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Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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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
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 25, 2019.
Gesture Recognition Feed Summary
4
Gesture Recognition > Feed Summary
Companies developing technologies or systems that interpret human gestures via mathematical algorithms to control
and manage smart devices
• Inclusions: Companies which develop touch-based
gesture recognition technologies, companies which
develop touchless gesture recognition technologies, and
companies which develop products with gesture
recognition capabilities for various industries like
consumer electronics, media and entertainment, and
healthcare.
• Exclusions: Companies which develop touchscreens,
companies which manufacture consumer electronics with
some gesture recognition capabilities, chipset
manufacturers and companies providing services for
designing gesture recognition technologies.
• Excludes funding information of Chinese companies Feed in Numbers
Overview
$842M
Funding
6
Mega
Companies
84179
FundedCovered on
Tracxn
1
Unicorns
5
Soonicorns
4
Minicorns
4
IPO’d Cos
30
Late Stage Cos
12
14
Acquisitions
21
DeadPooled
-
Acquihired
Series A+ Cos
Leap Motion
(2010, San Francisco, $94.1M)
Pyreos
(2007, Edinburgh, $15.9M)
eyeSight
(2005, Herzliya, $50M)
Top Companies

Investment Trend Summary
Summary of Funding Activity in Gesture Recognition
5
$200M - Series D
Orbbec (2013, Seattle, $200M)
$15M - Series C
eyeSight (2005, Herzliya, $50M)
$50M - Series C
Leap Motion (2010, San Francisco, $94.1M)
$2.3M - Series B
Pyreos (2007, Edinburgh, $15.9M)
Top Geos of InvestmentEntrepreneurial Activity Global Funding Trend
*YTD *YTD
Gesture Recognition > Feed Summary > Investment Trend Summary
Seed DFJ (#1), Global Brain (#1), Jumpstart Foundry (#1)
Series A/B Amadeus Capital (#1), Parkwalk (#1), Walden International (#1)
Series C+
SAIF Partners (#1), Green Pine Capital Pariners (#1), Fosun RZ
Capital (#1)
Incubators Plug and Play Tech Center (#3), Techstars (#3), MassChallenge
(#2)
Other Notable
Investors
JPMorgan (#1), Ant Financial (#1), Atlantic Bridge Capital (#1)
Debt Investors Harbert Management (#1), Decathlon Capital Partners (#1)
Most Active InvestorsRecent Investments
26
14
11
13
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
Y-o-Y # of Companies Founded 16 13 11 8 13 4
$549M
$158M
$94.9M
$6.6M
$3.5M
US
Israel
Europe
Canada
India
$ Funding
$10M
$30M $24M $33M
$10M
$292M
$17M
7
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
$ Funding # Rounds

Summary of exit outlook in Gesture Recognition
Exit Outlook Summary
66
Most Active AcquirersTop Investors in Exits
Canaan Partners 1 PrimeSense (2005, Tel Aviv, $79.4M)
Gemini Israel
Ventures
1 PrimeSense (2005, Tel Aviv, $79.4M)
Genesis Partners 1 PrimeSense (2005, Tel Aviv, $79.4M)
Ant Financial 1 Orbbec (2013, Seattle, $200M)
Fosun RZ Capital 1 Orbbec (2013, Seattle, $200M)
May 2019 Leap Motion Acq by Ultrahaptics for $30M
Feb 2018 Chirp Microsystems Acq by TDK
Jul 2015 Pebbles Interfaces Acq by Oculus VR for $60M
Dec 2014 Nimble VR Acq by Oculus VR
Nov 2013 PrimeSense Acq by Apple for $345M
Oct 2013 Flutter Acq by Google for $40M
Mar 2013 Omek Interactive Acq by Intel for $50M
Gesture Recognition > Feed Summary > Exit Outlook Summary
Oculus VR 2 Pebbles Interfaces (Jul 2015, $60M), Nimble VR (Dec 2014)
Google 1 Flutter (Oct 2013, $40M)
Microsoft 1 Canesta (Oct 2010)
Apple 1 PrimeSense (Nov 2013, $345M)
Intel 1 Omek Interactive (Mar 2013, $50M)
Recent IPOs Top Acquisitions
Crunchfish Nov 2016
Touchless gesture recognizing software fo…
IPO MCap: -
Neonode Jan 2013
Optical sensing technology solutions for…
IPO MCap: -
ELK Corporation
Develops and manufactures capacitive touc…
IPO MCap: -
Zytronic
Designs and manufactures products for tou…
IPO MCap: -

Key Sub Sectors in Gesture Recognition Sector
Summary of Key Markets
7
Top Markets of Investment Activity
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
Touch-based >
Multi-Touch System 12 $20.1M 3
Sub Sectors
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Touchless
Companies developing touch-less gesture control
interface which allows manipulating virtual...
46 22 $522M
Applications
Companies developing gesture recognition interface
for applications in consumer electronics,...
120 54 $281M
Touch-based
Companies developing touch-based gesture
recognition interfaces which allow users to...
13 8 $39M
Gesture Recognition > Feed Summary > Summary of Key Markets

List of Notable Companies in Gesture Recognition
Notable Companies in the Sector
8
Note: *(Founded Year, Location, Total Funding)
Gesture Recognition > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector
Public
Crunchfish
(2010, Stockholm, $10.5M)*
ELK Corporation
(1999, Daejeon)
Neonode
(2001, Stockholm)
Zytronic
(2000, Blaydon)
Acquired
PrimeSense
(2005, Tel Aviv, $79.4M)
Unicorns
Orbbec
(2013, Seattle, $200M)

List of Notable Companies by Market in Gesture Recognition
Notable Companies by Market (1/2)
10
Gesture Recognition > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Touch-based
Multi-Touch System
Neonode (2001, Stockholm)
Optical sensing technology solutions for
touchscreens
Stage: Public
GP Bullhound, Mobility Ventures
Zytronic (2000, Blaydon)
Designs and manufactures products for touch
interfaces
Stage: Public
Touchless
3D Vision Systems
Providers of structured light 3D cameras
Unicorn. Stage: Series D
Ant Financial, SAIF Partners, Green Pine Capital
Pariners and 1 Other Investors
PrimeSense (2005, Tel Aviv, $79.4M)
Provider of 3D sensing technology
Soonicorn. Stage: Acquired
Silver Lake, Lazard, Canaan Partners and 9 Other
Investors
Sensors
ELK Corporation (1999, Daejeon)
Develops and manufactures capacitive touch
sensors and assemblies
Stage: Public
Albatross Investment

List of Notable Companies by Market in Gesture Recognition
Notable Companies by Market (2/2)
11
Gesture Recognition > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Touchless
Software Provider
Gesture recognition technology provider
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
Jebsen Asset Management, Arie Capital, Mizrahi
Bank and 8 Other Investors
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm, $10.5M)
Touchless gesture recognizing software for
computer interaction
Editor's Pick. Stage: Public
Midroc
Applications
Consumer Electronics
Provider of hand tracking solution for AR/VR
JPMorgan, Founders Fund, Highland Capital
Partners and 5 Other Investors
Advertisement & Communication
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 3 Other Investors
GestureTek (1986, Sunnyvale, $21.8M)
Multiple gesture recognition devices
Telefonica, DOCOMO Innovations, Sood Ventures
and 1 Other Investors

Recent News in Gesture Recognition Sector
Recent News
12
Gesture Recognition > Feed Summary > Recent News
Jul 2019
Cambridge Touch Technologies raises €9 million to expand the
capabilities of touch screens, EU-Startups
Jul 2019
T1V ThinkHub 4.6 Introduces ThinkHub SmartGrids™, ThinkHub
MultiSite Video Conferencing, ThinkHub MultiSite Sync, and
ThinkHub Agile Templates, PRWeb
Jul 2019
CEVA acquires Hillcrest Labs intelligent sensor technologies
business from Interdigital, Automotive World
Jul 2019
Zytronic integrates multitouch sensors at Gizmo Bar, Digital Signage
Today
Jul 2019 The Future of Personal Tech Repair, avnetwork.com
Jul 2019
Eyesight Technologies Partnering with Leading Tier 1 to Continue
Leadership in Chinese Market, WebWire
Jul 2019
Neonode announces new touch solutions, extended range of sensor
modules, medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com
Jul 2019
Neonode Signs Serial Microelectronics (HK) as Distributor to
Chinese Market, PR Newswire
Jun 2019 Intuiface Launches Virtual Digital Showroom, PRWeb
Jun 2019
Neonode Announces Contactless Touch for Curbing Pathogen
Transmission in Hospitals and Other Public Spaces, PR Newswire
Jun 2019 Pyroelectric sensor debuts at Sensor + Test 2019, Electronic Specifier
Jun 2019
Methane-optimised pyroelectric IR detector boasts increased
signal-to-noise ratio, European Business Press
Key Recent News Key Recent News
Jun 2019
Ultra-fast charging stations incorporate touch technology, Electronic
Specifier
Jun 2019
Eyesight Technologies’ DriverSense™ Driver Monitoring System
Now Available, Fleet News Daily
Jun 2019
Lips to launch 3D facial recognition solution at Ifsec,
securityworldmarket.com
Jun 2019
Experience the Unmatched Flexibility of ThinkHub Collaboration
Solutions at InfoComm 2019 with Agile, MultiSite, and xCanvas
Enhancements, PRWeb
May 2019
Intuiface opens sales and support office in Taipei, Digital Signage
Today
May 2019
UK’s Ultrahaptics Buys Leap Motion at Bargain Basement Price,
CBROnline
May 2019 Neonode taps new CFO, Seeking Alpha
May 2019
Neonode Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer, PR
Newswire
May 2019 Neonode Names Maria Ek New CFO, Photonics Media
May 2019
Sixense hires HTC Vive’s Joel Breton to run VR and AR content
studio, VentureBeat
May 2019 Interactive touch technology in slim 40mm design, Electronic Specifier
May 2019
Neonode Announces Next Generation of Cost Optimized Touch
Solutions and Extends Range of Sensor Modules, PR Newswire

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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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 Gesture Recognition; 2012-2019
Global Funding Trends (1/2)
15
Note: Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
#Rounds
$Funding
3 Year CAGR
6 Year CAGR 0% # of Rounds48% $ Funding
6% # of Rounds
129% $ Funding
$10M
$28M
$70M
$30M $24M $33M
$10M
$292M
$17M
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
$0k
$50M
$100M
$150M
$200M
$250M
$300M
$350M
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
$ Funding Predicted $ Funding # Rounds Predicted # Rounds

$9M $8M $9M $2M $2M $5M $2M $150K
$15M
$52M
$16M $22M
$2M
$5M
$25M
$10M
$4M $10M $6M $0K $28M $0K $265M
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
6 8 11 8 5 7 3 2
2 5
4 5
3
1
7
1
1 1 1 3 3 1
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
9
4
Total # of Rounds
16
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 Club
Global Funding Trends (2/2)
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Gesture Recognition; 2012-2019
Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
15
6
5
3
5
5
1
40
$1.8M
$6.6M $0.0M
$5.0M
$10.0M
$15.0M
$20.0M
$25.0M
$30.0M
$35.0M
$40.0M
$45.0M
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD Total
Entrants in Funding Club Avg. Ticket Size
$1.8M $0.2M $0.7M $0.6M $1.7M $41.2M $0.2M $6.6M
$28M
$10M
Total $ Invested
$30M $20M
$250M
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
0
50000000
100000000
150000000
200000000
250000000
300000000
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
$ Funding Predicted $ Funding # of Rounds Predicted # Rounds
Mega Rounds
- 1 - - 1 - 2 -

Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Funding Trends by Geography
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Gesture Recognition
Funding Trends by Geography
Funding Trends by Geography Top Cities of Funding
City $ Funding # Rounds
Bay Area 203M 25
Seattle 200M 1
Tel Aviv 79.4M 4
Rockville 60.7M 6
Ramsey 56M 2
Herzliya 53.1M 7
Edinburgh 15.9M 7
Cambridge 15.5M 4
Bet Shemesh 14.3M 3
Helsinki 12.2M 3
Total Funding
52
16
48
5
4
# Rounds
$549M
$158M
$94.9M
$6.6M
$3.5M
US
Israel
Europe
Canada
India
Note: Excludes funding information of China companies

Trend of Average Deal Size ($M)
$1.5 $1.3
$1.0
$0.3
$0.8 $1.0
$0.7
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Median Deal Size and Trend
Median and Average Deal Size in $M (per Stage) in Gesture Recognition; 2012-2018
Median Deal Size and Trend
Note: Excludes funding information of Chinese companies. *Graph not to scale
Median Deal Size and Range
$5.7K* $3.8M
$99.4K $13.5M
$1.6M $30M
$450K $200M
$10M
$3.8M
$4.9M
$505K
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed
Stage
$2.0
$11.9
$5.4 $3.9 $2.4 $2.3
$4.0 $10.0 $6.0 $9.3
$88.3
$12.8
$8.1
$4.8 $6.1 $5.0 $3.8

Note: 35 companies with undisclosed funding amount are not included
19
<$1M
$1-10M
$10-50M
$50-100M
$100M+
Funding Range
15
18
12
6
1
No. of Companies
Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Distribution of companies by Funding Range
No. of companies by funding range in Gesture Recognition; as of Jul 2019
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
$5M
$60M
$166M
$411M
$200M
$ Investment

Stage No. of Companies
Funding
Funnel
100%
47%
17%
9%
7%
20
Note: Numbers in the brackets show the count of companies
Time to raise
next round
12
17
30
84
179
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Next
Round
100M+
Valuation
Exits
Acqui-
Hired
Dead
Pooled
Others
47% 6%
(10)
3%
(5)
- 12%
(21)
41%
(74)
36% 12%
(10)
6%
(5)
- 8%
(7)
56%
(47)
57% 20%
(6)
3%
(1)
- 10%
(3)
33%
(10)
71% 35%
(6)
6%
(1)
- 12%
(2)
18%
(3)
- 50%
(6)
8%
(1)
- 8%
(1)
42%
(5)
Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Funding Funnel
Number of companies progressing to subsequent funding stages in Gesture Recognition
Funding Funnel
25 Months
15 Months
50 Months
Investment backedBootstrapped
5
1
11
4
3
0
Soonicorns
Unicorns
Acquisitions
IPOs

Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+, PE)
Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Major funding rounds by Stage in Gesture Recognition; Jul 2017-Jul 2019
Notable Investments in last 24 months
LATE STAGE
$200M - Series D May 2018
Pariners, Fosun RZ Capital
$50M - Series C Jul 2018
JPMorgan
$15M - Series C Oct 2018
Bank
EARLY STAGE
$2.3M - Series B Jan 2018
Infrared sensing technology for gas detection,
motion sensing and spectroscopic analysis
Perscitus Solutions, Seraphim Capital, Robert Bosch
Venture Capital, Newable, Scottish Enterprise,
Siemens Technology Accelerator

Most Active Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Gesture Recognition; Last 5 years (Jul 2014-Jul 2019)
Most Active VC & PE Investors
22
Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
DFJ
Adora
1
Global Brain
16Lab
2
Jumpstart Foundry
CaptoGlove
3
Titanium Investments
MUV Interactive
4
TNF Ventures
Touchjet
5
Breakaway Growth
LITHO
6
KickAss Capital
Rokoko
7
Start Up Capital Navarra
TedCas
8
Oriental Lions Group
DTing
9
EARLY STAGE
Amadeus Capital
Cambridge Touch Technologies
1
Parkwalk
2
Walden International
Nod
3
PointGuard Ventures
Nod
4
IRDI Soridec Gestion
Intuiface
5
Puhua Capital
6
EQT Ventures
Wandelbots
7
Downing
8
Downing Ventures
9
Kalaari Capital
Fin Robotics
10
LATE STAGE
SAIF Partners
Orbbec
1
Green Pine Capital Pariners
Orbbec
2
Fosun RZ Capital
Orbbec
3
Arie Capital
eyeSight
4

Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Most Active Ecosystem Investors
Top Ecosystem Investors in Gesture Recognition; Last 5 years (Jul 2014-Jul 2019)
Most Active Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR/ACCELERATOR
Plug and Play Tech Center(3 Investments)
Swan Solutions, GestSure, Titanium Falcon
1
Techstars(3 Investments)
Swan Solutions, GestSure, Ubi Interactive
2
MassChallenge(2 Investments)
MTtech, Gesto
3
Y Combinator
Piccolo
4
IIDF
Antilatency
5
HAX
FlickTek
6
OneRagtime
Exipple
7
Eleven Ventures
Adora
8
Ruvento Ventures
Touchjet
9
INCENSe Accelerator
Snapback
10
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
JPMorgan
Leap Motion
1
Ant Financial
Orbbec
2
Atlantic Bridge Capital
Chirp Microsystems
3
Cambridge Enterprise
4
National Research Foundation
Touchjet
5
Vorwerk
Gestigon
6
Newable
Pyreos
7
Kuang-Chi
eyeSight
8
Quantius
Baanto
9
Arrow Electronics
Swan Solutions
10
DEBT INVESTORS
Harbert Management
MultiTaction
1
Decathlon Capital Partners
T1V
2

Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Investors in Unicorn club
Investors in Unicorn Club

Gesture Recognition > Investment Trends > Unicorn Investors in the Sector
Unicorn Investors in the Sector

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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Key Sub Sectors
Detailed Sector Taxonomy
Top Markets of Investment Activity
Market Deep Dive

Key Sub Sectors
28
Key Sub Sectors in Gesture Recognition
Market Top Companies
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Touchless
Companies developing touch-less gesture control interface which allows manipulating virtual
objects in a similar manner to manipulating physical objec...
46 22 $522M
Applications
Companies developing gesture recognition interface for applications in consumer electronics,
healthcare, gaming, etc.
Leap Motion (2010, San Francisco,
Acquired)
120 54 $281M
Touch-based
Companies developing touch-based gesture recognition interfaces which allow users to
command machine via motion gestures or multi-finger touch
Intuiface (2002, Labege, $6.2M)
Rapt Touch (2004, Dublin, $12.2M)
13 8 $39M
Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Key Sub Sectors

Detailed Sector Taxonomy (1/4)
29
Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy

30

31

32

Rank Market
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
(+6)
Touch-based > Multi-Touch System
Companies developing multi-touch gesture technologies which enable interpretation of multiple points
of contact with the surface
(Companies covered 12 | Funded 8 | Total Funding $39M)
$20.1M
(+$20.1M)
3
(+1)
Cambridge Touch
Technologies
(2012, Cambridge, $20M)
2
(+8)
Applications > Consumer Electronics > Home Automation
Companies developing solutions which enable gesture recognition on surface of home devices
$1.9M
(+$1.9M)
4
(+4)
Swan Solutions
(2014, Houston, $1.8M)
3
(-)
Applications > Advertisement & Communication
Companies developing interactive tables, advertising displays, etc. which allow gesture recognition
such as multi-touch
$1.6M
(-$5.8M)
3
(+1)
Touchjet
4
(+13)
Touchless > 3D Vision Systems > Structured Lighting
Companies developing structured lighting 3D cameras which calculate the depth and surface
information by projecting a beam of light on the object
$200M
(+$200M)
1
(+1)
Orbbec
(2013, Seattle, $200M)
5
(-1)
Applications > Consumer Electronics > AR & VR Device Controllers
Companies developing controllers which enable gesture recognition on AR/VR devices
(Companies covered 9 | Funded 5 | Total Funding $98.6M)
$50M
(+$47.8M)
1
(-1)
Leap Motion
(2010, San Francisco, Acquired)
6
(-4)
Touchless > Software Provider > 2D Camera-based
Companies developing software solutions which can provide gesture recognition using traditional 2D
cameras
$15M
(-$6.9M)
1
(-1)
eyeSight
(2005, Herzliya, $50M)
7
(+1)
Applications > Robotics
Companies developing gesture recognition solutions for controlling robots
$6.8M
(+$6.8M)
1
(-)
Wandelbots
(2017, Dresden, $6.8M)
33
Note: The numbers in the bracket represent the change in a 2 year period.
Top Markets of Investment Activity (1/2)
Top Markets by Funding in Gesture Recognition in last 2 years (July 2017 - June 2019)
Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Top Markets of Investment Activity (2/2)
Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Incubators
Seed M Capital Partners (#1), Red Dot Ventures (#1)
Series A/B Amadeus Capital (#1), Parkwalk (#1)
Series C+
Neonode Jan - 2013
IPO'd on NASDAQ
$10M - Series B
$5.5M - Series A
$4.6M - Series A
Series A
Seed
$7M - Series B
$589k - Seed
Ractiv (2013, San Francisco, $589k)
$5.2M - Series A
$1.6M - Seed
Series A
Displax (2004, Braga)
Jul 2019
Cambridge Touch Technologies raises €9 million to expand
the capabilities of touch screens, EU-Startups
Jul 2019
Zytronic integrates multitouch sensors at Gizmo Bar, Digital
Signage Today
Jul 2019
Jun 2019
Ultra-fast charging stations incorporate touch technology,
Electronic Specifier
May 2019
Neonode Reports First Quarter Ended March 31, 2019
Financial Results, CMOCRO
Mar 2019
Zytronic Touch Screens Speed Check-In at Doctors’
Surgeries, Systems Integration Asia
Feb 2019
Zytronic Touch Combines Kiosk and Video Wall in One
Solution, Commercial Integrator
Dec 2018
Zytronic to demo Hybrid Touch for the first time at ISE, CIE -
Online
Dec 2018
Zytronic profits dented by weaker cash machine screen
sales, Tech Capital
Dec 2018 Trading flat at touchscreen technology maker, Insider Media
Sep 2018
Large format touch screens get their secure PIN entry,
European Business Press
News
2
-
4
8
12
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Touch-based > Multi-Touch System: Market Factsheet
35
Exits
Most Active Investors
Recent InvestmentsCompanies developing multi-
touch gesture technologies which
enable interpretation of multiple
points of contact with the surface
Intuiface
(2002, Labege, $6.2M)
Rapt Touch
(2004, Dublin, $12.2M)
Ractiv
(2013, San Francisco, $589k)
Displax
(2004, Braga)
Top Companies
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: Multi-Touch System
Companies Created 12 | Funded 8 | Total Funding $39M
0
1
2
3
$0k
$10M
$20M
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Predicted Funding YoY Funding
Rounds Predicted Rounds
YoY Funding and Rounds
Market: Multi-Touch System

Touch-based > Multi-Touch System: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Developer of multi-touch systems for consumer
OEMs and system integrators
Minicorn. Stage: Series B
Investec, M3 Investments
Provider of interactive experience creation
platform
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series A
M Capital Partners, IRDI Soridec Gestion, WiSEED

Note: Overall Rating is a combination of Funding and Team rating, along with Execution, Size and Growth metrics
37
Touch-based > Multi-Touch System: Leaderboard
Better than Market Average
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0
Cambridge
Touch
Technologies
2012 Cambridge Series B $20M 4 - - - - - - - 5 - - - -
4.8 Zytronic 2000 Blaydon Public - - - - - - 2.2k - - 30 - - 22 1%
4.8 Rapt Touch 2004 Dublin Series B $12.2M 2 - - - - 59 - - 5 - - 2 4%
4.6 Neonode 2001 Stockholm Public - 11 - - - - - - - 14 - - - -
4.4 Intuiface 2002 Labege Series A $6.2M 2 5 4 2 3 1 7k 39 6 - - - -
3.9 Displax 2004 Braga Series A - 1 4 - - - 1.4k - - 1 - - 15 1%
2.9 Ractiv 2013
San
Francisco
Seed $589k 1 - - - - 1.4k - - - - - -16 -1%
1.3
GestureWor
ks
2009 Corrales Unfunded - - 3 - - - 3.7k - - - - - -43 -1%
0.8 Lumio 2000 Los Angeles Funded - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
0.0 Super Elite 1984 Tainan Unfunded - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - -
0.0
NextBreakpo
int
2014
Walton On
Thames
Unfunded - - - - 1 3 - - - - - - - -

Incubators Y Combinator (#1), Techstars (#1)
Seed Arrow Electronics (#1)
Series A/B
Series C+
None
Seed
Swan Solutions (2014, Houston,
$1.8M)
$1.7M - Seed
$1.8M)
$120k - Seed
Piccolo (2017, San Francisco, $120k)
$100k - Seed
$1.8M)
$50k - Seed
$1.8M)
$25k - Seed
Intentiva (2012, Sunnyvale, $25k)
Aug 2017
Indiegogo Success Knocki Scores $100,000 in Flash Funding
From Arrow | Crowdfund Insider, Crowdfund Insider
Jul 2016
Knocki turns your tables and walls into smart device
controllers, TechCrunch
Jul 2015
Mays Alumnus Chosen for Seed Sumo Incubator | MetroMBA,
MetroMBA
News
-
-
-
3
5
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Applications > Consumer Electronics > Home Automation: Market Factsheet
38
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies developing solutions
which enable gesture recognition
on surface of home devices
Swan Solutions
(2014, Houston, $1.8M)
Piccolo
(2017, San Francisco, $120k)
Exvision
(2009, Tokyo)
SingleCue
(2014, Herzliya)
Top Companies
Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: Home Automation
0
1
2
3
$0k
$1M
$2M
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Market: Home Automation

39
Applications > Consumer Electronics > Home Automation: Leaderboard
Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: Home Automation
Market: Home Automation
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0
Swan
Solutions
2014 Houston Seed $1.8M 4 - 2 - - - 3k 28 3 - - - -
4.8 Piccolo 2017
San
Francisco
Seed $120k 1 4 - - 4 155 - - 1 - - -14 -8%
1.4 Exvision 2009 Tokyo Unfunded - - - - - - 121 - - - - - -2 -2%
0.0 SingleCue 2014 Herzliya Unfunded - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Incubators SpinUp Venture (#1)
Seed HTGF (#1), MBG Schleswig-Holstein (#1)
Series A/B Fidelis Capital (#1), Finnvera (#1)
Series C+ Menlo Ventures (#1), Worldview Technology Partners (#1)
None
Series C
Baanto (2008, Mississauga, $6M)
$302k - Seed
Touchjet (2010, San Francisco, $2.9M)
$1.3M - Seed
$7.4M - PE
MultiTaction (2010, Helsinki, $12.2M)
Series A
Eyefactive (2009, Wedel)
$473k - Seed
$4.8M - Series A
$3.8M - Series B
T1V (2008, Charlotte, $11.5M)
$100k - Seed
AFTER MOUSE (2009, New York City,
$100k)
$6M - Series C
$1.6M - Series B
T1V (2008, Charlotte, $11.5M)
Jul 2019
T1V ThinkHub 4.6 Introduces ThinkHub SmartGrids™,
ThinkHub MultiSite Video Conferencing, ThinkHub MultiSite
Sync, and ThinkHub Agile Templates, PRWeb
Sep 2018
Global Multi Touch Screens Market Growth Opportunities
2018-2023 Evoluce Ag, U-Touch Uk, Samsung Electronics Co.
Ltd, Displax Interactive Systems, Talk Daily News
Aug 2016
Pokemon Go goes mixed reality with Gestigon’s gesture tech,
TechCrunch
Jan 2014
Displair on the verge of bankruptcy; seeks "new strategy",
East-West Digital News
Jan 2014
Baanto™ Partners with Difference Capital as Lead Investor in
Series "C" Funding, Baanto
Jan 2013
Displair Turns Water Vapor Into A Floating Touchscreen,
WebProNews
Jan 2013
Touchable Air: Displair Unveils the Future of Virtual
Computing Displays at CES, Yahoo
May 2012
Russian startup DisplAir attracted $1M from LETA Capital,
Leta capital
Dec 2008
Reactrix shutters — but interactive ads are still coming to a
floor near you, VentureBeat
May 2008
Reactrix Systems Enters into Exclusive Relationship with
Clear Channel, DesignTAXI
Jan 2008
Reactrix, Samsung unveiling immersive thingdoodle at CES,
WordPress
May 2007 Reactrix Systems, Inc. Names New President, Business Wire
News
-
6
7
12
25
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Applications > Advertisement & Communication: Market Factsheet
40
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies developing interactive
tables, advertising displays, etc.
which allow gesture recognition
such as multi-touch
Reactrix
(2002, Ramsey, $56M)
GestureTek
(1986, Sunnyvale, $21.8M)
MultiTaction
(2010, Helsinki, $12.2M)
Baanto
(2008, Mississauga, $6M)
T1V
(2008, Charlotte, $11.5M)
Top Companies
Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: Advertisement & Communication
0
1
2
3
$0k
$5M
$10M
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Market: Advertisement & Communication

Applications > Advertisement & Communication: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Telefonica, DOCOMO Innovations, Sood Ventures,
Open Future
Develops table and wall-sized interactive displays
Minicorn. Stage: Series A
Harbert Management, Ilmarinen, Finnish Industry
Investment and 3 Other Investors
Developer of multi-touch technology and products
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series C
Quantius, Difference Capital Financial, Valucap
Investments, Christie Digital

42
Applications > Advertisement & Communication: Leaderboard
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0 Baanto 2008 Mississauga Series C $6M 3 - - - - 398 - - 2 - - 4 1%
4.8 T1V 2008 Charlotte Series B $11.5M 3 - 1 - - 6 12k 64 4 15 31% 1 20%
4.7 MultiTaction 2010 Helsinki Series A $12.2M 3 - - - - 2.9k - - - - - -39 -1%
4.3 Eyefactive 2009 Wedel Series A - 2 - - - - 770 - - - - - 30 4%
4.1 Reactrix 2002 Ramsey Series D $56M 2 - - - - - - - 5 - - - -
3.9 Displair 2010 Astrakhan Seed $6.2M 2 - - - - 337 - - 6 - - -2 -1%
3.7 TouchMagix 2009 Pune Seed $500k 1 4 - - - 1.9k - - - - - 30 2%
3.6 GestureTek 1986 Sunnyvale Series C $21.8M 2 3 - - - 2.1k - - 1 - - -23 -1%
3.5 Touchjet 2010
San
Francisco
Seed $2.9M 4 - 2 - - - 3k 35 - 2 6% - -
2.9
AFTER
MOUSE
2009
New York
City
Seed $100k 1 - - - - 1.7k - - - - - -4 -
2.1
Ubi
Interactive
2011 Seattle Funded - - 4 - - - 729 - - - - - -9 -1%
2.1 DigaliX 2008 La Llacuna Unfunded - - - - - 3 922 - - - - - 37 4%
1.5 MTtech 2016 Holmdel Funded - - - - - 4 2 - - - - - - -
1.2
arcstreamav.
com
2003 0.0 Unfunded - - - - - - 696 - - - - - -6 -1%
1.0 CoVii 2010 Lisbon Unfunded - - - - - - 428 - - - - - -7 -2%

Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: Structured Lighting
Market: Structured Lighting

Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: AR & VR Device Controllers
Companies Created 9 | Funded 5 | Total Funding $98.6M
Market: AR & VR Device Controllers

Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: 2D Camera-based
Market: 2D Camera-based

Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: Robotics
Market: Robotics

Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: 3D Vision-based
Market: 3D Vision-based

Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: Rings
Market: Rings

Market: Rings

Gesture Recognition > Market Details > Market: Infrared Array Sensing
Market: Infrared Array Sensing

Public Companies
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Notable Acquisitions
Top Acquirers

Public companies
65
List of Public Companies in Gesture Recognition
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Nov 2016
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm)
Touchless gesture recognizing software for computer interaction
STO:CFISH
Jan 2013
Optical sensing technology solutions for touchscreens
NASDAQ:NEON
Develops and manufactures capacitive touch sensors and assemblies
Designs and manufactures products for touch interfaces
Gesture Recognition > Exit Outlook > Public Companies

Notable Acquisitions
66
Notable Acquisitions in Gesture Recognition
Gesture Recognition > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
Acq. Date Company Acquirer Deal Size
Jul 2019
Hillcrest Labs (2001, Rockville)
Provider of software and hardware for motion control
applications
CEVA
May 2019
Leap Motion (2010, San Francisco)
Ultrahaptics $30M
Jul 2016
CyberGlove Systems (1990, California)
Provider of hand-worn hardware and software solutions for
VR interactions
Nov 2013
PrimeSense (2005, Tel Aviv)
Apple $345M
Oct 2010
Canesta (1999, Sunnyvale)
Electronic perception technology using 3D CMOS image
sensors using ToF principle
Microsoft

Most Active Acquirers
67
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Details on VC & PE Investors
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage
Details on Top Ecosystem Players

Gesture Recognition > Investors > Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
Index of Top Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Gesture Recognition; Last 5 years (Jul 2014 - Jun 2019)
Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
DFJ
Global Brain
Jumpstart Foundry
Titanium Investments
TNF Ventures
Breakaway Growth
KickAss Capital
Start Up Capital Navarra
Oriental Lions Group
EARLY STAGE
Amadeus Capital
Parkwalk
Walden International
PointGuard Ventures
Puhua Capital
EQT Ventures
Downing
Downing Ventures
Kalaari Capital
Paua Ventures
Kibo Ventures
Atlantic Labs
Nautilus Venture Partners
NRI Startup India
LATE STAGE
SAIF Partners
Green Pine Capital Pariners
Fosun RZ Capital
Arie Capital

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Early Stage
Late Stage

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Portfolio in Gesture Recognition | Exits | Funds Link | Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
Gesture Recognition > Investors > IRDI Soridec Gestion
Investments
[Editor's Pick] Intuiface (2002, Labege, $6.2M, Series A)
Provider of interactive experience creation platform
Gesture Recognition Notable Portfolio
[Minicorn] GamaMabs (2013, Toulouse, $22.2M, Series B)
Developer of engineered monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of
ovarian cancer
[Minicorn] Arkolia Energies (2009, Mauguio, $17.4M, Series B)
Developer of renewable energy power plants
[Minicorn] VogoSport (2013, Montpellier, $4.4M, Public)
Online platform for customised live video streaming
[Minicorn] OnCrawl (2013, Bordeaux, $4.1M, Series A)
SEO crawler and log analyzer for enterprise SEO audits
[Minicorn] Exotrail (2016, Palaiseau, $4.1M, Series A)
Develops propulsion system for small satellites
[Minicorn] Move In Med (2015, Baillargues, $1.6M, Series A)
Online platform for patient care
[Editor's Pick] Cerenis (2005, Labege, $148M, Public)
HDL (good cholesterol) therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular
and metabolic diseases.
[Editor's Pick] Ideol (2010, La Ciotat, $46M, Series D)
Offshore floating wind turbine foundation technology
[Editor's Pick] Microphyt (2007, Baillargues, $34.5M, Series B)
Development of technology for cultivation and supply of microalgae
[Editor's Pick] Antabio (2009, Labege, $14.7M, Series A)
Early-stage drug discovery company developing compounds for multi-
drug resistant bacterial infections
[Editor's Pick] Exagan (2014, Grenoble, $10M, Series A)
Supplier of GaN based transistor devices
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
May 2019
Intuiface opens sales and support office in Taipei, Digital
Signage Today
Dec 2018
Intuiface unveils analytics platform for interactive digital
signage, Digital Signage Today
Jul 2018
IntuiLab now Intuiface, boasting new logo, product,
Digital Signage Today
Jul 2018
Intuiface Announces Interactive Digital Signage Support
for LG webOS Smart Displays, PRWeb
Feb 2018 IntuiLab Closes $3.7M in Series A Funding, FinSMEs
None
1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Follow On New Investments
-
-
-
1
-
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed1
-
-
-
-
Europe

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Early Stage
Late Stage

Arie Capital
74
Gesture Recognition > Investors > Arie Capital
People
Investments
[Soonicorn] eyeSight (2005, Herzliya, $50M, Series C)
[Minicorn] Peratech (1996, Richmondshire, $15.7M, Series A)
Touch sensing based on proprietary materials
[Editor's Pick] floLIVE (2015, London, $4.2M, Series A)
End-to-end IoT connectivity platform provider
[Editor's Pick] Bosco (2015, Rishpon, $4M, Series A)
Kids' smartphone activity monitoring awareness app for parents
Top Exits
Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Ori Kirshner
CEO
Simon Tobelem
CEO & Founding
Partner
Jul 2019
Eyesight Technologies Partnering with Leading Tier 1 to
Continue Leadership in Chinese Market, WebWire
Jun 2019
Eyesight Technologies’ DriverSense™ Driver Monitoring
System Now Available, Fleet News Daily
Mar 2019
Eyesight Technologies closes auto deal with Hefei Zhixin
Automotive, newmobility.global
Feb 2019
Eyesight Technologies Creates CabinSense™ - A Smart Car
Cabin Software, Which Makes Cars Better Understand
Their Occupants, PR Newswire
Jan 2019
Eyesight Teams Up With Samsung on Driver Monitoring
System, PR Newswire
Nov 2018
Eyesight and Exsun Partner to Bring Life-saving AI Vision
to China's Trucking Industry, BioSpace
Oct 2018
Eyesight Announces $15 Million Growth Round Led by
Jebsen Capital, Arie Capital, Mizrahi Tefahot, and lnternal
Investors and a Rebranding Campaign to Align with its
Technological Solution, PR Newswire
Sep 2018
eyeSight's Computer Vision Capabilities Are Now
Available in NTT DOCOMO's dtab Compact, PR Newswire
None
1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
-
1
-
-
-
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed1
-
-
-
-
Israel

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Incubators
Other Notable Investors
Debt Investors

Gesture Recognition > Investors > Index of Ecosystem Investors
Index of Top Ecosystem Investors in Gesture Recognition; Q3 2014 - Q2 2019
Index of Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR
Plug and Play Tech Center (3 Investments)
Techstars (3 Investments)
MassChallenge (2 Investments)
Y Combinator
IIDF
HAX
OneRagtime
Eleven Ventures
Ruvento Ventures
INCENSe Accelerator
SpinUp Venture
Seed Sumo
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
JPMorgan
Ant Financial
Cambridge Enterprise
National Research Foundation
Vorwerk
Newable
Kuang-Chi
Quantius
Arrow Electronics
schleswig-holstein.de
China Materialia
Mizrahi Bank
Jebsen Asset Management
kth.se
DEBT INVESTORS
Harbert Management
Decathlon Capital Partners

Y Combinator
77
Gesture Recognition > Investors > Y Combinator
People
Investments
[Unicorn] Airbnb (2008, San Francisco, $3.8B, Series F)
Marketplace for vacation rental accommodations
[Unicorn] Instacart (2012, San Francisco, $2.8B, Series G)
Marketplace for same-day grocery delivery
[Unicorn] DoorDash (2013, Palo Alto, $2B, Series G)
On-demand food delivery marketplace
[Unicorn] Rappi (2015, Bogota, $1.5B, Series E)
On-demand delivery services for multi-vertical products
[Unicorn] Flexport (2013, San Francisco, $1.3B, Series E)
Online freight forwarder
[Unicorn] Stripe (2010, San Francisco, $861M, Series E)
API-linked payment gateway for transaction processing
[Unicorn] Zenefits (2013, San Francisco, $584M, Series C)
SaaS HR Platform for SMBs
[Unicorn] Coinbase (2012, San Francisco, $547M, Series E)
Digital currency exchange & wallet provider
[Unicorn] Gusto (2011, San Francisco, $516M, Series D)
Cloud-based HRMS and payroll management solution
[Unicorn] Ginkgo Bioworks (2008, Boston, $429M, Series D)
Designs microbes to produce cultured ingredients
[Unicorn] Monzo (2015, London, $422M, Series F)
Internet-first retail bank
[Unicorn] Docker (2008, San Francisco, $335M, Series E)
LXC based OS-level virtualization technology and PaaS
[Unicorn] Brex (2017, San Francisco, $315M, Series C)
Corporate expense credit card solution
[Unicorn] MZ (Machine Zone) (2008, Palo Alto, $263M, Series B)
Mobile game developer
Top Exits
Paul Graham
Co-Founder
Trevor
Blackwell
Co-Founder
Jessica
Livingston
Co-Founder & Partner
Robert Morris
Co-Founder
Feb 2018
Piccolo is building a gesture-based smart home ‘vision
assistant’, techworld.zone
Flutter
(2010, Palo Alto, $1.4M)
Acq by Google - Oct 2013
1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
-
-
-
-
2
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed2
-
-
-
-
US

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Incubators
Other Notable Investors

JPMorgan
79
Gesture Recognition > Investors > JPMorgan
People
Investments
[Unicorn] WeWork (2010, New York City, $13.7B, Series J)
Co-working work space community
[Unicorn] Magic Leap (2011, Miami, $2.6B, Series D)
Head-mounted virtual retinal display to view augmented reality
[Unicorn] ReNew Power Ventures (2011, Gurgaon, $1.4B,
Funded)
Renewable energy developer
[Unicorn] Jumia (2012, Lagos, $592M, Series D)
Online shopping platform
[Unicorn] Symphony (2014, Palo Alto, $465M, Series E)
Open source, secure communication and workflow platform
[Unicorn] TransferWise (2010, London, $397M, Series E)
International money transmitter based on currency swaps
[Unicorn] AppDirect (2009, San Francisco, $246M, Series E)
White-labeled marketplace for selling cloud-based applications
[Soonicorn] BrightSource Energy (2006, Oakland, $805M,
Series G)
Designs, develops and constructs solar thermal power plants
[Soonicorn] AirTrunk (2015, Sydney, $639M, Funded)
Hyper-scale data centers for colocation services
[Soonicorn] Cortera (1993, Boca Raton, $576M, Series A)
Provides B2B insights on public and private companies
[Soonicorn] One Medical Group (2007, San Francisco, $402M,
Series I)
Provider of digital healthcare solutions for patients and professionals
[Soonicorn] Prosper (2005, San Francisco, $401M, Series G)
P2P Lending Marketplace
Top Exits
Jamie Dimon
Chairman & CEO
May 2019
UK’s Ultrahaptics Buys Leap Motion at Bargain Basement
Price, CBROnline
Jan 2019
Leap Motion Reveals Updated Project North Star AR
Prototype Design, Road to VR
Oct 2018
Leap Motion passed on multiple $50M acquisition efforts
by Apple because of founders' attitudes, AppleInsider
Oct 2018
Leap Motion, a $94 million startup, has lost its VP of
design as the company moves offices to cut costs, Business
Insider
Jun 2018
Leap Motion makes hand-tracking better … again,
VentureBeat
Apr 2018
Leap Motion Reveals North Star, an Open-source AR
Headset Prototype With Impressive Specs, Road to VR
Mar 2018
VRgineers And Leap Motion Team Up To Create The
World's First Professional VR Headset With Integrated
Hand Tracking, PR Newswire
Nov 2017
First Official Image Of The Leap Motor LP-S01 Electric
Sportscar From China , Car News China
Oct 2017
Leap Motion opens new research studio in London,
Develop
Leap Motion
Acq by Ultrahaptics - May 2019
Canesta
(1999, Sunnyvale, $70.3M)
Acq by Microsoft - Oct 2010
1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
-
1
1
-
-
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed2
-
-
-
-
US

80
Gesture Recognition > Investors > Atlantic Bridge Capital
People
Investments
[Editor's Pick] Nod (2013, Mountain View, $16M, Series A)
Gesture recognition and motion tracking hardware
[Soonicorn] SambaNova (2017, Palo Alto, $206M, Series B)
Developer of an AI hardware chip
[Soonicorn] 3D Robotics (2009, Berkeley, $179M, Series D)
Develops both consumer and commercial drones & autopilot systems
[Soonicorn] Swrve (2011, San Francisco, $76.1M, Series D)
In-app marketing automation platform for mobile apps
[Soonicorn] Devo (2011, Cambridge, $71M, Series C)
Data analytics platform for enterprises
[Soonicorn] Decawave (2004, Dublin, $60M, Series B)
Manufacturing ICs with Ultra wind band technology
[Soonicorn] Hypergrid (2009, Mountain View, $52.5M, Series C)
Hyper-converged infrastructure as a service
[Soonicorn] Hedvig (2012, San Francisco, $52M, Series C)
Modern software-defined storage for rapidly changing data, apps, and
users
[Soonicorn] Atlantic Therapeutics (2013, Galway, $48M,
Series B)
Electrical muscle stimulation based apparel for pelvic floor
strengthening
[Soonicorn] FieldAware (2009, Dublin, $39.7M, Series B)
Field Service Management Software
[Minicorn] AtScale (2013, San Mateo, $120M, Series D)
Dynamic OLAP Cubes to enable BI
Top Exits
Elaine Coughlan
Co-Founder &
Managing Partner
Brian Long
Founder & Managing
Partner
Jan 2019
Chirp Microsystems and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
collaborate to bring inside-out 6-DoF controller tracking
to mobile VR/AR headsets, Business Wire
Feb 2018
TDK to acquire Chirp Microsystems, aiming for leadership
in ultrasonic sensing solutions, PressReleasePoint
Dec 2017
Chirp Microsystems’ Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight Sensors
Advance Range-Finding, Position Tracking, Object
Avoidance in Consumer Electronics, Robotics, Drones,
GlobeNewswire
Jul 2016
Razer opens pre-orders for OSVR HDK 2 virtual reality
headset, TechCrunch
Jun 2015
Nod Labs Closes $13.5 Million Series A Funding, PR
Newswire
Chirp Microsystems
(2013, Berkley)
Acq by TDK - Feb 2018
1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1
-
-
-
1
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed2
-
-
-
-
US

Vorwerk
81
Gesture Recognition > Investors > Vorwerk

Newable
82
Gesture Recognition > Investors > Newable

Kuang-Chi
83
Gesture Recognition > Investors > Kuang-Chi

schleswig-holstein.de
84
Gesture Recognition > Investors > schleswig-holstein.de

Mizrahi Bank
85
Gesture Recognition > Investors > Mizrahi Bank

Jebsen Asset Management
86
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Recent News

Recent News (1/2)
89
Gesture Recognition > News > Recent News
Jul 2019
Cambridge Touch Technologies raises €9 million to expand the
capabilities of touch screens, EU-Startups
Jul 2019
T1V ThinkHub 4.6 Introduces ThinkHub SmartGrids™, ThinkHub
MultiSite Video Conferencing, ThinkHub MultiSite Sync, and
ThinkHub Agile Templates, PRWeb
Jul 2019
CEVA acquires Hillcrest Labs intelligent sensor technologies
business from Interdigital, Automotive World
Jul 2019
Zytronic integrates multitouch sensors at Gizmo Bar, Digital Signage
Today
Jul 2019 The Future of Personal Tech Repair, avnetwork.com
Jul 2019
Eyesight Technologies Partnering with Leading Tier 1 to Continue
Leadership in Chinese Market, WebWire
Jul 2019
Neonode announces new touch solutions, extended range of sensor
modules, medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com
Jul 2019
Jun 2019
Neonode Announces Contactless Touch for Curbing Pathogen
Transmission in Hospitals and Other Public Spaces, PR Newswire
Jun 2019 Pyroelectric sensor debuts at Sensor + Test 2019, Electronic Specifier
Jun 2019
Methane-optimised pyroelectric IR detector boasts increased
signal-to-noise ratio, European Business Press
Jun 2019
Ultra-fast charging stations incorporate touch technology, Electronic
Specifier
Jun 2019
Eyesight Technologies’ DriverSense™ Driver Monitoring System
Now Available, Fleet News Daily
Jun 2019
Lips to launch 3D facial recognition solution at Ifsec,
securityworldmarket.com
Jun 2019
Experience the Unmatched Flexibility of ThinkHub Collaboration
Solutions at InfoComm 2019 with Agile, MultiSite, and xCanvas
Enhancements, PRWeb
May 2019
Intuiface opens sales and support office in Taipei, Digital Signage
Today
May 2019
UK’s Ultrahaptics Buys Leap Motion at Bargain Basement Price,
CBROnline
May 2019
Neonode Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer, PR
Newswire
May 2019
Sixense hires HTC Vive’s Joel Breton to run VR and AR content
studio, VentureBeat
May 2019 Interactive touch technology in slim 40mm design, Electronic Specifier
May 2019
Neonode Announces Next Generation of Cost Optimized Touch
Solutions and Extends Range of Sensor Modules, PR Newswire
May 2019
Neonode Reports First Quarter Ended March 31, 2019 Financial
Results, CMOCRO
May 2019
Hug Innovations Awarded Patent for its Technology on Safety Using
Gestures, PR Newswire

Recent News (2/2)
90
Gesture Recognition > News > Recent News
May 2019
Start-up Hug Innovations brings gesture technology to control IoT
based devices, Business Line
Apr 2019 Neonode collabs with Finetek for auto push, Seeking Alpha
Apr 2019
Neonode Announces Changes in the Membership of the Board, PR
Newswire
Apr 2019 Speeding check in with touch sensors, Electronic Specifier
Apr 2019 Zytronic debuts Hybrid Touch technology, Digital Signage Today
Mar 2019
Motion Capture System Market to Witness Astonishing Growth with
Key Players Northern Digita, Xsens Technologyes, Optitrack, Digital
Journal
Mar 2019
NZ Technologies Announces First Peer-Reviewed Paper on TIPSO
AirPad, Imaging Technology News
Mar 2019
Pyreos announce 50% price reduction on its pixel linear array,
Electronic Specifier
Mar 2019
Bytons’s M-Byte SUV Features pmdtechnologies ag’s 3D Sensors,
Autonomous Vehicle Tech
Mar 2019
Autodesk Announces Collaboration with Rokoko on World’s Largest
Marketplace for Motion Capture, Business Wire
Mar 2019
OptiTrack To Showcase Its Signature Pulse Active Tracking
Technology At GDC 2019, VRFocus
Mar 2019
Eyesight Technologies closes auto deal with Hefei Zhixin
Automotive, newmobility.global
Mar 2019
Zytronic partners with Bandai Namco on AR 'fairy kitchen', Digital
Signage Today
Mar 2019
Zytronic Touch Screens Speed Check-In at Doctors’ Surgeries,
Systems Integration Asia
Mar 2019 Paddy Power Betfair to rename as Flutter Entertainment, Reuters
Mar 2019
ORBBEC, Largest 3D Camera Manufacturer in China, Announces
Launch of its Smallest and Fastest Next-Gen 3D Cameras, PRWeb
Feb 2019
Zytronic Touch Combines Kiosk and Video Wall in One Solution,
Commercial Integrator
Feb 2019
Leica Camera AG & pmd Expand Partnership with New 3D Camera,
Business Wire
Feb 2019
OneVisage and Orbbec partner to offer smartphone makers 3D
facial recognition, BiometricUpdate.com
Feb 2019
News from MWC 2019: OneVisage and Asia’s largest 3D camera
maker join forces, Startupticker
Feb 2019
BYTON’s M-Byte SUV Features pmdtechnologies ag’s 3D Sensors,
Business Wire
Feb 2019
IDEMIA, Infineon and pmdtechnologies Are Partnering to Provide
an End-to-End 3D Face Recognition Solution, Business Wire
Feb 2019
Litho is a finger-worn controller for augmented reality, IoT and
other ‘spatial’ interactions – TechCrunch, technologynewsarticle.com
Feb 2019
The Litho controller is sci-fi jewelry for your iPhone’s AR apps, The
Verge
Feb 2019
Eyesight Technologies Creates CabinSense™ - A Smart Car Cabin
Software, Which Makes Cars Better Understand Their Occupants, PR
Newswire

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Key Markets
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Index of Top companies by Market
Funded Deadpooled Companies

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Companies
Companies Covered
Unicorns
Public Companies
Acquired Companies
Funded Companies
Investment Trends
Recent Investments
Mega Investments
Investment Trend
Markets
BlueBox
Taxonomy
News
Key News
Recent News
Company Stage
Seed Funded
Early Stage (Series A/B)
Late Stage (Series C+)
Acqui-hires
Deadpooled
Investors Acquirers
Unicorn Investors
Most Active VC &PE Investors
Portfolio of Top Investor
Most Active Acquirer
Gesture Recognition > Appendix > Explore Sector on Tracxn Platform

Index of IPOs, Acquisitions, Unicorns, Soonicorns, Minicorns and Editor Picks in Gesture Recognition
Index of Top companies by Market (1/4)
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Gesture Recognition > Appendix > Index of Top companies by Market
Touch-based
Multi-Touch System
Developer of multi-touch systems for consumer
OEMs and system integrators
Investec, M3 Investments
Provider of interactive experience creation
platform
M Capital Partners, IRDI Soridec Gestion, WiSEED
Optical sensing technology solutions for
touchscreens
IPO Date Jan 2013 IPO Mcap -
NASDAQ NEON
Multi-Touch System
Designs and manufactures products for touch
interfaces
IPO Date - IPO Mcap -
- -
Touchless
3D Vision Systems
Unicorn. Stage: Series D
Pariners and 1 Other Investors
PrimeSense (2005, Tel Aviv, $79.4M)
Silver Lake, Lazard, Canaan Partners and 9 Other
Investors
Canesta (1999, Sunnyvale, $70.3M)
Electronic perception technology using 3D CMOS
image sensors using ToF principle
Stage: Acquired
Venrock, Quanta Computer, Hotung Investment
Holdings and 6 Other Investors
Odos Imaging (2010, Edinburgh)
Manufacturer of 3D time-of-flight camera
Editor's Pick. Stage: Acquired

95
Touchless
3D Vision Systems
Sony Depthsensing (2007, Brussels)
Solution provider of 3D vision and gesture
recognition
Editor's Pick. Stage: Funded
Sensors
Infrared sensing technology for gas detection,
motion sensing and spectroscopic analysis
Perscitus Solutions, Seraphim Capital, Robert Bosch
Venture Capital and 6 Other Investors
Develops and manufactures capacitive touch
sensors and assemblies
IPO Date - IPO Mcap -
- -
Software Provider
Hillcrest Labs (2001, Rockville, $60.7M)
Provider of software and hardware for motion
control applications
Stage: Acquired
New Enterprise Associates, AllianceBernstein,
Columbia Capital and 4 Other Investors
Bank and 8 Other Investors
Omek Interactive (2007, Bet Shemesh, $14.3M)
Technology for gesture-based interfaces
Minicorn. Stage: Acquired
Intel Capital, SeventySix Capital

96
Touchless
Software Provider
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm, $10.5M)
Touchless gesture recognizing software for
computer interaction
IPO Date Nov 2016 IPO Mcap -
STO CFISH
VTouch (2017, Seoul)
Provider of gesture control technology for remote
controlling of devices
Editor's Pick. Stage: Unfunded
Applications
JPMorgan, Founders Fund, Highland Capital
Partners and 5 Other Investors
Nod (2013, Mountain View, $16M)
Gesture recognition and motion tracking hardware
Atlantic Bridge Capital, PointGuard Ventures,
Walden International and 5 Other Investors
Hug Innovations (2014, Cupertino, $5M)
Provider of gesture control enabled smartwatch
NRI Startup India
KAI (2017, Vellore)
Wearable device that detects hand gestures
Remoria (2016, Rome)
Immersive VR controller for mobile devices
Editor's Pick. Stage: Funded
Vicara (2017, Vellore)
Wearable device that detects hand gestures

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Applications
Telefonica, DOCOMO Innovations, Sood Ventures
and 1 Other Investors
Develops table and wall-sized interactive displays
Minicorn. Stage: Series A
Harbert Management, Ilmarinen, Finnish Industry
Investment and 3 Other Investors
Developer of multi-touch technology and products
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series C
Quantius, Difference Capital Financial, Valucap
Investments and 1 Other Investors
Industrials
CyberGlove Systems (1990, California)
Provider of hand-worn hardware and software
solutions for VR interactions
Stage: Acquired

Funded Deadpooled Companies
98
Gesture Recognition > Appendix > Funded Deadpooled Companies
Funding Company Location
$10M Extreme_Reality Herzliya
$10M Organic Motion New York City
$3M Fin Robotics Kochi
$130k PlayFresco Prague
$25k Intentiva Sunnyvale
Gesto Lisbon
RHL Vision Kochi
Index of Deadpooled companies in Gesture Recognition
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