GenAI mega-rounds.

Early-stage trends.

Customer service AI. 

 

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February 28, 2026

Hi there, 

 

Here is this week's top research. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Anand

@asanwal

Co-Founder & Exec Chair

 

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