups In One Infographic
The food and beverage startups in this graphic raised roughly $1.8B to offer insect protein, kombucha tea, kale chips, beef jerky, and more.

Industrial IoT Hits Another Annual High In Deals And Dollars
Large deals last quarter went to networking company Sigfox, data platform C3 IoT, and enterprise smart glasses maker Osterhout Design Group.

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