October 9, 2024

Hump day

Hi there, 

Research below. 

But first, here are 5 random career tips from me: 

1. Don't get drunk at company events
2. Never write a business email while mad or frustrated
3. Don't come to 1:1s with your manager w/out an agenda
4. Don't take 1+ days to respond to work emails
5. Format your emails (no walls of text)

Outsmarting the market

Wall Street's next big bet? Quantum computers.

For example, JPMorgan led a $300M round to Quantinuum in January 2024. 

Lori Beer, JPMorgan’s global chief information officer, said: 

“Financial services has been identified as one of the first industries that will benefit from quantum technologies.” 

These machines could revolutionize portfolio optimization, fraud detection, and credit scoring.

Startups are partnering with banking giants to unlock new efficiencies in tasks like Monte Carlo simulations.

Learn more about quantum-optimized portfolios and other game-changing technologies in this free report. 

Eureka

Eli Lilly is leveraging tech to reengineer how it develops and delivers treatments. 

For example, it recently partnered with OpenAI to discover novel antimicrobials that can combat drug-resistant pathogens.

It’s also teaming up with companies like Isomorphic Labs and XtalPi to bring AI into its discovery efforts. 

From drug discovery to delivery and beyond, dive into Eli Lilly’s growth strategy in this strategy map.

Femininomenon

Maven — a virtual clinic for women’s health — raised a $125M Series F round at a $1.7B valuation yesterday.

As a result, funding to virtual & hybrid women's healthcare has surpassed last year’s total, highlighting the momentum building among solutions that specifically cater to women’s health.

Back in February, we predicted that this market would continue to gain traction in 2024.

From early-stage activity to big tech interest, dive into the signals we used to predict this trend in this research brief.

The Industry Standard

Quartz. Rocio Fabbro (@rociofabbro) discusses the most valuable private companies in the world using CB Insights data.

Business Insider. Bianca Chan, Michelle Abrego, Samantha Stokes, Sri Muppidi, Ben Bergman, Melia Robinson, and Vishal Persaud report on 49 promising fintech startups and mention CB Insights research.

Fast Company. Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) covers AI hype and mentions CB Insights research.

I love you.

Anand

@asanwal

Co-Founder & Exec Chair

P.S. Did you get a chance to attend our briefing on the VC outlook yesterday? If not, you can still download a recording of the session here.

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