The 10 Most Important IoT Trends of 2016
www.ioti.com/iot-trends-and-analysis/10-most-important-iot-trends-2016

If someone has a good idea for an IOTA project, here is a funder.

Arrow and Indiegogo partner to accelerate IoT startups
https://www.arrow.com/en/research-and-events/articles/dream-it-fund-it-make-it-ship-it
https://www.arrow.com/en/research-and-events/articles/indiegogo-teams-with-arrow-electronics