Author: Filipe Kiss
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Green hydrogen goes boom
VC investment in green hydrogen producers rocketed from $166M in 2020 to $3B last year, that’s a 17x growth in two years. Meanwhile, goverment agencies are making long-term plans on hydrogen, with the EU 2020 Hydrogen Strategy or the US Inflation Reduction Act. Green hydrogen, which is produced by using clean energy from surplus renewable…
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Mobility and automobile trading marketplaces
Mobility marketplaces have increased 1.8x in EV since 2017 while funding has dropped significantly over the past 3 years. Mobility marketplaces are now worth over $205B but funding has slowed down in the segment, with the previous 3 years having raised less than the 3 before. Cash intensive gig economy marketplaces were the models of…
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Early-stage startup radar: comprehensive Seed-Series A funding coverage
TL;DR: Dealroom tracks more early-stage funding rounds than the most well known US startup data providers. Not just more in Europe. Or in EMEA. Globally. We’ve become the leader in global & US early-stage rounds… Not just for one quarter or one year. Benchmarking all rounds of the last five years, Dealroom now has 15%…
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Healthcare startups to watch
We’ve ranked the top 100 healthcare startups globally to watch based on Dealroom Signal: a powerful algorithm helping VCs, Corporates and Governments find the most promising up and coming startups. With an aging population, increasing patient demands, and rising healthcare costs around the world, the need for industry-disrupting healthtech startups is more important than ever.…
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Foodtech startups to watch
We’ve ranked the top 100 foodtech startups to watch based on Dealroom Signal: a powerful algorithm helping VCs, Corporates and Governments find the most promising up and coming startups. By leveraging technology, these food startups are disrupting the way we grow, cook, and distribute food around the world. The startups in this list include everything…
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Ecosystem Spotlight: 5 questions to… InnovatePGH
The tech ecosystem in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has seen a significant boost in recent years, making it a prime location for startups. With top-notch universities, a lower cost of living, and numerous seed firms and startup accelerators, the city has all the ingredients necessary to become the next hub for startups. In 2023, the Pittsburgh tech…
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Fungi tech startups are growing on investors
Fungi startups are proving a tasty prospect for investors, not only in novel food tech, but also due to promising applications in textiles, packaging, interior design and biomass energy production. Startups tapping into fungi’s pliable applications cover at least 10 out of 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), making it one of the most…
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Top Impact Tech Startups
We’ve ranked the top impact tech startups globally to watch based on Dealroom Signal. Impact-driven startups are on the rise as they reveal their immense potential for the future of our planet. Impact startups refer to early-stage companies that create measurable social and environmental rewards for the planet, in addition to economic rewards for their…
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Top Web3 Startups
We’ve ranked the top Web3 startups to watch based on Dealroom Signal: a powerful algorithm helping VCs, Corporates and Governments find the most promising up and coming startups. Web 3.0 is a new vision of the internet owned by the builders and users, orchestrated by tokens. In web 3.0, websites and apps are able to…
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Mortgage & Lending marketplaces
Mortgage & Lending marketplaces EV has remained stable since last year while public startups in the segment have lost 26% in value compared to 36% in public marketplaces as a whole. Q2 VC funding was the lowest quarter since 2020, with $1B raised. That represents a 44% drop since last quarter. Default rates have also reached…