Venture Funds Pouring into The Internet of Things

Internet of Things Venture Funding White Hot

Venture funds are investing record amounts into the Internet of Things companies. In 1Q16, Internet of Things startups charted their second highest funding quarter in history across all subcategories save one – wearables.

“The first quarter of 2016 is one of the strongest quarters for the IoT yet in funding terms at $846M in financing, second only to Q2 2015,” said Nicholas Pappageorge, Tech Industry Analyst with CB Insights. The latest quarter charted 31% growth in dollar value over the previous quarter.The research shows the Internet of Things is touching all types of business and use cases across consumer to industrial verticals.

This is a continuation of the trend noted in Accredent's January 25th presentation at the 2016 IoTFuse kick-off event in Minneapolis. Internet of Things M&A Skyrocketed


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Accredent specializes in the Business of The Internet of Things(tm). Formed in 2009 out a four year strategy and M&A engagement with companies that pioneered many of today's Internet-of-Things connected technologies, business cases and use cases.

Accredent has been successful partnering with business leaders of corporations and emerging ventures to develop and transform their businesses, accelerate revenue, growth and enterprise value through the Internet of Things. accredent.com

The Internet of Things Business Transformation

 

Internet of Things is blurring the lines between technology and non-technology companies and industries. 

Technology and market changes, innovation and disruption experienced in recent years is rapidly accelerating meaning old playbooks for growth can't be counted on to deliver the way they once did.

Key questions business leaders need to ask...

• Are there key Internet of Things opportunities you are missing in your industry and markets?
• Are there Internet of Things innovations and changes that might disrupt your future growth?
• Does it feel that the intensity of Internet of Things disruption is increasing?
• While things are good now, are you concerned about being able to have the momentum going forward to bring you to the next level without Internet of Things?

When the answer is "yes," it would be valuable for the management team to take the time to take a fresh look at their business growth, value creation, and business transformation strategies.

Key actions business leaders need to take...

• Gain ongoing insight needed to take preemptive actions and tilt Internet of Things growth in your  favor.

• Innovate and execute Internet of Things strategies, business models and user experiences to change your basis of  competition and accelerate opportunities for growth and value creation.

• Succeed at proactive M&A and alliances. Carefully align and integrate your Internet of Things inorganic strategy, candidate targeting, diligence and integration.

• Build go-to-market approaches and digital ecosystem partner expansion that drives penetration and revenues up and incremental expenses down. 

• Evolve existing assets and intellectual property, and foster change and business transformation to make the new growth ongoing and repeatable.

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Accredent specializes in the Business of The Internet of Things(tm). Formed in 2009 out a four year strategy and M&A engagement with companies that pioneered many of today's Internet-of-Things connected technologies, business cases and use cases.

Accredent has been successful partnering with business leaders of corporations and emerging ventures to develop and transform their businesses, accelerate revenue, growth and enterprise value through the Internet of Things. accredent.com

Improve Your Odds of IoT M&A Success

 

M&A is a Critical Piece of Internet of Things Strategy

Critical but risky path to growth. 
Companies not participating in corporate M&A development can leave 50% or more of their growth on the table. However, with a success rate averaging only 45%, growth through acquisitions must be seen as an expensive high risk strategy. That said, success rate vary widely and with the right knowledge and processes your risk can be dramatically reduced. A thoughtful, well-executed acquisition process can improve the odds.

Proactive approach improves the odds. 
Opportunistic acquisitions fail 63% of the time. Proactive acquisitions aligned to a growth strategy and a strong acquisition planning process succeed at a much greater rate. The problem can be tracked back to a lack of quality choice due to a passive approach in the identification of a range of prospective targets.

Alignment with your current business key to success. 
Understanding and deep insight are critical. Studies show that best acquisitions are most often made in related fields, and the worst in less related fields. The strategic decision to acquire in a totally new field can seriously effect your chance of success.

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Accredent specializes in the Business of The Internet of Things(tm). Formed in 2009 out a four year strategy and M&A engagement with companies that pioneered many of today's Internet-of-Things connected technologies, analytics and use cases. Contact Us

Accredent has been successful partnering with business leaders of corporations and emerging ventures to develop and transform their businesseses, accelerate revenue, growth and enterprise value through the Internet of Things. accredent.com

Is Your IoT Innovation Failing The Value Creation Test?

Internet of Things Innovation and enterprise value

A fundamental value creation challenge is finding innovation that changes the basis of competition and creates structural advantages that, in turn, creates sustained enterprise value.  Even the most creative business ideas can fail this value creation test when the innovation discussion centers solely on creating value through operational process, products, services or market innovation.

A study by the IBM CEO Report  explored how firms distribute their innovation efforts. While most businesses applied some effort into innovating across the board, business model innovation received the least attention.

 

However, Companies focused on business model innovation delivered 5% higher five year compound annual growth rates. While businesses focused on product/service/market innovation saw only slight growth.  Those primarily applying process innovation were actually worse off. 

 

 

Technology is changing the basis of competitive advantage. Whereas it may have taken 18 months for a competitor to copy a new product or service in the past, the time is down to 6 months or less in many sectors.

Formulating value creating Internet of Things-based business strategies, leading the activation of new product/service solution roadmaps, designing new customer experiences and business models, and championing digital business transformation inside companies and within customer organizations will be a primary strategic and tactical challenge for most companies going forward. 

A thoughtfully planned and well executed Internet of Things customer experience-driven business model innovation changes the basis of competition and creates sustainable structural advantages that can take even the best "fast follower" several years to emulate.

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Accredent specializes in the Business of The Internet of Things(tm). Formed in 2009 out a four year strategy, M&A, and business development engagement with companies that pioneered many of today's Internet-of-Things connected technologies, analytics and use cases. Contact Us

Accredent has been successful partnering with business leaders of corporations, operations and product teams, and emerging ventures to develop and transform their businesseses, accelerate revenue, growth and enterprise value through the Internet of Things. accredent.com

Accelerating Revenue, Growth and Value Creation through The Internet of Things

  

5 Steps to Accelerating Revenue, Growth and Value Creation with Internet of Things

 

 

 

• Gain ongoing insight needed to take preemptive actions and tilt Internet of Things growth in your  favor.

• Innovate and execute Internet of Things strategies, business models and user experiences to change your basis of  competition and accelerate opportunities for growth and value creation.

• Succeed at proactive M&A and alliances. Carefully align and integrate your Internet of Things inorganic strategy, candidate targeting, diligence and integration.

• Build go-to-market approaches and digital ecosystem partner expansion that drives penetration and revenues up and incremental expenses down. 

• Evolve existing assets and intellectual property, and foster change and business transformation to make the new growth ongoing and repeatable.

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Accredent specializes in the Business of The Internet of Things(tm). Formed in 2009 out a four year strategy and M&A engagement with companies that pioneered many of today's Internet-of-Things connected technologies, analytics and use cases. Contact Us

Accredent has been successful partnering with business leaders of corporations and emerging ventures to develop and transform their businesseses, accelerate revenue, growth and enterprise value through the Internet of Things. accredent.com