Construction tech plays. VC rationale. Mental health tech. China trends.
For you millennials
Hi there,
Being VC-backed versus bootstrapped perfectly captured in emojis.
Thanks to David Kaye of Gaming Insiders for spotting and sharing the above.
And now some data and invitation-only events.
Invitation-only for senior executives
At our conferences, we host breakfasts for senior level execs.
They’ve become a surprise hit, getting consistently rave reviews.
As a result, we’re launching CB Insights Councils to bring together senior execs to discuss their biggest growth, strategic, and innovation challenges with peers.
The first several 2-day in-person Council events will be held in NYC and Silicon Valley later this year.
Membership is by invite-only, and Council Members must meet the following 3 criteria:
Must be SVPs, EVPs, presidents, or C-level executives
Must be at companies with $1 billion in revenue or more
Must be the head of their respective business unit or group or function
Members generally come from corporate strategy, innovation, venture, M&A, digital strategy, and technology.
If you’d like to request membership to Councils and meet the above criteria, email me or community@cbinsights.com.
Hard hats on
Looking at the number of investors in construction tech every year since 2012, we see that 2016 hit an all-time high of 94 investors. Y Combinator is the most active, with investments in 9 construction tech companies.
Using the CB Insights platform, we identified 12 promising early-stage startups headquartered in China that have raised seed or Series A rounds in 2017. Among all early-stage companies examined, 4 macroscopic trends stood out: robotics, AI chips, power bank rental, and sharing platforms.
The Industry Standard
CB Insights data is the most trusted by those in the industry and the media. A few recent hits.
