Technologies:
Deep Tech (check out our report on Deep Tech for a more detailed definition)
Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning
Computer vision
Natural Language Processing
3D
IoT
NanoTech
Blockchain
Hardware
Mobile App
Big Data
Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality
Autonomous & Sensor Tech
Connected Device
Recognition Technology
Quantum Technology
Tags
Impact startups: Impact startups are companies that address one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals at the core of their business. Tech for good and purpose-driven startups are also terms that are used to identify these companies.
Impact companies are labelled with the sustainable development goals tag. Additionally, we also differentiate if companies based on whether the purpose-driven impact of the company is ‘core’ to the business model or a ‘peripheral’ or indirect component of the business model. If core then the core sustainable impact tag is applied on top of ‘sustainable development goals’.
The 200 most used tags on Dealroom are:
sustainable development goals | CRM | deal comparison | precious metals |
social network | cardiology | online learning | portfolio management |
sensor | genome engineering | team collaboration | Cloud Infrastructure |
oncology | battery | electric vehicle | alcohol |
green technology | Aerospace | hospital | pet food |
cryptocurrencies | debt collection | ecological | inventory management |
cancer | Business Intelligence | polymer | mental health |
core sustainable impact | customer management | therapeutics | smart watch |
tourism | patient care | Video Games | football |
cybersecurity | alternative protein | non-profit | gig economy |
packaging and containers | space | home improvement | baby |
solar energy | hotel | Web Hosting | ethics |
genetics | ride sharing | vacation | Freight |
Oil & gas | Personal Health | lithium ion batteries | water treatment |
streaming | direct-to-consumer | Eyewear | immune system |
cleaning services | non-invasive | Organic | laser technology |
Wealth Management | Money Management | merchant tools | fiberglass |
sound technology | retirement | pet | Public Transportation |
superfood | nutrition | Energy Efficiency | precision agriculture |
DNA | Market Intelligence | Natural Resources | flight management |
Geopositioning | elderly care | point of sale | video streaming |
imaging technology | Office Space | smart home | facial recognition |
smart tech | 3D Printing | Food Processing | semantic |
neurology | smart city | loyalty program | Encryption |
drones | trading platform | health diagnostics | decentralised applications |
medical device | bank | oenology | dermatology |
truck | children | life science | orthopedic |
accommodation | influencer marketing | vehicle | Industrial IoT |
adventure | Speech Recognition | safety | neuroscience |
brokerage | chatbot | autonomous vehicles | meat substitutes |
cannabis | Knowledge Management | energy saving | P2P Lending |
web development | audit | airplanes | gardening |
moving services | Waste Management | smartphone | mobile games |
invoicing | Industrial Automation | eco-friendly | video chat |
web design | industry 4.0 | programming | energy providers |
surgery | Fleet Management | plastic | fish |
event management | chemistry | insect | warehousing |
waste reduction | machinery manufacturing | Graphic Design | circular economy |
E-Learning | due diligence | lenses | Meal Kits |
molecular | Property Management | dairy substitute |
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For a full list of tags, please refer to this document.
Outside tech: a tag used to qualify companies which fall outside the Dealroom startup definition, owing to the characteristics of their business model and given the context of industries in which they evolve.
Outside tech companies may share some characteristics with startups, for instance being founded after 1990, competing with startups, or they may have raised capital (albeit non-venture capital). But they may still not align to the definition of startup as a company that is built to grow fast, and unlikely to follow a startup-like growth trajectory. The outside tech tag does not qualify the level of innovation, or relevance of a company for the wider innovation ecosystem. In fact, many outside tech companies are important players in their respective segments and ecosystems.
Examples include:
FMCG brands and concepts:
Fashion brands and (e-)commerce outlets, e.g. Authentic Brands Group are outside tech, but Poland's CCC or Swiss On Running, backed by Roger Federer, are considered unicorns owing to their unique specificities, such as direct-to-consumer approach and R&D intensive products, respectively.
Platform economy companies in education, jobs recruitment or real estate:
Teacher recruitment platform Teaching Personnel is outside tech, but online tutoring solution Vudantu and career platform Handshake are unicorns.
Fleet and other asset operators and solutions
The outside tech tag is manually curated by Dealroom's Data Quality team and/or our network of ecosystem moderators. A company with the "outside tech" tag will not count towards combined enterprise value, funding, and other aggregated metrics on the Dealroom app.