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$4M
$2.2M

$1.8M

$1.25M

$7.8M

$25.25M

$6.1M

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$670K

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$3M

THE MONEY
Compared to October's 87% of
investments coming to USbased companies, November's
swing to 56% of US
investments points toward
greater global impact
throughout the industry.

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unique holiday season, complete
with the now infamous
anksgivukkah, seemed to inspire
investors around the world to take
up the holiday spirit in November.
Seven of the 16 funding events that we tracked
were for companies outside the US. Investors in
places from Asia to the Middle East, and even in
Scandinavia shared in the $1.24B invested in our
vertical last month. ough that’s nearly a $4.28M
drop compared to October, thanks to the giant
investments in companies like Pinterest, the
international spread indicates that we may be
looking at a much more globally diverse vertical as
we approach the new year. With funding in areas
like shoppable photo services and new tech for the
future of the brick and mortar store, 2014 is
shaping up to be an exciting y