https://techcelerate.venturesHelping to raise Series A investment for tech companies.GP Bullhound’s Top Technology Predictions for 2019 include:1. DIGITAL BANKING Continues to Rise2. APP DISTRIBUTION Moving Away From Apple and Google3. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Goes High Tech4. RETAIL TECHNOLOGY Gets Smarter5. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Is the End of Repetition, not the End of Life6. CONSUMER SUBSCRIPTION Set to Eclipse Advertising7. A BREAK-UP of an Advertising Duopoly8. LAST MILE DELIVERY Going the Distance9. END OF The Boys Club10. CRYPTOCURRENCY Will Grow Up
Trends & innovations shaping the global tech sector
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Dealmakers in Technology
Dealmakers in Technology
04 THE VIEW FROM GP BULLHOUND
06 RECAP OF GP BULLHOUND’S 2018 PREDICTIONS
08 TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS 2019
10 DIGITAL BANKING CONTINUES TO RISE
12 EXPERT VIEW
Norris Koppel, CEO, Monese
14 APP DISTRIBUTION MOVING AWAY FROM APPLE AND GOOGLE
16 EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT GOES HIGH TECH
18 RETAIL TECHNOLOGY GETS SMARTER
20 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS THE END OF REPETITION, NOT THE END OF LIFE
22 CONSUMER SUBSCRIPTION SET TO ECLIPSE ADVERTISING
24 EXPERT VIEW
Jade Van Doren, CEO, AllTrails
26 A BREAK-UP OF AN ADVERTISING DUOPOLY
28 EXPERT VIEW
John Ghiorso, CEO, Orca Pacific
30 LAST MILE DELIVERY: GOING THE DISTANCE
32 END OF THE BOYS CLUB
36 PROFESSIONAL CAPITAL SOURCES:
SCOUTING FOR ENTRY POINTS INTO BLOCKCHAIN
39 EXPERT VIEW
Olga Feldmeier, CEO, Smart Valor
40 METHODOLOGY
CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE VIEW
From GP Bullhound
Per Roman
Managing Partner
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It has been a year of trials and tribulations for
technology as regulators have sought to match
its evolution with existing frameworks; yet this
report shows that technology does not just
move the goalposts, it reshapes the world
as we know it.
How we bank, shop and the type of money
we carry are all covered. Our predictions on
the rise of digital banks, the influence of crypto
currencies, and retailers’ attempts to upgrade
delivery systems exemplify how technology
impacts everyday decisions, as well as
shedding light on what businesses are doing
to speed up transactional processes and
introduce safeguards.
We also make our predictions on employee
engagement, subscription models and the
Technology’s transformative effect has
touched every corner of today’s world. Its
commercial, social and political impact has
been u