January 24, 2026

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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.

State of Fintech 2025 Report

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

December mega-rounds reveal how investors are addressing AI commercialization bottlenecks

We look into the tech companies that raised $100M+ rounds in December to uncover signals on market momentum, strategic plays, AI infrastructure.

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

Surgical robots reach an inflection point: Here are the M&A targets leading the shift

Using CB Insights' proprietary Mosaic scores and M&A probability signals, we analyzed 40+ surgical robotics companies to surface the 6 best positioned for acquisition.

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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