The top 5 trends cloud-focused VCs are most excited about
August 15, 2013 | Rebecca Grant
Cloud computing is one of the hottest areas of venture capital. Investors see it as a rapidly growing sector with massive opportunities and the long-term potential for huge returns. The theme of VentureBeat’s upcoming CloudBeat 2013 conference is “the cloud grows up.” As the sector evolves, so do the investment opportunities.But “cloud computing” is a general term. Under that umbrella, there are companies working on solutions for cloud infrastructure, security, storage, hosting, data analytics, mobile, IT, customer service, integrations, and operations. Others focus on specific verticals, like health and education. Most of the major VC firms have at least a couple of cloud companies in their portfolio, but a few sub-sectors are attracting more attention than others.