We analyzed on-demand deal activity by sub-industry — including ride-hailing, shipping, and food delivery — to see which areas are still seeing deals and which ones slowed down after the rush in 2015.
As recently as mid-2015, investors were herding into on-demand, as they bought into the promise of disrupting established players in food delivery, home cleaning, transportation, and many other fields.
As the "Uber for X" trend explodes, a growing set of behind-the-scenes companies is providing the tools and services that make the on-demand economy possible.
On-demand economy startups have raised over $9.4B since 2010 to provide mobile-powered services across many categories, including food-delivery, shipping, and transportation.