The document provides an overview of quarterly highlights in the video technology sector in 3 sections - the macro state of the sector, major funding and exit events from the previous quarter, and a deep dive into a single video category. It finds that the video consumption platforms category received the most funding last quarter and is generally better funded than other categories. The document also provides information on trends in video technology funding and exits over time.

1. Q4 Startup Highlights
VIDEO TECHNOLOGY
March 2018

2. Quarterly video technology highlights
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This brief overview of the video technology sector provides three sections
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SectorSummary
Macro-level viewson the
state of the video
technology sector
LatestActivity
Major funding and exit
events from the previous
quarter
Deep dive into a single
video technology
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CategoryDiscovery

3. Sector Summary
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4. VIDEO TECHNOLOGY
11 Categories
823 Companies
$34.2B Funding
4Sector stats are continuously changing,data cumulativeas of December2017

5. VIDEO TECHNOLOGY
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currently tracks 823 video technology
startups with $34.2B in funding
The graphic above shows a random sampling of companiesin each category, data cumulativeas of December2017 5
Multi-ChannelNetworks
(51Companies)
SocialVideoPlatforms
(151Companies)
VideoAdvertisingPlatforms
(154Companies)
VideoConsumptionPlatforms
(143Companies)
VideoAnalyticsPlatforms
(47Companies)
VideoLicensingPlatforms
(41Companies)
VideoDiscoveryPlatforms
(72 Companies)
VideoCreationPlatforms
(108Companies)
VideoInfrastructurePlatforms
(57 Companies)
VideoDistributionPlatforms
(134Companies)
VideoManagementPlatforms
(105Companies)

6. Video Consumption
Social Video
Video Creation
Video Advertising
Video Distribution
Video LicensingVideo Management
Video Infrastructure
Multi-channelNetworks
Video Analytics
Video Discovery
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Innovation quadrant for video technology
This quadrant shows a relative segmentationof the categories with respect to oneanother, data cumulativeas of December2017
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Funding into video technology grew significantly in 2017
Overall video technology funding grew at a CAGR of 54% from 2012-2017, and
2017 was 187% of 2016 funding
Video Technology Annual Funding Over Time
Data cumulativeas of December2017
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Video technology funding is on an upward trend at the quarterly level
Video technology funding in Q4 2017 was 456% of the funding in Q4 2016
Video Technology Quarterly Funding Over Time
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Snap and Netflix raised funding
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Video technology exit activity grew in 2017 after falling from the spike in 2014
Overall video technology exits grew at a CAGR of 11% from 2012-2017, and
the number of exits in 2017 was 164% of the exits in 2016
Video Technology Exit Events Over Time
Data cumulativeas of December2017
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10. Latest Activity
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Video technology funding events were mostly early-stage in Q4 2017
There were 21 funding events in Q4 2017, 52% of which were Seed or Series A
Recent Video Technology Funding Round Counts
Graphs shows only the funding rounds listed therein
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Social Video companies raised the most funding last quarter
Video technology startups raised $4.5 billion over the last quarter
Quarterly Video Technology Category Funding
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Recent video technology funding events
Notable Recent Video Technology Funding Events
Company FundingType Amount Date
Post-IPO Equity $2,000,000,000 Nov 9, 2017
Post-IPO Debt $1,600,000,000 Oct 23, 2017
Series E $76,800,000 Dec 28, 2017
Series B $50,000,000 Nov 8, 2017
Series C $50,000,000 Oct 30, 2017
The top 5 video technology funding events accounted for
91% of quarterly funding
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Recent video technology exit events
Notable Recent Video Technology Acquisitions
Company Acquirer Amount Date
$800,000,000 Nov 9, 2017
Unknown Dec 13, 2017
Unknown Nov 17, 2017
Unknown Nov 14, 2017
Unknown Oct 14, 2017
There were 10 video technology exits this past quarter,
of which 1 was an IPO
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15. Category Discovery – Video Consumption Platforms
Every quarter a newcategory will receivea deep dive,providing comparisonsto
other categories and discussingtrends
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Video Consumption Platforms is the leading category within the video technology sector
The Video Consumption Platforms category accounts for 25% of funding in the sector
and saw 21% growth last quarter
Venture Investing in Video Technology
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativeas of December2017
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Video Consumption Platforms companies are generally better funded than their peers
Video Consumption Platforms category has a median funding $4M higher
than the average of other categories, and a third quartile that is $30M higher
Video Technology Category Funding Quartiles
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativeas of December2017
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Annual Video Consumption Platforms funding saw strong growth in recent years
Video Consumption Platforms funding grew at a CAGR of 68% from 2012-
2017, and 2017 funding saw 59% growth from 2016 funding
Video Consumption Platforms Total Annual Funding
Data cumulativeas of December2017
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Funding within Video Consumption Platforms is moderately concentrated
Video Consumption Platforms Companies with Largest Funding Amounts
Company LatestRound TotalRaised Location
Post-IPO Debt $1,600,000,000 Los Gatos, CA, USA
Funding Round $1,500,000,000 Beijing, China
Series C $600,000,000 Beijing, China
Funding Round $583,000,000 Los Angeles, CA, USA
Series B $461,600,000 Guangzhou, China
The top 5 Video Consumption Platforms companies by total funding account for
45% of overall category funding
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