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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We mapped 90+ companies across 17 markets in the pharmaceutical manufacturing value chain and leveraged our predictive signals to identify emerging trends.
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