Fintech deals.

Repeat founders in agentic commerce.

Replit's corp dev. 

 

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October 24, 2026

Hi there, 

 

Here is this week's top research. 

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State of Fintech Q3’26

Fintech deal activity fell to its lowest level in more than four years. Here's what you need to know.

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10 repeat founders building new insurtech companies in 2026

Their new bets span AI liability coverage, wildfire risk, and selling insurance inside AI assistants.

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14 repeat founders building agentic commerce

From Jet.com founder Marc Lore to the Ripple alumni behind Skyfire, experienced operators are betting on the rails AI agents need to shop and pay.

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9 Big Tech engineers building the next wave of fintech

Former engineers from Google, Meta, Microsoft, AWS, and more are bringing their technical backgrounds to a new crop of fintech startups.

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The founders behind 2026’s top new aerospace companies

We used CB Insights data to spotlight 12 people who’ve founded high-momentum aerospace companies this year, spanning autonomous aircraft, drone defense, space data centers, and cloud modification.

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Replit is hiring its first head of corp dev. Here are 5 companies it should buy.

Replit's next phase depends on winning enterprise trust, owning more of its AI stack, and expanding beyond code. It’ll likely buy small teams to get there. We narrowed the field to 5 candidates.

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Customer-Exclusive Research

 

The oil & gas value chain market map

We mapped 235 companies across 24 markets in the oil & gas value chain and leveraged our predictive signals to identify where advantage is forming, capital is accelerating, and strategic partnerships should be prioritized.

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