January 31, 2026

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State of Fintech 2025 Report

From institutional DeFi to prediction markets expansion, we break down the trends shaping fintech using CB Insights data.

State of Digital Health 2025 Report

We break down the year's biggest deals and trends, using CB Insights data.

How Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch maps the next phase of AI

We analyze Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch to uncover the top trends in AI infrastructure, robotics, and verticalized agents.

The top 50 Middle East & North Africa venture investors

We used CB Insights predictive signals to identify the top venture firms in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and rank them based on their portfolio strength and ability to predict future winners.

The physical AI models market map: Behind the arms race to control robot intelligence

Using predictive signals from CB Insights, we mapped 70+ companies developing data infrastructure, AI models, and observability tools that bring intelligence to the physical world.

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Customer-Exclusive Research

How payments leaders are seizing the SMB opportunity

CB Insights deal and partnership data shows the largest payments firms are consolidating SMB financial services and shaping the next era of SMB relationships.

The autonomous driving market map: Mapping the companies shaping self-driving at scale

We used CB Insights data to identify 90+ private companies and leading subsidiaries as autonomous driving hits an inflection point.

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@asanwal

Co-Founder & Exec Chair

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