The latest issue of our Marketing and Advertising 2Q 2016 Market Update, highlighting trends in M&A, financing, IPOs and capital markets for private and public companies in marketing and advertising, is now available.
The latest issue of our 2Q 2016 Mobile Market Update, highlighting trends in M&A, financing, and capital markets for private and public companies in Mobile, is now available.
Technology Sector Update: Marketing and Advertising 4Q 2015Capstone Headwaters
The latest issue of our Marketing and Advertising Q4 2015 Market Update, highlighting trends in M&A, financing, IPOs and capital markets for private and public companies in Internet Advertising, is now available.
Highlights include:
- Key themes we are watching in 2016
- M&A activity stayed close to pace in 4Q 2015
- Investment volume and aggregate values rose in Q4 2015
- U.S. Marketing and Advertising public companies continue to
outpace their international counterparts and outperform the
NASDAQ, S&P 500, and MSCI Europe indexes
- U.S. Internet Advertising companies are trading at a media
LTM revenue multiple of 1.0x
U.S. Internet Advertising companies continue to outpace their international counterparts and outperform the NASDAQ, S&P 500 and MSCI Europe indexes. U.S. Internet Advertising companies are trading at a median LTM revenue multiple of 1.3x, while International Internet Advertising companies are trading at a median LTM revenue multiple of 3.3x. M&A activity reached a 3-year high in 3Q 2015, with 55 deals, after it had dropped in 1Q 2015 and 2Q 2015, with 42 deals and 40 deals respectively, although aggregate transaction value continues to decline. Notable recent transactions include Rubicon’s acquisition of Chango ($100M), Oracle’s acquisition of Datalogix ($1.1B), Twitter’s acquisition of TellApart ($532M), BlueFocus’ acquisition of Domob Network Technology ($289M), and AOL’s acquisition of Millennial Media ($248M). Investment volume and aggregate values declined in 3Q 2015 to 60 investments and $456M in value, from 2Q 2015’s 65 investments and $458M in value. Notable recent investments include Kahuna ($45M), Demandbase ($30M), Panshi ($200M), Lattice Engines ($28M), and Magnetic Media ($25M).
Since 2011, U.S. Internet Advertising companies (+92.3%) have outperformed the NASDAQ (+63.8%), S&P 500
(+54.1%), and MSCI Europe (+43.2%) indexes, along with their international counterparts (+51.1%).
The latest issue of our 2Q 2016 Mobile Market Update, highlighting trends in M&A, financing, and capital markets for private and public companies in Mobile, is now available.
Technology Sector Update: Marketing and Advertising 4Q 2015Capstone Headwaters
The latest issue of our Marketing and Advertising Q4 2015 Market Update, highlighting trends in M&A, financing, IPOs and capital markets for private and public companies in Internet Advertising, is now available.
Highlights include:
- Key themes we are watching in 2016
- M&A activity stayed close to pace in 4Q 2015
- Investment volume and aggregate values rose in Q4 2015
- U.S. Marketing and Advertising public companies continue to
outpace their international counterparts and outperform the
NASDAQ, S&P 500, and MSCI Europe indexes
- U.S. Internet Advertising companies are trading at a media
LTM revenue multiple of 1.0x
U.S. Internet Advertising companies continue to outpace their international counterparts and outperform the NASDAQ, S&P 500 and MSCI Europe indexes. U.S. Internet Advertising companies are trading at a median LTM revenue multiple of 1.3x, while International Internet Advertising companies are trading at a median LTM revenue multiple of 3.3x. M&A activity reached a 3-year high in 3Q 2015, with 55 deals, after it had dropped in 1Q 2015 and 2Q 2015, with 42 deals and 40 deals respectively, although aggregate transaction value continues to decline. Notable recent transactions include Rubicon’s acquisition of Chango ($100M), Oracle’s acquisition of Datalogix ($1.1B), Twitter’s acquisition of TellApart ($532M), BlueFocus’ acquisition of Domob Network Technology ($289M), and AOL’s acquisition of Millennial Media ($248M). Investment volume and aggregate values declined in 3Q 2015 to 60 investments and $456M in value, from 2Q 2015’s 65 investments and $458M in value. Notable recent investments include Kahuna ($45M), Demandbase ($30M), Panshi ($200M), Lattice Engines ($28M), and Magnetic Media ($25M).
Since 2011, U.S. Internet Advertising companies (+92.3%) have outperformed the NASDAQ (+63.8%), S&P 500
(+54.1%), and MSCI Europe (+43.2%) indexes, along with their international counterparts (+51.1%).
Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?Philippe Botteri
The European and Israeli cloud ecosystem is accelerating as never before. Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. $30B. The $900M of SaaS VC funding in 2015 now represents less than Europe's largest financing round, with Celonis raising $1B in June this year. These are just some of the SaaS milestones Europe and Israel have hit over the last year, so now seems like the right time to as: "are Europe and Israel on the path to global SaaS dominace?" Take a look at the insights in our 2021 Euroscape and see what the data says!
As Bessemer officially launches its presence in London, Alex Ferrara and Dhruv Jain are releasing this report to reaffirm that Silicon Valley doesn’t have a monopoly on innovation and entrepreneurship is a borderless endeavor. In this report, they share the signals giving us confidence in Europe as a new technology leader, the macro trends driving the rise of the European cloud ecosystem, and the predictions we believe will be a driving force for our investments. To read the full report go to: https://www.bvp.com/atlas/the-rise-of-cloud-in-europe
Tracxn Big Data Analytics Landscape Report, June 2016Tracxn
New Enterprise Associates, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, Intel Capital and Khosla Ventures are the top 5 investors in big data analytics, with over 10 investments each.
2020 has been a challenging year. Yet, amidst the various trials, widespread digital transformation has sparked several triumphs in SaaS. For instance, UiPath made history this summer when they became the first European Cloud Decacorn. Now we’re 10 months in, the question on everyone’s lips is what’s just happened and what’s coming next? In this keynote presentation, Philippe Botteri, Partner and Varun Purandare, VP at Accel will present original findings from Accel’s 2020 Euroscape. They'll explore the biggest trends in SaaS, deep dive into COVID's impacts on the ecosystem and share the region’s top 100 cloud companies.
In 2015, cloud markets outperformed NASDAQ by 2x demonstrating how cloud computing continues to be an influential technology sector. In Bessemer’s 2016 State of the Cloud, leading SaaS and cloud investors Byron Deeter and Kristina Shen highlight market trends, metrics and benchmarks every SaaS founder should track, and the top predictions for 2016.
In this report, you’ll also learn:
- Key trends of the Cloud Index from 2015
- The five metrics of cloud finance
- Predictions for 2016
SaaS Wars: Europe Awakens. The Accel Euroscape 2016Philippe Botteri
Software is eating the world, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is eating software. But where does Europe stand on the SaaS front? This presentation gives an overview of the SaaS landscape in Europe and Israel and identifies the top 100 most promising SaaS companies in the region.
About Bessemer Venture Partners:
Bessemer Venture Partners was born from innovations in steel that literally forged modern building and manufacturing. Today, we work with people who want to create revolutions of their own. We've been fortunate to be a part of over 120 IPOs in the last 50 years, including Shopify, Yelp, LinkedIn, Skype, LifeLock, Twilio, SendGrid, DocuSign, Wix, Box, and MindBody.
AdTech Late Stage Deal & M&A Analysis (Thomvest Ventures)Thomvest Ventures
This report is a compilation of data on late stage investment in advertising technology (adtech) companies over the last several years, as well as a summary of M&A activity in the sector.
Trust in news and approaches to combat misinformationVincent Peyrègne
News organisations used to trade in attention. But with the current uproar over so-called “fake news” trust is the new currency of news professionals around the world. But trust is complex. What are the key drivers of distrust in our society, and how news professional can (re)build a trusted relationship with the public?
ComCap Digital Retail Rreport April 2018Peter Creech
ComCap is a unique boutique investment bank focused on the intersection between Commerce and Capital. Based in San Francisco, CA, we are the only investment bank that focuses on the massive disruption occurring in digital retail. Our areas of focus include direct to consumer (B2C websites, marketplaces, vertical commerce), B2B SaaS software, B2B professional services, and consumer-oriented fintech.
WAN-IFRA is the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. Our mission is to protect the rights of journalists and publishers around the world to operate independent media.
We provide our members with expertise and services to innovate and prosper in a digital world and perform their crucial role in society. WAN-IFRA drives the global conversation on the future of independent news publishing. Our focus is on Press Freedom and Journalism, Media Sustainability and Innovation.
The European SaaS world changed forever when Daniel Dines, the founder of UiPath made the cover of Forbes last month as ‘Boss of the Bots’. Who would have thought five years ago that a Romanian SaaS company would be valued at $7B and reach that valuation in record time?
It is prime time for European SaaS companies and the third edition of the Accel Euroscape, the list of the top 100 SaaS companies from Europe and Israel, shows the rising position of Europe on the global SaaS stage, benchmarks how European SaaS companies compare to their US counterparts and lays out five predictions for the European SaaS market.
In State of the Cloud 2021, we explore the major milestones and changes within the cloud economy and original analysis on what’s driving today’s private cloud valuations. In addition, we share new frameworks and emerging strategies to help founders measure growth endurance and drive go-to-market momentum. Plus, we dive into our seven predictions for 2021.
Top takeaways
Cloud companies have not just reset in the New Normal, but have thrived with a record-breaking market capitalization of more than $2 trillion.
There’s been a changing of the guard afoot: MT SAAS has overtaken FAANG.
Cloud multiples are rising to new heights, with both public and private cloud trading over 20x.
Cloud growth rates and access to capital are at all-time highs, with the average Cloud 100 company growing 80% YoY and $186 billion going into private cloud companies in 2020 alone.
Good-better-best of growth endurance is 70%-75%-80%.
GTM strategies have adapted in the New Normal; best practices include product-led growth, usage-based pricing, and the adoption of cloud marketplaces.
We at WAN-IFRA hope that insights like our World Press Trends annual report will be valuable to news publishers as they work out strategies in their organisations for change management, budgeting and hiring. In times of uncertainty, the World Press Trends report is a guiding light for publishers making sense of the environment today, and more importantly, in planning for the future.
Leveraging brand and an omnichannel platform to face the fintech challenge on...Banco Santander
Compilation of presentations made by Sicredi CMO Daniel Ferretti on WOCCU (World Council of Credit Unions) events in Denver, Washington and Colombia in 2015, regarding the importance of branding and omnichannel strategy to face the fintech revolution on retail banking
Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?Philippe Botteri
The European and Israeli cloud ecosystem is accelerating as never before. Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. $30B. The $900M of SaaS VC funding in 2015 now represents less than Europe's largest financing round, with Celonis raising $1B in June this year. These are just some of the SaaS milestones Europe and Israel have hit over the last year, so now seems like the right time to as: "are Europe and Israel on the path to global SaaS dominace?" Take a look at the insights in our 2021 Euroscape and see what the data says!
As Bessemer officially launches its presence in London, Alex Ferrara and Dhruv Jain are releasing this report to reaffirm that Silicon Valley doesn’t have a monopoly on innovation and entrepreneurship is a borderless endeavor. In this report, they share the signals giving us confidence in Europe as a new technology leader, the macro trends driving the rise of the European cloud ecosystem, and the predictions we believe will be a driving force for our investments. To read the full report go to: https://www.bvp.com/atlas/the-rise-of-cloud-in-europe
Tracxn Big Data Analytics Landscape Report, June 2016Tracxn
New Enterprise Associates, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, Intel Capital and Khosla Ventures are the top 5 investors in big data analytics, with over 10 investments each.
2020 has been a challenging year. Yet, amidst the various trials, widespread digital transformation has sparked several triumphs in SaaS. For instance, UiPath made history this summer when they became the first European Cloud Decacorn. Now we’re 10 months in, the question on everyone’s lips is what’s just happened and what’s coming next? In this keynote presentation, Philippe Botteri, Partner and Varun Purandare, VP at Accel will present original findings from Accel’s 2020 Euroscape. They'll explore the biggest trends in SaaS, deep dive into COVID's impacts on the ecosystem and share the region’s top 100 cloud companies.
In 2015, cloud markets outperformed NASDAQ by 2x demonstrating how cloud computing continues to be an influential technology sector. In Bessemer’s 2016 State of the Cloud, leading SaaS and cloud investors Byron Deeter and Kristina Shen highlight market trends, metrics and benchmarks every SaaS founder should track, and the top predictions for 2016.
In this report, you’ll also learn:
- Key trends of the Cloud Index from 2015
- The five metrics of cloud finance
- Predictions for 2016
SaaS Wars: Europe Awakens. The Accel Euroscape 2016Philippe Botteri
Software is eating the world, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is eating software. But where does Europe stand on the SaaS front? This presentation gives an overview of the SaaS landscape in Europe and Israel and identifies the top 100 most promising SaaS companies in the region.
About Bessemer Venture Partners:
Bessemer Venture Partners was born from innovations in steel that literally forged modern building and manufacturing. Today, we work with people who want to create revolutions of their own. We've been fortunate to be a part of over 120 IPOs in the last 50 years, including Shopify, Yelp, LinkedIn, Skype, LifeLock, Twilio, SendGrid, DocuSign, Wix, Box, and MindBody.
AdTech Late Stage Deal & M&A Analysis (Thomvest Ventures)Thomvest Ventures
This report is a compilation of data on late stage investment in advertising technology (adtech) companies over the last several years, as well as a summary of M&A activity in the sector.
Trust in news and approaches to combat misinformationVincent Peyrègne
News organisations used to trade in attention. But with the current uproar over so-called “fake news” trust is the new currency of news professionals around the world. But trust is complex. What are the key drivers of distrust in our society, and how news professional can (re)build a trusted relationship with the public?
ComCap Digital Retail Rreport April 2018Peter Creech
ComCap is a unique boutique investment bank focused on the intersection between Commerce and Capital. Based in San Francisco, CA, we are the only investment bank that focuses on the massive disruption occurring in digital retail. Our areas of focus include direct to consumer (B2C websites, marketplaces, vertical commerce), B2B SaaS software, B2B professional services, and consumer-oriented fintech.
WAN-IFRA is the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. Our mission is to protect the rights of journalists and publishers around the world to operate independent media.
We provide our members with expertise and services to innovate and prosper in a digital world and perform their crucial role in society. WAN-IFRA drives the global conversation on the future of independent news publishing. Our focus is on Press Freedom and Journalism, Media Sustainability and Innovation.
The European SaaS world changed forever when Daniel Dines, the founder of UiPath made the cover of Forbes last month as ‘Boss of the Bots’. Who would have thought five years ago that a Romanian SaaS company would be valued at $7B and reach that valuation in record time?
It is prime time for European SaaS companies and the third edition of the Accel Euroscape, the list of the top 100 SaaS companies from Europe and Israel, shows the rising position of Europe on the global SaaS stage, benchmarks how European SaaS companies compare to their US counterparts and lays out five predictions for the European SaaS market.
In State of the Cloud 2021, we explore the major milestones and changes within the cloud economy and original analysis on what’s driving today’s private cloud valuations. In addition, we share new frameworks and emerging strategies to help founders measure growth endurance and drive go-to-market momentum. Plus, we dive into our seven predictions for 2021.
Top takeaways
Cloud companies have not just reset in the New Normal, but have thrived with a record-breaking market capitalization of more than $2 trillion.
There’s been a changing of the guard afoot: MT SAAS has overtaken FAANG.
Cloud multiples are rising to new heights, with both public and private cloud trading over 20x.
Cloud growth rates and access to capital are at all-time highs, with the average Cloud 100 company growing 80% YoY and $186 billion going into private cloud companies in 2020 alone.
Good-better-best of growth endurance is 70%-75%-80%.
GTM strategies have adapted in the New Normal; best practices include product-led growth, usage-based pricing, and the adoption of cloud marketplaces.
We at WAN-IFRA hope that insights like our World Press Trends annual report will be valuable to news publishers as they work out strategies in their organisations for change management, budgeting and hiring. In times of uncertainty, the World Press Trends report is a guiding light for publishers making sense of the environment today, and more importantly, in planning for the future.
Leveraging brand and an omnichannel platform to face the fintech challenge on...Banco Santander
Compilation of presentations made by Sicredi CMO Daniel Ferretti on WOCCU (World Council of Credit Unions) events in Denver, Washington and Colombia in 2015, regarding the importance of branding and omnichannel strategy to face the fintech revolution on retail banking
Corum Group Tech M&A Monthly - April 2018 - Top Acquirer ProfileCorum Group
April's edition of Tech M&A Monthly, featuring an in-depth look at M&A in Q1 2018 and an interview with 2017 Top Acquirer Constellation Software's COO and Volaris CEO, Mark Miller
The Imminent Ad Tech Shakeout: Is Consolidation in the Horizon?SiemerAssoc
This presentation was given by Dan Chen, Managing Director at Siemer & Associates, during the OMMA DDM Conference on July 24, 2013. It highlighted findings from the Siemer Spring 2013 Online Advertising Report.
Tech Mpire (TMP) Business Overview - August 2017 George Gabriel
Not many tech stocks have all these attractive qualities: 1. organic revenue growth, up >3x in 2 years 2. Underlying profitability 3. Globally scalable market opportunity 4. M & A optionality 5. New CEO with sector-relevant experience (ex Google, youtube) ready to drive growth. TMP is ready to scale.
Webinar Finding Big Markets for Big Data & Data Analytics SolutionsDonagh Kiernan
Slides used during webinar "Finding Big Markets for Big Data & Data Analytics Solutions" www.tenegopartnering.com/resource/Data-Analytics-Ecosystem
In this video, you will learn:
1. What are the Opportunities for BigData & Analytics in different sectors and markets?
2. What are the Challenges to get to those opportunities?
3. How do you find the best route to market?
Europe cloud crm market is expected to grow $12.0 billion by 2024DheerajPawar4
[131 Pages Report] Europe cloud CRM market size, analysis, trends, & forecasts. The global market for europe cloud CRM categorized by vertical, nonprofit & country.
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The following presentation was given by Joel Schneyer, Managing Director at Headwaters MB at the Rocky Mountains Mineral Law Foundation- Mining Law Short Course in Westminster, CO
Explosive Growth in Frac Sand and Lithium- Lessons To Be Learned?Capstone Headwaters
The following presentation was given by Joel Schneyer, Managing Director at Headwaters MB at the SME Colorado MPD 67th Annual Conference in Colorado Springs, CO.
A Primer re Gold Valuations & Development Costs and Private Equity's Role in ...Capstone Headwaters
The following presentation was given by Joel Schneyer, Managing Director at Headwaters MB at the SME Annual Conference & Expo - CMA 117th National Western Mining Conference in Denver, CO.
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The New Industry Paradigm: Industry Specialist Private Equity Investors as Dr...Capstone Headwaters
The following presentation was given by Joel Schneyer, Managing Director at Headwaters MB at the SME's 3rd Annual Current Trends in Mining Finance Conference in New York, NY.
This presentation was given by Joel Schneyer, Managing Director at Headwaters MB at the Petroleum Connection 5th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference in San Antonio, TX.
Will Point-To-Point Distribution Drive Sand Industry Consolidation?Capstone Headwaters
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Financing and Investment: Value Propositions and RefinancingCapstone Headwaters
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Lithium and Frac Sands Have Attracted Investor Interest: What Are The Lessons?Capstone Headwaters
The following presentation was given by Joel Schneyer, Managing Director at Headwaters MB at the American Exploration & Mining Association's 122nd Annual Conference in Reno, NV.
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The following presentation was given by Joel Schneyer, Managing Director at Headwaters MB at the American Exploration & Mining Association's 120th Annual Conference in Reno, NV.
Energy equipment & services monthly report – september finalCapstone Headwaters
Crude prices have moderated somewhat after reaching the upper $40
range
–– Prices weakened by rising exports from Iran, elevated inventories, and
weak refinery demand
• US Rig counts continue to improve moderately
–– Since August 12, the US onshore market has added 25 rigs, bringing the
total rig count to 506
–– International rig counts rose slightly by 66 in August
• Refining utilization decreased mildly since last month, and more
substantial declines are expected going forward
–– 300k bbl/d capacity expected to be down for routine maintenance at
times during fourth quarter, excluding economic run cuts or unplanned
downtime
• In Q2 2016, overall solar system pricing fell by up to 7.5%. Utility fixedtilt
and tracking projects in Q2 2016 saw an average pricing of $1.17/Wdc
and $1.30/Wdc, respectively.
• Continued elevated temperatures led to record power demand across
the country, including an
Customer Contact Market Report
HIGHLIGHTS
Outsourcing still provides meaningful cost savings, representing roughly 20% of the total market with approximately 2.0 million outsourced agents located primarily in India and the Philippines.
Technology developments, vendor pruning, and consumer demand push providers to expand their product, service, and channel offerings.20
M&A activity expected to increase steadily in 2017 as corporate profits and consumer spending increases.
FCC onshoring initiatives continue to create jobs within big industry players via organic growth and acquisitions.19
Steady growth opportunities on a go-forward basis as the global customer contact management market is expected to grow to $81 billion by 2018 representing a CAGR of 6.1%.
U.S. based healthcare legislative changes and requirements will increase costs and complexity of compliance.
2015 YEAR IN REVIEW
Advancing technology and differentiation boost growth rates
2015 was an exciting year for the Customer Contact Management (CCM) industry, with huge strides in technology, automation, differentiation, and omni-channel diversification. Customers want to use the channel that most quickly solves their problems, including voice, chat, text, and social media. Corporate services expanded their technology offerings making large technological advances, as witnessed with Amazon's new Alexa -- a virtual assistant that can answer a wide variety of questions from weather to traffic. These technological advances around automation create a surge of efficiency and growth opportunities for CCM businesses. According to International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), nearly 55% of customers want an automated self-service experience, increasing efficiency and decreasing costs for businesses. In addition, 80% of companies plan to use customer service as a way to differentiate themselves from their competition.4
Energy Equipment & Services: Industry Insights & HappeningsCapstone Headwaters
The latest issue of our monthly Energy Equipment & Services Report, highlighting trends in M&A, financing and capital markets for private and public companies in the energy market, is now available.
For much of the last decade through 2014, the U.S. energy sector expe¬rienced a bull market sustained by debt-financed drilling programs in emerging unconventional plays and supported by elevated commodity prices. U.S. E&P players, particularly the emerging universe of indepen¬dent unconventional operators, required an array of capital-intensive services that led to a boom in the services industry as well: rigs to handle development drilling; engineering services to handle geological surveys; logistics/infrastructure services to gather, transport, and store various hydrocarbons; and refitting of refineries to process increasing volumes of light oil. This wave of capital spending led to innovation in drilling and fracking technology, taking US production from about 6 million b/d to over 9 million b/d and marking the reversal of a decades-long decline in U.S. domestic oil production.
What’s Inside:
- U.S. Crude Production Oil Outlook
- Sector Updates: Last 12 Months in Review
- Capital Spending Trends
- Current State of the Storage Market
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1.Wireless Communication System_Wireless communication is a broad term that i...JeyaPerumal1
Wireless communication involves the transmission of information over a distance without the help of wires, cables or any other forms of electrical conductors.
Wireless communication is a broad term that incorporates all procedures and forms of connecting and communicating between two or more devices using a wireless signal through wireless communication technologies and devices.
Features of Wireless Communication
The evolution of wireless technology has brought many advancements with its effective features.
The transmitted distance can be anywhere between a few meters (for example, a television's remote control) and thousands of kilometers (for example, radio communication).
Wireless communication can be used for cellular telephony, wireless access to the internet, wireless home networking, and so on.
# Internet Security: Safeguarding Your Digital World
In the contemporary digital age, the internet is a cornerstone of our daily lives. It connects us to vast amounts of information, provides platforms for communication, enables commerce, and offers endless entertainment. However, with these conveniences come significant security challenges. Internet security is essential to protect our digital identities, sensitive data, and overall online experience. This comprehensive guide explores the multifaceted world of internet security, providing insights into its importance, common threats, and effective strategies to safeguard your digital world.
## Understanding Internet Security
Internet security encompasses the measures and protocols used to protect information, devices, and networks from unauthorized access, attacks, and damage. It involves a wide range of practices designed to safeguard data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Effective internet security is crucial for individuals, businesses, and governments alike, as cyber threats continue to evolve in complexity and scale.
### Key Components of Internet Security
1. **Confidentiality**: Ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to access it.
2. **Integrity**: Protecting information from being altered or tampered with by unauthorized parties.
3. **Availability**: Ensuring that authorized users have reliable access to information and resources when needed.
## Common Internet Security Threats
Cyber threats are numerous and constantly evolving. Understanding these threats is the first step in protecting against them. Some of the most common internet security threats include:
### Malware
Malware, or malicious software, is designed to harm, exploit, or otherwise compromise a device, network, or service. Common types of malware include:
- **Viruses**: Programs that attach themselves to legitimate software and replicate, spreading to other programs and files.
- **Worms**: Standalone malware that replicates itself to spread to other computers.
- **Trojan Horses**: Malicious software disguised as legitimate software.
- **Ransomware**: Malware that encrypts a user's files and demands a ransom for the decryption key.
- **Spyware**: Software that secretly monitors and collects user information.
### Phishing
Phishing is a social engineering attack that aims to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details. Attackers often masquerade as trusted entities in email or other communication channels, tricking victims into providing their information.
### Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attacks
MitM attacks occur when an attacker intercepts and potentially alters communication between two parties without their knowledge. This can lead to the unauthorized acquisition of sensitive information.
### Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
APNIC Foundation, presented by Ellisha Heppner at the PNG DNS Forum 2024APNIC
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Multi-cluster Kubernetes Networking- Patterns, Projects and GuidelinesSanjeev Rampal
Talk presented at Kubernetes Community Day, New York, May 2024.
Technical summary of Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Networking architectures with focus on 4 key topics.
1) Key patterns for Multi-cluster architectures
2) Architectural comparison of several OSS/ CNCF projects to address these patterns
3) Evolution trends for the APIs of these projects
4) Some design recommendations & guidelines for adopting/ deploying these solutions.
2. Executive Summary
• Capital Markets – Marketing Technology companies continue to outpace Advertising Technology
companies and outperform the NASDAQ, S&P 500 and MSCI Europe indexes
• Trading Multiples – The public markets continue to discern between the business models of
Marketing Technology companies and Advertising Technology companies. Marketing Technology
companies are trading at a median LTM revenue multiple of 3.0x, while Advertising Technology
companies are trading at a median LTM revenue multiple of 0.5x
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• M&A Activity – M&A activity declined slightly in 2Q 2016, with 33 deals compared to 36 deals in
1Q 2016, with aggregate transaction value increasing. Notable recent transactions include
Salesforce’s acquisition of Demandware ($2,800M), Vista Equity’s acquisition of Marketo
($1,790M), and Marlin Equity’s acquisition of Teradata’s marketing applications business ($90M)
• Investment Activity – While investment volume increased significantly, it was through smaller
deals as aggregate value dropped in 2Q 2016 with 93 investments and $528M in value, from 64
investments and $577M in value in 1Q 2016. Notable recent investments include Vibes Media
($45M), Evariant ($42.3M), and Collective($34M)
3. Key Themes We are Watching in 2016
• New technologies are driving customer adoption of both MarTech and AdTech as marketing departments emerge as a
competitive differentiator for enterprises
– Rapid Adoption – Marketers are rapidly adopting both point solutions and platforms as advertising technologies
enable new ways of conducting business and acquiring customers
– Metrics Matter – Metrics continue to grow in importance – attribution and conversion metrics drive marketer’s
decisions – both for which technologies to buy and to properly evaluate spend and ROI across all marketing tactics
• Marketing moves up the funnel with significant efficiency improvements
– Rather than targeting large audiences and then spending significant time and resources whittling them down,
emerging technologies and analytics are becoming accurate enough to effectively disrupt the traditional sales
funnel model
– Marketers expand beyond retargeting by investing and spending on understanding intent and marketing higher in
the funnel as opposed to “preaching to the converted”
• M&A activity remains strong for the near future, driven by:
– Traditional buyers building out their marketing platforms, stacks or data assets
– New categories of buyers continue to emerge, including marketing agencies adopting technology, data providers
levering their data assets into new markets, telcos and media
– Private equity is becoming more active and paying strategic multiples with Vista Equity’s acquisition of Marketo as
a prime example
– Lowering valuation expectations – investors in crowded sectors of digital marketing recognizing a solid exit is
better than no exit
• Funding is both available at higher scale, and scarce at lower scale
– Companies that have demonstrated business models with solid margins and ability to scale will continue to find
funding available for growth
– However, companies seeking series A and B rounds with limited traction or proof points will likely struggle finding
attractive capital and valuations
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4. Capital Markets Performance
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Since 2013, Marketing Technology companies (+72.3%) have outperformed the NASDAQ (+49.2%), S&P
500 (+34.8%), and MSCI Europe (-5.5%) indexes, along with Advertising Technology companies (-
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9. Top Acquirers in Marketing and Advertising Market
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Buyer # Acquisitions Total Value ($M) Targets
Google 8 1,025.0
Admeld, Adometry, Channel Intelligence, Incentive Targeting, mDialog, Red Hot Labs, Wildfire, Zave
Networks
Yahoo! 8 975.5 5to1.com, AdMovate, Brightroll, Flurry, Interclick, Luminate, Palaran, Ztelic
Adobe 7 1,178.0 Auditude, comScore (assets), Demdex, Efficient Frontier, Neolane, Search Discovery, Tumri
Oracle 7 3,177.7 BlueKai, Crosswise, Datalogix, Eloqua, Involver, Responsys, Vitrue
Facebook 5 382.0 LiveRail, Microsoft Corp (Atlas Ad Suite), Onavo, Pryte, Threadsy (Uptake Communications)
Top Acquirers by Volume – Four or More Acquisitions, 2011 – Present
Buyer Total Value ($M) Targets
Oracle 4,458.7 BlueKai, Crosswise, Datalogix, Responsys
Salesforce 6,315.0 Demandware, ExactTarget
Alliance Data Systems 2,300.0 Conversant
Harland Clarke 1,947.0 Valassis
Vista Equity Partners 1,790.0 Digital Technology, MarketLive, Marketo, Mediaocean
SAP AG 1,381.0 Hybris, KXEN, SeeWhy
Adobe Systems 1,178.0 Auditude, comScore (assets), Demdex, Efficient Frontier, Neolane, Search Discovery, Tumri
Endurance International 1,100.0 Constant Contact
Dealertrack Holdings 1,048.5 Dealer Dot Com, ClickMotive
Google 1,025.0 Admeld, Adometry, Channel Intelligence, Incentive Targeting, mDialog, Red Hot Labs, Wildfire, Zave Networks
Yahoo 975.5 5to1.com, AdMovate, Brightroll, Flurry, Interclick, Luminate, Palaran, Ztelic
DG 597.6 EyeWonder, MediaMind, Peer39, Republic Project
AOL 539.1 Adap.tv, goviral, Vidible
Top Acquirers by Total Transaction Value – $450M or More, 2011 – Present
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Source: 451 Group
10. Marketing & Advertising M&A Case Study
Transaction Overview:
• $1.8B acquisition of Marketo by Vista Equity Partners
- All cash offer for an enterprise value of $1.8B
- $35.25 per share, representing a 64% premium to the unaffected closing
price as of May 9, 2016
• Financial metrics:
- Marketo generated $226 million in LTM revenue and an LTM EBITDA loss
of $54 million at the time of acquisition, representing a 7.9x LTM revenue
multiple
Target Description:
• Provides marketing automation SaaS for businesses. Software provides features
for sales lead management and analytics, email and social media marketing,
and marketing campaign analytics
Transaction Commentary:
• "The acquisition will allow Marketo to continue to focus on customer success and to
remain the independent category leader, continuing to set the agenda for product
innovation and thought leadership for the entire digital marketing industry. It will
also enable us to successfully deliver on the bold vision we recently set forth - to give
tomorrow's marketers and the C-suite an ultra-high-scale enterprise platform for
customer engagement”, said Phil Fernandez, chairman and CEO of Marketo
• "Marketo is the clear leader in the marketing automation space and has consistently
delivered innovative mission critical products to its more than 4,600 customers,"
said Brian Sheth, co-founder and president of Vista Equity. "Given our proven track
record and focus on investing in high-growth SaaS platforms, we are thrilled to
partner with Phil and the broader Marketo team to help the company accelerate
innovation, growth, and excellence."
ACQUIRED
On May 31, 2016
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13. Top Seed and Series A Investors in Marketing and Advertising
Investor Investments Targets
500 Startups 29
AdStage, BackType, Boostable, Capseo, Central Mayoreo, Conekta, Crowdrally, Ematic Solutions, Funnely, Iterable, LocBox
Labs, MarketVibe, PostRocket, Privy, Regresa Pronto, Samba Ads, ShareRoot, Spinnakr, Unbounce Marketing Solutions, Vid
Network, Virool, Vungle
SV Angel 14 Booshaka, Boostable, Custora, Heap, Moat, Nomi, NowSpots, Pipewise, SocialFlow, TT Labs, Tubular Labs, Vungle
RRE Ventures 11 Bloglovin, BlueTrain Mobile, Deepomatic, ividence, Klaviyo, Pontiflex, Say Media, SinglePlatform, SocialFlow, Yieldbot
Y Combinator 11 AdGrok, BackType, Boostable, Custora, Heap, LocalOn, Orankl, Reebee, TT Labs, Virool
TechStars 11 AdYapper, Bizible, inRentive, HYP3R, MarketVibe, Mavrck, Mobintent, Simple Energy, SimpleRelevance, Splashscore
First Round Capital 10 Altruik, Elicit, Handshakez, Jirafe, Moat, Nomi, Say Media, SinglePlatform, Solve Media
Lerer Hippeau Ventures 8 Bloglovin, Bottlenose, Brandtale, Fuisz Media, GraphEffect, Moat, Tubular Labs
Greycroft Partners 7 Custora, Elicit, Media Armor, Molio, Nomi, TagMan
Betaworks 6 Bloglovin, Namo Media, SocialFlow, Teleportd
Atlas Venture 5 Bluetrain Mobile, InsightSquared, Privy, Unbounce Marketing
CommonAngels 5 InsightSquared, Linkable Networks, Yieldbot
Draper Associates 5 Autopilot, MomentFeed, Vungle
ff Venture Capital 5 Bottlenose, Elicit, Movable Inc, Parse.ly
Founder Collective 5 BackType, Custora, GraphEffect, Moat, ThriveHive
Top Investors by Volume, 2011 – Present
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Source: PitchBook; number of investments may include follow-on investments in same target
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14. Top Series B and C Investors in Marketing and Advertising
Investor Investments Targets
Greycroft Partners 11 Netsertive, Performance Horizon Group, Resonate Networks, Skimbit, SteelHouse, TagMan
Sequoia Capital 10 AgilOne, Dianping.com, Flite, Innovid, Kahuna, Lattice Engines, Taykey
Battery Ventures 9 Appboy,BrightEdge Technologies, Kontagent, Sprinklr, Tapad, Tealium
Lightspeed Venture
Partners
9 BloomReach, Dianping.com, Evariant, Eyeviewdigital, MediaV, MyBuys, Origami Logic
First Round Capital 7 33Across, DoubleVerify, Moat, Solve Media, VigLink
Intel Capital 7 BrightEdge Technologies, HookLogic, Movable Inc, SmartZip Analytics, Sprinklr, Vizury
New Enterprise Associates 6 BloomReach, Compass Labs, Lattice Engines, TrackMaven, Videology, WibiData
Redpoint Ventures 6 55social, Adap.tv, nadco, Intent Media, The Miaozhen Systems
Baird Capital 5 BrightTag, ClickFuel, eDo Interactive, WordStream
Draper Fisher Jurvetson 5 ignitAd, InsightSquared, iSocket, Servio
Ignition Partners 5 Dianping.com, Moz, Visible Technologies
Top Investors by Volume, 2011 – Present
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Source: PitchBook; number of investments may include follow-on investments in same target
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15. Top Series D+ Investors in Marketing and Advertising
Investor Investments Targets
Norwest Venture Partners 8 Act-On Software, Komli Media, True[x] Media, Turn
Draper Fisher Jurvetson 7 4INFO, AdXpose, Flurry, Komli Media, PubMatic, SugarCRM, Tremor Video, Yodle
Accel Partners 6 AdRoll, Genius.com, OpenX Software, Power2sme, YuMe
Battery Ventures 6 BloomReach, BrightEdge Technologies, Lotame, Marketo, Sprinklr, Tealium
Focus Ventures 5 Delivery Agent, Marin Software, Turn
Institutional Venture
Partners
5 AdRoll, Buddy Media, Marketo, xAd, Yext
Menlo Ventures 5 DataXu, Flurry, YuMe
SAP Ventures 5 Criteo, Marin Software, OpenX Software, Tremor Video
Crosslink Capital 4 Flurry, Marin Software
First Round Capital 4 33Across, AppNexus, Flurry
Intel Capital 4 BrightEdge Technologies, Delivery Agent, Sprinklr, YuMe
Panorama Capital 4 33Across, JiWire, Zoove
Scale Venture Partners 4 BrightRoll, Demandbase, HubSpot
Trident Capital 4 BrightRoll, JiWire, Turn
Top Investors by Volume, 2011 – Present
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Source: PitchBook; number of investments may include follow-on investments in same target
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16. Marketing and Advertising Investment Case Study
Transaction Overview:
• $34M of later stage venture funding from lead investors Accel Partners,
Columbia Partners, Greycroft Partners and Inovia Capital
• Collective currently has 405 employees
• Collective has raised $120M in funding to date
Target Description:
• Provider of an online advertising network. The company's products enable
brands to control audience reach & frequency and choreograph messaging
across TV, PC, tablet and smartphone devices
Transaction Commentary:
• Collective is known for its Visto product, which provides clients a single
platform to manage and track all advertising activity
• The money will be put to work on the company’s new product, Visto. The
recently launched platform brings additional transparency to the MarTech
space
• "With this increased investment, we will be able to accelerate the rollout of
new features and functionality in the second half of 2016 and into 2017,"
said Collective founder and CEO Joe Apprendi
• Joe Apprendi, CEO of Collective, wants to focus on display and video ads first.
With the platform, users will be able to use a single UI to target audiences
and create campaigns across channels in a unified system_______
Sources: PitchBook, NY Biz Journal, TechCrunch
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17. 15+ Years of Marketing and Advertising Tech Sector Success
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18. Recent Awards and Nominations
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