Blockchain Technology startup quarterly highlights. Includes a sector summary, recent events, and a deep dive into Digital Asset Mining startups. Contact info@venturescanner.com or visit www.venturescanner.com to learn more about our research platform for technology startups!
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
category
CategoryDiscovery
5. The graphic above shows only a sampling of companiesin each category. Data cumulativethrough March 2018
DataandNews
(57 Companies)
Gambling
(37Companies)
BusinessServices
(33Companies)
Trust& Verification
(21Companies)
BigData
(10Companies)
FinancialServices
(157Companies)
Wallets
(109Companies)
Payments
(105Companies)
Infrastructure
(75 Companies)
Mining
(73 Companies)
Exchanges
(233Companies)
BlockchainInnovations
(247Companies)
BLOCKCHAIN
TECHNOLOGY
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startups with $6B in funding
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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 cumulativethrough March 2018
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ESTABLISHED HEAVYWEIGHTS
PIONEERS DISRUPTORS
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Funding into blockchain technology grew exponentially in recent years
Overall blockchain technology funding grew at a CAGR of 147% from 2012-2017
Blockchain Technology Annual Funding Over Time
Data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Blockchain technology funding in 2018 is off to a strong start
2018 has the best Q1 on record at $868M, which is 576% of the funding in Q1 2017
Blockchain Technology Quarterly Funding Over Time
Data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Blockchain technology exit activity is on a general upward trend
Exits grew at a CAGR of 62% from 2012-2017
Blockchain Technology Exit Events Over Time
Data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Blockchain technology funding events were dominated by Seed stage rounds in Q1 2018
There were 20 funding events in Q1 2018, 60% of which were in the Seed round
Recent Blockchain Technology Funding RoundCounts
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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 $868M in Q1 2018,
with Blockchain Innovations companies raising the most funding at $728M
Quarterly Blockchain Technology Category Funding
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Blockchain Innovations contains companies
that are working on blockchain distributed
ledger technologies. Examples include
increased speed for financial transactions,
smart self-enforcing contracts, and cross-
blockchain interoperability.
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Q1 2018 blockchain technology funding events
Notable Recent Blockchain Technology Funding Events
Company FundingType Amount Date
Initial Coin Offering $110,000,000 Feb 14, 2018
Initial Coin Offering $100,000,000 Feb 9, 2018
Series B $75,000,000 Jan 18, 2018
Venture $61,000,000 Feb 7, 2018
Post-IPO Equity $53,220,647 Feb 9, 2018
The top 5 funding events accounted for 49% of quarterly funding
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Q1 2018 blockchain technology exit events
Notable Recent Blockchain Technology Acquisitions
Company Acquirer Amount Date
$400,000,000 Feb 27, 2018
$12,710,396 Feb 13, 2018
There were 2 exit events this past quarter, both of which were acquisitions
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15. Category Discovery – Digital Asset Mining
Every quarter a newcategory will receivea deep dive,providing comparisonsto
other categories and discussingtrends
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Mining is the fifth most-funded category in the sector
The category accounts for 5% of funding in the sector and saw little growth last quarter
Venture Investing in Blockchain Technology
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Mining companies are generally better funded than their peers
The category has a median funding $9M higher than the average of other categories,
and a third quartile that is $28M higher
Blockchain Technology Category Funding Quartiles
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Funding within Mining is heavily concentrated
Mining Companies with Largest Funding Amounts
Company LatestRound TotalRaised Location
Series B $121,100,000 San Francisco, CA, USA
Venture $90,000,000 San Francisco, CA, USA
Venture $50,000,000 Beijing, China
Series A $43,450,000 Beijing, China
Initial Coin Offering $22,300,000 Washington DC,USA
The top 5 companies by total funding account for 83% of overall category funding
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