whoa: Amazon’s underwater warehouse

Fire and fury 

Hi there,

Given all that is happening with North Korea and the USA, it’s scary when you realize this might be the truth.

Now some data.

Buzz buzz

Last week, Amazon was granted a patent for ground-based mobile drone fulfillment and maintenance carriers. We highlight several notable Amazon warehousing and logistics patents, from a beehive-like warehouse to an underwater storage facility. 

Speaking of nukes

Russia and the US with a massive lead on everyone else.

Build or buy? 

We used smart money VC data to examine how construction tech and real estate tech stack up when it comes to startup investment activity. Last year was a record year for real estate tech, with over $2.6B in funding, while 2015 and 2016 saw consecutive highs for construction tech dollars and deals.

A podiatrist in Hawaii sounds cool

Should have studied to become an anesthesiologist.

Drones on the rise

Drone startups account for a large slice of funding to the broader robotics and IoT landscape, with significant investment and press coverage in recent years. We used the CB Insights platform to round up 15 early-stage drone startups to watch. 

The Industry Standard

CB Insights data is the most trusted by those in the industry and the media. A few recent hits.

Value Walk. Mark Melin (@MarkMelin) discusses the problem of overvaluation of unicorn startups and features CB Insights’ unicorn timeline. 

VentureBeat. Kevin Stevens (@kevindstevens) looks at the state of startups funding in Texas, with a reference to CB Insights data on the “Venture Capital Funnel”.

Cargonexx. Hamburg-based B2B trucking network company Cargonexx looks at European logistics startup trends and cites CB Insights data. 

Goldman Sachs. A Goldman Sachs note released yesterday cites CB Insights data on how ICO funding has now surpassed early-stage VC funding.  

I love you.

Anand
@asanwal

P.S. We’re coming to San Francisco.  Our next conference, A-ha!, is Dec 12 – 13th at the amazing SFJAZZ Center.