Artificial Intelligence

Book of Scouting Reports: AI in Preclinical Development

Book of Scouting Reports: AI in Preclinical Development

We dive into the data on high-momentum, private AI companies targeting the preclinical development stage of drug R&D.

Sep 25, 2025

The AI security gold rush: who will be snapped up next?

The AI security gold rush: who will be snapped up next?

With incumbents rushing to embed AI security into their platforms, standalone startups have only one path — acquisition. Using CB Insights' proprietary signals, we looked into which of these companies could be acquired next.

Sep 25, 2025

The Future of Professional Services: How firms will capture value in the AI agent era

The Future of Professional Services: How firms will capture value in the AI agent era

Using CB Insights predictive intelligence and insights from senior AI and data executives at top professional services firms, we developed a roadmap for staying competitive in an AI-first world. Four priorities emerge: orchestrating the AI agent tech stack, activating proprietary data for smarter agents, turning services into scalable AI products, and leading the buildout of a human-AI workforce.

Sep 25, 2025

140+ companies rewriting the legal industry

140+ companies rewriting the legal industry

We mapped 140+ startups across 11 legal tech markets to discover which markets are gaining momentum, identify investment opportunities, and find potential partners in the legal tech space.

Sep 23, 2025

The AI agent revenue race — September’s top earners show coding dominates commercialization

The AI agent revenue race — September’s top earners show coding dominates commercialization

AI agent companies continue to grow revenue at lightning speed. We used CB Insights revenue data to rank the top private startups offering AI agents as of this month.

Sep 22, 2025

The new industrial revolution: How SpaceX is driving the emerging space economy

The new industrial revolution: How SpaceX is driving the emerging space economy

We analyzed SpaceX's acquisitions, investments, and partnerships since Q4’23 to surface the company's strategic priorities.

Sep 19, 2025

Book of Scouting Reports: AI Drug Discovery

Book of Scouting Reports: AI Drug Discovery

We dive into the data on high-momentum, private generative AI companies in drug discovery, including key financial metrics, opportunities, and threats.

Sep 19, 2025

Brain-computer interface startups race toward commercial deployment: Here are the leading players

Brain-computer interface startups race toward commercial deployment: Here are the leading players

We identify which BCI companies will dominate as the market shifts from research to commercial deployment, using CB Insights' Mosaic score.

Sep 18, 2025

Early-Stage Trends Report: What every deal in August tells us about what’s next in tech

Early-Stage Trends Report: What every deal in August tells us about what’s next in tech

Using the CB Insights Business Graph, we analyzed 1,140+ early-stage deals in August to identify the most promising companies, top investors, and emerging categories to watch.

Sep 11, 2025

The world’s 50 most valuable private companies

The world’s 50 most valuable private companies

We mined CB Insights valuation data to reveal how AI, geographic concentration, and secondary markets are shaping today's most valuable private companies.

Sep 11, 2025

Book of Scouting Reports: Industrial AI Agents & Copilots

Book of Scouting Reports: Industrial AI Agents & Copilots

We dive into the data on companies with AI agents and copilots servicing the industrial sector, including key financial metrics, opportunities, and threats.

Sep 10, 2025

Record capital is flowing to materials development startups: Here are the companies leading the market

Record capital is flowing to materials development startups: Here are the companies leading the market

Materials development platforms are capturing investor attention as AI and quantum computing unlock new capabilities. We used our Mosaic score to identify the startups most likely to lead this expanding sector.

Sep 9, 2025

OpenAI just spent $1.1B on product testing: These 4 startups could be next

OpenAI just spent $1.1B on product testing: These 4 startups could be next

The LLM developer’s acquisition of Statsig signals future consolidation as rapid product development becomes the norm in AI.

Sep 9, 2025

Oncology tech in 4 charts: From downturn to record pace as AI innovation attracts renewed investment

Oncology tech in 4 charts: From downturn to record pace as AI innovation attracts renewed investment

We break down the oncology tech landscape across funding trends, M&A, exit probability, and more.

Sep 8, 2025

Book of Scouting Reports: The AI Agent Tech Stack

Book of Scouting Reports: The AI Agent Tech Stack

We dive into the data on companies forming the new AI agent tech stack.

Sep 5, 2025

The State of Tech Exits

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The State of Tech Exits

In this webinar, we break down the trends shaping liquidity in the tech space using CB Insights data.

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Sep 4, 2025

Private for longer — August mega-rounds show late-stage funding has no signs of slowing down

Private for longer — August mega-rounds show late-stage funding has no signs of slowing down

We look into the tech companies that raised $100M+ rounds in August to uncover signals on AI market momentum, strategic plays, and how the biggest private tech companies are getting bigger.

Sep 3, 2025

CB Insights Smart Money 2025: The top 25 VCs outperforming the market

CB Insights Smart Money 2025: The top 25 VCs outperforming the market

The CB Insights Smart Money list features the world’s 25 best-performing venture capital firms based on 10 years of portfolio performance, investment outcomes, and predictive signals from CB Insights’ Mosaic Score.

Sep 3, 2025

Coding AI agents are taking off — here are the companies gaining market share

Coding AI agents are taking off — here are the companies gaining market share

From $100M ARR milestones to big tech launches, the coding AI agent & copilot market is scaling fast. Using CB Insights’ revenue data we identified the current leaders based on their market share.

Sep 2, 2025

Book of Scouting Reports: Generative AI in Financial Services

Book of Scouting Reports: Generative AI in Financial Services

We dive into the data on high-momentum, private generative AI companies in financial services, including key financial metrics, opportunities, and threats.

Aug 29, 2025

The summer of vibe coding is over — How reasoning models broke the economics of AI code generation

The summer of vibe coding is over — How reasoning models broke the economics of AI code generation

Reasoning models have supercharged coding AI agents, driving adoption and growth, but at the cost of higher inference expenses that are squeezing margins. This report explores how these companies are adapting and what lessons other AI agent markets can take from coding.

Aug 28, 2025

280 AI companies automating the construction industry

280 AI companies automating the construction industry

We identified 280 companies that are using AI to transform the construction industry.

Aug 27, 2025

The drone tech market map

The drone tech market map

We mapped 230+ companies developing drones for applications across defense, industrials, logistics, and more.

Aug 27, 2025

All 100 AI unicorns since ChatGPT launched

All 100 AI unicorns since ChatGPT launched

See how the AI startups valued at $1B+ stack up against each other based on CB Insights data.

Aug 26, 2025

State of Tech Exits H1’25

State of Tech Exits H1’25

Record AI M&A. IPO hopes. Secondaries on the rise. We break down the trends shaping exits and liquidity in the tech space, using CB Insights and EquityZen data.

Aug 25, 2025

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