September 27, 2025

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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.

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The Money Awards Finalist Spotlight

With the launch of the inaugural Money Awards, CB Insights has partnered with Money20/20 to dive into the data on the 60+ finalists driving the industry forward across financial services--spanning from specialized AI tools to B2B fintech to financial inclusion.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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