Tracxn - Natural User Interface Startup Landscape"

APRIL 2019
NATURAL USER INTERFACE

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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
2
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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
3
Feed Summary
Investment Trend Summary
Exit Outlook Summary
BlueBox
Summary of Key Markets
Notable Companies in the Sector
Recent News

Note: Mega Companies includes IPO’d companies, Mega Acquisitions and Unicorn. Data is taken from Tracxn Platform as on April 24, 2019.
Natural User Interface Feed Summary
4
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary
A natural user interface (NUI) is a system for human-computer interaction that involves intuitive actions related to
natural, everyday human behavior
• Inclusions: Includes companies developing hardware or
software for motion capture, eye tracking, etc. Also
includes software or applications for gesture & speech
recognition. In addition, companies developing
technologies or applications for haptics, touch and brain-
computer interfaces are also included.
• Exclusions: Excludes face recognition, speech-to-text
and text-to-speech applications.
• Excludes funding information of Chinese companies
Feed in Numbers
Overview
$3.3B
Funding
33
Mega
Companies
310637
FundedCovered on
Tracxn
5
Unicorns
13
Soonicorns
12
Minicorns
25
IPO’d Cos
108
Late Stage Cos
38
53
Acquisitions
58
DeadPooled
1
Acquihired
Series A+ Cos
Synaptics
(1986, San Jose, $76.2M)
SoundHound
(2005, Santa Clara, $236M)
Nuance
Communications
(1992, Burlington)
Top Companies

Investment Trend Summary
Summary of Funding Activity in Natural User Interface
5
$200M - Series D
Orbbec (2013, Seattle, $200M)
$44.6M - Series C
Ultrahaptics (2013, Bristol, $85.2M)
$100M - Series E
SoundHound (2005, Santa Clara, $236M)
$35.5M - Series B
Bardy Diagnostics (2013, Charlotte, $76.9M)
$72M - Series E
NeuroPace (1997, Mountain View, $252M)
$35M - Series B
Dreem (2014, Paris, $60M)
$50M - Series D
$35M - Series B
Ceribell (2014, Palo Alto, $35M)
$50M - Series C
Leap Motion (2010, San Francisco, $94.1M)
$27M - Series B
Neuralink (2009, California City, $27M)
Top Geos of InvestmentEntrepreneurial Activity Global Funding Trend
*YTD *YTD
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Investment Trend Summary
Seed TNF Ventures (#2), Global Brain (#2), Loup Ventures (#2)
Series A/B Intel Capital (#3), Amadeus Capital (#2), Horizons Ventures (#2)
Series C+ Kleiner Perkins (#1), Arie Capital (#1), SAIF Partners (#1)
Incubators Plug and Play Tech Center (#19), MassChallenge (#7), Techstars
(#5)
Other Notable
Investors
Square 1 Bank (#3), Motorola Solutions (#3), Danhua Capital (#3)
Debt Investors
Harbert Management (#1), Oxford Finance (#1), Export
Development Canada (#1)
Most Active InvestorsRecent Investments
73
65
32 30
4 1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
Y-o-Y # of Companies Founded 51 57 39 51 40 10
$2.1B
$580M
$203M
$139M
$18.5M
US
Europe
Canada
Israel
India
$ Funding
$76M
$136M
$214M
$425M
$428M
$592M
$227M
30
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
$ Funding # Rounds

Summary of exit outlook in Natural User Interface
Exit Outlook Summary
66
Most Active AcquirersTop Investors in Exits
Western Technology
Investment
2
InvenSense (2003, San Jose, $38M)
Venture Kick 1 MindMaze (2012, Lausanne, $119M)
Wavemaker
Partners
1 Novint (1999, Albuquerque)
Amadeus Capital 1 Tobii (2001, Danderyd, $71.9M)
Artiman Ventures 1 InvenSense (2003, San Jose, $38M)
Jan 2019 PCI Limited Acq by Platinum Equity for $149M
Apr 2017 LifeWatch Acq by BioTelemetry for $258M
Dec 2016 InvenSense Acq by TDK for $1.3B
Oct 2016 Viv Labs Acq by Samsung for $215M
Nov 2013 PrimeSense Acq by Apple for $345M
Apr 2010 Siri Acq by Apple for $200M
Aug 2000 Quack Acq by America Online for $300M
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Exit Outlook Summary
Google 5
Flutter (Oct 2013, $40M), Dialogflow (Sep 2016), BumpTop
(May 2010)
Apple 4
PrimeSense (Nov 2013, $345M), Siri (Apr 2010, $200M),
SensoMotoric Instruments (Jun 2017)
Oculus VR 3
Pebbles Interfaces (Jul 2015, $60M), Nimble VR (Dec 2014),
The EyeTribe (Dec 2016)
Microsoft 2 Maluuba (Jan 2017), Canesta (Oct 2010)
Amazon 2 Yap (Nov 2011), Touchco (Feb 2010)
Recent IPOs Top Acquisitions
Zenicor Oct 2014
Diagnosis of arrhythmia and stroke preven…
IPO MCap: -
Medaphor Aug 2014
Haptic Simulators for medical professiona…
IPO MCap: $16.7M
MD Biomedical Jan 2014
Portfolio of point of care diagnostic dev…
IPO MCap: -
Electrical Geodesics Apr 2013
Non-invasive neurodiagnostic imaging prod…
IPO MCap: -
Crunchfish Nov 2016
Touchless gesture recognizing software fo…
IPO MCap: -
iRhythm Tech Oct 2016
Cardiac rhythm monitoring devices
IPO MCap: $359M
Tobii Apr 2015
Eye-tracking software and hardware
IPO MCap: -
Mediana Oct 2014
Suite of monitoring and diagnostic device…
IPO MCap: $41.9M

Marketmap: Natural User Interface
HAPTICS
SURFACE HAPTICS
AIR HAPTICS
Overview
Companies 637
Funded 310 Series A+ 108
Funding $3.3B Last 2 yrs $970M
Most Active Investors
Seed TNF Ventures (2)
Series A/B Intel Capital (3)
Series C+ Kleiner Perkins (1)
Others Square 1 Bank (3)
Incubators Plug and Play Tech Center (19)
Top Cities
Bay Area 98 Cos $1.3B
Seattle 8 Cos $220M
Feed in Numbers
Unicorns 5 Soonicorns 13
Minicorns 12 Editor Picks 81
Acquihired 1 Deadpooled 58
Top Companies
Nuance
Communications
(1992, Burlington)
Synaptics (1986, San Jose, $76.2M)
Exits
IPOs 25 iRhythm Tech, Mediana
Acquisitions 53 InvenSense, PrimeSense
Top Acquirers Google, Apple
GESTURE RECOGNITION
WEARABLE DEVICES
CAMERA
HAND TRACKING
BODY TRACKING
FACIAL TRACKING
SPEECH RECOGNITION
DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS
VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS
BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE
INVASIVE
NON-INVASIVE
TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE
EYE TRACKING
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > BlueBox
FACTSHEET
Funding data excludes Debt, Grants & Post-IPO rounds.
Excludes all details for Chinese companies.
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Key Sub Sectors in Natural User Interface Sector
Summary of Key Markets
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Top Markets of Investment Activity
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
Brain Computer Interface > Applications >
Medical 45 $129M 9
Speech Recognition >
Development Platforms 56 $172M 8
Brain Computer Interface >
Tech Enablers 37 $58.1M 10
Haptic > Applications > Non-Wearable >
Medical 53 $47.1M 7
Brain Computer Interface > Applications >
Consumer 33 $48.8M 6
Touchscreen Interface > Enabling
Technology > Touchscreens >
Force Touch
15 $43.8M 5
Haptic > Applications > Wearable >
VR and Gaming 19 $16.4M 6
Sub Sectors
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Gesture Recognition
Companies developing technologies or systems that
interpret human gestures or touch via...
183 77 $869M
Brain Computer Interface
Companies developing Brain Computer Interface (BCI)
technology or systems which allow...
126 65 $850M
Speech Recognition
Companies developing technologies or systems for
speech recognition and voice management
101 56 $583M
Haptic
Companies developing tactile feedback technologies or
systems to provide interaction...
112 57 $513M
Touchscreen Interface
Companies developing touchscreen interface
technology or solutions
66 35 $322M
Eye Tracking
Companies developing technology or systems for eye-
ball movement tracking to analyze...
43 17 $109M
Hybrid
Companies developing hybrid natural user interface
technology, devices or solutions
6 3 $8.9M
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Summary of Key Markets

List of Notable Companies in Natural User Interface
Notable Companies in the Sector
9
Note: *(Founded Year, Location, Total Funding)
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector
Public
iRhythm Tech
(2006, San Francisco, $106M)*
Synaptics
(1986, San Jose, $76.2M)
Mediana
(1993, Wonju)
Medaphor
(2004, Cardiff, $10.7M)
Tobii
(2001, Danderyd, $71.9M)
Crunchfish
(2010, Stockholm, $10.5M)
Mind Solutions
(2004, San Diego, $985k)
Entranet
(2009, Thessaloniki, $77.6k)
Nuance
Communications
(1992, Burlington)
ELK Corporation
(1999, Daejeon)
Public
MD Biomedical
(2003, Taipei)
Neonode
(2001, Stockholm)
Nestmedic
(2014, Wroclaw)
Zytronic
(2000, Blaydon)
Advanced Media
(1997, Toshima)
Electrical Geodesics
(1992, Eugene)
Immersion
(1993, San Jose)
Novint
(1999, Albuquerque)
SensoDetect
(2005, Lund)
Zenicor
(2003, Stockholm)
Acquired
InvenSense
(2003, San Jose, $38M)
PrimeSense
(2005, Tel Aviv, $29.4M)
Quack
(1998, Mountain View)
LifeWatch
(1993, Rosemont)
Viv Labs
(2012, San Jose, $30M)
Siri
(2007, San Jose, $39M)
PCI Limited
(1972, Singapore)
NaturalPoint
(1996, Corvallis)
Unicorns
SoundHound
Orbbec
(2013, Seattle, $200M)
MindMaze
(2012, Lausanne, $119M)
Deadpooled
NewCardio (2004, Santa
Clara)
Pegasus BioSciences
(2006, Palm Beach Gardens)

List of Notable Companies by Market in Natural User Interface
Notable Companies by Market (1/6)
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Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Gesture Recognition
Motion Capture
Manufactures of structured light 3D camera
Unicorn. Stage: Series D
Ant Financial, SAIF Partners, Green Pine Capital
Pariners and 1 Other Investors
Thalmic Labs (2012, Kitchener, $136M)
Developing wearable technology for interaction
with computers.
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
Intel Capital, Fidelity, Spark Capital and 11 Other
Investors
Making motion control software and hardware
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
JPMorgan, Founders Fund, Highland Capital
Partners and 5 Other Investors
Motion Capture
eyeSight (2005, Herzliya, $50M)
Gesture recognition technology provider
Jebsen Asset Management, Arie Capital, Mizrahi
Bank and 8 Other Investors
MotionTracking sensor system on chips with
integrated motion and sound solutions
Unicorn. Stage: Acquired
Sierra Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Artiman
Ventures and 7 Other Investors
PrimeSense (2005, Tel Aviv, $29.4M)
3D sensing device for interaction
Stage: Acquired
Silver Lake, Canaan Partners, Gemini Israel
Ventures and 8 Other Investors
Motion Capture
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm, $10.5M)
Touchless gesture recognizing software for
computer interaction
Stage: Public
Midroc
NaturalPoint (1996, Corvallis)
Head motion tracking devices
Stage: Acquired

12
Gesture Recognition
Applications
Reactrix (2002, Ramsey, $56M)
Interactive display with a gesture recognition
feature for advertising and customer engagement.
Soonicorn. Stage: Series D
Menlo Ventures, Mobius Venture Capital, Thomas
Weisel Venture Partners and 3 Other Investors
Speech Recognition
Development Platforms
Developer of sound recognition based mobile apps
Unicorn. Stage: Series E
Tencent, Daimler, Hyundai Motor Company and 21
Other Investors
Artificial Solutions (2001, Barcelona, $34.5M)
Platform for Natural Language Interaction
development
Scope Capital Advisory, Western Technology
Investment
Nuance Communications (1992, Burlington)
Provides various linguistic solutions for enterprises
Canvas Ventures, Motorola Mobility, Intel and 9
Other Investors
Advanced Media (1997, Toshima)
Provides speech recognition platform
Stage: Public
Whiz Partners
Applications
Siri (2007, San Jose, $39M)
Personal assistant application service
Stage: Acquired
Menlo Ventures, Morgenthaler, Horizon Ventures
and 1 Other Investors
Viv Labs (2012, San Jose, $30M)
Creating advanced conversational interfaces and
assistants
Stage: Acquired
Pritzker Group, Iconiq Capital, Horizons Ventures
Entranet (2009, Thessaloniki, $77.6k)
Develops speech recognition application for
consumers
Stage: Public
Quack (1998, Mountain View)
Developed voice portal/ IVR
Stage: Acquired
VIMAC Ventures

13
Eye Tracking
Optical Tracking
Tobii (2001, Danderyd, $71.9M)
Minicorn. Stage: Public
Sixth AP Fund, Intel Capital, Amadeus Capital and 3
Other Investors
Eyefluence (2013, Milpitas, $21.6M)
Eye tracking & eye control technology for HMDs
Soonicorn. Stage: Acquired
Motorola Solutions, JAZZ Venture Partners, NHN
Investment and 3 Other Investors
Haptic
Surface Haptics
Immersion (1993, San Jose)
Software for haptics in VR
Stage: Public
Raging Capital, Spencer Waxman
PCI Limited (1972, Singapore)
Haptic actuators
Stage: Acquired
Air Haptics
Ultrasound technology to create mid-air tactile
sensation
Mayfair Equity, IP Group, Woodford Investment
Management and 3 Other Investors

14
Haptic
Applications
iRhythm Tech (2006, San Francisco, $106M)
Editor's Pick. Stage: Public
Norwest Venture Partners, Novo Holdings, New
Leaf Venture Partners and 7 Other Investors
Develops and markets the Carnation Ambulatory
Monitor
River Cities Capital Funds, Health Quest Capital,
Aperture Venture Partners and 7 Other Investors
Medaphor (2004, Cardiff, $10.7M)
Haptic Simulators for medical professionals
Stage: Public
Innovate UK, Parkwalk, IP Group
MD Biomedical (2003, Taipei)
Portfolio of point of care diagnostic devices
Stage: Public
Applications
Nestmedic (2014, Wroclaw)
Point of care device and associated service for fetal
monitoring
Stage: Public
LifeWatch (1993, Rosemont)
Telemedicine and wireless remote cardiac
monitoring services
Stage: Acquired
Mediana (1993, Wonju)
Suite of monitoring and diagnostic devices
Stage: Public
NewCardio (2004, Santa Clara)
Non-invasive diagnostic tools for CVD
Stage: Deadpooled
Novint (1999, Albuquerque)
Haptic controller for games
Stage: Public
Wavemaker Partners, Clydesdale Ventures
Applications
Pegasus BioSciences (2006, Palm Beach
Gardens)
ECG system for non-invasive screening of early
stage heart disease
Stage: Deadpooled
Zenicor (2003, Stockholm)
Diagnosis of arrhythmia and stroke prevention
Stage: Public

15
Enabling Technology
Synaptics (1986, San Jose, $76.2M)
Develops touch pads for various uses
Soonicorn. Stage: Public
Credit Suisse, Oak Investment Partners, Avalon
Ventures
FlatFrog (2006, Lund, $64.9M)
Multi-touch computing applications
Invus Group, Sunstone, Intel Capital and 2 Other
Investors
ELK Corporation (1999, Daejeon)
Develops and manufactures capacitive touch
sensors and assemblies
Stage: Public
Albatross Investment
Neonode (2001, Stockholm)
Optical sensing technology solutions for
touchscreens
Stage: Public
GP Bullhound, Mobility Ventures
Enabling Technology
Zytronic (2000, Blaydon)
Design and manufacture products for touch
interfaces
Stage: Public
Applications
GestureTek (1986, Sunnyvale, $21.8M)
Multiple gesture recognition devices
Telefonica, Open Future, DOCOMO Innovations and
1 Other Investors

16
Applications
Implant for treating epilepsy
Soonicorn. Stage: Series E
Orbimed, New Enterprise Associates, InterWest
MindMaze (2012, Lausanne, $119M)
Virtual Reality for neuro-rehabilitation
Unicorn. Stage: Series A
Hinduja Group, Venture Kick, Blue Sea Ventures
Wearable sleep tracking and improving device
Bpifrance, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, MAIF
Avenir and 2 Other Investors
Mind Solutions (2004, San Diego, $985k)
Brain-Computer-Interface Systems
Stage: Public
Applications
Electrical Geodesics (1992, Eugene)
Non-invasive neurodiagnostic imaging products
built upon dense array EEG technology platform
Stage: Acquired
SensoDetect (2005, Lund)
Brainstem audiometry based test for schizophrenia
and ADHD
Stage: Public

List of Notable Companies in Natural User Interface in China
Notable Companies in the Sector in China
17
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector in China
Unicorns
Unisound
(2012, Beijing, $302M)

Recent News in Natural User Interface Sector
Recent News
18
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Recent News
Apr 2019 Synaptics IoT head resigns, Seeking Alpha
Apr 2019 Josh.ai Introduces VoiceCast on Sonos, residentialsystems.com
Apr 2019
Natural Language Understanding Getting Closer To The Edge,
Sensors Online
Apr 2019
Bardy Diagnostics™ Announces $35.5M in Series B Funding Round,
PR Newswire
Apr 2019
Nuance Automotive powers MG Hector’s iSMART Next Gen
connected car platform, Telematics News
Apr 2019 Konectiv and LumenVox Enter New Partnership, directorsclub.news
Apr 2019 Neonode collabs with Finetek for auto push, Seeking Alpha
Apr 2019
Neonode Announces Changes in the Membership of the Board, PR
Newswire
Apr 2019
New 510(k) notification offers more clues on AliveCor's next moves,
MobiHealthNews
Apr 2019
Bardy Diagnostics Expands Into Canadian Market With Distributor
JNC Medical, mpo-mag.com
Apr 2019 Tobii's Annual Report 2018 Available on the Website, PR Newswire
Apr 2019
Josh.ai Launches Distributed AV Integration with Control System
Partners, residentialsystems.com
Apr 2019
Brainwave-tracking startup BrainCo in controversy over tests on
Chinese schoolchildren, Tech in Asia
Key Recent News Key Recent News
Apr 2019
Augmented and Virtual Reality in Healthcare Market – Analysis On
Current Trends 2025 | DAQRI, Psious, Mindmaze, Firsthand
Technology, Red Newswire
Apr 2019
Neurotechnology Launches New Directional Speaker that Targets a
Single Listener, FindBiometrics
Apr 2019
RingCentral Engage Digital Integrates with Google Dialogflow to
Enhance Customer Engagement, directorsclub.news
Apr 2019
Artificial Solutions Enables CIOs to Take Control of the
Conversational AI Landscape With Teneo Fusion, PR Newswire
Apr 2019
Immersion and Alpine Sign License Agreement to Incorporate
Touch Feedback Technology in Automotive Touch Screens, Business
Wire
Apr 2019
Synchron Initiates First-ever Clinical Trial to Evaluate Thought-to-
Text™ Brain-Computer Interface Technology in Patients with Severe
Paralysis, PR Newswire
Apr 2019
Nuance Appoints Robert Dahdah as Executive Vice President and
Chief Revenue Officer, GlobeNewswire
Apr 2019 Nuance to help radiologists apply AI to healthcare, Telecompaper
Apr 2019
Touch-tech pioneers Ultrahaptics appoints US semiconductor
heavyweight to lead global growth, Bristol Business
Apr 2019
Niamh Bushnell steps down from TechIreland to join start-up, The
Irish Times
Apr 2019
Y Soft Comfort Blanket Program Offers Peace of Mind to Nuance
Customers, PR Newswire

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Funding Trends
Median Deal Size and Trend
New Entrants in Funding Club
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
Funding Funnel of the Sector
Top Investments and Investors
Investors in Unicorn club

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Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Natural User Interface; 2012-2019
Global Funding Trends (1/2)
21
Note: Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
#Rounds
$Funding
3 Year CAGR
6 Year CAGR 11% # of Rounds27% $ Funding
2% # of Rounds
40% $ Funding
$76M
$142M $152M $136M
$214M
$425M
$428M
$592M
$227M
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
$0k
$100M
$200M
$300M
$400M
$500M
$600M
$700M
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
$ Funding Predicted $ Funding # Rounds Predicted # Rounds

25 22 29 33 22 25 15 4
6 11
18 21
10
15
18
6
5 4 4
3
7 11 7
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
36
10
Total # of Rounds
$38M $13M $20M $28M $129M $19M $20M $4M
$53M
$86M
$81M
$129M
$253M
$156M
$138M
$71M
$52M $53M $35M $58M $43M $253M $434M
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
22
Note: Mega Rounds = rounds with size > $20M. Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Stage-wise Number of RoundsStage-wise $ Invested
New Entrants in Funded Club
Global Funding Trends (2/2)
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Natural User Interface; 2012-2019
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
37
21
29
15
22
15
2
141
$1.5M
$5.2M
$0.0M
$2.0M
$4.0M
$6.0M
$8.0M
$10.0M
$12.0M
$14.0M
$16.0M
$18.0M
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD Total
Entrants in Funding Club Avg. Ticket Size
$1.5M $0.8M $2M $8.6M $4.6M $17.1M $1.5M $5.2M
$36M
$68M
$30M
$55M
$340M
$312M
$465M
$107M
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2
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4
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6
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
$ Funding Predicted $ Funding # of Rounds Predicted # Rounds
Mega Rounds
3 1 - 2 4 7 6 1
$142M
$76M
Total $ Invested

Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Funding Trends by Geography
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Natural User Interface
Funding Trends by Geography
Funding Trends by Geography Top Cities of Funding
City $ Funding # Rounds
Bay Area 1.3B 137
Seattle 220M 10
Kitchener 136M 4
Lausanne 119M 4
Los Angeles 102M 2
Charlotte 88.4M 7
Bristol 84.2M 4
Herzliya 81.1M 8
Danderyd 71.9M 4
Lund 64.9M 6
Total Funding
279
117
26
20
21
4
5
# Rounds
$2.1B
$580M
$203M
$139M
$18.5M
$4.9M
$360k
US
Europe
Canada
Israel
India
Japan
SEA
Note: Excludes funding information of China companies

Trend of Average Deal Size ($M)
$1.6 $0.7 $0.8 $1.0
$6.8
$0.9 $1.5
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Median Deal Size and Trend
Median and Average Deal Size in $M (per Stage) in Natural User Interface; 2012-2018
Median Deal Size and Trend
Note: Excludes funding information of Chinese companies. *Graph not to scale
Median Deal Size and Range
$5.7K* $100M
$99.4K $100M
$400K $120M
$450K $200M
$12.5M
$10M
$5.1M
$612K
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed
Stage
$12.6 $15.8
$5.9
$11.0
$43.8
$20.4
$14.1
$10.4 $13.4 $8.8
$19.3
$6.2
$31.6
$62.1
$7.4 $6.8 $4.6 $6.0
$24.3
$6.7 $4.3

Note: 128 companies with undisclosed funding amount are not included
25
<$1M
$1-10M
$10-50M
$50-100M
$100M+
Funding Range
60
65
49
12
7
No. of Companies
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Distribution of companies by Funding Range
No. of companies by funding range in Natural User Interface; as of Apr 2019
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
$21M
$255M
$1B
$808M
$1.1B
$ Investment

Stage No. of Companies
Funding
Funnel
100%
49%
17%
10%
6%
26
Note: Numbers in the brackets show the count of companies
Time to raise
next round
38
61
108
310
637
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Next
Round
100M+
Valuation
Exits
Acqui-
Hired
Dead
Pooled
Others
49% 7%
(43)
5%
(33)
0%
(1)
9%
(56)
42%
(270)
35% 12%
(37)
8%
(25)
- 7%
(23)
58%
(179)
56% 21%
(23)
8%
(9)
- 6%
(6)
38%
(41)
62% 34%
(21)
13%
(8)
- 7%
(4)
31%
(19)
- 39%
(15)
16%
(6)
- 8%
(3)
42%
(16)
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Funding Funnel
Number of companies progressing to subsequent funding stages in Natural User Interface
Funding Funnel
25 Months
21 Months
44 Months
Investment backedBootstrapped
13
5
40
20
13
5
Soonicorns
Unicorns
Acquisitions
IPOs

Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+, PE)
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Major funding rounds by Stage in Natural User Interface; Apr 2017-Apr 2019
Notable Investments in last 24 months (1/2)
LATE STAGE
$200M - Series D May 2018
Manufactures of structured light 3D camera
Ant Financial, SAIF Partners, Green Pine Capital
Pariners, Fosun RZ Capital
$100M - Series E May 2018
Tencent, Daimler, Hyundai Motor Company, Midea,
Orange
$72M - Series E Aug 2017
Orbimed
$50M - Series D Nov 2017
$50M - Series C Jul 2018
Making motion control software and hardware
JPMorgan
LATE STAGE
$44.6M - Series C Dec 2018
sensation
Mayfair Equity, IP Group, Woodford Investment
Management, Dolby Family Ventures, Cornes
Technologies, Hostplus
$15.8M - Series D Oct 2018
development
$15M - Series C Oct 2018
eyeSight (2005, Herzliya, $50M)
Gesture recognition technology provider
Jebsen Asset Management, Arie Capital, Mizrahi
Bank
Series D Jul 2017
AliveCor (2010, San Francisco, $43.5M)
Heart Monitor device and application for iPhone &
Android devices
Mayo Clinic
EARLY STAGE
$35.5M - Series B Apr 2019
Monitor
River Cities Capital Funds, Health Quest Capital,
Aperture Venture Partners, Aphelion Capital, SV
Health Investors, Lumira Ventures, Rex Health
Ventures, Ascension Ventures, Health Enterprise
Partners
$35M - Series B Jun 2018
Bpifrance, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, MAIF
Avenir
$35M - Series B Sep 2018
Pocket EEG device for POC diagnostics
The Rise Fund, LivaNova, UCB
$27M - Series B Aug 2017
Stealth mode brain computer interface company

Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Notable Investments in last 24 months (2/2)
EARLY STAGE
$23.1M - Series B May 2017
sensation
IP Group, Woodford Investment Management, Dolby
Family Ventures, Cornes Technologies
$12.4M - Series A Oct 2017
Peratech (1996, Richmondshire, $15.7M)
Touch sensing based on proprietary materials
Merck Ventures, Arie Capital
$9M - Series A Jun 2017
MAIF
$8.5M - Series A Jan 2019
Sherpa (2017, Palo Alto, $16.6M)
Chatbot for career exploration
Mundi Ventures, Alex Cruz
$8.3M - Series A Feb 2019
HaptX (2012, Seattle, $17.3M)
Wearable device for motion tracking
EARLY STAGE
$8M - Series A Jul 2017
Josh.ai (2015, Denver, $11M)
Voice Controlled Home Automation System
$6M - Series B Jan 2019
Monitor
Series B Jul 2018
Monitor
SV Health Investors, Health Enterprise Partners,
Ascension Ventures
SEED STAGE
$7.1M - Seed Jun 2018
Paradromics (2015, San Jose, $10.5M)
Parallel neural interfaces and real-time decoding
Arkitekt Ventures, Synergy Ventures, IT-Farm
Corporation, Dolby Family Ventures, Alpha Edison,
Loup Ventures, Fusion Fund
$2M - Seed Jun 2017
HaptX (2012, Seattle, $17.3M)
Wearable device for motion tracking
NetEase, Dawn Patrol Ventures
$1.4M - Seed Apr 2019
$175k - Seed Jun 2017

Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
LATE STAGE
$100M - Series C May 2018
Unisound (2012, Beijing, $302M)
Provides voice recognition, understanding and
synthesis technology
Qihoo 360 Technology, Qianhai Wutong M&A Fund,
Hanfor, China Electronic Information Industry
Group
$89.3M - Series C Jul 2018
JIC Capital
$44.8M - Series C Aug 2017
Series C Mar 2019
Orient Securities, CICC

Most Active Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Natural User Interface; Last 5 years (Apr 2014-Apr 2019)
Most Active VC & PE Investors
30
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
Intel Capital (2 Investments)
Nimble VR, Rithmio
1
TNF Ventures(2 Investments)
Neeuro, Touchjet
2
Global Brain (2 Investments)
16Lab, exiii
3
Loup Ventures(2 Investments)
Paradromics, Neurable
4
HTGF
Eyeware
5
Andreessen Horowitz
Wit.ai
6
New Enterprise Associates
Wit.ai
7
Horizons Ventures
Nanoport
8
DFJ
Adora
9
Hyde Park Venture Partners
Rithmio
10
EARLY STAGE
Dialogflow, NextInput, Eyefluence
1
Amadeus Capital (2 Investments)
Cambridge Touch Technologies, Speechmatics
2
Horizons Ventures(2 Investments)
Viv Labs, InteraXon
3
Dolby Family Ventures (2 Investments)
Ultrahaptics, Eyefluence
4
Arie Capital(2 Investments)
Redux, Peratech
5
Nautilus Venture Partners (2 Investments)
Nod, Maluuba
6
SV Health Investors
Bardy Diagnostics
7
Ascension Ventures
Bardy Diagnostics
8
Health Enterprise Partners
Bardy Diagnostics
9
Sierra Ventures
NextInput
10
LATE STAGE
Kleiner Perkins
SoundHound
1
Arie Capital
eyeSight
2
SAIF Partners
Orbbec
3
OurCrowd
ElMindA
4
Orbimed
NeuroPace
5
Novo Holdings
iRhythm Tech
6
Revolution
BrainScope
7
TransLink Capital
SoundHound
8
Green Pine Capital Pariners
Orbbec
9
DBL Partners
BrainScope
10

Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Most Active Ecosystem Investors
Top Ecosystem Investors in Natural User Interface; Last 5 years (Apr 2014-Apr 2019)
Most Active Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR/ACCELERATOR
Plug and Play Tech Center(19
Investments)
Veesion, TacSense, SynTouch
1
MassChallenge(7 Investments)
Foldaway Haptics, BrainRobotics, Eyeware
2
Techstars(5 Investments)
Locus Insights, Somatic Labs, Ubi Interactive
3
Y Combinator(4 Investments)
Piccolo, Plexus, AssemblyAI
4
SOSV(4 Investments)
FlickTek, Kokoon Technology, MotionSavvy
5
Venture Kick(2 Investments)
Foldaway Haptics, Eyeware
6
Eleven Ventures(2 Investments)
mBrainTrain, Adora
7
Ruvento Ventures(2 Investments)
Hapto, Touchjet
8
AIRmaker(2 Investments)
Brain Dynamics, Aerospace Technology
9
Innovation Works
Conversant Labs
10
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
Square 1 Bank(3 Investments)
Bardy Diagnostics, Novasentis, AliveCor
1
Motorola Solutions(3 Investments)
Dialogflow, Eyefluence, Speaktoit
2
Danhua Capital(3 Investments)
Ceribell, Fluent.ai, NextInput
3
IP Group(2 Investments)
Ultrahaptics, Medaphor
4
National Science Foundation(2
Investments)
SynTouch, Tactical Haptics
5
Bpifrance(2 Investments)
Nextmind, Dreem
6
Finnvera(2 Investments)
Senseg, MultiTaction
7
Breed Reply(2 Investments)
Kokoon Technology, Braincontrol
8
The Kraft Group(2 Investments)
Neurable, ElMindA
9
United States Department of Defense
Synchron
10
DEBT INVESTORS
Harbert Management
MultiTaction
1
Oxford Finance
AliveCor
2
Export Development Canada
InteraXon
3
Decathlon Capital Partners
T1V
4
NXT Ventures
Neurable
5

Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Investors in Unicorn club
Investors in Unicorn Club (1/3)

Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Unicorn Investors in the Sector
Unicorn Investors in the Sector

Contents
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Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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BlueBox
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Natural User Interface > Market Details > BlueBox

Key Sub Sectors
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Key Sub Sectors in Natural User Interface
Market Top Companies
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Gesture Recognition
Companies developing technologies or systems that interpret human gestures or touch via
mathematical algorithms to control and manage smart devices
Canesta (1999, Sunnyvale, Acquired)
183 77 $869M
Companies developing Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology or systems which allow the
user to control electronics or devices using brain waves whi...
Innerscope Research (2006, Boston,
Acquired)
126 65 $850M
Speech Recognition
Companies developing technologies or systems for speech recognition and voice management
Siri (2007, San Jose, Acquired)
101 56 $583M
Haptic
Companies developing tactile feedback technologies or systems to provide interaction
feedback to users through applied forces or vibrations
iRhythm Tech (2006, San Francisco, Public)
112 57 $513M
Companies developing touchscreen interface technology or solutions
Synaptics (1986, San Jose, Public)
FlatFrog (2006, Lund, $64.9M)
66 35 $322M
Eye Tracking
Companies developing technology or systems for eye-ball movement tracking to analyze or
trigger an event
Tobii (2001, Danderyd, Public)
Umoove (2010, Tel Aviv, $2.5M)
43 17 $109M
Hybrid
Companies developing hybrid natural user interface technology, devices or solutions
Cube26 (2012, Delhi, Acquired)
Thalchemy (2012, Menlo Park, $650k)
6 3 $8.9M
Natural User Interface > Market Details > Key Sub Sectors

Detailed Sector Taxonomy (1/6)
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Natural User Interface > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy

41

42

43

44

45

Rank Market
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
(-1)
Brain Computer Interface > Applications > Medical
Companies developing solutions for treating or diagnosing neurological disorders.
(Companies covered 45 | Funded 27 | Total Funding $612M)
$129M
(-$113M)
9
(+1)
NeuroPace
(1997, Mountain View, $252M)
2
(+1)
Speech Recognition > Development Platforms
Companies developing technology platforms for speech recognition and voice management
$172M
(+$73.8M)
8
(-4)
SoundHound
3
(+1)
Brain Computer Interface > Tech Enablers
Companies developing electroencephalography (EEG) devices or platforms that can be used for
developing BCI applications.
$58.1M
(+$32.6M)
10
(+3)
Neuralink
(2009, California City, $27M)
4
(-1)
Haptic > Applications > Non-Wearable > Medical
Companies using or developing haptic technology or solutions for non-wearable medical devices and
applications
$47.1M
(-$33.8M)
7
(-5)
Bardy Diagnostics
(2013, Charlotte, $76.9M)
5
(+1)
Brain Computer Interface > Applications > Consumer
Companies developing devices for consumer applications such as sleep tracking, stress monitoring ETC.
(Companies covered 33 | Funded 18 | Total Funding $97.2M)
$48.8M
(+$39.1M)
6
(+3)
Dreem
(2014, Paris, $60M)
6
(-1)
Touchscreen Interface > Enabling Technology > Touchscreens > Force Touch
Companies developing force touch interface or solutions
$43.8M
(+$24.7M)
5
(-1)
NextInput
(2012, San Jose, $33.1M)
7
(-)
Haptic > Applications > Wearable > VR and Gaming
Companies using or developing haptic technology or solutions for virtual reality and gaming
applications
(Companies covered 19 | Funded 8 | Total Funding $23.4M)
$16.4M
(+$10.6M)
6
(+5)
HaptX
(2012, Seattle, $17.3M)
46
Note: The numbers in the bracket represent the change in a 2 year period.
Top Markets by Funding in Natural User Interface in last 2 years (April 2017 - March 2019)
Natural User Interface > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Incubators AIRmaker (#1), BioGenerator (#1)
Seed DFJ (#1), Breed Reply (#1)
Series A/B
New Enterprise Associates (#1), United States Department
of Defense (#1)
Series C+ OurCrowd (#1), JJDC (#1)
Electrical Geodesics Apr - 2013
IPO'd on LON
Grass Technologies Jan - 2013
Acq by Natus
$35M - Series B
$470k - Seed
WellBrain (2014, San Francisco, $1.6M)
$2.9M - Series A
Braincontrol (2011, Siena, $2.9M)
$250k - Seed
NURO (2017, Waterloo, $250k)
$2M - Series A
Neuronetrix (2004, Louisville, $9M)
$350k - Seed
$16.4M - Series C
BrainScope (1990, Bethesda, $45.7M)
$72M - Series E
NeuroPace (1997, Mountain View,
$252M)
Seed
Brain Dynamics (2014, Bangkok)
$10M - Series A
Synchron (2016, Campbell, $10M)
Apr 2019
Augmented and Virtual Reality in Healthcare Market –
Analysis On Current Trends 2025 | DAQRI, Psious,
Mindmaze, Firsthand Technology, Red Newswire
Apr 2019
Synchron Initiates First-ever Clinical Trial to Evaluate
Thought-to-Text™ Brain-Computer Interface Technology in
Patients with Severe Paralysis, PR Newswire
Mar 2019
BrainScope Completes Large-Scale Clinical Studies of
Concussion in Universities, High Schools and Concussion
Clinics, Business Wire
Mar 2019
EEG Equipment Market Analysis 2019-2026 by Top Players:
Nihon Kohden, Medtronic, EGI, Cadwell, NCC Medical, Digital
Journal
Mar 2019
McLaren Racing and MindMaze announce partnership,
Startupticker
Jan 2019
Electroencephalography (EEG) Systems/Devices Market
2018: With Future Growth By Top Players Involved In The
Market – Noraxon U.S.A., Cadwell Laboratories, Nihon
Kohden Corporation, BrainScope, Elekta AB, Lifelines
Neurodiagnostic Systems., iCrowdNewswire
Dec 2018
Study Published in Nature Biomed Shows Promise for
Patients with Neurological Conditions including Parkinson's
disease, Depression and Epilepsy, BioSpace
Dec 2018
Global Medical Sensing Electrode Market Trend 2018-2025:
Medtronic, Koninklijke Philips N.V., Ambu, Cognionics, Inc.,
Truthweek
Nov 2018
Elminda Limited Gets Listed on THE OCMX™, HITECH news
articles
News
3
4
11
27
45
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Brain Computer Interface > Applications > Medical: Market Factsheet
47
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies developing solutions
for treating or diagnosing
neurological disorders.
Electrical Geodesics
(1992, Eugene)
SensoDetect
(2005, Lund)
NeuroPace
MindMaze
(2012, Lausanne, $119M)
Kernel
(2016, Los Angeles, $100M)
Top Companies
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Medical
Companies Created 45 | Funded 27 | Total Funding $612M
0
10
20
$0k
$100M
$200M
$300M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Predicted Funding YoY Funding
Rounds Predicted Rounds
YoY Funding and Rounds
Market: Medical

Brain Computer Interface > Applications > Medical: Top Companies
Market: Medical
Analyst’s Pick
Soonicorn. Stage: Series E
Orbimed, New Enterprise Associates, InterWest
MindMaze (2012, Lausanne, $119M)
Virtual Reality for neuro-rehabilitation
Unicorn. Stage: Series A
Hinduja Group, Venture Kick, Blue Sea Ventures,
Kindmore
BrainScope (1990, Bethesda, $45.7M)
Non-invasive point-of-care diagnostic device for
EEG recording and diagnosing Traumatic Brain
Injury.
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series C
United States Department of Defense, DBL
Partners, Revolution and 7 Other Investors
Analyst’s Pick
Synchron (2016, Campbell, $10M)
Endovascular electrode to receive neurological
signals and aid patients with neurological disorders
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series A
United States Department of Defense, DARPA,
Neuro Technology Investors
Platform for enhancing mindfulness
Editor's Pick. Stage: Seed
Launchpad Digital Health
Advanced Brain Monitoring (1997, San
Diego, $1.2M)
Brain Monitoring devices
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
SBIR/STTR
NURO (2017, Waterloo, $250k)
AI based solution for enabling instant
communication using brain signals
IndieBio
Analyst’s Pick
VeriSci (2012, Raritan)
Vision assessment solutions for diagnosis of
ophthalmic diseases
Editor's Pick. Stage: Unfunded

Note: Overall Rating is a combination of Funding and Team rating, along with Execution, Size and Growth metrics
49
Brain Computer Interface > Applications > Medical: Leaderboard
Better than Market Average
Market: Medical
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0 MindMaze 2012 Lausanne Series A $119M 4 - - - - 3.6k - - 12 - - 246 7%
4.8 BrainScope 1990 Bethesda Series C $45.7M 24 - - - - 389 - - 21 - - 48 14%
4.6 Kernel 2016 Los Angeles Seed $100M 1 - - - - 3.9k - - 4 - - 351 10%
3.8 NeuroPace 1997
Mountain
View
Series E $252M 5 - - - - - - - 10 - - - -
3.8
Neuroelectri
cs
2011 Barcelona Funded - 1 - - - - 3.6k - - 2 - - 175 5%
3.7
Advanced
Brain
Monitoring
1997 San Diego Seed $1.2M 4 - - - - 472 - - 4 - - 12 3%
3.7 Braincontrol 2011 Siena Series A $2.9M 2 - - - - 427 - - 1 - - 17 4%
3.5 Neurolutions 2008 St. Louis Seed $2M 2 - - - - 49 - - - - - 20 69%
3.4 Ceribell 2014 Palo Alto Series B $35M 1 - - - - - - - 2 - - - -
3.3 ElMindA 2006 Herzliya Series C $28M 1 - - - - - - - 5 - - - -
3.2 Neuronetrix 2004 Louisville Series A $9M 2 - - - - 35 - - 1 - - 2 6%
3.0 Synchron 2016 Campbell Series A $10M 1 - - - - - - - 3 - - - -
2.9 Myndlift 2014 Tel Aviv Seed $20k 1 - - - - 279 - - - - - 15 6%
2.5 Neurovigil 2007
Moffett
Field
Series B $250k 3 - - - - 410 - - 1 - - -4 -1%

Incubators Y Combinator (#2), Creative Destruction Lab (#1)
Seed New Enterprise Associates (#1), Andreessen Horowitz (#1)
Series A/B Intel Capital (#1), Amadeus Capital (#1)
Series C+ Kleiner Perkins (#1), Steelpoint Capital Partners (#1)
Liv.ai Aug - 2018
Acq by Flipkart for $40M
VoiceBox Technologies May - 2018
Acq by Nuance Communications for
$82M
RecastAI Jan - 2018
Acq by SAP
Maluuba Jan - 2017
Acq by Microsoft
Dialogflow Sep - 2016
Acq by Google
$15.8M - Series D
Artificial Solutions (2001, Barcelona,
$34.5M)
$100M - Series E
SoundHound (2005, Santa Clara,
$236M)
$2.6M - Seed
Soapbox Labs (2015, Dublin, $3.9M)
$1.2M - Seed
Slang Labs (2017, Bangalore, $1.2M)
$50M - Series D
SoundHound (2005, Santa Clara,
$236M)
$120k - Seed
AssemblyAI (2017, San Francisco,
$120k)
Apr 2019
Natural Language Understanding Getting Closer To The
Edge, Sensors Online
Apr 2019
Nuance Automotive powers MG Hector’s iSMART Next Gen
connected car platform, Telematics News
Apr 2019
Artificial Solutions Enables CIOs to Take Control of the
Conversational AI Landscape With Teneo Fusion, PR Newswire
Apr 2019
Nuance Appoints Robert Dahdah as Executive Vice President
and Chief Revenue Officer, GlobeNewswire
Apr 2019
Nuance to help radiologists apply AI to healthcare,
Telecompaper
Mar 2019
Nuance Named 2019 “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ
Equality” by Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Citybizlist
Mar 2019 New CRM From Neuraswitch and Speechmatics, UC Today
Mar 2019 Interacting with cars: What's on the horizon?, ZDNet
Mar 2019 Nuance Tech Saved Clients $1B in 2018, FindBiometrics
Mar 2019
VoiceBase and Tableau Software Partner to Modernize How
Speech Analytics Data Is Consumed by the Enterprise,
AiThority
Mar 2019
SoundHound Inc. Unveils Hybrid Voice AI and Natural
Language Understanding System for Cars at NVIDIA GTC
2019, Business Wire
Mar 2019
Nuance Announces New Tech Uniting Human Agents and AI
to Enhance CX, Technology-Signals
Mar 2019
Nuance recognized as leader in intelligent customer
engagement at 13th Annual Stevie Awards for Sales &
Customer Service, Automotive World
News
12
3
12
33
56
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Speech Recognition > Development Platforms: Market Factsheet
50
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies developing technology
platforms for speech recognition
and voice management
Nuance Communications
(1992, Burlington)
SoundHound
Promptu
(2000, Menlo Park, $52.9M)
VoiceBox Technologies
(2001, Bellevue, $38.4M)
Artificial Solutions
(2001, Barcelona, $34.5M)
Top Companies
Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Development Platforms
0
5
10
15
$0k
$200M
$400M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Market: Development Platforms

Speech Recognition > Development Platforms: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Unicorn. Stage: Series E
Tencent, Daimler, Hyundai Motor Company and 21
Other Investors
Promptu (2000, Menlo Park, $52.9M)
Provides technology for automated speech
recognition and Natural language understadning
Minicorn. Stage: Series C
Steelpoint Capital Partners, Lauder Partners
VoiceBox Technologies (2001, Bellevue,
$38.4M)
Advanced voice recognition solutions for multi-
purpose applications
Minicorn. Stage: Acquired
Inventec, MiTAC, Morningside venture Capital
development
Scope Capital Advisory, Western Technology
Investment
Analyst’s Pick
VoiceBase (2010, Novato, $20M)
API's for speech recognition and speech analytics
Minicorn. Stage: Series B
Band of Angels, Ecosystem Ventures, The Woodside
Financial Group, Polytech Ecosystem Ventures
Maluuba (2012, Waterloo, $8.2M)
Deep Learning for machine reading comprehension
Editor's Pick. Stage: Acquired
Emerillon Capital, Nautilus Venture Partners,
Feddev Ontario, Samsung Venture Investment
Liv.ai (2014, Bangalore, $1.6M)
AI based natural language processor - Stealth mode
Balram Singh Yadav, Jamil Ahmed Khatri, Jatin Shah
Slang Labs (2017, Bangalore, $1.2M)
Voice to mobile SDK for adding voice interface in
third-party applications
Endiya Partners, Aditya Kulkarni, Veera Venkata
Naga Rama Satyam Kandula and 2 Other Investors
Analyst’s Pick
Canvas Ventures, Motorola Mobility, Intel and 9
Other Investors
AccuSpeechMobile (2006, Irvine)
Voice interface for industrial applications
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series B
Dialogflow (2010, Palo Alto)
Provides technology for natural language
conversation
Intel Capital, Motorola Solutions
Speechmatics (2009, Cambridge)
Cloud-based speech recognition services to convert
speech-to-text
Amadeus Capital, Laurence Garrett, Ted Briscoe

52
Speech Recognition > Development Platforms: Leaderboard
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0
Nuance
Communicati
ons
1992 Burlington Acquired - 6 5 3 - - 4.9k 3.1M 5.4k 196 2.2k 69% 284 6%
4.9 SoundHound 2005 Santa Clara Series E $236M 5 - 4 - - 109k 303.8M 793.7k 26 56.6k 8% -1005 -1%
4.5
Artificial
Solutions
2001 Barcelona Series D $34.5M 3 4 - - - 2.7k - - 6 - - 77 3%
4.3
Soapbox
Labs
2015 Dublin Seed $3.9M 2 - - - - 798 - - 5 - - 159 25%
4.2 Wit.ai 2013 Palo Alto Acquired $3.1M 2 - - - - 10k - - 6 - - 53 1%
4.0
Speechmatic
s
2009 Cambridge Series A - 1 5 - - - 1.1k - - 8 - - 118 13%
3.9 VoiceBase 2010 Novato Series B $20M 2 - - - - 3.9k - - 8 - - -5 -
3.8 Sensory 1994 Santa Clara Seed - 1 - 4 - - 44 3.1M 8k 28 1.2k 17% -1 -2%
3.7 Fluent.ai 2015 Montreal Seed $2M 2 - - - - 403 - - 2 - - 53 15%
3.5
AccuSpeech
Mobile
2006 Irvine Series B - 2 - - - 4 633 - - - - - 450 246%
3.5
VoiceBox
Technologies
2001 Bellevue Acquired $38.4M 6 - - - - - - - 4 - - - -
3.4 Maluuba 2012 Waterloo Acquired $8.2M 3 4 - - - - - - 10 - - - -
3.3 Slang Labs 2017 Bangalore Seed $1.2M 1 - - - 3 122 - - 2 - - 59 94%
3.1 Liv.ai 2014 Bangalore Acquired $1.6M 5 - - - - - - - 4 - - - -

Incubators MassChallenge (#1), FF Venture Capital (#1)
Seed Loup Ventures (#2), Dolby Family Ventures (#1)
Series A/B Horizons Ventures (#1), OMERS Ventures (#1)
Series C+ Foundry Group (#1), Technology Partners (#1)
None
$1.4M - Seed
$1M - Series A
Neurable (2015, Pasadena, $7.9M)
$3.6M - Angel
Nextmind (2017, Versailles, $3.6M)
$4.9M - Series A
$7.1M - Seed
$1.3M - Series B
InteraXon (2009, Toronto, $41.4M)
$11.6M - Series B
InteraXon (2009, Toronto, $41.4M)
$27M - Series B
Seed
$175k - Seed
$2M - Seed
Mar 2019
Brain Computer Interface Market : Increases with Growing
Prevalence of Brain Disorders to Drive the Market Growth,
Red Newswire
Feb 2019
BrainBit and Deepak Chopra Dream Weaver Announce
Distribution Partnership, ADVFN
Feb 2019 MindX Names Julia Brown CEO, Citybizlist
Jan 2019
Neurable, Vectorform Partner on Brain-Computer Interface
Applications, Xconomy
Jan 2019
Muse’s Softband will help you meditate your way into a good
night’s sleep, Digital Trends
Jan 2019
Muse® by Interaxon Inc. Announces New Premium Content
Offering: Intelligent Voice Guidance with Biosignal Feedback
and 100+ Meditations, BioSpace
Jan 2019
Brain-computer interface startup secures $4.6 million,
eeNews Analog
Jan 2019
Catalyst HTI adds Canadian mediation headband company to
campus, InnovatioNews
Dec 2018
VRgineers and Neurable Bring Brain-Computer Interface
into VR, PRWeb
Nov 2018
Elon Musk believes AI could turn humans into an
endangered species like the mountain gorilla, Business Insider
Oct 2018
InteraXon launches Muse 2 for a more holistic meditation
experience, BetaKit
Oct 2018
Muse® by Interaxon Inc. Introduces New Meditation
Headband that Gives Real-Time Feedback on Brain Activity,
Body Movement, Breathing Patterns and Heart Rate During
Meditation Sessions, PR Newswire
News
-
1
7
15
37
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Brain Computer Interface > Tech Enablers: Market Factsheet
53
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies developing
electroencephalography (EEG)
devices or platforms that can be
used for developing BCI
applications.
InteraXon
(2009, Toronto, $41.4M)
Neuralink
(2009, California City, $27M)
Paradromics
(2015, San Jose, $10.5M)
ThynkWare Innovation
BrainGate
(2008, Boston, $9.3M)
Top Companies
Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Tech Enablers
0
5
10
15
$0k
$20M
$40M
$60M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Market: Tech Enablers

Brain Computer Interface > Tech Enablers: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Stealth mode brain computer interface company
Minicorn. Stage: Series B
Minicorn. Stage: Seed
Arkitekt Ventures, Synergy Ventures, IT-Farm
Corporation and 7 Other Investors
Brain Computer Interface software solutions
Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund, Zell Lurie
Institute, Brian Shin and 7 Other Investors
Nextmind (2017, Versailles, $3.6M)
Neurotechnology startup developing brain
computer interface
David Helgason, Sune Alstrup Johansen, Bpifrance
Intheon (2013, San Diego)
Cloud based middleware platform for biosignal
interpretation to enable neurotechnology
Analyst’s Pick
NeuroFieldz (2012, Newton)
Brain monitoring technology

55
Brain Computer Interface > Tech Enablers: Leaderboard
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0 InteraXon 2009 Toronto Series B $41.4M 6 - 4 - - 15k 75k 1.7k 12 355 28% 503 3%
4.4 Neurable 2015 Pasadena Series A $7.9M 5 5 - - - 1.9k - - 6 - - 165 10%
4.2 Paradromics 2015 San Jose Seed $10.5M 6 5 - - - 250 - - 4 - - 76 44%
3.6 NeuroSky 2004
San
Francisco
Series A $7.7M 1 3 4 - - 5.9k 81k 438 3 19 5% 1 -
3.6 EMOTIV 2011
San
Francisco
Seed $120k 1 - 3 - - 9.3k 11k 114 5 11 11% 211 2%
3.5 Nextmind 2017 Versailles Seed $3.6M 2 2 - - 4 170 - - 1 - - 99 139%
3.5 Neuralink 2009
California
City
Series B $27M 1 5 - - - - - - 4 - - - -
2.5
ThynkWare
Innovation
2013
Mountain
View
Series A $10M 2 - - - - 2.8k - - - - - -91 -3%
2.5
BrainRobotic
s
2015 Somerville Funded - 1 4 - - - 75 - - - - - 3 4%
2.4 MindX 2016 Bethesda Funded - - 4 - - 3 92 - - 1 - - 27 42%
2.2 MyndPlay 2011 London Unfunded - - - 3 - - 6.5k 4k 15 - - - 2.5k 60%
2.2 BrainGate 2008 Boston Series A $9.3M 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1.9 OpenBCI 2013 Brooklyn Unfunded - - - - - - 15.6k - - - - - 254 2%
1.7
Thought-
Wired
2010 Auckland Unfunded - - - - - - 1.2k - - - - - 42 4%

Market: Medical

Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Consumer
Companies Created 33 | Funded 18 | Total Funding $97.2M
Market: Consumer

Market: Consumer

Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Force Touch
Market: Force Touch

Market: Force Touch

Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: VR and Gaming
Companies Created 19 | Funded 8 | Total Funding $23.4M
Market: VR and Gaming

Public Companies
Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
68
Notable Acquisitions
Top Acquirers
Acqui-hires

Public companies (1/3)
70
Performance indicators of public companies in Natural User Interface
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Nov 2016
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm)
Touchless gesture recognizing software for computer interaction
STO:CFISH
Oct 2016
iRhythm Tech (2006, San Francisco)
$359M NASDAQ:IRTC
Apr 2015
Tobii (2001, Danderyd)
STO:TOBII
Oct 2014
Mediana (1993, Wonju)
Suite of monitoring and diagnostic devices
$41.9M KOSDAQ:41920
Oct 2014
Zenicor (2003, Stockholm)
Diagnosis of arrhythmia and stroke prevention
ZENI:SS
Aug 2014
Medaphor (2004, Cardiff)
Haptic Simulators for medical professionals
$16.7M LON:MED
Jan 2014
MD Biomedical (2003, Taipei)
Portfolio of point of care diagnostic devices
TPE:6445
Apr 2013
Electrical Geodesics (1992, Eugene)
Non-invasive neurodiagnostic imaging products built upon dense
array EEG technology platform
LON:EGI
Jan 2013
Neonode (2001, Stockholm)
Optical sensing technology solutions for touchscreens
NASDAQ:NEON
Nov 2011
InvenSense (2003, San Jose)
MotionTracking sensor system on chips with integrated motion and
sound solutions
$595M NYSE:INVN
Natural User Interface > Exit Outlook > Public Companies

71
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Oct 2009
SensoDetect (2005, Lund)
Brainstem audiometry based test for schizophrenia and ADHD
SDET
Jan 2002
Synaptics (1986, San Jose)
Develops touch pads for various uses
$251M NASDAQ:SYNA
Apr 2000
NASDAQ:NUAN
Nov 1999
Immersion (1993, San Jose)
Software for haptics in VR
NASDAQ:IMMR
Nestmedic (2014, Wroclaw)
Point of care device and associated service for fetal monitoring
WSE:NST
Entranet (2009, Thessaloniki)
Develops speech recognition application for consumers
ELK Corporation (1999, Daejeon)
Develops and manufactures capacitive touch sensors and assemblies
Pegasus BioSciences (2006, Palm Beach Gardens)
ECG system for non-invasive screening of early stage heart disease
Mind Solutions (2004, San Diego)
Brain-Computer-Interface Systems
Novint (1999, Albuquerque)
Haptic controller for games

72
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Zytronic (2000, Blaydon)
Design and manufacture products for touch interfaces
Haptic actuators
SGX:P19
NewCardio (2004, Santa Clara)
Non-invasive diagnostic tools for CVD
Telemedicine and wireless remote cardiac monitoring services
SWX:LIFE
Advanced Media (1997, Toshima)
Provides speech recognition platform

Notable Acquisitions (1/3)
73
Notable Acquisitions in Natural User Interface
Natural User Interface > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
2019 YTD
Acquirer: Platinum Equity Deal: $149M
Haptic actuators
2018
Acquirer: Nuance Communications
Deal: $82M
VoiceBox Technologies (2001, Bellevue,
$38.4M)
Advanced voice recognition solutions for multi-
purpose applications
2017
Acquirer: BioTelemetry Deal: $258M
Telemedicine and wireless remote cardiac
monitoring services

74
2016
Acquirer: TDK Deal: $1.3B
MotionTracking sensor system on chips with
integrated motion and sound solutions
Acquirer: Planar Systems Deal: $125M
NaturalPoint (1996, Corvallis)
Head motion tracking devices
Acquirer: Google
Eyefluence (2013, Milpitas, $21.6M)
Eye tracking & eye control technology for HMDs
Acquirer: Samsung Deal: $215M
Viv Labs (2012, San Jose, $30M)
Creating advanced conversational interfaces and
assistants
Acquirer:
CyberGlove Systems (1990, California)
Hand-centric hardware and software solutions, for
VR interactions
2013
Acquirer: Apple Deal: $345M
PrimeSense (2005, Tel Aviv, $29.4M)
3D sensing device for interaction
2012
Acquirer: Nuance Communications
Vlingo (2006, Cambridge, $26.5M)
Voice enabled virtual assistant
Acquirer: Geomagic
SensAble Technologies (1993, Woburn, $33M)
Developer of 3D touch-enabled modelling system

75
2010
Acquirer: Microsoft
Canesta (1999, Sunnyvale, $59.3M)
Electronic perception technology using 3D CMOS
image sensors using ToF principle
Acquirer: Apple Deal: $200M
Siri (2007, San Jose, $39M)
Personal assistant application service
Before 2008
Acquirer: ScanSoft
Acquirer: America Online Deal: $300M
Quack (1998, Mountain View)
Developed voice portal/ IVR

Most Active Acquirers
76
Natural User Interface > Exit Outlook > Most Active Acquirers

Acqui-hires
77
List of Acqui-hires in Natural User Interface
Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Date Target
Jan-14 Donna Acq by Yahoo
Natural User Interface > Exit Outlook > Acqui-hires
View all 1 Acqui-hired companies on Tracxn Platform

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
78
Details on VC & PE Investors
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage
Details on Top Ecosystem Players

Natural User Interface > Investors > Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
Index of Top Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Natural User Interface; Last 5 years (Apr 2014 - Mar 2019)
Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
TNF Ventures (2 Investments)
Global Brain (2 Investments)
Loup Ventures (2 Investments)
HTGF
Horizons Ventures
Dolby Family Ventures
Andreessen Horowitz
DFJ
Hyde Park Venture Partners
Serra Ventures
Founder
A-Grade Investments
Kensington Capital Partners
EARLY STAGE
Horizons Ventures (2 Investments)
Dolby Family Ventures (2 Investments)
Amadeus Capital (2 Investments)
Arie Capital (2 Investments)
Nautilus Venture Partners (2 Investments)
Ascension Ventures
Sierra Ventures
SV Health Investors
Parkwalk
Cota Capital
Walden International
Samsung Venture Investment
Pritzker Group
LATE STAGE
Kleiner Perkins
Arie Capital
SAIF Partners
OurCrowd
Orbimed
Novo Holdings
Revolution
TransLink Capital
Green Pine Capital Pariners
DBL Partners
Shanda Group
Samsung Catalyst
Finaventures
Fosun RZ Capital
Global Catalyst Partners Japan

Intel Capital
81
Portfolio in Natural User Interface | Exits | Funds Link | Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
Natural User Interface > Investors > Intel Capital
Investments
[Soonicorn] Thalmic Labs (2012, Kitchener, $136M, Series B)
Developing wearable technology for interaction with computers.
[Soonicorn] FlatFrog (2006, Lund, $64.9M, Series C)
Multi-touch computing applications
[Editor's Pick] NextInput (2012, San Jose, $33.1M, Series B)
Human-machine interaction using tactile and pressure forces
Natural User Interface Notable Portfolio
[Unicorn] Snapdeal (2007, Delhi, $1.8B, Series H)
Online horizontal marketplace
[Unicorn] Box (2005, Los Altos, $701M, Public)
File sharing in the cloud
[Unicorn] DocuSign (2003, San Francisco, $522M, Series F)
Digital Transaction Management Tool
[Unicorn] Plastic Logic (2000, Dresden, $396M, Series E)
Flexible glass-free plastic display solutions
[Unicorn] VMware (1998, Palo Alto, $388M, Public)
Virtualization Software
[Unicorn] Policybazaar (2008, Gurgaon, $366M, Series F)
Leading online insurance aggregator in India
[Unicorn] MongoDB (2007, New York City, $311M, Public)
Provider of NoSQL database
[Unicorn] Kabam (2006, San Francisco, $244M, Series E)
Game developer and publisher for mobile and web platforms
[Unicorn] Sprinklr (2008, New York City, $239M, Series F)
Social Media Presence Management Platform
[Soonicorn] Genband (1999, Plano, $695M, Series D)
Unified communication and IP products provider
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
Apr 2019
Tobii's Annual Report 2018 Available on the Website, PR
Newswire
Apr 2019
RingCentral Engage Digital Integrates with Google
Dialogflow to Enhance Customer Engagement,
directorsclub.news
Mar 2019
Tobii Unveils New Eye Tracking Tools and Resources for
VR, AR, and PC Development, PR Newswire
Feb 2019
Global Eye Tracking AR Glasses Market 2019 – SMI, Tobii
Tech, Biopac, Google, Lincoln Trail Publishing
Feb 2019 Tobii AB Year-End Report 2018, PR Newswire
Jan 2019
Merger of tech firms ‘could stifle innovation’,
thebusinessdesk.com
Jan 2019
British Competition Authority CMA Intends to Continue
its Investigation of Tobii's Acquisition of Smartbox, PR
Newswire
Jan 2019
Tobii Discusses Its Latest Eye Tracking Advancements
From CES 2019, VRFocus
Jul 2018
Dialogflow developer community skyrockets to 600K in a
year, SiliconAngle
Canesta
(1999, Sunnyvale, $59.3M)
Acq by Microsoft - Oct 2010
Eyefluence
(2013, Milpitas, $21.6M)
Acq by Google - Oct 2016
Omek Interactive
(2007, Bet Shemesh, $14.3M)
Acq by Intel - Mar 2013
Nimble VR
(2012, San Francisco, $2.3M)
Acq by Oculus VR - Dec 2014
Dialogflow
(2010, Palo Alto)
Acq by Google - Sep 2016
Tobii
(2001, Danderyd, $71.9M)
IPO - Apr 2015
3
1 1 1
2
3
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Follow On New Investments
-
4
2
4
3
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed8
3
1
1
-
US
Europe
Israel
Canada

Loup Ventures
82
Natural User Interface > Investors > Loup Ventures
Investments
[Minicorn] Paradromics (2015, San Jose, $10.5M, Seed)
[Editor's Pick] Neurable (2015, Pasadena, $7.9M, Series A)
Brain Computer Interface software solutions
[Soonicorn] Enjoy (2014, Menlo Park, $80M, Series B)
Online retailer of electronic goods with expert help
[Minicorn] Catch (2016, Cambridge, $6.1M, Seed)
Benefits plan provider for freelancers
[Editor's Pick] Rain Neuromorphics (2017, Gainesville, $120k,
Seed)
Developer of brain-inspired processors for artificial intelligence
[Editor's Pick] Sprucebot (2016, Colorado, Seed)
Customer engagement robot for retail businesses
Feb 2019
Paradromics Moved from Silicon Valley to Austin and is
Creating a Brain Modem, siliconhillsnews.com
Jan 2019
Neurable, Vectorform Partner on Brain-Computer
Interface Applications, Xconomy
Jan 2019
Trimble Partners with Neurable to Explore Use of Brain-
Computer Interfaces for Transportation and AEC
Industries, oemoffhighway.com
Dec 2018
VRgineers and Neurable Bring Brain-Computer Interface
into VR, PRWeb
Jun 2018 Neurable Grabs Series A, VC News Daily
Jun 2018
Brain-Machine Interface Company Paradromics Secures a
$7 Million Series Seed Led by Arkitekt Ventures, Business
Wire
Aug 2017
High-Speed ‘Brain Modem’ Could Restore Vision, Speech,
and Movement, Seeker
Aug 2017
Software Startup Neurable Raises New Financing -
NewsCenter.io, NewsCenter
Jul 2017
DARPA Invests $18.3 Million In Brain Implant Startup
That's Building 'A Modem For The Mind', Forbes
Dec 2016 Neurable Raises $2M in Seed Funding, FinSMEs
None
1 1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
-
-
-
-
2
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed2
-
-
-
-
US

HTGF
83
Natural User Interface > Investors > HTGF
Investments
Mar 2019
Eyeware raises $1.9m to bring eye-tracking tech to
consumer applications, Mobile Marketing Magazine
Jan 2019
3D eye tracking startup Eyeware raises CHF 1.9m,
Startupticker
Jul 2018
Zwilling partners with eyefactive for interactive retail
experience, Digital Signage Today
Mar 2018 Eyeware secures CHF 100’000 FIT grant, Startupticker
Feb 2018
3M, eyefactive debut interactive digital signage,
RetailCustomerExperience
Jun 2017 Technology News - , HITECH news articles
Mar 2017
Valeo Buys Cabin 3D Image Processing Software Provider
Gestigon, FinSMEs
Aug 2016
Pokemon Go goes mixed reality with Gestigon’s gesture
tech, TechCrunch
Jun 2016
State supports gestigon in automotive project with
€500,000 grant, Gestigon
Apr 2016
eyefactive Raises Six Digit Funding Round |FinSMEs,
FinSMEs
Apr 2016
Eyefactive receives renewed investment | Digital Signage
Today, Digital Signage Today
Gestigon
(2011, Rostock, $880k)
Acq by Valeo - Feb 2017
1 1 1 1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1
-
-
-
4
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed5
-
-
-
-
Europe

84
Natural User Interface > Investors > New Enterprise Associates

Horizons Ventures
85
Natural User Interface > Investors > Horizons Ventures

86
Natural User Interface > Investors > Dolby Family Ventures

Andreessen Horowitz
87
Natural User Interface > Investors > Andreessen Horowitz

A-Grade Investments
88
Natural User Interface > Investors > A-Grade Investments

Kensington Capital Partners
89
Natural User Interface > Investors > Kensington Capital Partners

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
90
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage

Intel Capital
91
Natural User Interface > Investors > Intel Capital

Horizons Ventures
92
Natural User Interface > Investors > Horizons Ventures

93
Natural User Interface > Investors > Dolby Family Ventures

Amadeus Capital
94
Natural User Interface > Investors > Amadeus Capital

Arie Capital
95
Natural User Interface > Investors > Arie Capital

Nautilus Venture Partners
96
Natural User Interface > Investors > Nautilus Venture Partners

Ascension Ventures
97
Natural User Interface > Investors > Ascension Ventures

Sierra Ventures
98
Natural User Interface > Investors > Sierra Ventures

SV Health Investors
99
Natural User Interface > Investors > SV Health Investors

Parkwalk
100
Natural User Interface > Investors > Parkwalk

Cota Capital
101
Natural User Interface > Investors > Cota Capital

102
Natural User Interface > Investors > Health Enterprise Partners

Samsung Venture Investment
103
Natural User Interface > Investors > Samsung Venture Investment

Pritzker Group
104
Natural User Interface > Investors > Pritzker Group

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
105
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage

Kleiner Perkins
106
Natural User Interface > Investors > Kleiner Perkins

Arie Capital
107
Natural User Interface > Investors > Arie Capital

SAIF Partners
108
Natural User Interface > Investors > SAIF Partners

Orbimed
109
Natural User Interface > Investors > Orbimed

Novo Holdings
110
Natural User Interface > Investors > Novo Holdings

Revolution
111
Natural User Interface > Investors > Revolution

TransLink Capital
112
Natural User Interface > Investors > TransLink Capital

DBL Partners
113
Natural User Interface > Investors > DBL Partners

Samsung Catalyst
114
Natural User Interface > Investors > Samsung Catalyst

Global Catalyst Partners Japan
115
Natural User Interface > Investors > Global Catalyst Partners Japan

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
116
Incubators
Other Notable Investors
Debt Investors

Natural User Interface > Investors > Index of Ecosystem Investors
Index of Top Ecosystem Investors in Natural User Interface; Q2 2014 - Q1 2019
Index of Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR
Plug and Play Tech Center (19 Investments)
MassChallenge (7 Investments)
Techstars (5 Investments)
Y Combinator (4 Investments)
SOSV (4 Investments)
Venture Kick (2 Investments)
Eleven Ventures (2 Investments)
Ruvento Ventures (2 Investments)
AIRmaker (2 Investments)
Innovation Works
SpinUp Venture
HAX
NFX
BioGenerator
Collider
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
Square 1 Bank (3 Investments)
Motorola Solutions (3 Investments)
Danhua Capital (3 Investments)
IP Group (2 Investments)
National Science Foundation (2 Investments)
Bpifrance (2 Investments)
Finnvera (2 Investments)
Breed Reply (2 Investments)
The Kraft Group (2 Investments)
United States Department of Defense
JPMorgan
Hyde Park Angels
Woodford Investment Management
Band of Angels
Atlantic Bridge Capital
DEBT INVESTORS
Harbert Management
Oxford Finance
Export Development Canada
Decathlon Capital Partners
NXT Ventures

Plug and Play Tech Center
118
Natural User Interface > Investors > Plug and Play Tech Center
People
Investments
[Editor's Pick] NextInput (2012, San Jose, $33.1M, Series B)
Human-machine interaction using tactile and pressure forces
[Editor's Pick] Phasya (2015, Liege, $1.1M, Seed)
Provider of eye tracking solutions for detecting cognitive and
physiological states
[Editor's Pick] TacSense (2013, Woodland, Funded)
Developer of tactile sensing technology for medical device, robotics,
and wearable electronics
[Editor's Pick] SynTouch (2008, Los Angeles, Funded)
Develops and manufactures tactile sensors for various applications
[Unicorn] Dropbox (2007, San Francisco, $607M, Public)
Cloud-based file sharing and synchronization software
[Unicorn] Guardant Health (2012, Redwood City, $550M, Series
E)
Cancer detection, care and treatment through Digital Sequencing
Technology
[Unicorn] N26 (2013, Berlin, $515M, Series D)
Mobile-first bank for retail customers.
[Unicorn] UiPath (2005, Bucharest, $448M, Series C)
Robotic process automation software
[Unicorn] Sprinklr (2008, New York City, $239M, Series F)
Social Media Presence Management Platform
[Unicorn] PayPal (1998, San Jose, $225M, Public)
Internet payment services provider
[Unicorn] Lending Club (2006, San Francisco, $162M, Public)
P2P online lending marketplace
Top Exits
Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Jojo Flores
Co-Founder & VP
Saeed Amidi
Founder & CEO
Mar 2019
Robotic hand in London controlled from the US,
hannovermesse.de
Mar 2019
NextInput Revolutionizes Smartphone Gaming
Experience, Business Wire
Jan 2019
Belgian ‘safety tech’ startup Phasya raises almost €1
million for its drowsiness detection software, EU-Startups
Jan 2019
NextInput Disrupts Capacitive Displays and Touch Panels,
Business Wire
Jan 2019
NextInput ForceTouch™ Selected for Meitu V7
Smartphone, Business Wire
Sep 2018
LivaNova gets in on EEG maker Ceribell’s $35m Series B,
MassDevice
Jul 2018
NextInput’s New Touch Sensitive Button Replaces
Physical Buttons, Business Wire
Jul 2018
NextInput raises funds from Marvell co-founders, eeNews
Analog
Jul 2018
The Ceribell™ Rapid Response EEG System Demonstrates
Fast Seizure Diagnosis Leading To 40% Change In
Physician Treatment Decisions, BioSpace
None
2 2
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
16
-
1
-
3
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed15
4
1
-
-
US
Europe
Canada

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