This week, we take a look at the state of adverting technology venture capital and early stage funding in NYC, from 2011 to 2014. Analyzing some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, we break down national and NYC aggregate statistics for deals in the red hot adtech space by stage of funding (Angel/Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C+).
QUICK ANALYSIS:
When examining the funding landscape from 2011 to present, the bulk of the increases in investment has come in late stage rounds (C+), while the number of rounds has remained steady. In fact, aggregate funding is down or even from 2011 levels across other rounds, both for New York and nationally. Nearly, $1.4B was invested in AdTech startups in NYC over the last 3 years and ~30% of that was during the first half of this year. NYC AdTech is thriving, but let’s find out why.
It appears as though there are a number of NYC startups raising, and investors are funding large rounds with the hopes and expectations that liquidity is looming. Possible reasoning for this rush is regulatory concerns: imminent legislation may be introduced that will severely impair or threaten existing business models. The cost of technology is also falling fast and capital is being deployed quite efficiently, leading to an extremely competitive environment – one where increases in demand may not be outpacing the decreases in rates. A few dominant players may be looking to cement their positions in the final stages of the land grab, armed with new financing. Consolidation within the space is likely over the longer term.
It seems as though the simplest of adtech startups is now capable of offering advanced technologies that were reserved only for heavily capitalized companies just a few years ago. On a granular level, many of these offerings serve an undifferentiated product, not worth the switching costs, that offer substandard rates. At the top, sophisticated trading desks, programmed by the brightest on Wall Street, have moved the adtech space into the forefront of the NYC tech scene, meeting the needs of advertisers, agencies, SSPs, DSPs, networks, and the consumer. It’s just a matter of time before things get more direct. Whether systematic, programmatic, or algorithmic, the industry is getting more efficient as transparency is becoming of paramount importance, both from a demand and a regulatory standpoint.
CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE NUMBERS BROKEN DOWN AND SOME PRETTY CHARTS
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
The size of seed and angel deals in the adtech space has remained relatively stable over the last 3 years, with NYC levels nearly identical to 2011 and national levels showing a meager 5% increase. The number of deals nationally also sharply fell in the first half of 2014.
EARLY STAGE FUNDING STATS FOR YOUR TWEETING CONVENIENCE:
The average #adtech angel/seed round in NYC for 2014H1 was $1.7M TWEET THIS
The average #adtech angel/seed round in the US for 2014H1 was $1.2M TWEET THIS
SERIES A STATS – FOR YOUR TWEETING CONVENIENCE:
The average #adtech Series A round in NYC for 2014H1 was $5.3M nearly unchanged from 2011 levels TWEET THIS
The average #adtech Series A round in the US for 2014H1 was $5.8M TWEET THIS
SERIES B STATS – FOR YOUR TWEETING CONVENIENCE:
The average #adtech Series B round in NYC for 2014H1 was $7.9M, 38% lower than 2011 levels TWEET THIS
The average #adtech Series B round in the US for 2014H1 was $8.3M TWEET THIS
LATE STAGE FUNDING STATS FOR YOUR TWEETING CONVENIENCE:
The average #adtech Series C+ round in NYC for 2014H1 was $36.7M, 246% higher than 2011 levels TWEET THIS
The average #adtech Series C+ round in the US for 2014H1 was $30M TWEET THIS
The average size of a Series C+ round for NYC #adtech startups has grown 77% per year since 2011 TWEET THIS
AGGREGATE FUNDING STATS FOR YOUR TWEETING CONVENIENCE:
$1.4B invested in NYC #adtech startups in the last 3 years TWEET THIS
$4.6B invested in US #adtech startups in the last 3 years TWEET THIS
$364M was invested in adtech startups during the first half of 2014 in NYC, up 25% from 2013H1 TWEET THIS
NYC #Adtech funding increased 25% in the first half of 2014 compared to 2013 TWEET THIS
Funding for NYC #adtech startups has grown 26% per year since 2011 TWEET THIS
Adtech funding for startups nationally has gone up 5% a year since 2011 TWEET THIS
$826M was invested in adtech startups in the US during the first half of 2014, up 27% from 2013 TWEET THIS
