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| Q1'26 venture deals. Enterprise AI trends. AI agent ROI.    View in browser April 11, 2026 Hi there,    Here is this week's top research.  ICYMI   State of Venture Q1’26 Quarterly funding hit a record $286B. Exits declined to a two-year low. The global investor market is shrinking. CB Insights data reveals the key shifts reshaping the venture landscape in 2026. CB Insights GenAI Signal Tracker In the last six months, model developer Inception Labs saw the largest jump in Mosaic score, a signal of private company momentum and its likelihood of success. Track other emerging generative AI startups, shifting markets, and breakout opportunities with our dynamic signal tracker. The Future of the Enterprise AI Buildout CB Insights predictive intelligence uncovers how S&P 500 companies are building their strategies for AI readiness via partnerships, deals, M&A, and hiring across the AI startup ecosystem. 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 the top agent infrastructure markets primed for growth as adoption shifts from experimentation to production. 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.  Customer-Exclusive Research   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. 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 get ahead of where venture is heading in 2026? Register for our State of Venture briefing.  Get started with CB Insights Start your free trial 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 |
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