December 13, 2025

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AI Agent Bible: The ultimate guide to agent disruption

The AI agent landscape is evolving rapidly. Get our top AI agent research in one free download — featuring the trends, key players, and predictions to watch all based on CB Insights predictive intelligence.

The AI agent market map

Using CB Insights predictive intelligence, we map 400+ promising AI agent startups across 16 categories to evaluate for build, buy, and partnership opportunities.

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The data center value chain market map

We mapped 367 companies across 45 markets in the data center value chain to spot where advantage is forming, identify investment opportunities early, and find partners before competitors.

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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 top 100 European AI aerospace & defense startups

Using our Mosaic score — a predictive measure of private company success — we identified the most promising AI-powered startups transforming the European aerospace & defense industries.

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The military-startup complex: How Silicon Valley is reshaping the defense industry

We analyzed CB Insights data to examine record defense tech funding, understand global investment trends, and identify how companies can navigate the new military-startup complex.

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.

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Co-Founder & Exec Chair

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