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January 29, 2016
January 28, 2016
western europe instore retail sales by country breakup:
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Western europe retail sales by country breakup: |
January 25, 2016
united kingdom accounts for 7% global vc deals, 70% growth across technology investments
VC INVESTMENT IN UK last year reached 3.6 billion euro with UK and Ireland accounting for 7% of global VC deals in 2015. The UK tech sector received 70 per cent more funding from VCs last year, compared with 2014, with start-ups gaining just $2.1bn in 2014,according to research
based on the data from CB Insights and London & Partners,
However this number pales into insignificance when compared to VC investment and start up growth in US and silicon valley miles According to the US National Venture Capital Association, $35.7bn was invested in tech companies by US venture funds in 2014 alone.
However UK has traditionally seen increasing VC funding across financial technology start ups. In 2015 Britain’s financial technology( fintech) investments has seen significant upside with several
funding rounds in the vertical which included Ebury, a group that helps small businesses trade internationally, which raised $83m; Funding Circle, the peer-to-peer lender, which raised $150m; and WorldRemit, a money transfer group, which raised $100 million
UK’s strength has been its proximity with the financial centre of London, where it scores over ” the silicon valley’s software power centre
based on the data from CB Insights and London & Partners,
However this number pales into insignificance when compared to VC investment and start up growth in US and silicon valley miles According to the US National Venture Capital Association, $35.7bn was invested in tech companies by US venture funds in 2014 alone.
However UK has traditionally seen increasing VC funding across financial technology start ups. In 2015 Britain’s financial technology( fintech) investments has seen significant upside with several
funding rounds in the vertical which included Ebury, a group that helps small businesses trade internationally, which raised $83m; Funding Circle, the peer-to-peer lender, which raised $150m; and WorldRemit, a money transfer group, which raised $100 million
UK’s strength has been its proximity with the financial centre of London, where it scores over ” the silicon valley’s software power centre
french venture funds that funds up to $5million across early stage local start ups
Here is the complete list of French VC start ups that ” provide funding to ocal french start ups to the tune of $5 million . This list had been published by Andy Romans at Rubicon. This list is not final list, there might be some other VC which we missed out. In case you wish your ” VC ” firm to get listed, you can tweet me at twitter.com/aerosmith071 or send me a mail at [email protected]
1 | CDC Entreprises | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 1,923 | 21 |
2 | CM-CIC Capital Prive | Paris, France | Investment Bank | US$ 373 | 13 |
3 | Amundi SA | Paris, France | US$ 826,684 | 12 | |
4 | Credit Agricole Private Equity | Paris, France | US$ 4,456 | 12 | |
5 | Seventure Partners SA | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 601 | 11 |
6 | Idinvest Partners | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 3,366 | 10 |
7 | XAnge Private Equity | Paris, France | US$ 353 | 9 | |
8 | Auriga Partners SA | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 397 | 8 |
9 | Sofinnova Partners | Paris, France | US$ 1,328 | 8 | |
10 | A Plus Finance | Paris, France | US$ 66 | 7 | |
11 | Emertec Gestion | Grenoble, France | Venture Capital | US$ 144 | 7 |
12 | Serena Capital SAS | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 120 | 7 |
13 | Ventech SA | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 439 | 7 |
14 | Alto Invest | Le Chesnay, France | 6 | ||
15 | Alven Capital | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 180 | 6 |
16 | Naxicap Partners SA | Paris, France | US$ 974 | 6 | |
17 | Oseo | Maisons-Alfort, France | Government | US$ 361 | 6 |
18 | Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners | Paris, France | US$ 580 | 5 | |
19 | Fonds Strategique d’Investissement | Paris, France | 5 | ||
20 | I-Source Gestion SA | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 225 | 5 |
21 | Innovacom SA | Paris, France | Corporate Venture Capital | US$ 541 | 5 |
22 | Truffle Capital SAS | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 462 | 5 |
23 | 123 Venture | Paris, France | US$ 180 | 4 | |
24 | ACE Management | Paris, France | US$ 166 | 4 | |
25 | Developpement et Partenariat | Paris, France | US$ 180 | 4 | |
26 | Gimv NV | Antwerp, Belgium | US$ 2,116 | 4 | |
27 | iXO Private Equity SAS | Toulouse, France | US$ 361 | 4 | |
28 | Oddo Asset Management | Paris, France | US$ 204 | 4 | |
29 | Sofimac Partners SA | Clermont-Ferrand, France | US$ 240 | 4 | |
30 | Sudinnova | Lyon, France | Venture Capital | US$ 54 | 4 |
31 | Turenne Capital Partenaires SA | Paris, France | US$ 361 | 4 | |
32 | BNP Paribas Developpement | Paris, France | US$ 295 | 3 | |
33 | BNP Paribas Private Equity SAS | Paris, France | US$ 971 | 3 | |
34 | Cap Decisif Management | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 58 | 3 |
35 | CDC Innovation | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 499 | 3 |
36 | CEA Investissement | Grenoble, France | Government | US$ 18 | 3 |
37 | CIC Banque de Vizille | Lyon, France | 3 | ||
38 | Entrepreneur Venture | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 42 | 3 |
39 | Jaina Capital SAS | Paris, France | Angel Investor | US$ 120 | 3 |
40 | Masseran Gestion SAS | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 56 | 3 |
41 | Matignon Investissement & Gestion | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 301 | 3 |
42 | Midi Capital SAS | Toulouse, France | US$ 32 | 3 | |
43 | NextStage Aurel | Paris, France | US$ 176 | 3 | |
44 | OTC Asset Management SA | Paris, France | US$ 301 | 3 | |
45 | Societe Hospitaliere d’Assurances Mutuel | Lyon, France | Venture Capital | 3 | |
46 | 360 Capital Partners | Milan, Italy | Venture Capital | US$ 120 | 2 |
47 | Apax Partners LLP | London, United Kingdom | US$ 20,000 | 2 | |
48 | Backbone SAS | Paris, France | 2 | ||
49 | Bioam Gestion | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 67 | 2 |
50 | Esfin Gestion | Courbevoie, France | Venture Capital | US$ 72 | 2 |
50 VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDING FIRMS THAT FUNDS EARLY STAGE FRENCH START UPS UPTO 5BILLION USD
state of venture capital investment across Scandinavian and nordic nations
Among the largest deals recently in this region were start ups ” SPOTIFY, TRUSTPILOT AND IZETTLE
In 2015 Nordic nations received 1.48billion euros of venture capital investment , a growth of 40% over 2014. Out of this 267 start up deals were funded finally by the VC
January 24, 2016
2016 to see 4.7% increase in global advertising spends,share of online jumps 26%
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YEAR ON YEAR AD SPENDING GROWTH RATES : NORTH AMERICA AND UNITED STATES |
Carat’s latest global advertising expenditure forecasts that global advertising spend will grow by +4.0% in 2015 to US $529billion, while ad spends in 2016 is predicted to grow by +4.7%, accounting for an additional US$25billion in spending
Marketers will increase their Mobile and Online Video advertising spends especially across social media, with +51.2% and +22% year-on-year growth expected this year.Programmatic buying is also experiencing rapid growth at a rate of +20% each year.
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GLOBAL ADVERTISING YEAR ON YEAR GROWTH : 2015 VS 2016 |
Western Europe remains stable with consistent year-on-year growth at +2.6% in 2015 and +2.9% in 2016 driven by positive momentum in the UK and Spain.
The online & digital media, share of 2015 advertising spends was 24.3% which will increase to 26.5% in 2016..Digital continues to be the only channel which is seeing double digital growth, predicted at +15.7% in 2015 and +14.3% in 2016
- Across 10 of the markets analysed, including the UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia, Digital is now the
principle media used based on spend, with the US market predicted to join this list in 2018 when digital advertising spend
is forecast to overtake TV advertising by more than US $4billion.
- The positive momentum of advertising spends is expected to continue across the world at the
- Western Europe at +2.6%,
- North America +4.2%
- Asia Pacific at +4,1%
- Latin America +12.7%
January 23, 2016
the most active venture capital firms by start up funding : north america vs europe
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) was the most active investor in North America in Q4’15, topping the most active investors for the third straight quarter.
General Catalyst Partners ranked second, while Andreessen Horowitz rounded out the top three followed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield &Bayers and Greycroft Partners as the most active North American VC firms.
Meanwhile Accel Partners, Foundry group,Google Ventures,Greycroft Partners,first Round capital and Sequoia Capital rounded up the top 10 most active venture funds across the region

High Tech Gruendferfonds, Mercia Fund Management group were the top most active venture fun investors across Europe.
They were followed by Earlybird venture capital , NorthWest Fund for Biomedical and Northzone Venture Capital to form the top 5 most active venture fund investment group in Europe.
Meanwhile others which made up the top 10 list were Index Ventures,Octopus Ventures, Point Nine Capital,Draper Espirit, 500 start ups and Wellington Partners
January 16, 2016
the top 3 biggest market for the $91 billion online gaming market :
Which are the Biggest Global markets for online gaming by geography
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GLOBAL ONLINE GAMING IS ESTIMATED TO BE $91 BILLION, |
Asia Pacific with over $43 billion revenues along with North America’s $24 billion revenue from online gaming creates the biggest 2 regional world market. for online gaming
However out of $43 billion, china make up for over 50% of this market with $22.2 billion revenues from online gaming and forms the biggest market for online gaming
With $22 billion revenues from online gaming,the US ranks no 2 , making North America as the second biggest market with $23.8billion. .However Online Gaming revenues in china exceeded the US ( $22.2billion vs $22 billion)
The final break up :
1)Asia Pacific including China :47%
2)Europe Middle east and Africa : 22%
3)North America : 26%
4)Latin America : 4%
December 7, 2015
global media consumer spends category by geographic region
The below chart shows global media spends across print, TV, ooh, and digital across Among geographic region.In Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and Middle East/Africa,
consumer spending will grow faster than overall spending
In North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific, by contrast, consumer spending will grow more slowly than overall spending, in large part reflecting maturing and more penetrated broadband markets.
In North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific, by contrast, consumer spending will grow more slowly than overall spending, in large part reflecting maturing and more penetrated broadband markets.
December 1, 2015
The world’s most valuable top 10 airlines brands
EMIRATES, DELTA AND UNITED are among the worlds most valuable Airlines brand with a combined brand value of over$17.5 billion .The number one airlines brand with a highest brand value is EMIRATES.Emirates continues to
lead the sector with a 21% rise in brand value to
US$6.6 billion. Formula 1, the French Open and
most importantly football teams from PSG to Real
Madrid and Arsenal to AC Milan all display the
Emirates logo.
With the exception of British Airways, the European brands in the table have seen minimal growth or a decline in their brand values. Iberia has been the worst affected, its brand value has fallen 23% to $951m. Southwest Airlines achieved a 52% growth in brand value Airlines 50 Sector Analysis – Airlines after a strong financial year and American Airlines’ brand value soared 39% to $3,649m, moving it up to 5th place
With the exception of British Airways, the European brands in the table have seen minimal growth or a decline in their brand values. Iberia has been the worst affected, its brand value has fallen 23% to $951m. Southwest Airlines achieved a 52% growth in brand value Airlines 50 Sector Analysis – Airlines after a strong financial year and American Airlines’ brand value soared 39% to $3,649m, moving it up to 5th place
November 3, 2015
Regional distribution of web usage in United Kingdom;

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:Source: Office for National Statistics
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Regional Distribution of internet usage in UK
- The South East had the highest proportion of recent internet users (90%) and Northern Ireland was the area with the lowest proportion (80%)
- In quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2015, 86% of adults (44.7 million) in the UK had used the internet in the last 3 months (recent users)
- Across UK it is estimated that of 85% The South East had the highest proportion of recent internet users (90%) and Northern Ireland was the area with the lowest proportion (80%).
July 11, 2015
5 charts that explain why the digital divide is shrinking
Chart of the day: Key statistics that show how the digital divide across the world has been shrinking
The last 15 years has been remarkable in terms of technological advance. Internet access and mobility has penetrated vast land masses which did not exist 15 years ago.While Fixed broadband in areas around middle east and north Africa has failed to grow above 1%, however these nations have made better progress when it comes to mobile broadband . As of 2015 African mobile broadband penetration levels is lower that 20%
- By end 2014, fixed-broadband penetration will have reached almost 10 per cent globally
- By 2015, 34% of developing nations have Internet access compared to 80% across developed nations
- Forty-four per cent of all fixed-broadband subscriptions are in Asia and the Pacific, and 25 per cent are in Europe.
- Across the LCD ( Least developed countries ) a mere 7% have internet access compared to world average of 46%
- one of of every 5 uses the internet compared to 2 out of 5 in Asia and pacific reasons and 3 out of 5 across CIS
July 7, 2015
UK brand spending estimate : digital vs mobile in 2015-2016
UK brand marketing spending estimate : digital vs mobile in 2015-2016
While UK is the undisputed no nation in terms of being the highest spender on digital medium .Its use of mobile is growing at an astonishing rate that even digital media which is more established .Brands both mid size and enterprise are moving their ad budgets into digital and the use of the channel is rising fast. According to a new eMarketer report, “UK Mobile Ad Trends: Mobile Matures, Yet Growing Pains Persist,” UK mobile ad spending is expected to almost quadruple to £3.58 billion ($5.68 billion) by 2017.
July 1, 2015
revenues from UK music industry for the last 10 years
This chart from statista shows the the income across the UK music industry from 2003 to 2013. Among the formats which in included in the final sales figure include physical, online, mobile and streaming revenue channels. In 2003, industry revenues from UK music industry amounted to 1.2 billion British pounds. This value fell annually, except in 2009 and 2013.
germany mobile and tablet web users by income group
Germany Mobile web vs tablet web users by income
The chart shows the average germane user who used mobile web and tablet internet according to age group, 18% of smartphone users had a household income of less than 1,500 euros.32% smartphone uses had an income 1500 to 2499 euros. While 28% of german tablet users who go online via the device earns 2500 to 3499 euros
June 29, 2015
June 9, 2015
mobile gaming apps preference : North American vs Europe vs Asia Pacific
North American and Europeans demonstrate similar gaming preferences with over 60% of games downloaded being short session games. More than 40% of all games downloaded in these markets had Pattern Matching concepts. While Europe preferred resource mgmt themed games to Blood & Gore themed games, the pattern was reversed in the case of American gamer
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Games in APAC show a clear inclination towards Blood & Gore and Fantasy themed games, with Resource Management rounding up the Top Five.
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Games in APAC show a clear inclination towards Blood & Gore and Fantasy themed games, with Resource Management rounding up the Top Five.