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| state of industry trackers. AI 100 2026. manufacturing robotics.    View in browser August 15, 2026 Hi there,    Here is this week's top research.  ICYMI   State of AI Q2’26 AI funding just posted its second-highest quarter on record. Here's what happened. State of Fintech Q2’26 Dealmaking hit a multi-year low while a handful of large rounds defined the quarter. State of Digital Health Q2’26 Dealmaking contracted again while a few large rounds carried the quarter. State of Venture Tracker Funding tops $200B for the second consecutive quarter. Deal count hits a decade low. Mega-rounds take 81% of all capital. SpaceX goes public at a record valuation. Every data point comes from the CB Insights proprietary database, updated in real time. AI 100: The most promising artificial intelligence startups of 2026 CB Insights is launching the 10th annual AI 100 — our ranking of the world’s top emerging AI companies based on CB Insights’ predictive signals. From the infrastructure layer to enterprise and industry-specific applications, this year’s winners are shaping how industries think, decide, and act. Customer-Exclusive Research   The manufacturing robotics market map: 115+ companies building the automated factory of the future We mapped 116 companies across 14 manufacturing robotics markets, leveraging our predictive signals to identify emerging trends. 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. Have a great weekend.   We love you, The CB Insights Newsletter Team Get started with CB Insights Start your free trial CB Insights' emerging technology insights platform provides all the analysis and data from this newsletter. Our data is the easiest way to discover and respond to emerging tech.  Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here Copyright © 2026 CB Insights, All rights reserved. 498 7th Avenue, NY, CB Insights, New York,10018 About Us \| Update Preferences \| Research \| Newsletter |
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