Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup quarterly highlights. Includes a sector summary, recent events, and a deep dive into Deep Learning Platform startups. Contact info@venturescanner.com or visit www.venturescanner.com to learn more about our research platform for technology startups!
2. Quarterly artificial intelligence (AI) highlights
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This brief overview of the artificial intelligence sector provides three sections
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SectorSummary
Macro-level viewson the
state of the artificial
intelligence sector
LatestActivity
Major funding and exit
events from the previous
quarter
CategoryDiscovery
Deep dive into a single
artificial intelligence
category
5. The graphic above shows only a sampling of companiesin each category. Data cumulativethrough March 2018
VirtualAssistants
(220Companies)
RecommendationEngines
(110Companies)
VideoRecognition
(27Companies)
ContextAwareComputing
(33Companies)
SpeechtoSpeechTranslation
(21Companies)
ComputerVisionPlatforms
(210Companies)
ComputerVisionApplications
(251Companies)
SmartRobots
(187Companies)
GestureControl
(64Companies)
SpeechRecognition
(172Companies)
MachineLearningApplications
(764Companies)
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INTELLIGENCE
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MachineLearningPlatforms
(291Companies)
NaturalLanguageProcessing
(327Companies)
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ML Platforms
Gesture Control
Video Recognition
CV Platforms
ML Applications
Virtual Assistants
Speech Recognition
NLP
CV Applications RecommendationEngines
Context Computing
Speech to Speech
Translation
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Innovation quadrant for artificial intelligence
AverageFunding
ESTABLISHED HEAVYWEIGHTS
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This quadrant shows a relative segmentationof the categories with respect to oneanother, data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Artificial intelligence funding grew exponentially in recent years
Overall artificial intelligence funding grew at a CAGR of 83% from 2012-2017
Artificial Intelligence Annual Funding Over Time
Data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Artificial intelligence funding in 2018 is off to a solid start
2018 has the best Q1 on record at $2.5B,
which grew by 11% from the funding in Q1 2017
Artificial Intelligence Quarterly Funding Over Time
Data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Exits within the AI sector grew significantly over the past few years
Overall artificial intelligence exits grew at a CAGR of 39% from 2012-2017
Artificial Intelligence Exit Events Over Time
Data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Artificial intelligence funding events were mostly early stage in Q1 2o18
There were 104 funding events in Q1 2018, 62% of which were Seed and Series A
Recent Artificial Intelligence Funding Round Counts
Graphs shows only the funding rounds listed therein
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FundingEvents
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Deep Learning Applications companies received the most funding in Q1 2018
Artificial intelligence startups raised $2.6 billion over the last quarter,
with Deep Learning Applications companies raising the most funding at $1.5 billion
Quarterly Artificial Intelligence Category Funding
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories.
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Recent artificial intelligence funding events
Notable Recent Artificial Intelligence Funding Events
Company FundingType Amount Date
Series D $160,000,000 Mar 1, 2018
Series B $153,000,000 Mar 6, 2018
Series A $112,000,000 Jan 15, 2018
Series B $100,000,000 Jan 18, 2018
Series F $100,000,000 Jan 17, 2018
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The top 5 artificial intelligence funding events accounted for 17% of quarterly funding
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Recent artificial intelligence exit events
Notable Recent Artificial Intelligence Exit Events
Company Acquirer Amount Date
$550,000,000 Mar 6, 2018
$10,094,147 Mar 5, 2018
Unknown Mar 28, 2018
Unknown Mar 8, 2018
Unknown Mar 6, 2018
There were 14 artificial intelligence exits this past quarter,
all of which have been acquisitions
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15. Category Discovery – Deep Learning/Machine Learning Platforms
Every quarter a newcategory will receivea deep dive,providing comparisonsto other
categories and discussingtrends
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Deep Learning Platforms is the second most-funded category in artificial intelligence
The Deep Learning Platforms category accounts for 13% of funding in the
sector and saw 12% growth last quarter
Venture Investing in Artificial Intelligence
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Companies within Deep Learning Platforms are generally better funded than their peers
Deep Learning Platforms category has a median funding $4M higher than the
average of other categories, and a third quartile that is $12M higher
Artificial Intelligence Category Funding Quartiles
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Deep Learning Platforms funding skyrocketed in recent years
Overall Deep Learning Platforms funding grew at a CAGR of 167% from 2012-
2017, and 2018 has the best Q1 on record at $500M
Deep Learning Platforms Total Annual Funding
Data cumulativethrough March 2018
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Funding within Deep Learning Platforms is lightly concentrated
Deep Learning Platforms Companies with Large Funding Amounts
Company LatestRound TotalRaised Location
Series B $554,090,000 London, UK
Series D $263,000,000 Chicago, USA
Series D $247,000,000 San Francisco, USA
Series F $222,610,000 Redwood City, USA
Series A $199,270,000 Shenzhen, China
The top 5 Deep Learning Platforms companies by total funding account for 27% of
overall category funding
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