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GenAI mega-rounds. Early-stage trends. Customer service AI.    View in browser February 28, 2026 Hi there,   Startups can get access to the same market intelligence and research trusted by the top Fortune 500 companies — at a price designed for you.    Check it out.   And now, here are this week's top research briefs. ICYMI   CB Insights GenAI Signal Tracker Accounting agent Basis raised a $100M Series B on Tuesday, the largest genAI equity round this week. Track other emerging generative AI startups, shifting markets, and breakout opportunities with our dynamic signal tracker. Early-Stage Trends Report: Agentic Security, AI Scientists, and more We used CB Insights' proprietary data to identify the highest-potential early-stage companies that raised in the last two months, and then leveraged our predictive signals on those companies to uncover the trends shaping their momentum. 5 AI agent predictions for 2026 As agents delete work and win labor budgets, the bottleneck shifts from building them to deploying, securing, and scaling them. CB Insights' signals reveal the markets capturing that value in 2026. What's next for AI agent ROI? Enterprises are struggling to measure the ROI of AI agents, creating demand for infrastructure focused on performance visibility, context management, and cost attribution. Using CB Insights' predictive signals, we identify 3 AI agent infrastructure markets primed for growth as adoption shifts from experimentation to production. Tech Trends 2026: 14 emerging trends to watch closely this year The ROI test for agents. Pharma's path to self-driving labs. Stablecoins go corporate. CB Insights predictive intelligence uncovers 14 emerging trends that will shape the tech landscape for years to come. 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 pharmaceutical manufacturing value chain market map We mapped 90+ companies across 17 markets in the pharmaceutical manufacturing value chain and leveraged our predictive signals to identify emerging trends. Have a great weekend.   I love you.    Anand @asanwal Co-Founder & Exec Chair   P.S. Want to know our 2026 fintech predictions? Register for our briefing here.  Exclusive Startup Access: 75% Off CB Insights Learn More CB Insights' emerging technology insights platform provides all the analysis and data from this newsletter. Our data is the easiest way to discover and respond to emerging tech.  Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here Copyright © 2025 CB Insights, All rights reserved. 498 7th Avenue, NY, CB Insights, New York,10018 About Us | Update Preferences | Research | Newsletter