Fast food's transformation. That bike and scooter money. Pay by bot.
It’s a hard knock life
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Pop quiz: which market is larger?
Voice recognition or facial recognition?
Insect protein or plant protein? We’ve gotten the question “how large is that market?” for as long as CB Insights has been around.
And now, we can answer that.
The CB Insights platform now has market sizing estimates for 12,050+ markets from 1,700+ analysts. We’ve got everything from the smart home to AR/VR headsets to cardiac medical devices to insect protein.
Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but Americans are dining out more than ever before. Last year, the National Restaurant Association reported $799B in annual sales.
Fast food isn’t going away — it’s fundamentally changing. From Instagram-friendly menus to robot chefs to kombucha taprooms, we look at 11 concepts that are transforming dining.
Your swollen face
In part 1 of It’s a Hard Knock Life, it seems iPhone users with FaceID are not recognizable when they wake up all swollen and wrinkly and generally nasty.
As reported in Slate, some folks are taking to Twitter to vent and demand justice.
Fifty nifty
We rounded up the most well-funded tech startups in each US state. The map includes 28 companies that have raised $100M or more in funding and 10 unicorns. Check them out here.
Funding to bike- and scooter-sharing startups has increased dramatically over the last two years. Year-to-date funding has already hit a record high, passing last year’s peak of $2.8B.
We take a look at how mega-rounds to leaders in the space — like Ofo, Mobike, and Hellobike — are propelling the industry’s growth.
Netflix and snooze
Part 2 of It’s a Hard Knock Life is about Netflix. And this poor chap who can’t seem to stay awake during shows, and then deal with this absolute injustice.
BTW, this is, of course, from Hacker News.
Yes, hello, this is Bot
Facebook’s new patent application outlines a bot that would allow users to pay for products — like a latte from a nearby coffee shop, as shown below — through the Messenger app.
The CB Insights podcast is now on Spotify! July is fintech binge month with three new fintech-focused episodes each Friday.
This week’s binge is all about the regulators (and deregulators), with new episodes featuring Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Mick Mulvaney and Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair.
