Blockchain Technology startup quarterly highlights. Includes a sector summary, recent events, and a deep dive into Blockchain Innovation startups. Contact info@venturescanner.com or visit www.venturescanner.com to learn more about our research platform for technology startups!

1. Q4 Startup Highlights
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
March 2018

2. Quarterly blockchain technology highlights
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This brief overview of the blockchain technology sector provides three sections
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SectorSummary
Macro-level viewson the
state of the blockchain
technology sector
LatestActivity
Major funding and exit
events from the previous
quarter
Deep dive into a single
blockchain technology
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CategoryDiscovery

3. Sector Summary
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4. BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
12 Categories
1007 Companies
$6B Funding
4Sector stats are continuously changing,data cumulativeas of December2017

5. The graphic above shows only a sampling of companiesin each category. Data cumulativethrough December2017
BLOCKCHAIN
TECHNOLOGY
Exchanges
(233Companies)
Mining
(73 Companies)
Wallets
(111Companies)
FinancialServices
(156Companies)
Payments
(107Companies)
Infrastructure
(76Companies)
BlockchainInnovations
(244Companies)
Services
(34Companies)
BigData(10)
Trust(21)
Gambling
(38Companies)
News(58)
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6. BlockchainInnovations
Payments
Wallets
Exchanges
Financial Services
Trust & Verification
Mining
Infrastructure
Big Data
Services
Gambling
News and Data
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Innovation quadrant for blockchain technology
This quadrant shows a relative segmentationof the categories with respect to oneanother, data cumulativeas of December2017
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AverageAge
ESTABLISHED HEAVYWEIGHTS
PIONEERS DISRUPTORS

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Funding into blockchain technology skyrocketed in 2017
Overall funding grew at a CAGR of 144% from 2012-2017,
and 2017 was 318% of 2016 funding
Blockchain Technology Annual Funding Over Time
Data cumulativeas of December2017
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Blockchain technology funding saw explosive growth at the quarterly level
The funding in Q4 2017 was 15 times the funding in Q4 2016
Blockchain Technology Quarterly Funding Over Time
Data cumulativeas of December2017
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Blockchain technology exit activity is on a general upward trend
Exits grew at a CAGR of 55% from 2012-2017
Blockchain Technology Exit Events Over Time
Data cumulativeas of December2017
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10. Latest Activity
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Blockchain technology funding events were mostly ICOs in Q4 2017
There were 44 funding events in Q4 2017, 48% of which were ICOs
Recent Blockchain Technology Funding RoundCounts
Graphs shows only the funding rounds listed therein
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FundingEvents
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Companies in the Blockchain Innovations category raised the most funding last quarter
Blockchain technology startups raised $1 billion over the last quarter
Quarterly Video Technology Category Funding
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories.
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Q4 blockchain technology funding events
Notable Recent Blockchain Technology Funding Events
Company FundingType Amount Date
Initial Coin Offering $158,000,000 Dec 27, 2017
Initial Coin Offering $140,000,000 Oct 15, 2017
Initial Coin Offering $105,000,000 Nov 13, 2017
Initial Coin Offering $52,800,000 Dec 4, 2017
Initial Coin Offering $43,000,000 Oct 9, 2017
The top 5 funding events accounted for 47% of quarterly funding
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Q4 blockchain technology exit events
Notable Recent Blockchain Technology Acquisitions
Company Acquirer Amount Date
Unknown Dec 16, 2017
Unknown Nov 29, 2017
Unknown Oct 26, 2017
There were 3 exits this past quarter
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15. Category Discovery – Blockchain Innovations
Every quarter a newcategory will receivea deep dive,providing comparisonsto
other categories and discussingtrends
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Blockchain Innovations is the leading category in the sector
The category accounts for 47% of funding in the sector and saw 31% growth last quarter
Venture Investing in Blockchain Technology
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativeas of December2017
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Blockchain Innovations companies are generally better funded than their peers
The category has a median funding $2M higher than the average of other categories,
and a third quartile that is $10M higher
Blockchain Technology Category Funding Quartiles
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativeas of December2017
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Annual Blockchain Innovations funding saw robust growth in recent years
Funding grew at a CAGR of 318% from 2012-2017,
and 2017 funding was 317% of 2016 funding
Blockchain Innovations Total Annual Funding
Data cumulativeas of December2017
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Funding within Blockchain Innovations is moderately concentrated
Blockchain Innovations Companies with Largest Funding Amounts
Company LatestRound TotalRaised Location
Initial Coin Offering $257,120,000 Palo Alto, CA, USA
Initial Coin Offering $255,000,000 London, UK
Initial Coin Offering $232,000,000 San Francisco, CA, USA
Post-IPO Equity $189,330,000 Geneva, Switzerland
Initial Coin Offering $152,300,000 Zug, Switzerland
The top 5 companies by total funding account for 27% of overall category funding
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