A report providing an overview of the Transportation Technology startup landscape. Includes a sector overview, graphical trends with insights, and recent funding/exit events. Contact info@venturescanner.com or visit www.venturescanner.com to learn more!
1. Q3 Startup Market Trends and Insights
TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY
August 2017
2. Transportation technology report outline
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This report provides an overview of the transportation technology sector and is
broken down into three sections
SectorDescription
High-level sector metrics,
innovation quadrant, and
category definitions
Trends& Insights
Infographics and data points
for the transportation
technology sector
QuarterlyActivity
Major funding and exit
events from the previous
90 days
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Transportation tech startups are creating new businesses in 17 categories
The full Venture Scanner market report
and database tracks 1,148 companies
with $84B in funding
TRANSPORTATION
TECHNOLOGY
The graphic above shows a random sampling of companiesin each category, data cumulativeas of August 2017
FleetManagement Telematics SmartCity CarSharing Mapping/Location RideHailing
AutoWirelessNetworking
IndividualizedInsurance
AutonomousCars
EnhancedAutoOwnership
CleanTech IntelligentTransit PublicTransit SmartParking Infotainment V2VComms
AutoHUD
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Innovation quadrant for transportation technology
This quadrant shows a relative segmentationof the categories with respect to oneanother, data cumulativeas of August 2017
AverageFunding
ESTABLISHED HEAVYWEIGHTS
PIONEERS DISRUPTORS
AverageAge
Ride Hailing
Auto Ownership
Smart Mobility
V2V
Infotainment
Intelligent
Transit
Autonomous Cars
Auto HUD
PublicTransit
Wireless Networking
Telematics
Mapping
Car Sharing
Smart Parking
Clean Tech
Individualized Insurance
Fleet Management
6. Transportation technology startups play in many different categories (1 of 3)
6Category stats cumulativeas of Augusts 2017
AutoClean Tech
43 Startups, $1.1B Total Funding
Companies that create technologies which make
transportation more friendly towards the
environment.
AutoHeadsUp Display
11 Startups, $96M Total Funding
Companies that bring “cockpit” style display
technologies, such as dashboard mounted devices,
to the automotive world.
AutomotiveTelematics
207 Startups, $2.9B Total Funding
Companies that provide car owners with better
access to the specific information generated by
their car during operations.
AutoFleetManagement
130 Startups, $2.6B Total Funding
Companies that assist large professional fleet
owners to optimize the their total cost of
operations.
AutomotiveInfotainment
54 Startups, $649M Total Funding
Companies that produce communication and
entertainment solutions that are integrated into
the automotive experience.
Autonomousand AssistedCars
73 Startups, $4.1B Total Funding
Companies that provide technologies to either help
humans drive more safely or eliminate the need for
a human behind the wheel.
7. Transportation technology startups play in many different categories (2 of 3)
7Category stats cumulativeas of Augusts 2017
AutoWirelessNetworking
46 Startups, $619M Total Funding
Companies that develop the infrastructure to
enable automobiles to communicate wirelessly to
dedicated receivers or the cloud.
EnhancedAutoOwnership
119 Startups, $6.7B Total Funding
Companies that allow for new methodologies to
buy, rent, own, or maintain a car, also includes
dedicated social networks.
IntelligentTransitSystems
45 Startups, $506M Total Funding
Companies that enable vehicle-to-infrastructure
communication for use by local transit authorities.
Car Sharing
74 Startups, $1.1B Total Funding
Companies that provide for the collaborative
consumption of cars, enabling consumers to share
the cost of car ownership.
IndividualizedInsurance
68 Startups, $1.5B Total Funding
Companies that enable insurance providers to offer
products tailored towards specific customer needs
and usage.
Mapping,Location,and RouteOptimization
136 Startups, $1.2B Total Funding
Companies that enable users to understand where
they are, what is nearby, and optimal directions to
reach other destinations.
8. Transportation technology startups play in many different categories (3 of 3)
8Category stats cumulativeas of Augusts 2017
Public TransitEnhancement
66 Startups, $511M Total Funding
Companies that encourage the use of public
transportation options such as streamlining ticket
payment or centralizing information.
Smart Cityand Mobility
111 Startups, $23B Total Funding
Companies that provide solutions for increasing
the sustainability in how transportation is
conducted within cities.
Vehicleto VehicleCommunications
24 Startups, $743M Total Funding
Companies that provide the underlying technology
for direct information sharing between two
vehicles while in operation.
RideHailingand Scheduling
138 Startups, $43B Total Funding
Companies that enable users to schedule a ride on-
demand or in the future, sometimes called
transportation network companies.
Smart ParkingTechnology
67 Startups, $673M Total Funding
Companies that make it easier for drivers to find
and pay for available parking spaces, usually in
dense urban environments.
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Investing into the sector is occurring across a variety of categories
The Ride Hailing category accounts for 48% of venturefunding and 10%of total
companiesin the transportation technology sector
Venture Investing in Transportation Technology
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativethrough August 2017
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VC Funding Count
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VC funding into transportation tech has grown in recent years
Overall transportation technology VC fundinggrew ata CAGR of 81% from
2011-2016, and 2017 is currently at 97% of 2016 funding
Transportation Technology Funding Over Time
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Transportation technology funding amounts are focused on mature companies
Transportation Technology Funding Amount By Round
LateStage financings accounted for 45% of total 2016 sector VC funding
Graphs shows only the funding rounds listed therein, data cumulativethrough August 2017
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Late Stage Series D Series C Series B Series A Seed
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Transportation technology startups founded in 2012 lead in VC funding
Startups founded in 2012 account for 36% of the sectorfunding over the last decade, and
include companies like Didi Chuxing, Grab, and Careem
Transportation Technology Funding By Vintage Year
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Transportation technology startups are a global phenomenon
Transportation Technology Startup Count by Country
Data cumulativethrough August 2017
5500
Companies
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A variety of top investors are making bets into transportation technology
Selected Investor Activity in Transportation Technology
The above count represents a subset of overall investor activity, data cumulativethrough August 2017
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Number of Investments Number of Companies Backed
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Exits within the space have been dominated by acquisitions
Exit events within the sector grew by 135% from 2011 to 2016, and 2017 is
currently at 55% of the 2016 total
Transportation Technology M&A and IPO Events By Year
Data cumulativethrough August 2017
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NumberofExits
Public Acquired
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Recent transportation technology funding statistics
There have been 82 funding events from April 2017 through June 2017
Recent Transportation Technology Funding Round Counts
Graph shows only the funding types listed therein
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Seed Series A Series B Series C Series D Series E Late Stage
FundingEventCount
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Recent transportation technology funding events
Notable Recent Transportation Technology Funding Events
Company FundingType Amount Date
Private Equity $5,500,000,000 April 28, 2017
Private Equity $1,200,000,000 May 4, 2017
Series E $600,000,000 June 15, 2017
Series G $600,000,000 April 11, 2017
Post IPO Equity $437,000,000 June 30, 2017
Transportation technology startups raised $12 billionfrom April 2017
through June 2017
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Recent transportation technology exit events
Notable Recent Transportation Technology Exit Events
There have been 9 exits from April through June 2017, all of
which have been acquisitions
Company Acquirer Amount Date
$115,000,000 April 27, 2017
$43,000,000 April 19, 2017
Unknown June 14, 2017
Unknown May 12, 2017
Unknown April 13, 2017
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