As such as manufacturing, logistics, mining, oil and agricultural "assets", such as asset - heavy industry companies have started to use the Internet of things (IoT) technology and system to improve efficiency and production, provide service for the industry of Internet of things industry (Industrial IoT) new entrepreneurs is on the rise. Accordingly, venture capitalists began to invest in these new entrepreneurs.
The Internet of things in this way, not only make industry investment amount of the new entrepreneurs get rising proportion in the whole Internet of new entrepreneurs, also attract such as Intel vc (Intel Capital) and general electric (GE), GE Ventures such as join investment camp.
In addition, for the collection, processing, analysis and application of iot industry brought about by the large number of data, the related network infrastructure, sensors, and the development of large data Software as a Service (Software - as - a - Service) also is on the rise in new entrepreneurs.
According to venture capital to analyze the data of industry CB Insights, season 1 to season 1, 2016, 2015 new industrial iot entrepreneurs get seeds, angel investment number, Internet of things of all industry for new entrepreneurs invest 25% of the total number of pen; A round of investment proportion is as high as 26%, combined the two accounts for more than half of the whole.
Now to invest in new industrial iot entrepreneurs investors include Intel vc, GE Ventures, Cisco Investments, Qualcomm Ventures, and the well-known venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, etc.
Data show that in 2016 half industrial iot new entrepreneurs got 94 investment, if investment constant pace, is expected to 2016 annual investment number, from 2015 annual growth of 30%. But in terms of investment amount is conservative, 2016 the year is expected to reach $1.27 billion, less than $1.303 billion through 2015.
2015 annual industrial iot new entrepreneurs to get investment to the total number of pens in the same amount, a 38% growth in 2014 and 38% respectively.
2016 1 quarter including investment with large amounts of new entrepreneurs, Internet software and services industry Greenwave Systems in C $45 million round of investment, business uav development industry Airware in round C $30 million and networking air conditioning and lighting industry literally won $25 million in D wheel.
Total in the first three months of new industrial iot entrepreneurs got 54 investment, the total amount is $328 million. Compared with season 1 and season 2 investment number and amount are declining, combined with a total of 40, for $300 million.
Season 2 including investment with large amounts of new entrepreneurs, the cloud iot software and platform providers Ayla Networks, commercial inkjet Metal 3 d printer development companies Desktop Metal, as well as industry Maana iot data analysis, etc. The above three companies to obtain the investment amount of $39 million (C), respectively, $34 million round (C) and (B) $26 million.
