Zachary Hickey
June 24, 2019
Clean technology is the sector of products and services that reduce negative environmental impacts through a variety of means. In a recent Forbes article, it is claimed that businesses could gain $2.1 trillion by embracing low-carbon tech, by implementing environmentally-friendly manufacturing techniques, climate friendly products, and sustainable developments. Using Cyndx Finder, we ran a…
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Zachary Hickey
June 12, 2019
Brex, the self-proclaimed “Smartest card in the Room”, has recently raised another $100M of capital, only 6 months after its last round of $125M. Notably, in the last 6 months, the San Francisco-based firm has risen from a fresh unicorn ($1.1bn valuation) to much more established firm with $2.6bn valuation. Brex primarily targets the business…
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Zachary Hickey
June 5, 2019
Uber, after tactically capitalizing on its penetration in the shared-economy market, swiftly moved into food-delivery – aiming to become a market leader in both ride-shares and food delivery. Now, in an effort to increase user-ship and cross-usage, Uber is aiming to embed UberEats into the current Uber app. But what about other food-delivery apps and…
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Zachary Hickey
May 30, 2019
Launched in 2014, Casper, a company specializing in custom multilayer foam mattresses, recently reached a $1.1bn valuation, and is expected to IPO later this year. Casper takes advantage over the recent Direct-to-Consumer trend. Casper ships mattresses to consumers nationwide, each mattress ranging between $350 and $2,750. As the company looms over a potential IPO, Cyndx…
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Zachary Hickey
May 28, 2019
In response to a recent Forbes’ article on 25 Machine Learning startups to watch in 2019, Cyndx wanted to understand the overall machine learning industry and identify the companies across different market stages. To do this, we used Cyndx Finder to run a concept search on ‘Machine Learning’ to return a company list of 499…
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Zachary Hickey
May 22, 2019
Welcome to Advanced Search! Cyndx has just introduced precision-driven concept search and advanced search to the platform. This is a major update, which now provides the most precise search available. Advanced Search Advanced search allows you to search directly from the 7.5M companies more efficiently; in seconds you can uncover details that used to…
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Zachary Hickey
May 15, 2019
Market Overview The days of pencil, paper, and books are coming to an end, it seems, as trends in digital and e-learning continue to grow rapidly. Global Industry Analysts, a publisher of market analysis, accurately projected the growth of e-learning to reach $107bn by 2015, and now project 3X this, $325bn, for 2025. We used…
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Zachary Hickey
May 13, 2019
Sector Analysis Mindfulness, an act of focusing on the self and self-awareness, is rapidly gaining traction in the market in both capital raises and acquisitions. Empowered through technology, wearables, and the general push toward awareness in health, mindfulness companies are becoming more prevalent across the US and overseas. To understand the landscape further, we…
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Zachary Hickey
May 1, 2019
Sector Analysis On April 30, 2019, Investopedia published an article “Predicting The Future for 5 Top Cannabis Stocks“. Interestingly, there has been some major volatility in these stocks, including Aurora Cannabis (ACB) and Tilray Inc (TLRY). Building on this, Cyndx Finder wanted to map the entire cannabis market to uncover both the private and…
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Zachary Hickey
May 1, 2019
Sector Analysis As developing worlds gain access to technology more readily, individuals will also need to be able to transfer funds, in order to pay bills or loans, relatively quickly and easily. What comes to mind is mobile payments. To first identify the global market for companies involved in mobile payments (or the business…
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