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Sub-Sector Growth Over The Last Five Years

Discover the evolution of 12 sub-sectors over the last five years.
Farshad Fahimi
on May 16, 2022

This video presents the evolution of 12 sub-sectors over the last five years: Adtech, Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics, AgTech & New Food, AI & BD, Blockchain, Cleantech, Cybersecurity, Digital Media, Edtech, Fintech, Gaming, and Life Sciences. 

Play the video to see the changes in sub-sector growth trajectory. A few insights - 

  • We are going through a condensation phase. The growth is more homogenous. This means that sub-sectors are in a similar growth level in a 5 year timeframe of 2017-2021.
  • There is recovery in 2021 compared to 2019-2020, sub-sectors are going back to their growth phase. We are not in the same levels of growth as 2018.
  • The COVID-19 period favored Life Sciences.
  • In 2022 there is major growth in sub-sectors, specially those associated with environmental and social impact such as Agtech and new food, Cleantech and Edtech.
  • The growth in the number of exits and early stage funding in the highest growth sub-sectors namely AI & BD, Advanced Manufacturing and Blockchain. 
  • Fintech is cooling down.



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