Technology has greatly evolved processes and efficiency across sectors in the last decade. The next decade is going to experience even bigger changes. Application of technologies like machine learning and internet of things has matured, and will play a major role in changing the face of several mainstream industries.
Entrepreneurs in tech sector too have evolved, with a lot of focus being on R&D, instead of creating more Me Toos. For investors in early stage technology domain, many new sectors are going to offer fresh opportunities.
This quick deck is the outcome of a personal analysis of trends and data about both Indian and global technology industries, from publicly available data and intelligence sources. It's not a comprehensive list, but a list of 5 industries that are already seeing promising examples coming up. And will be good places to bet on, to reap returns in the next 3-5 years
2. “Technology like art is a soaring
exercise of the human imagination.” –
Daniel Bell
3. #1 Enterprise Automation
Macro Technology Trends
IoT, Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
Investment Areas to Watch Out for
Digital Twin Technology, Energy Management, Industrial IoT, Warehouse Automation, Robotics
Global Firms in Enterprise Tech Deploying AI and IoT
Trifacta, Petuum
4. #2 Healthcare
Macro Technology Trends
Machine Learning, Wearable Technology, Big Data Analytics
Investment Areas to Watch Out for
Consumer wearables, Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals & Drug Testing
Some Global Firms in HealthTech Deploying Machine Learning
Flatiron Health, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Babylon, Insilico Medicine
5. #3 BFSI
Macro Technology Trends
Blockchain, Big Data, Machine Learning
Investment Areas to Watch Out for
Payments, Lending, Customer data storage and credit rating management
Some Global Firms in FinTech Deploying Machine Learning
ZestFinance, Numer AI, Upstart, Cape Analytics
6. #4 Logistics
Macro Technology Trends
IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning
Investment Areas to Watch Out for
Fleet Management, Fleet performance analytics, autonomous vehicles, real time efficiency
improvement, Anticipatory logistics, Price prediction
Some Global Firms in Logistics Deploying Machine Learning
Yojee, Nauto
7. #5 Consumer Tech
Macro Technology Trends
Machine Learning, NLP, OTT
Investment Areas to Watch Out for
Virtual Assistants, Voice Recognition, Wearables, Home Automation, Entertainment
Some Global Firms in Consumer Tech Deploying Machine Learning
Soundhound, Sher.pa, Netflix
