Proof Point
Global venture capital funding in advanced manufacturing startups projected to decline in 2017 after reaching more than $3 billion in 2016
Annual Advanced Manufacturing Venture Capital Activity
2013 – July 2017 (US$ millions)
Proof Point Findings
- Advanced Manufacturing – Technologies that make manufacturing and supply chain processes more efficient, customizable, automated, and digitized (e.g. 3D printing, robotics, Industrial Internet-of-Things, and Software-as-a-Service applications)
- 2016 Highest Financing – Global venture capital financing in advanced manufacturing technologies reached $3.6 billion in 2016, more than triple amount in 2015, with 126 deals made
- 2017 Projected Decline – Venture capital financing projected to decline in 2017, with just $734 million funding in 49 deals made as of July 2017
- Largest 2017 Deals – Include 3D printing company Desktop Metal closing $115 million round, Chinese AI and cloud computing company CloudMinds with $100 million, and smart factory wireless provider Actility with $75 million
- Key Drivers – Include exponentially-advancing digital technologies, proliferation of disruptive advanced manufacturing startups, growing demand for customized products, increasing need for process automation solutions, and improving investment climate
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Industrial Manufacturing
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Date Last Updated |
August 24, 2017
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