Hi there, 

"Generative AI" is the buzzword of 2023. 

Is it all a bunch of hype? Or as big an advance as the internet? 

Let us know what you think by voting in the poll below.

Note: generative AI goes beyond ChatGPT. Think AI tech and applications that generate entirely new content, from images to code.

Generative AI is a technological advance that will be as big as...

The iPhone
The internet
Neither
Not sure

Click one of the links above to cast your vote. We’ll release the results next week. 

For customers, we dug into 250 generative AI companies in
this market map.

Tales of the failed

Global venture funding fell with each passing quarter in 2022, dropping to $65.9B in Q4’22 — down 64% year-over-year.

While some strapped-for-cash startups survived the pullback, others were forced to shut down completely.

We take a look at 10 startups that went under in Q4’22 (and 432 others) in this research brief.

Glory days fade away

After taking off amid the pandemic, telehealth funding fell back to earth in 2022. 

Startups in the space raised $7.5B last year — down 57% from 2021, but up 25% from pre-pandemic levels.

On a quarterly basis, however, telehealth funding hit its lowest level since Q1’18 in Q4’22.

Dive into the rise and fall of telehealth funding in our State of Digital Health 2022 Report.

Brick-and-mortar mojo

Retailers are opening more interactive store formats to bring new life to in-person shopping.

For example, Dick’s Sporting Goods has opened new stores featuring turf fields, rock-climbing walls, putting greens, and more. 

Explore how retailers are experimenting with experiential retail and dive into 4 other new retail formats to watch in this report.

Join the club

Here are 4 security software companies that recently completed a CBI Analyst Briefing. 

• Pentera assesses and validates corporate cybersecurity risks using penetration testing. [Connect here.]

• API security platform Cequence Security partnered with Tetrate to incorporate API security into the application development process. [Connect here.]

• Claroty aims to secure and optimize industrial control networks, and it acquired healthcare cybersecurity solution Medigate in 2021. [Connect here.]

• Tel Aviv-based Perimeter 81 is featured as a Highflier in our cloud access security brokers ESP vendor ranking.
  [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 900,000+ newsletter subscribers? Request a 100% free Analyst Briefing here.

Chippy, not Clippy

Have you heard of Chippy — Chipotle’s AI-powered tortilla chip-making robot?

Chippy represents just one of Chipotle’s strategic plays in robotics — and the restaurant’s technological embrace doesn’t stop there. 

From robotics to gaming, discover how Chipotle is leveraging technology to boost profits in this strategy map.

TechCrunch. Anna Heim (@abracarioca) covers last year’s venture slowdown using CB Insights research.

Insider Intelligence. Will Paige (@WillPaige7) dives into BNPL activity in the MENA region using CB Insights data.

Retail Dive. Dani James (@DJames1264) tackles DTC retail trends to watch in 2023 and mentions CB Insights research.
 

I love you.

Anand

@asanwal

P.S. Our analysts are going to dive into key fintech trends for 2023 — and you’re invited to join them on February 7. Register today to save your spot.