The Hardware Startup

Renee DiResta

Hardware startups leveled off in 2014 after sharp increases the previous two years, but there`s no sign that IoT products have lost their luster, given their momentum in key economic sectors from health and energy to agriculture and financial services. In our biannual report, Hardware by the Numbers: Summer 2015, you`ll learn the most pertinent data behind the latest IoT trends. Renee DiResta, Vice President of Business Development at Haven, not only reveals how many prominent accelerators around the world focus solely on hardware-and why startups participating in these programs are roughly split between B2B and B2C business models-but also examines the effect this emerging ecosystem is having in several industries