Hi there, 

Here are 50 startup ideas you can steal.

Some are good, some are amazing, and a couple are 💩.

I've been keeping a running list on Twitter and this is just a compilation of those.

Read the rules on page 2 before you get too deep into these.

Bio-based swag

Would you wear a purse made out of mushrooms? Or a sweater made out of seaweed?

These products aren’t as far-fetched as you might think — and you might even find yourself sporting one sometime soon.

Dive into the rise of bio-based materials in fashion, consumer goods, and beyond in this report.

Like a good neighbor

State Farm has been a leader in home and auto insurance for decades, but fierce competition is building.

So it’s turning to strategic partnerships and investments to bolster its position and expand within newer areas like cyber insurance.

Using CB Insights data, we identified the insurer’s top 4 strategic priorities in our State Farm strategy map.

Retail revolution

Retail media networks are among the fastest-growing ad marketplaces in the United States.

And a wide array of technologies are emerging to help advertisers take advantage of the opportunity.

From ad creation to placement to targeting & optimization, we identify 139 companies developing retail media solutions in this market map.

New kids on the block

Here are 4 science & engineering software companies that recently completed a CBI Analyst Briefing. 

• WeRide, a developer of autonomous driving technologies, is highlighted as a Leader in our ESP Vendor Ranking Matrix for passenger cars & shuttles. [Connect here.]

• Mech-Mind Robotics develops software solutions for industrial robots, like robotic vision (2D/3D) and autonomous path planning. [Connect here.]

• Developer-focused NLP toolkit Cohere is featured in our
  state of generative AI report. [Connect here.]

• China-based Black Sesame Technologies specializes in chips for autonomous driving. [Connect here.]

Customers can click “Connect here” above if they want to speak directly to these companies, or hit the Connect button in platform to get in touch with any company with a CB Insights profile.

Want to get your startup in front of customers, investors, acquirers, and all of our newsletter subscribers? Request a 100% free Analyst Briefing here.

TechCrunch. Mary Ann Azevedo (@bayareawriter) covers Sequoia’s and a16z’s fintech investments using CB Insights research here and here.

Tearsheet. Lindi Miti reports on the fintech funding downturn and uses CB Insights research.

Wall Street Journal. Christopher Mims (@mims) covers AI hype and mentions CB Insights research.
 

I love you.

Anand

@asanwal

P.S. Are you evaluating fraud prevention solutions like Feedzai and Forter? CB Insights clients can quickly compare these vendors and 3 others using this vendor scorecard.

We also shared the ESP vendor grid for fraud prevention solutions in this newsletter.