sourcing-as-a-service

Hi there,

I’m excited to announce the launch of Scout.

Yup —

“sourcing-as-a-service” is here.

We’ve built a data & analyst infrastructure over the last 10 years to identify technology companies.

And now we’re essentially “AWS’ing” that on behalf of clients.

We take care of the sourcing at the top-of-the-funnel. You do the rest.

If you’d like to learn more, go here.

IP-Oh no

2019 saw lackluster IPO performance from Silicon Valley’s darling unicorns. Will 2020 fare better for our top IPO prospects?

We predict which startups will go public next year in our latest Tech IPO Pipeline report here.

Smoke up, Johnny

1. But do they offer cold brew?
2. In America, we vape for our #health.

The tech bros of fashion

Athleisure is so last year. Enter techwear, which fuses high-tech, all-weather materials with futuristic style.

Check out 6 techwear startups to watch here.

Making money moves

Tech cos are raising more money before going public, with 2019 seeing a median of $281M in pre-IPO funding.

Read more insights about mega-rounds, SoftBank’s impact, and direct listings in the 2020 Tech IPO pipeline report here.

In hot demand

Ten unicorns, ranging from fintech to insurtech, are backed by 2 or more fin services CVC groups.

See which ones they are in our latest financial services CVC report here.

Social network, meet trading 

Valued at $800M, eToro wants to be a one-stop shop for stock trading, online investing, and crypto trading.

We break down its business model, customer acquistion strategy, competitors, and more here.

Reuters. Jane Lanhee Lee (@leejane71) reports on 2019’s record number of US unicorn births and quotes CB Insights chief exec Anand Sanwal.

Wall Street Journal. Paul Vigna (@paulvigna) writes about the subpar public performance of fintech unicorns and cites CB Insights research.

CNN Business. Rishi Iyengar (@Iyengarish) and Michelle Toh (@michelletoh235) report on Uber’s potential sale of UberEats to Zomato and cite CB Insights data.

I love you.

Anand
@asanwal

P.S. We’re looking for a backend engineer on one of the most collaborative teams at CBI. Check out the role here.

Can’t trust nobody. The story of a phone scam from prison gone wrong.

Wired

You either die a hero… Would decentralization actually help Big Tech instead?

New York Times

Wish I had someone to call on the phone. What happened to tech’s promise of bringing people together?

Buzzfeed News

I would die for Baby Yoda. Baby Yoda merch, the fans want. No, Disney says.

Wall Street Journal

“Have you been hit by the Russian troll army?” Here’s how Finland is protecting itself against fake news.
CNN