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November 3, 2025

Hi there,

 

Here are this week's top research briefs.

ICYMI
 

State of Digital Health Q3’25 Report

Funding and deal volume fell for the 2nd consecutive quarter in Q3’25. Despite market headwinds, M&As surged hitting multi-year highs, and four new unicorns emerged. We break down the quarter’s biggest deals and trends, using CB Insights data.

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Future Tech Hotshots 2025: 45 emerging tech startups poised to make an outsized impact

Using CB Insights predictive signals, we sifted through thousands of startups to find the ones with the most impressive business momentum, founding teams, and exit potential.

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State of AI Q3’25 Report

Top AI agent exits. Small teams, big valuations. GEO’s rise. We break down the trends reshaping the AI landscape using CB Insights data.

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The top 50 Spain venture investors

We used CB Insights predictive signals to identify Spain's top venture firms and rank them based on their portfolio strength and ability to predict future winners.

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Customer-Exclusive Research

 

The top 100 European AI aerospace & defense startups

Using our Mosaic score — a predictive measure of private company success — we identified the most promising AI-powered startups transforming the European aerospace & defense industries.

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Space is the new cybersecurity frontier: Here are the startups leading the race

We used our CB Insights Mosaic score to identify the startups most likely to lead the expanding space cybersecurity market.

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The military-startup complex: How Silicon Valley is reshaping the defense industry

We analyzed CB Insights data to examine record defense tech funding, understand global investment trends, and identify how companies can navigate the new military-startup complex.

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