Tracxn - Natural User Interface Startup Landscape

JULY 2018
NATURAL USER INTERFACE

Copyright © 2018, Tracxn Technologies Private Limited. All rights reserved.Feed Report - Natural User Interface - Jul 2018
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 July 28, 2018.
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
$3.2B
Funding
29
Mega
Companies
289616
FundedCovered on
Tracxn
4
Unicorns
9
Soonicorns
7
Minicorns
20
IPO’d Cos
105
Late Stage Cos
37
13
Acquisitions
44
DeadPooled
40
Acquihired
Series A+ Cos
Synaptics
(1986, San Jose, Public)
SoundHound
(2005, Santa Clara, $236M)
Nuance Communications
(1992, Burlington, Acq)
Top Companies

Investment Trend Summary
Summary of Funding Activity in Natural User Interface
5
$200M - Series D
Orbbec (2013, Seattle, $200M)
$74M - Series E
NeuroPace (1997, Mountain View, $254M)
$120M - Series B
Thalmic Labs (2012, Kitchener, $136M)
$50M - Series D
SoundHound (2005, Santa Clara, $236M)
$100M - Series E
$50M - Series C
Leap Motion (2010, San Francisco, $94.1M)
$100M - Angel
Kernel (2016, Los Angeles, $100M)
$35.4M - Series B
Bardy Diagnostics (2013, Charlotte, $35.4M)
$75M - Series D
$35M - Series B
Dreem (2014, Paris, $60M)
Top Geos of InvestmentEntrepreneurial Activity Global Funding Trend
*YTD *YTD
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Investment Trend Summary
Seed Global Brain (#2), Intel Capital (#2), Loup Ventures (#2)
Series A/B Intel Capital (#3), Arie Capital (#2), Danhua Capital (#2)
Series C+
Ascend Capital Partners (#1), DBL Partners (#1), Difference
Capital Financial (#1)
Incubators Plug and Play Tech Center (#7), SOSV (#4), Techstars (#4)
Other Notable
Investors
Motorola Solutions (#3), Square 1 Bank (#3), Atlantic Bridge
Capital (#2)
Debt Investors
Export Development Canada (#1), Harbert Management (#1), NXT
Ventures (#1)
Most Active InvestorsRecent Investments
79
68
59
29
17
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
Y-o-Y # of Companies Founded 43 56 58 42 42 22
$183M
$148M
$216M
$441M
$486M
$404M
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
$ Funding # Rounds
$2B
$603M
$234M
$203M
$16.8M
US
Europe
Israel
Canada
India
$ Funding

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)
May 2018
VoiceBox Technologies Acq by Nuance
Communications for $82M
Apr 2017 LifeWatch Acq by BioTelemetry for $258M
Dec 2016 InvenSense Acq by TDK for $1.3B
Nov 2016 NaturalPoint Acq by Planar Systems for $125M
Oct 2016 Viv Labs Acq by Samsung for $215M
Nov 2013 PrimeSense Acq by Apple for $345M
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Exit Outlook Summary
Microsoft 2 N-trig (Apr 2015, $30M), Canesta (Oct 2010)
Apple 2 PrimeSense (Nov 2013, $345M), Siri (Apr 2010, $200M)
Nuance
Communications
2 VoiceBox Technologies (May 2018, $82M), Vlingo (Jun 2012)
Google 1 Eyefluence (Oct 2016)
Samsung 1 Viv Labs (Oct 2016, $215M)
Recent IPOs Top Acquisitions
Zenicor Oct 2014
Diagnosis of arrhythmia and stroke preven…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: $693k
Medaphor Aug 2014
Haptic Simulators for medical professiona…
IPO MCap: $16.7M Current MCap: -
MD Biomedical Jan 2014
Portfolio of point of care diagnostic dev…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: -
Electrical Geodesics Apr 2013
Non-invasive neurodiagnostic imaging prod…
Crunchfish Nov 2016
Touchless gesture recognizing software fo…
iRhythm Tech Oct 2016
Cardiac rhythm monitoring devices
IPO MCap: $359M Current MCap: $1.7B
Tobii Apr 2015
Eye-tracking Software and Hardware
Mediana Oct 2014
Suite of monitoring and diagnostic device…
IPO MCap: $41.9M Current MCap: -

July 2018
Tracxn BlueBox –Natural User Interface
610+ companies in the sector, 165 funded in last 5 years, $890M invested in last 2 Years
Most Active Investors: Intel Capital, SOSV, Arie Capital, , Square 1 Bank, Danhua Capital
GESTURE RECOGNITION
Motion Capture
Wearable Devices
Thalmic Labs (2012, Kitchener,
$140M)
Non-Wearable
eyeSight (2005, Herzliya,
$26.6M)
Sensors
Canesta (1999, Sunnyvale,
$59.34M, Acq.)
Applications
Consumer
Cube26 (2012, Delhi, $7.7M)
Enterprise
Reactrix (2002, Ramsey, $56M)
SPEECH RECOGNITION
Applications
Consumer
Conversant Labs (2012,
Pittsburgh, $200K)
Enterprise
NVoq (2000, Boulder,
$50.74M)
Virtual Assistant
Viv Labs (2012, San Jose,
$30M, Acq.)
Development Platform
BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACEHAPTICSEYE TRACKING
Optical Tracking
Tobii (2001, Danderyd, $72M, IPO)
Electric Potential
Senseye (2014, Beverly Hills, $450K)
Surface haptics
Tactus Technology (2007, Fremont, $24M)
Air Haptics
Ultrahaptics (2013, Bristol, $40.5M)
Applications
Medaphor (2004, Cardiff, $10.7M, IPO)
Technology Providers
InteraXon (2009, Toronto, $29.55M)
Consumer
Zeo (2003, Newton, $20.64M)
$832M $571M
$784M$390M$108M
Cumulative funding in the market
Medical
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > BlueBox
7

Key Sub Sectors in Natural User Interface Sector
Summary of Key Markets
8
Top Markets of Investment Activity
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
Haptic > Applications > Non-Wearable >
Medical 54 $80.2M 13
Speech Recognition >
Development Platforms 42 $232M 7
Brain Computer Interface >
Tech Enablers 32 $55.4M 8
Brain Computer Interface > Applications >
Consumer 31 $52.1M 6
Touchscreen Interface >
Technology Providers 44 $34.6M 4
Touchscreen Interface > Technology
Providers >
Force Touch
11 $30.9M 4
Touchscreen Interface >
Applications 21 $15.6M 4
Sub Sectors
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Gesture Recognition
Companies developing technologies or systems that
interpret human gestures or touch via...
169 65 $832M
Brain Computer Interface
Companies developing Brain Computer Interface (BCI)
technology or systems which allow...
117 56 $784M
Speech Recognition
Companies developing technologies or systems for
speech recognition and voice management
90 52 $571M
Touchscreen Interface
Companies developing touchscreen interface
technology or solutions
89 44 $545M
Haptic
Companies developing tactile feedback technologies or
systems to provide interaction...
109 55 $390M
Eye Tracking
Companies developing technology or systems for eye-
ball movement tracking to analyze...
38 14 $108M
Hybrid
Companies developing hybrid natural user interface
technology, devices or solutions
4 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)
ELK Corporation
(1999, Daejeon)
MD Biomedical
(2003, Taipei)
Public
Nestmedic
(2014, Wroclaw)
Zytronic
(2000, Blaydon)
Advanced Media
(1997, Toshima)
Electrical Geodesics
(1992, Eugene)
Immersion
(1993, San Jose)
Neonode
(2001, Stockholm)
Novint
(1999, Albuquerque)
PCI Limited
(1972, Singapore)
SensoDetect
(2005, Lund)
Zenicor
(2003, Stockholm)
Acquired
InvenSense
(2003, San Jose, $38M)
PrimeSense
(2005, Tel Aviv, $29.4M)
LifeWatch
(1993, Rosemont)
Viv Labs
(2012, San Jose, $30M)
Siri
(2007, San Jose, $39M)
NaturalPoint
(1996, Corvallis)
Unicorns
SoundHound
Orbbec
(2013, Seattle, $200M)
MindMaze
(2012, Lausanne, $119M)

List of Notable Companies by Market in Natural User Interface
Notable Companies by Market (1/5)
11
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Gesture Recognition
Motion Capture
Manufactures 3D cameras
Unicorn. Stage: Series D
Ant Financial, SAIF Partners, Green Pine Capital
Pariners
Developing wearable technology for interaction
with computers.
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
Intel Capital, Fidelity, Amazon and 11 Other
Investors
Making motion control software and hardware
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
JPMorgan, Founders Fund, Highland Capital
Partners and 4 Other Investors
Motion Capture
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 7 Other Investors
eyeSight (2005, Herzliya, $26.6M)
Gesture recognition technology provider
Kuang-Chi Group, BIRD Foundation, MAC Fund and
4 Other Investors
Motion Capture
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm, $10.5M)
Touchless gesture recognizing software for
computer interaction
Stage: Public
Midroc New Technology
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 2 Other Investors
Speech Recognition
Development Platforms
Developer of sound recognition based mobile apps
Unicorn. Stage: Series E
Tencent, Daimler, Hyundai Motor Company and 20
Other Investors
Artificial Solutions (2001, Barcelona, $18.6M)
Platform for Natural Language Interaction
development
Scope Capital Advisory, Western Technology
Investment
Advanced Media (1997, Toshima)
Provides speech recognition platform
Stage: Public
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
and 4 Other Investors
Entranet (2009, Thessaloniki, $77.6k)
Develops speech recognition application for
consumers
Stage: Public

13
Eye Tracking
Optical Tracking
Tobii (2001, Danderyd, $71.9M)
Stage: Public
Sixth AP Fund, Intel Capital, Amadeus Capital and 2
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: Public
Air Haptics
Ultrasound technology to create mid-air tactile
sensation
IP Group, Woodford Investment Management,
Dolby Family Ventures and 1 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
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
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
Applications
Mediana (1993, Wonju)
Suite of monitoring and diagnostic devices
Stage: Public
Novint (1999, Albuquerque)
Haptic controller for games
Stage: Public
Wavemaker Partners, Clydesdale Ventures
Zenicor (2003, Stockholm)
Diagnosis of arrhythmia and stroke prevention
Stage: Public
Technology Providers
Synaptics (1986, San Jose, $76.2M)
Develops touch pads for various uses
Credit Suisse, Avalon Ventures, Oak Investment
Partners
ELK Corporation (1999, Daejeon)
Develops and manufactures capacitive touch
sensors and assemblies
Stage: Public
Albatross Investment
Zytronic (2000, Blaydon)
Design and manufacture products for touch
interfaces
Stage: Public
Neonode (2001, Stockholm)
Optical sensing technology solutions for
touchscreens
Stage: Public
GP Bullhound, Mobility Ventures

15
Applications
FlatFrog (2006, Lund, $64.9M)
Multi-touch computing applications
Invus Group, Sunstone, Intel Capital and 2 Other
Investors
GestureTek (1986, Sunnyvale, $21.8M)
Multiple gesture recognition devices
Telefonica, DOCOMO Innovations, Telefónica Open
Future
Applications
Mind Solutions (2004, San Diego, $985k)
Brain-Computer-Interface Systems
Stage: Public

List of Notable Companies in Natural User Interface in China
Notable Companies in the Sector in China
16
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector in China
Public
TimeLink
(2004, Shenzhen)
Unicorns
Unisound
(2012, Beijing, $302M)

Recent News in Natural User Interface Sector
Recent News
17
Jul 2018
Global Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Market Outlook
2018- Siemens AG, Hitachi, WS Atkins PLC, Nuance
Communications, truthweek.com
Jul 2018
Immersion Signs Licensing Agreement with Stanley Incorporating
Immersion’s Haptics IP into Electronic Printer Equipment, Business
Wire
Jul 2018
Drone Sensor Market Analysis 2018- Global Forecast to 2023:
Leading Players are Trimble, Bosch Sensortec, TDK InvenSense,
Sparton NavEx, Raytheon, ams and Systron Donner Inertial, PR
Newswire
Jul 2018
Screenless Display Market 2025 Outlook by Leading Players
Avegant, Microsoft Corporation, Google, Inc., Synaptics
Incorporated, BAE Systems, Plc., Esterline Technologies
Corporation, Eon Reality, Inc., MicroVision, Inc., RealView Imaging
Ltd. and Displair, Red Newswire
Jul 2018
Health Intelligent Virtual Assistant Market 2018 Eminent Players –
Next IT Corporation, Google, Inc., Nuance Communications,
Microsoft Corporation, eGain Corporation, True Image Interactive,
and CodeBaby Corporation, The Camping Canuck
Jul 2018
Global Biometric Systems Market Outlook 2018- Apple , Synaptics,
Morpho Safran Group, HID Global Corporation, NEC, Kaba Group,
truthweek.com
Jul 2018 IntuiLab Announces Rebranding, Changes Name to Intuiface, PRWeb
Jul 2018
Renovo partners with Speak With Me to bring voice recognition to
self-driving cars, VentureBeat
Key Recent News Key Recent News
Jul 2018
Synaptics teams up with Baidu in launch of DuerOS mobile
accessory platform, Telecompaper
Jul 2018 NextInput raises funds from Marvell co-founders, smart2zero.eu
Jul 2018
Nuance Named Worldwide, U.S. Device and Print Management
Market Share Leader for Fourth Consecutive Year |
PressReleasePoint, PressReleasePoint
Jul 2018
Forrester Consulting Study Finds 191% ROI for Bank’s Biometric
Security, Find Biometrics
Jul 2018
NextInput’s New Touch Sensitive Button Replaces Physical Buttons,
Business Wire
Jul 2018
Nuance Announces General Availability of Cloud-Based Version of
mPower Clinical Analytics Platform for Radiology at AHRA 2018,
GlobeNewswire
Jul 2018 Tobii AB Interim Report Q2 2018, PR Newswire
Jul 2018
Global and United States Capacitive Fingerprint Sensors Market
2018 – AppleInc., SynapticsInc., FingerprintCardsAB, Talk Daily News
Jul 2018
Voice Recognition Market Share Forecast Report 2024, The Camping
Canuck
Jul 2018
Government-backed China Internet Investment Fund Leads $89M
Series C+ Round In AI Firm Unisound, China Money Network
Jul 2018
ClearSky Data Assists Global Provider of AI Solutions with
Streamlining Infrastructure, Citybizlist
Jul 2018
Immersion Signs License Agreement With Toyodenso to Add
Haptics to Automotive Solutions, Business Wire
Natural User Interface > Feed Summary > Recent News

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
18
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; 2011-2018
Global Funding Trends (1/2)
20
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 9% # of Rounds18% $ Funding
2% # of Rounds
49% $ Funding

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10
6 13 20 22 11
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8 6 5 5 3 8 11 3
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
38
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Total # of Rounds
$9M $38M $18M $22M $27M $129M $20M $17M
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$53M
$105M
$86M
$132M
$257M
$148M
$78M
$118M $67M $60M $39M $58M $54M $318M $309M
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
$91M
$68M
$30M
$0K
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$340M
$364M
$335M
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$ Funding # of Rounds
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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 ClubMega Rounds
Global Funding Trends (2/2)
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Natural User Interface; 2011-2018
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
47
19
23
30
14
15
5
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$1.5M $9.0M
$0.0M
$5.0M
$10.0M
$15.0M
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD Total
Entrants in Funding Club Avg. Ticket Size
3 3 1 - 2 4 8 3 $1.5M $2M $0.8M $2M $8.7M $6.5M $41.2M $9M
$178M
$404M
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 1.2B 128
Seattle 211M 8
Kitchener 136M 4
Kfar Saba 129M 10
Lausanne 119M 4
Los Angeles 102M 2
Cambridge 94.5M 11
Danderyd 71.9M 4
Paris 67.3M 7
Herzliya 66.1M 7
Total Funding
268
117
25
28
15
2
5
# Rounds
$2B
$603M
$234M
$203M
$16.8M
$750k
$360k
US
Europe
Israel
Canada
India
Japan
SEA
Note: Excludes funding information of China companies

Trend of Average Deal Size ($M)
$0.7
$1.6 $0.9 $0.9 $1.0
$6.5
$1.2
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
$6.0 $7.4 $6.8 $4.8 $5.8
$24.3
$7.7
$6.9
$12.6 $12.5
$5.9
$11.0
$34.0
$20.4
$16.8
$11.2 $12.0
$7.9
$19.3
$6.8
$35.4
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Median Deal Size and Trend
Median and Average Deal Size in $M (per Stage) in Natural User Interface; 2011-2017
Median Deal Size and Trend
Note: Excludes funding information of Chinese companies. *Graph not to scale
Median Deal Size and Range
$5.7K* $100M
$1M $100M
$250K $120M
$450K $200M
$11.3M
$9.4M
$5.1M
$650K
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed
Stage

Note: 116 companies with undisclosed funding amount are not included
24
<$1M
$1-10M
$10-50M
$50-100M
$100M+
Funding Range
54
66
45
11
8
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 Jul 2018
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
$19M
$270M
$973M
$711M
$1.3B
$ Investment

Stage No. of Companies
Funding
Funnel
100%
47%
17%
10%
6%
25
Note: Numbers in the brackets show the count of companies
Time to raise
next round
37
61
105
289
616
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Next
Round
100M+
Valuation
Exits
Acqui-
Hired
Dead
Pooled
Others
47% 6%
(37)
4%
(26)
8%
(47)
7%
(44)
38%
(236)
36% 11%
(31)
7%
(20)
12%
(36)
6%
(17)
45%
(131)
58% 18%
(19)
8%
(8)
21%
(22)
5%
(5)
16%
(17)
61% 28%
(17)
11%
(7)
16%
(10)
7%
(4)
16%
(10)
- 32%
(12)
14%
(5)
19%
(7)
8%
(3)
24%
(9)
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Funding Funnel
Number of companies progressing to subsequent funding stages in Natural User Interface
Funding Funnel
26 Months
21 Months
40 Months
Investment backedBootstrapped
9
4
11
16
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; Jul 2016-Jul 2018
Notable Investments in last 24 months (1/2)
LATE STAGE
$200M - Series D May 2018
Manufactures 3D cameras
Ant Financial, SAIF Partners, Green Pine Capital
Pariners
$100M - Series E May 2018
Tencent, Daimler, Hyundai Motor Company, Midea,
Orange
$75M - Series D Jan 2017
NVIDIA, Nomura, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa
Insurance, Recruit Holdings, SharesPost, Walden
Venture Capital, TransLink Capital, Naver, Global
Catalyst Partners Japan, Samsung Catalyst, Kleiner
Perkins
LATE STAGE
$74M - Series E Oct 2017
Implant for treating epilepsy
Orbimed
$50M - Series D Nov 2017
$50M - Series C Jul 2017
JPMorgan
$30M - Series D Mar 2017
AliveCor (2010, San Francisco, $43.5M)
Heart Monitor device and application for iPhone &
Android devices
Omron Healthcare, Mayo Clinic
$6.5M - Series C Dec 2016
Invus Group, Sunstone
LATE STAGE
Series D Jul 2017
Android devices
Mayo Clinic

Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Notable Investments in last 24 months (2/2)
EARLY STAGE
$120M - Series B Sep 2016
Developing wearable technology for interaction with
computers.
Intel Capital, Fidelity, Amazon, Spark Capital, First
Round Capital, inovia
$35.4M - Series B Jan 2017
Develops and markets the Carnation Ambulatory
Monitor
Square 1 Bank, Ascension Ventures, Health
Enterprise Partners, SV Health Investors
$35M - Series B Jun 2018
Dreem (2014, Paris, $60M)
Wearable sleep tracking and improving device
Bpifrance, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
$27M - Series B Aug 2017
Neuralink (2009, California City, $27M)
Stealth mode brain computer interface company
EARLY STAGE
$23.1M - Series B May 2017
Ultrasound technology to create mid-air tactile
sensation
IP Group, Woodford Investment Management, Dolby
Family Ventures, Cornes Technologies
Series B Jul 2018
Monitor
SV Health Investors, Health Enterprise Partners,
Ascension Ventures
SEED STAGE
$100M - Angel Oct 2016
Kernel (2016, Los Angeles, $100M)
Developing a hippocampal neural implant to help
people with memory impairments
Bryan Johnson
$5.8M - Seed Dec 2016
HaptX (2012, Seattle)
Wearable device for motion tracking
NetEase, Dawn Patrol Ventures
$2M - Seed Jun 2017
HaptX (2012, Seattle)
Wearable device for motion tracking
NetEase, Dawn Patrol Ventures

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 Indus buyout fund,
Hanfor, China Electronic Information Industry
Group
$89.3M - Series C Jul 2018
CICC
$44.8M - Series C Aug 2017
EARLY STAGE
$10M - Series A Jan 2017
Moran Cognitive Technology (2016, Beijing,
$10M)
Develops natural language recognition and
processing technology and solutions
Matrix Partners China, Source Code Capital

Most Active Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Natural User Interface; Last 5 years (Jul 2013-Jul 2018)
Most Active VC & PE Investors
29
Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
Intel Capital (2 Investments)
Rithmio, Nimble VR
1
TNF Ventures(2 Investments)
Touchjet, Neeuro
2
Global Brain (2 Investments)
exiii, 16Lab
3
Loup Ventures(2 Investments)
Paradromics, Neurable
4
Andreessen Horowitz
Wit.ai
5
New Enterprise Associates
Wit.ai
6
DFJ
Adora
7
Hyde Park Venture Partners
Rithmio
8
Serra Ventures
Rithmio
9
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
Forest Devices
10
EARLY STAGE
NextInput, Eyefluence, Dialogflow
1
Sierra Ventures(2 Investments)
NextInput, Qeexo
2
Horizons Ventures(2 Investments)
InteraXon, Viv Labs
3
Danhua Capital (2 Investments)
NextInput, Qeexo
4
Dolby Family Ventures (2 Investments)
Ultrahaptics, Eyefluence
5
Nautilus Venture Partners (2 Investments)
Maluuba, Nod
6
Arie Capital(2 Investments)
Peratech, Redux
7
Robert Bosch Venture Capital
Pebbles Interfaces
8
Amadeus Capital
Cambridge Touch Technologies
9
OMERS Ventures
InteraXon
10
LATE STAGE
Kleiner Perkins
SoundHound
1
SAIF Partners
Orbbec
2
Novo Holdings
iRhythm Tech
3
Revolution
BrainScope
4
TransLink Capital
SoundHound
5
DBL Partners
BrainScope
6
Marker
Extreme_Reality
7
Green Pine Capital Pariners
Orbbec
8
Shanda Group
ElMindA
9
Difference Capital Financial
Baanto
10

Natural User Interface > Investment Trends > Most Active Ecosystem Investors
Top Ecosystem Investors in Natural User Interface; Last 5 years (Jul 2013-Jul 2018)
Most Active Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR/ACCELERATOR
Plug and Play Tech Center(7 Investments)
Speaktoit, Sensing Electromagnetic Plus, Inteliclinic
1
SOSV(4 Investments)
Kokoon Technology, MotionSavvy, Melon
2
Techstars(4 Investments)
GestSure, EMOTIV, Somatic Labs
3
Techfounders(3 Investments)
Metrilus, Toposens, Erghis
4
Y Combinator(3 Investments)
Wit.ai, Minuum, Plexus
5
Eleven Ventures(2 Investments)
Adora, mBrainTrain
6
AIRmaker(2 Investments)
Aerospace Technology, Brain Dynamics
7
Ruvento Ventures(2 Investments)
Touchjet, Hapto
8
Venture Kick(2 Investments)
Foldaway Haptics, Eyeware
9
Alchemist Accelerator
NextInput
10
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
Motorola Solutions(3 Investments)
Speaktoit, Eyefluence, Dialogflow
1
Square 1 Bank(3 Investments)
AliveCor, Novasentis, Bardy Diagnostics
2
Atlantic Bridge Capital(2 Investments)
Nod, Chirp Microsystems
3
BDC(2 Investments)
Minuum, Fluent.ai
4
Finnvera(2 Investments)
Senseg, MultiTaction
5
IP Group(2 Investments)
Medaphor, Ultrahaptics
6
National Science Foundation(2
Investments)
Tactical Haptics, SynTouch
7
OurCrowd(2 Investments)
ElMindA, MUV Interactive
8
Reply(2 Investments)
Kokoon Technology, Braincontrol
9
StartUp Health(2 Investments)
Cerora, Tedcas
10
DEBT INVESTORS
Export Development Canada
InteraXon
1
Harbert Management
MultiTaction
2
NXT Ventures
Neurable
3

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

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Detailed Sector Taxonomy
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Other Notable Markets
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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....
Canesta (1999, Sunnyvale, Acquired)
169 65 $832M
Companies developing Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology or systems which allow the
user to co....
Innerscope Research (2006, Boston,
Acquired)
117 56 $784M
Speech Recognition
Companies developing technologies or systems for speech recognition and voice management
Siri (2007, San Jose, Acquired)
90 52 $571M
Companies developing touchscreen interface technology or solutions
N-trig (1999, Kfar Saba, Acquired)
89 44 $545M
Haptic
Companies developing tactile feedback technologies or systems to provide interaction
feedback to use....
iRhythm Tech (2006, San Francisco, Public)
109 55 $390M
Eye Tracking
Companies developing technology or systems for eye-ball movement tracking to analyze or
trigger an event
Tobii (2001, Danderyd, Public)
iMotions (2005, Copenhagen, $4.3M)
38 14 $108M
Hybrid
Companies developing hybrid natural user interface technology, devices or solutions
Cube26 (2012, Delhi, Acquired)
Thalchemy (2012, Menlo Park, $650k)
4 3 $8.9M
Natural User Interface > Market Details > Key Sub Sectors

Detailed Sector Taxonomy (1/5)
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Natural User Interface > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy

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41

42

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Rank Market
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
(+1)
Haptic > Applications > Non-Wearable > Medical
Companies using or developing haptic technology or solutions for non-wearable medical devices and
applications
(Companies covered 54 | Funded 25 | Total Funding $234M)
$80.2M
(-$77.1M)
13
(-26)
Bardy Diagnostics
(2013, Charlotte, $35.4M)
2
(+1)
Speech Recognition > Development Platforms
Companies developing technology platforms for speech recognition and voice management
$232M
(+$57.8M)
7
(-31)
SoundHound
3
(+2)
Brain Computer Interface > Tech Enablers
Companies developing electroencephalography (EEG) devices or platforms that can be used for
developing BCI applications.
$55.4M
(+$2M)
8
(-6)
Neuralink
(2009, California City, $27M)
4
(+3)
Brain Computer Interface > Applications > Consumer
Companies developing devices for consumer applications such as sleep tracking, stress monitoring ETC.
(Companies covered 31 | Funded 15 | Total Funding $94.8M)
$52.1M
(+$21.5M)
6
(-5)
Dreem
(2014, Paris, $60M)
5
(-4)
Touchscreen Interface > Technology Providers
Companies providing touchscreen interface technology or solutions
$34.6M
(-$202M)
4
(-32)
Canatu
(2004, Helsinki, $57M)
6
(-)
Touchscreen Interface > Technology Providers > Force Touch
Companies developing force touch interface or solutions
$30.9M
(-$2.4M)
4
(-10)
NextInput
(2012, San Jose, $33.1M)
7
(-3)
Touchscreen Interface > Applications
Companies using or developing touchscreen interface for various applications
$15.6M
(-$81.8M)
4
(-13)
MultiTaction
(2010, Helsinki, $12.2M)
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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 (July 2016 - June 2018)
Natural User Interface > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Incubators Mercatus Capital (#1)
Seed
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (#1), Jumpstart
Foundry (#1)
Series A/B Stanford University (#1), Synergy Life Science Partner (#1)
Series C+ Novo Holdings (#1), Norwest Venture Partners (#1)
LifeWatch Apr - 2017
Acq by BioTelemetry for $258M
iRhythm Tech Oct - 2016
IPO'd on NASDAQ
Mediana Oct - 2014
IPO'd on KOSDAQ
Zenicor Oct - 2014
IPO'd
Medaphor Aug - 2014
IPO'd on LON
Series B
Bardy Diagnostics (2013, Charlotte,
$35.4M)
$900k - Seed
ImmersiveTouch (2005, Chicago,
$900k)
$2.3M - Seed
Forest Devices (2015, Pittsburgh,
$3.9M)
$1.3M - Seed
$3.9M)
$156k - Seed
Cardiac Design Labs (2011,
Bangalore, $868k)
$100k - Seed
$3.9M)
Oct 2017
Cardiotrack Partners with Star Hospitals to provide solutions
in Cardiac Care, Franchise India
Dec 2017
AliveCor Granted Patent for Proactive Notification of
Possible Heart Arrhythmias, Pharmacy Choice
Sep 2017
ImmersiveTouch Installs Revolutionary Surgical Simulation
Technology at MetroHealth Hospital in Cleveland,
GlobeNewswire
Jul 2017
BioTelemetry Reaches A Final Milestone In Acquisition Of
LifeWatch Corp, BioSpace
Oct 2017
AliveCor's CEO came out of retirement to make a difference,
The Business Journals
Oct 2017 cardiotrack expands to gujarat, BW Businessworld
Nov 2017
MedaPhor Gets New GBP464,000 Funding Offer From
Innovate UK, London South East
Sep 2017
Khosla Ventures backed AliveCor, Announces Partnership
with LeapVault, Business Wire India
Feb 2007
IRhythm, cardiac monitoring device co., raises $12.5M,
VentureBeat
Aug 2017
iRhythm Technologies' (IRTC) CEO Kevin King on Q2 2017
Results , Seeking Alpha
Apr 2016 Cardiac Insight Raises Series C Funding, Business Wire
Aug 2017
IIT-Madras Incubated Startup Bags Million Dollar Order
from Singapore Firm, IndianWeb2
Jan 2016
Investments, exits and stories for Nordic startups from June
— The Nordic Web, The Nordic Web
News
0
2
4
6
8
10
$0k
$10M
$20M
$30M
$40M
$50M
$60M
$70M
$80M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
YoY Funding Rounds
7
4
9
25
54
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Haptic > Applications > Non-Wearable > Medical: Market Factsheet
45
Exits
Most Active Investors
Recent Investments
YoY Funding and Rounds
Companies using or developing
haptic technology or solutions for
non-wearable medical devices and
applications
AliveCor
(2010, San Francisco, $43.5M)
Bardy Diagnostics
(2013, Charlotte, $35.4M)
Cardiac Insight
(2008, Bellevue, $24.4M)
Coala Life
(2001, Stockholm, $6M)
Top Companies
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Medical
Companies Created 54 | Funded 25 | Total Funding $234M
Market: Medical

Haptic > Applications > Non-Wearable > Medical: Top Companies
Market: Medical
Analyst’s Pick
iRhythm Tech (2006, San Francisco, $106M)
Norwest Venture Partners, Novo Holdings, New
Leaf Venture Partners and 7 Other Investors
Android devices
Minicorn. Stage: Series D
Mayo Clinic, Omron Healthcare, Burrill and
Company and 6 Other Investors
Monitor
Minicorn. Stage: Series B
SV Health Investors, Health Enterprise Partners,
Ascension Ventures, Square 1 Bank
EPI Mobile Health (2015, Singapore)
Portable ECG monitors
Editor's Pick. Stage: Unfunded
Analyst’s Pick
Medtronic (2013, Minneapolis)
Devices for cardiac monitoring and diagnosis
V-Patch Medical Systems (2014, Melbourne)
Cardiac mHealth System for arrhythmias

Note: Overall Rating is a combination of Funding and Team rating, along with Execution, Size and Growth metrics
47
Haptic > Applications > Non-Wearable > Medical: Leaderboard
Better than Market Average
Market: Medical
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Foun
ded
Year
Location Stage Funding Team
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App
UX
Web
UX
News
Web
Traffic
Rank
Social
Follow
ing
Mobile
Downl
oads
# App
Revie
ws
Web Traffic
Rank
Mobile
Downloads
Social
Following
Δ % Δ % Δ %
5.0 AliveCor 2010
San
Francisco
Series D $43.5M - 4 - - 10 250k 6.4k 300k 1.2k 70k 39% 399 52% 395 7%
4.9 Coala Life 2001 Stockholm Series A $6M - 4 - - 1 3.1M 205 750 14 -963k -24% 3 27% 70 52%
4.8
UberDiagnostic
s
2014 Bangalore Seed $300k - 4 - - 1 3.5M 39 6k 31 - - 8 31% 3 8%
4.7 MD Biomedical 2003 Taipei Public - - 3 3 3 - 6.1M - 27k 79 - - 18 29% - -
4.6
Bardy
Diagnostics
2013 Charlotte Series B $35.4M - - - 5 1 5.4M 1.4k - - 3M 81% - - 820 169%
4.5
Cardiac Design
Labs
2011 Bangalore Seed $868k - 5 - - - 6.6M - 300 8 -4.2M -45% 3 44% - -
4.4 Smartheart 2011
Easthampt
on
Unfunded - - 4 - - - 10M 29 6k 30 - - 4 15% - -
4.3 iRhythm Tech 2006
San
Francisco
Public $106M - - - - 8 290k 1.7k - - -1k - - - 93 6%
4.2
EPI Mobile
Health
2015 Singapore Unfunded - - 4 - - - 10M - 900 8 - - - - - -
4.1 Cardiotrack 2014 Bangalore Unfunded - - - - 3 5 10M 377 - - 7M 157% - - 64 20%
4.0
ImmersiveTou
ch
2005 Chicago Seed $900k - - - - 3 3.2M 313 - - -1.1M -25% - - 78 33%
3.9 Nestmedic 2014 Wroclaw Public - - - - 3 - 10M - - - 6M 83% - - - -
3.8
Generic
Robotics
2007 Reading Seed $383k - - - - - 6M 284 - -
-
10.7M
-64% - - 43 18%

Incubators Y Combinator (#1), Start-Up Chile (#1)
Seed Band of Angels (#1), Ecosystem Ventures (#1)
Series A/B Walden Venture Capital (#1)
Series C+ Tencent (#1), Daimler (#1)
VoiceBox Technologies May - 2018
Acq by Nuance Communications for
$82M
$100M - Series E
SoundHound (2005, Santa Clara,
$236M)
$1.2M - Seed
Slang Labs (2017, Bangalore, $1.2M)
$2.6M - Seed
Soapbox Labs (2015, Dublin, $3.9M)
$50M - Series D
$236M)
$1.5M - Seed
Fluent.ai (2015, Montreal, $2M)
$75M - Series D
$236M)
$1.3M - Seed
Soapbox Labs (2015, Dublin, $3.9M)
$10M - Series B
VoiceBase (2010, Novato, $20M)
$500k - Seed
Fluent.ai (2015, Montreal, $2M)
$8M - Series A
Fluential (2009, Sunnyvale, $10M)
Oct 2017
Nuance and Talix Team to Improve Care Quality and Risk
Adjustment at the Point of Decision Making, PressReleasePoint
Nov 2013
Soon-Shiong invests $8M in Fluential, to voice-enable
consumer health, MobiHealthNews
Jul 2017 Nuance and Epson Form Strategic Partnership, WebWire
Sep 2017
Kansas Critical Access Hospital Selects Nuance to Improve
Physician Workflow, Imaging Technology News
Sep 2017
Nuance Unveils AI-Powered Virtual Assistant to Improve the
Patient/Physician Experience, HIT Consultant
Aug 2017
VoiceBase and Voxbone Answer the Call for an Effective,
Easy-to-Use Speech Analytics Service, Business Wire
Nov 2017 Nvidia and Nuance team up on AI for radiology, VentureBeat
Oct 2017
Canon U.S.A. and Nuance Document Imaging Reignite
Collaboration and Introduce eCopy Compatibility to Canon's
Latest imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series, PR Newswire
Dec 2017
Laura Kaiser, President and CEO of SSM Health, Joins Nuance
Board of Directors, DirectorsTalk Interviews
Nov 2017
Nuance Climbs on Hopes for New Bookings Growth, The
Motley Fool
Nov 2017
Speech Analytics Provider VoiceBase Announces Amazon
Connect Integration, 4-Traders
Jan 2009
VirtuOz Raises $11.4M For Eerily-Smart Customer Service
Chat Bots, TechCrunch
Sep 2017
Nuance’s Dragon Drive Brings Conversational User
Interaction to the New Audi A8, GlobeNewswire
Jul 2017
Nuance Introduces IVR to Digital for AI-Driven Customer
Engagement, DATAVERSITY
News
0
1
2
3
4
5
$0k
$20M
$40M
$60M
$80M
$100M
$120M
$140M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
YoY Funding Rounds
2
2
9
27
42
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Speech Recognition > Development Platforms: Market Factsheet
48
Exits
Recent Investments
Companies developing technology
platforms for speech recognition
and voice management
SoundHound
Promptu
(2000, Menlo Park, $52.9M)
VoiceBox Technologies
(2001, Bellevue, $38.4M)
VoiceBase
(2010, Novato, $20M)
Artificial Solutions
(2001, Barcelona, $18.6M)
Top Companies
Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Development Platforms
Market: Development Platforms

Speech Recognition > Development Platforms: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Unicorn. Stage: Series E
Tencent, Daimler, Hyundai Motor Company and 20
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
VoiceBase (2010, Novato, $20M)
API's for speech recognition and speech analytics
Band of Angels, Ecosystem Ventures, The Woodside
Financial Group, Polytech Ecosystem Ventures
Analyst’s Pick
Artificial Solutions (2001, Barcelona, $18.6M)
Platform for Natural Language Interaction
development
Scope Capital Advisory, Western Technology
Investment
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
Slang Labs (2017, Bangalore, $1.2M)
Voice to mobile SDK for adding voice interface in
third-party applications
Editor's Pick. Stage: Seed
Endiya Partners
Dialogflow (2010, Palo Alto)
Provides technology for natural language
conversation
Intel Capital, Motorola Solutions
Analyst’s Pick
Nuance Communications (1992, Burlington)
Provides various linguistic solutions for enterprises
Canvas Ventures, Motorola Mobility, Intel and 9
Other Investors

50
Speech Recognition > Development Platforms: Leaderboard
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Foun
ded
Year
App
Rating
App
UX
Web
UX
News
Web
Traffic
Rank
Social
Follow
ing
Mobile
Downl
oads
# App
Revie
ws
Web Traffic
Rank
Mobile
Downloads
Social
Following
Δ % Δ % Δ %
5.0
Nuance
Communicatio
ns
1992 Burlington Acquired - - 3 - - 86 27k 4.5k 869k 3.6k -1k -4% 1.1k 42% 287 7%
4.9 SoundHound 2005 Santa Clara Series E $236M - 4 - - 18 68k 111k
303.8
M
715.1
k
10k 17% 12.5k 2% -5058 -4%
4.8 Robin Labs 2011
San
Francisco
Seed $740k - 4 - - - 7.5M - 75k 587 2M 18% 34 6% - -
4.6 Sensory 1994 Santa Clara Seed - - 4 - - 12 1.1M - 764k 6.4k -168k -14% 1.9k 42% - -
4.5 Power Voice 2002 Bucheon-si Funded - - 4 4 4 - 4.4M - 338k 919 -2.2M -33% 36 4% - -
4.4 Voxta 2009 Hyderabad Unfunded - - 4 - - - 4.6M - 78k 445 -301k -6% 15 3% - -
4.1 Wit.ai 2013 Palo Alto Acquired $3.1M - - - - 5 203k 9.9k - - 27k 15% - - 298 3%
4.1 Slang Labs 2017 Bangalore Seed $1.2M - - - 3 - 5.9M 35 - - 9M
2979
%
- - 5 17%
4.0 RecastAI 2015 Paris Acquired $1.1M - - - - - 325k 5.7k - - 126k 63% - - 1.1k 24%
3.9
Artificial
Solutions
2001 Barcelona Series B $18.6M 4 - - - 1 430k 2.6k - - 252k 142% - - 146 6%
3.8 Soapbox Labs 2015 Dublin Seed $3.9M - - - - 4 9.3M 602 - - 5M 116% - - 108 22%
3.6 VoiceBase 2010 Novato Series B $20M - - - - 2 194k 4k - - 94k 95% - - -2 -
3.5 Fluent.ai 2015 Montreal Seed $2M - - - - 1 1.9M 349 - - -1.3M -40% - - 47 16%
3.4
VoiceBox
Technologies
2001 Bellevue Acquired $38.4M - - - - 3 3.5M - - - 3M 560% - - - -

Incubators FF Venture Capital (#1), Eleven Ventures (#1)
Seed Loup Ventures (#2), Arkitekt Ventures (#1)
Series A/B SAIF Partners (#1), SoftBank Group (#1)
Series C+ Technology Partners (#1), Foundry Group (#1)
None
$4.9M - Series A
Neurable (2015, Pasadena, $6.9M)
$7.1M - Seed
Paradromics (2015, San Jose, $8.9M)
$1.3M - Series B
$11.6M - Series B
$27M - Series B
Seed
$2M - Seed
$1.5M - Series B
$1.8M - Seed
Paradromics (2015, San Jose, $8.9M)
$120k - Seed
EMOTIV (2011, San Francisco, $120k)
$56.3k - Seed
mBrainTrain (2012, Antwerp, $56.3k)
Aug 2017 Software Startup Neurable Raises $10 Million, NewsCenter
Jul 2017
DARPA Invests $18.3 Million In Brain Implant Startup That's
Building 'A Modem For The Mind', Forbes
Nov 2017
KSU Research Finds Muse Meditation Drastically Reduces
Middle-School Student Office Referrals , Business Wire
Dec 2017 EMOTIV Names Prof. Olivier Oullier President, GlobeNewswire
Jul 2015 Disney Accelerator 2015 Includes Some Far Out Tech, Variety
Aug 2017
High-Speed ‘Brain Modem’ Could Restore Vision, Speech, and
Movement, Seeker
Dec 2016 Neurable Raises $2M in Seed Funding, FinSMEs
Jul 2016
NeuroSky helps patients with locked-in syndrome
communicate, TechCrunch
Apr 2017
Elon Musk Introduces New Company, Neuralink, Which
Plans To Merge Human Brains With Computers, International
Business Times
Dec 2016 SAFILO Partners With Interaxon, PR Newswire
Jun 2018
Wireless Brain Sensors Market to 2025 – EMOTIV, Advanced
Brain Monitoring, Muse, Neurosky, Red Newswire
Jun 2018 Neurable Grabs Series A, VC News Daily
News
0
1
2
3
4
5
$0k
$10M
$20M
$30M
$40M
$50M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
YoY Funding Rounds
-
1
7
12
32
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Brain Computer Interface > Tech Enablers: Market Factsheet
51
Exits
Recent Investments
Companies developing
electroencephalography (EEG)
devices or platforms that can be
used for developing BCI
applications.
InteraXon
(2009, Toronto, $30.9M)
Neuralink
(2009, California City, $27M)
ThynkWare Innovation
(2013, Mountain View, $10M)
Paradromics
(2015, San Jose, $8.9M)
NeuroSky
(2004, San Francisco, $7.7M)
Top Companies
Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Tech Enablers
Market: Tech Enablers

Brain Computer Interface > Tech Enablers: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Stealth mode brain computer interface company
Brain Computer Interface software solutions
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series A
Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund, Zell Lurie
Institute, Brian Shin and 7 Other Investors
Intheon (2013, San Diego)
Cloud based middleware platform for biosignal
interpretation to enable neurotechnology
NeuroFieldz (2012, Newton)
Brain monitoring technology

53
Brain Computer Interface > Tech Enablers: Leaderboard
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Foun
ded
Year
App
Rating
App
UX
Web
UX
News
Web
Traffic
Rank
Social
Follow
ing
Mobile
Downl
oads
# App
Revie
ws
Web Traffic
Rank
Mobile
Downloads
Social
Following
Δ % Δ % Δ %
5.0 InteraXon 2009 Toronto Series B $30.9M - 4 - - 6 161k 14k 75k 1.3k -22k -12% 208 20% 315 2%
4.8 NeuroSky 2004
San
Francisco
Series A $7.7M - 4 - - 2 190k 6k 81k 416 -17k -8% 20 5% 76 1%
4.6 EMOTIV 2011
San
Francisco
Seed $120k - 3 - - 3 209k 9.2k 11k 103 35k 20% 7 7% 602 7%
4.5 MyndPlay 2011 London Unfunded - - 3 - - - 1.7M 2.8k 4k 14 -1.9M -53% - - 1.6k 125%
4.3 Nextmind 2017 Versailles Unfunded - - - - 4 - - 44 - - - - - - 27 178%
4.1 Neurable 2015 Pasadena Series A $6.9M 5 - - - 3 1.7M 1.6k - - 711k 74% - - 159 11%
3.9 Bit 2010 Zaragoza Funded - - - - - - 5.3M 1.9k - - 5M 439% - - 198 12%
3.8 Paradromics 2015 San Jose Seed $8.9M 5 - - - 3 2.2M 141 - - -2M -47% - - 51 57%
3.6 OpenBCI 2013 Brooklyn Unfunded - - - - - - 197k 15k - - -36k -15% - - 122 1%
3.4 Neuralink 2009
California
City
Series B $27M 5 - - - 2 343k - - - 83k 32% - - - -
3.2
ThynkWare
Innovation
2013
Mountain
View
Series A $10M - - - - - 10M 2.9k - - -1.4M -8% - - -501 -15%
3.0 Intheon 2013 San Diego Unfunded - - - - 4 - 5M - - - 3M 145% - - - -
2.9 Wujitech 2008 Menlo Park Unfunded - - - - - - 10M 118 - - 9M 107% - - 2 1%
2.7 Thought-Wired 2010 Auckland Unfunded - - - - - - 10M 1.2k - - - - - - 36 3%
2.5 mBrainTrain 2012 Antwerp Seed $56.3k - - - - - 3.4M - - - -214k -6% - - - -

Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Consumer
Companies Created 31 | Funded 15 | Total Funding $94.8M
Market: Consumer

Market: Consumer

Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Technology Providers
Market: Technology Providers

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

Market: Force Touch

Natural User Interface > Market Details > Market: Applications
Market: Applications

Public Companies
Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
66
Notable Acquisitions
Top Acquirers
Acqui-hires

Public companies (1/3)
68
Performance indicators of public companies in Natural User Interface
IPO Date Company
Current
MCap
IPO
Mcap
Revenue P/E
Exchange
Ticker
Nov 2016
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm)
Touchless gesture recognizing software for computer interaction
$320k STO:CFISH
Oct 2016
iRhythm Tech (2006, San Francisco)
$1.7B $359M $64.1M NASDAQ:IRTC
Apr 2015
Tobii (2001, Danderyd)
$116M STO:TOBII
Oct 2014
Mediana (1993, Wonju)
Suite of monitoring and diagnostic devices
$41.9M $44.2M KOSDAQ:41920
Oct 2014
Zenicor (2003, Stockholm)
Diagnosis of arrhythmia and stroke prevention
$693k SS
Aug 2014
Medaphor (2004, Cardiff)
Haptic Simulators for medical professionals
$16.7M $4.1M LON:MED
Jan 2014
MD Biomedical (2003, Taipei)
Portfolio of point of care diagnostic devices
$1.3M 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
$24.6M NASDAQ:NEON
Oct 2009
SensoDetect (2005, Lund)
Brainstem audiometry based test for schizophrenia and ADHD
SDET
Natural User Interface > Exit Outlook > Public Companies

69
IPO Date Company
Current
MCap
IPO
Mcap
Revenue P/E
Exchange
Ticker
Feb 2002
Synaptics (1986, San Jose)
Develops touch pads for various uses
$1.5B $251M $1.7B NASDAQ:SYNA
Nov 1999
Immersion (1993, San Jose)
Software for haptics in VR
$398M $57.1M 8.35 NASDAQ:IMMR
Mind Solutions (2004, San Diego)
Brain-Computer-Interface Systems
Entranet (2009, Thessaloniki)
Develops speech recognition application for consumers
Novint (1999, Albuquerque)
Haptic controller for games
Advanced Media (1997, Toshima)
Provides speech recognition platform
ELK Corporation (1999, Daejeon)
Develops and manufactures capacitive touch sensors and assemblies
TimeLink (2004, Shenzhen)
Develop and manufacture multi-touch screens and interactive
display solutions
Zytronic (2000, Blaydon)
Design and manufacture products for touch interfaces
PCI Limited (1972, Singapore)
Haptic actuators
$199M SGX:P19

70
IPO Date Company
Current
MCap
IPO
Mcap
Revenue P/E
Exchange
Ticker
Nestmedic (2014, Wroclaw)
Point of care device and associated service for fetal monitoring
WSE:NST

Notable Acquisitions (1/3)
71
Notable Acquisitions in Natural User Interface
Natural User Interface > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
2018 YTD
Acquirer: Nuance Communications
Deal: $82M
VoiceBox Technologies (2001, Bellevue,
$38.4M)
Advanced voice recognition solutions for multi-
purpose applications
2017
Acquirer: BioTelemetry Deal: $258M
LifeWatch (1993, Rosemont)
Telemedicine and wireless remote cardiac
monitoring services
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

72
2015
Acquirer: Promethean World
Light Blue Optics (2004, Cambridge, $57.5M)
Interactive projection systems
Acquirer: Microsoft Deal: $30M
N-trig (1999, Kfar Saba, $118M)
Developed digital pen technology using single
sensor for both pen and touch.
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

73
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

Most Active Acquirers
74
Natural User Interface > Exit Outlook > Most Active Acquirers

Date Target
Jul-12 Perceptive Pixel Acq by Microsoft
May-12 IDENT Technology Acq by Microchip
Sep-11 Yap Acq by Amazon
May-11 Nielsen NeuroFocus Acq by Nielsen
Feb-11 Mirametrix Acq by TandemLaunch
May-10 BumpTop Acq by Google
Feb-10 Touchco Acq by Amazon
Jul-09 Atrua Technologies Acq by AuthenTec
May-08 Telisma Acq by OnMobile
Jun-03 Cirque Acq by Alps Electric
Jun-97
Dawar Technologies Acq by Eagle
Ventures
Acqui-hires
75
List of Acqui-hires in Natural User Interface
Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Date Target
Jun-18 Cube26 Acq by Paytm
Feb-18 Chirp Microsystems Acq by TDK
Jan-18 RecastAI Acq by SAP
Aug-17 Redux Acq by Google
Jun-17 SensoMotoric Instruments Acq by Apple
Mar-17 Gestigon Acq by Valeo
Jan-17 Maluuba Acq by Microsoft
Dec-16 The EyeTribe Acq by Oculus VR
Sep-16 Dialogflow Acq by Google
Jul-16
CyberGlove Systems Acq by Search
Results Shackleton Equity Partners
May-16 Nuiku Acq by Nortek
Feb-16 Senseg Acq by Shenzhen O-Film Tech
Dec-15 OnTheGo Platforms Acq by Atheer
Oct-15 SoftKinetic Acq by Sony
Date Target
Jul-15 Pebbles Interfaces Acq by Oculus VR
Jun-15 Melon Acq by Daqri
May-15 Innerscope Research Acq by Nielsen
Feb-15 Melon Acq by Daqri
Jan-15 Wit.ai Acq by Facebook
Dec-14 Nimble VR Acq by Oculus VR
May-14 Concept Integrations Acq by Cura
Jan-14 Donna Acq by Yahoo
Oct-13 Flutter Acq by Google
Aug-13 Jibbigo Acq by Facebook
Jul-13 Omek Interactive Acq by Intel
Apr-13 NovaurisASR Acq by Apple
Apr-13 Nuance Communications Acq by EOIR
Mar-13 Datria Acq by Intelligrated
Jan-13 Grass Technologies Acq by Natus
Natural User Interface > Exit Outlook > Acqui-hires
View all 40 Acqui-hired companies on Tracxn Platform

Contents
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Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
76
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 (Jul 2013 - Jun 2018)
Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
Loup Ventures (2 Investments)
TNF Ventures (2 Investments)
Global Brain (2 Investments)
Horizons Ventures
Dolby Family Ventures
Walden International
Danhua Capital
A-Grade Investments
Dawn Patrol Ventures
Tiger Global Management
Arkitekt Ventures
Fusion Fund
IT-Farm Corporation
Synergy Ventures
EARLY STAGE
Horizons Ventures (2 Investments)
Dolby Family Ventures (2 Investments)
Sierra Ventures (2 Investments)
Nautilus Venture Partners (2 Investments)
Arie Capital (2 Investments)
Danhua Capital (2 Investments)
SAIF Partners
Ascension Ventures
Health Enterprise Partners
SV Health Investors
Johnson & Johnson Innovation
OMERS Ventures
Pritzker Group
Cota Capital
LATE STAGE
SAIF Partners
Global Catalyst Partners Japan
Kleiner Perkins
Samsung Catalyst
TransLink Capital
Shanda Group
Novo Holdings
DBL Partners
Revolution
Ascend Capital Partners
Marker

Intel Capital
79
Portfolio in Natural User Interface | Exits | Funds Link | Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
Natural User Interface > Investors > Intel Capital
People
Investments
[Soonicorn] Thalmic Labs (2012, Kitchener, $136M, Series B)
Developing wearable technology for interaction with computers.
[Soonicorn] FlatFrog (2006, Lund, $64.9M, Series C)
[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] Paytm (2010, Noida, $2.2B, Series F)
Mobile wallet and payments bank
[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, $372M, Series F)
Leading online insurance aggregator in India.
[Unicorn] MongoDB (2007, New York City, $311M, Public)
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
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits
Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Wendell Brooks
CEO
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
May 2018
Tobii Pro VR Analytics turns your eye movements into
design and training data, VentureBeat
Jan 2018
Tobii proves that eye tracking is VR's next killer feature,
Engadget
Jan 2018
RightEye partners with Tobii on EyeQ vision tests to
detect brain injury and Parkinson’s, VentureBeat
Dec 2017
Tobii’s eye-tracking makes over 100 games more
accessible, VentureBeat
Nov 2017
RightEye Partners with Tobii on New Eye-Tracking
System for Vision Tests, Business Wire
Aug 2017
Microsoft will use Tobii's eye tracking to make Windows
10 more accessible, VentureBeat
Jul 2017
Thalmic Labs CEO hints at what the start-up is building
with money from Amazon's Alexa fund, CNBC
Jul 2017
Thalmic Labs Continues Rapid Growth with Addition of
Jari Niemela as Vice President of Engineering, PR
Newswire
Dec 2016
Thalmic Labs is on verge of introducing a revolutionary
new gesture control wearable tech product, ZDNet
Canesta
(1999, Sunnyvale, $59.3M)
Acq by Microsoft - Oct 2010
Eyefluence
(2013, Milpitas, $21.6M)
Acq by Google - Oct 2016
Tobii
(2001, Danderyd, $71.9M)
IPO - Apr 2015
3
1 1 11
2
3
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Follow On New Investments
-
4
2
4
3
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed8
3
1
1
-
US
Europe
Canada
Israel

Loup Ventures
80
Natural User Interface > Investors > Loup Ventures
People
Investments
[Editor's Pick] Neurable (2015, Pasadena, $6.9M, Series A)
Brain Computer Interface software solutions
[Soonicorn] Enjoy (2014, Menlo Park, $80M, Series B)
Online retailer of electronic goods with expert help
[Editor's Pick] Sprucebot (2016, Colorado, Seed)
Customer engagement robot for retail businesses
Top Exits
Andrew Murphy
Co-Founder &
Managing Partner
Doug Clinton
Co-Founder &
Managing Partner
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 $10 Million,
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
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
-
-
-
-
2
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed2
-
-
-
-
US

TNF Ventures
81
Natural User Interface > Investors > TNF Ventures
People
Investments
[Minicorn] BeMyGuest (2012, Singapore, $8.5M, Series A)
Provider of niche travel experiences
[Editor's Pick] Taidii (2013, Singapore, Funded)
Software and hardware solutions for preschools
Top Exits
Frank Lee
Co-Founder & Partner
Eddie Chau
Co-Founder &
Investor Mentor
Shirley Wong
Co-Founder &
Managing Partner
Apr 2017
Neeuro Receives China Daily's Prestigious Top Innovative
Product Award, Newswire
Dec 2016
Indiegogo Success Touchjet Wave Hits Best Buy's
Website, Crowdfund Insider
None
1
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
-
-
-
-
2
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed1
1
-
-
-
US
SEA

Global Brain
82
Natural User Interface > Investors > Global Brain

Horizons Ventures
83
Natural User Interface > Investors > Horizons Ventures

84
Natural User Interface > Investors > Dolby Family Ventures

Walden International
85
Natural User Interface > Investors > Walden International

Danhua Capital
86
Natural User Interface > Investors > Danhua Capital

A-Grade Investments
87
Natural User Interface > Investors > A-Grade Investments

Tiger Global Management
88
Natural User Interface > Investors > Tiger Global Management

Fusion Fund
89
Natural User Interface > Investors > Fusion Fund

IT-Farm Corporation
90
Natural User Interface > Investors > IT-Farm Corporation

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
91
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage

Intel Capital
92
Natural User Interface > Investors > Intel Capital

Horizons Ventures
93
Natural User Interface > Investors > Horizons Ventures

94
Natural User Interface > Investors > Dolby Family Ventures

Sierra Ventures
95
Natural User Interface > Investors > Sierra Ventures

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

Danhua Capital
97
Natural User Interface > Investors > Danhua Capital

SAIF Partners
98
Natural User Interface > Investors > SAIF Partners

Ascension Ventures
99
Natural User Interface > Investors > Ascension Ventures

Health Enterprise Partners
100
Natural User Interface > Investors > Health Enterprise Partners

SV Health Investors
101
Natural User Interface > Investors > SV Health Investors

Johnson & Johnson Innovation
102
Natural User Interface > Investors > Johnson & Johnson Innovation

OMERS Ventures
103
Natural User Interface > Investors > OMERS Ventures

Pritzker Group
104
Natural User Interface > Investors > Pritzker Group

Cota Capital
105
Natural User Interface > Investors > Cota Capital

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
106
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage

SAIF Partners
107
Natural User Interface > Investors > SAIF Partners

108
Natural User Interface > Investors > Green Pine Capital Pariners

Global Catalyst Partners Japan
109
Natural User Interface > Investors > Global Catalyst Partners Japan

Kleiner Perkins
110
Natural User Interface > Investors > Kleiner Perkins

Samsung Catalyst
111
Natural User Interface > Investors > Samsung Catalyst

TransLink Capital
112
Natural User Interface > Investors > TransLink Capital

Shanda Group
113
Natural User Interface > Investors > Shanda Group

Novo Holdings
114
Natural User Interface > Investors > Novo Holdings

DBL Partners
115
Natural User Interface > Investors > DBL Partners

Revolution
116
Natural User Interface > Investors > Revolution

Marker
117
Natural User Interface > Investors > Marker

118
Natural User Interface > Investors > Difference Capital Financial

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
119
Incubators
Other Notable Investors
Debt Investors

Natural User Interface > Investors > Index of Ecosystem Investors
Index of Top Ecosystem Investors in Natural User Interface; Q2 2013 - Q2 2018
Index of Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR
Plug and Play Tech Center (7 Investments)
SOSV (4 Investments)
Techstars (4 Investments)
Techfounders (3 Investments)
Y Combinator (3 Investments)
Eleven Ventures (2 Investments)
AIRmaker (2 Investments)
Ruvento Ventures (2 Investments)
Venture Kick (2 Investments)
Alchemist Accelerator
BioGenerator
Creative Destruction Lab
ICONYC labs
INCENSe Accelerator
KOISRA Seed Partners
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
Motorola Solutions (3 Investments)
Square 1 Bank (3 Investments)
Atlantic Bridge Capital (2 Investments)
BDC (2 Investments)
Finnvera (2 Investments)
IP Group (2 Investments)
National Science Foundation (2 Investments)
OurCrowd (2 Investments)
Reply (2 Investments)
StartUp Health (2 Investments)
The Kraft Group (2 Investments)
NetEase
Alpha Edison
Alpine Technology Fund
Amarantus Bioscience
DEBT INVESTORS
Export Development Canada
Harbert Management
NXT Ventures

Plug and Play Tech Center
121
Natural User Interface > Investors > Plug and Play Tech Center
People
Investments
[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] 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
[Soonicorn] Pindrop Security (2011, Atlanta, $122M, Series C)
Call Center Security against Phone Fraud
[Soonicorn] Artsy (2009, New York City, $107M, Series D)
Curated Art Marketplace
[Soonicorn] Capillary Tech (2008, Bangalore, $100M, Series C)
Omnichannel engagement and commerce platform for businesses
[Soonicorn] Streetline (2005, San Francisco, $59.3M, Series D)
Device to find empty parking spaces
[Soonicorn] NatureBox (2012, San Carlos, $58.5M, Series C)
Subscription based healthy snacks provider
[Soonicorn] Knightscope (2013, Sunnyvale, $57.9M, Series B)
Autonomous crime prevention technology robots
Top Exits
Saeed Amidi
Founder & CEO
Jojo Flores
Co-Founder & VP
Jan 2018
Talon Motion Sensing Ring Preorders Start January 9,
Virtual Reality Summit
Jul 2014
Speaktoit raises $2.6M to build an army of 'personal
assistants', VentureBeat
None
2 2
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
3
-
1
-
3
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed7
-
-
-
-
US

SOSV
122
Natural User Interface > Investors > SOSV
People
Investments
[Soonicorn] Leap Motion (2010, San Francisco, $94.1M, Series C)
[Editor's Pick] Kokoon Technology (2013, London, $1.5M,
Seed)
Sleep monitoring headphones
[Unicorn] DraftKings (2012, Boston, $703M, Series E)
Fantasy sports gaming
[Soonicorn] Breather (2012, Montreal, $120M, Series D)
On-demand Private Room Reservation
[Soonicorn] Getaround (2009, San Francisco, $86.3M, Series C)
Peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace
[Soonicorn] Formlabs (2011, Somerville, $85.8M, Series C)
High-resolution desktop 3D printing
[Soonicorn] WithMe (2016, Las Vegas, $38.8M, Series B)
Designer, builder and lease provider of short-term omnichannel retail
stores
[Minicorn] Perfect Day (2014, San Francisco, $38.5M, Series A)
Produces milk substitute through yeast fermentation
[Minicorn] Yoyowallet (2013, London, $31.5M, Series B)
QR code based mobile payment service provider & consumer behavior
analysis
[Minicorn] Prynt (2014, Paris, $9.5M, Series A)
Instant print camera case for smartphones
[Minicorn] BBB Tech (2014, San Francisco, $5M, Series A)
Android based blood diagnostic device
[Minicorn] BioCellection (2015, San Jose, $300k, Seed)
Bio-solutions for plastic waste management
Top Exits
Sean O’Sullivan
Founder & Managing
Partner
Jun 2018
Leap Motion makes hand-tracking better … again,
VentureBeat
Nov 2017
First Official Image Of The Leap Motor LP-S01 Electric
Sportscar From China , Car News China
Oct 2017
Kokoon Surpasses £1 Million During the Final Week on
Crowdcube, Crowdfund Insider
Oct 2017
Leap Motion opens new research studio in London,
Develop
Sep 2017
Kickstarter Success Kokoon Seeks £750,000 Crowdcube
For Sleep & Relaxation Headphones, Crowdfund Insider
Jul 2017
Motion tracking developer Leap Motion secures $50
million series C funding round, Pocket Gamer
Dec 2016
Leap Motion demos its excellent hand tracking technology
on Samsung’s Gear VR, TechCrunch
Sep 2016
The future of human computer interaction will be
multimodal, TechCrunch
Aug 2016
Leap Motion shows off Interaction Engine for their VR
hand-tracking tech, TechCrunch
Jul 2016
Razer opens pre-orders for OSVR HDK 2 virtual reality
headset, TechCrunch
None
1
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
3
-
-
-
2
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed3
2
-
-
-
US
Europe

Techstars
123
Natural User Interface > Investors > Techstars
People
Investments
[Unicorn] Uber (2009, San Francisco, $12B, Series G)
Mobile app that connects passengers with vehicle drivers for hire
[Unicorn] Twilio (2007, San Francisco, $240M, Public)
Cloud Communications API provider
[Soonicorn] ClassPass (2011, New York City, $307M, Series D)
Membership programs for fitness classes across multiple gyms
[Soonicorn] Remitly (2011, Seattle, $227M, Series D)
Cross-border money transfer using banking networks.
[Soonicorn] Leanplum (2012, San Francisco, $145M, Series D)
Mobile A/B testing, personalization & analytics platform
[Soonicorn] DigitalOcean (2011, New York City, $134M, Series
B)
Cloud computing platform to build, deploy and scale cloud applications
[Soonicorn] DataRobot (2012, Boston, $125M, Series C)
Automated machine learning platform for data science applications
[Soonicorn] Outreach (2013, Seattle, $125M, Series D)
SaaS based Lead Engagement Tools
[Soonicorn] Sphero (2010, Boulder, $108M, Series D)
Smartphone controlled robotic gaming toy for kids
[Soonicorn] Placester (2008, Cambridge, $101M, Series D)
Real Estate Marketing platform
[Soonicorn] Degreed (2012, San Francisco, $85.6M, Series C)
e-Portfolio assessment
[Soonicorn] SendGrid (2009, Boulder, $80.5M, Public)
Email delivery and analytics
Top Exits
Brad Feld
Co-Founder
David Brown
Co-Founder and co-
CEO
David Cohen
Founder and co-CEO
Jun 2018
Wireless Brain Sensors Market to 2025 – EMOTIV,
Advanced Brain Monitoring, Muse, Neurosky, Red
Newswire
Dec 2017
EMOTIV Names Prof. Olivier Oullier President,
GlobeNewswire
Jul 2015
Disney Accelerator 2015 Includes Some Far Out Tech,
VarietyNone
1
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
3
-
-
-
2
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed4
1
-
-
-
US
Canada

Techfounders
124
Natural User Interface > Investors > Techfounders

Y Combinator
125
Natural User Interface > Investors > Y Combinator

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