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The following changes have occurred since last quarter
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Data cumulativethrough December2018
+25%
Funding Amount
-38%
Investors In All Deals
+18%
Number of Exits
4. The graphic above shows only a sampling of companiesin each category. Data cumulativethrough December2018
RETAIL
TECHNOLOGY
The Venture Scanner retail technology
report currently tracks 1,819 retail technology
startups with $78B in funding
LastMileLogistics
(215Companies)
AutomatedPersonalization
(127Companies)
In-StoreExperience
(185Companies)
InfrastructureandEnablers
(123Companies)
DataandAnalytics
(100 Companies)
ProductRecommendation
(86Companies)
LocalIncentives
(83Companies)
MarketingPlatforms
(257Companies)
SocialDiscovery
(72 Companies)
Made-to-Measure
(62Companies)
LoyaltyPrograms
(133Companies)
PhysicalStoreAnalytics
(97Companies)
POS Payments
(196Companies)
Coupons
(56Companies)
In-StoreManagement
(63Companies)
LocalDailyDeals
(46Companies)
LocalAd Tech
(37Companies)
PriceComparison
(29Companies)
RetailAR
(26Companies)
LocalAvailability
(53 Companies)
Retargeting
(44Companies)
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5. Last Mile Logistics
Marketing Platforms
POS Payments
In-Store
Experience
Infrastructure
and Enablers Social Discovery
Store Analytics
Personalization
Loyalty
Data and Analytics
Recommendation
Local Incentives
Coupons
Local Availability
In-Store
Management
Retargeting
Local Advertising
Made-to-Measure
Retail AR
Price Comparison
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Innovation quadrant for retail technology
AverageFunding of Companiesin Category
ESTABLISHED HEAVYWEIGHTS
PIONEERS DISRUPTORS
AverageAgeofCompaniesinCategory
This quadrant shows a relative segmentationof the categories with respect to oneanother, data cumulativethrough December2018
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Retail technology funding has shown strong growth in recent years
Funding last quarter was $5.6B, and 2018 funding was 30% higher than 2017 funding
Retail Technology Funding Over Time
Data cumulativethrough December2018
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The Last Mile Logistics category leads retail technology funding
The Last Mile Logistics category saw the most funding last quarter with $4.2B
Retail Technology Category Funding
Companiesare categorized by function and can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativethrough December2018
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Retail technology investor activity has declined over the past few years
There were 178 investors in all deals last quarter, which decreased by 32% from Q4 2017
Retail Technology Investors by Quarter
Data cumulativethrough December2018
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Retail technology exit activity dropped slightly after reaching a record year
There were 13 exit events last quarter, which was 24% lower than Q4 2017
Retail Technology Exit Events Over Time
Data cumulativethrough December2018
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