Consumer and Business Products Manufacturers and producers of tangible consumer goods for end-use by individuals, businesses or government bodies. Consumer and Business Services Companies providing services to individuals, businesses or government bodies. These services may be offered online. Included in this category are advertising and marketing, human resources and personnel services, financial services and processing, web design and software services, and transportation services E-Commerce Includes the online retailing of goods, or a variety of goods and services. Electronic commerce companies will generally be retailers but also included are auction sites for goods.
Content Includes online information, libraries and directories.
Software and Database Maintenance Includes developers of software for delivery over the internet, for managing information stores, for graphical interfaces over the web, site management, caching, and searches. Startup A startup is a business that is in a purely conceptual phase in which product development has not begun. This stage corresponds to the seed round of venture capital financing. Early The Early stage of development represents a business that is currently developing one or more products but has not yet begun shipping. At this stage, a company can have received any number of venture capital rounds, from an initial round through the final round before a liquidity event such as an IPO or acquisition.