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Meet the 2026 Fintech 100: The Private Companies Building the Future of Finance

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The State of Venture Q3’26: How potential record funding masks a weakening market

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Meet the 2026 Fintech 100: The Private Companies Building the Future of Finance

Webinar Nov 10 2 PM EDT

Meet the 2026 Fintech 100: The Private Companies Building the Future of Finance

CB Insights analyzed thousands of private fintechs to identify the 100 most promising startups in the world.

State of Fintech Q3’26

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.

State of AI Q3’26

State of AI Q3’26

Deal count hit an 18-month low, yet new unicorn births accelerated to their highest rate in years. Here's what happened.

The TradFi-DeFi Market Map

The TradFi-DeFi Market Map

Blockchain is gaining traction inside traditional financial services, from stablecoin payments and tokenized assets to digital asset custody and settlement. Using CB Insights data and in collaboration with Money20/20, this market map identifies 167 private tech companies across 15 categories serving this shift.

State of Venture Q3’26

State of Venture Q3’26

Venture funding is on pace for its highest total ever in 2026. Here’s what you need to know.

The State of Venture Q3’26: How potential record funding masks a weakening market

Webinar Oct 15 11 AM EDT

The State of Venture Q3’26: How potential record funding masks a weakening market

Get a clear, data-driven look at the implications of record venture funding, what the leading numbers hide, and what it means for your strategy.

Anthropic’s IPO filing maps the AI safety startup market

Anthropic’s IPO filing maps the AI safety startup market

We mapped the companies mitigating 4 AI safety risks: shutdown resistance, evaluation evasion, emergence of unexpected capabilities, and manipulation.

Who’s on both sides? The investors backing rival coding agents

Who’s on both sides? The investors backing rival coding agents

Factory and Cognition's public fight pulled their investors in with them. Across coding AI, backing rival startups is standard practice, and the shared investors' stakes are far from even.

The Money Awards Finalist Spotlight 2026

The Money Awards Finalist Spotlight 2026

CB Insights has partnered with Money20/20 to dive into the data on the 67 finalists driving the industry forward across financial services--spanning from blockchain payments rails to consumer neobanks.

These startups are building the security layer for AI agents

These startups are building the security layer for AI agents

This month, the pressure to secure enterprise AI agents has dialed up. We used CB Insights data to analyze notable moves from the last few weeks.

Insurtech 50: The most promising insurtech startups of 2026

Insurtech 50: The most promising insurtech startups of 2026

CB Insights partners with ITC Vegas to launch its fifth annual list of the insurance industry’s top startups.