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Startup valuations continue to fall from 2021’s highs, as our Q3’22 Tech Valuations Report highlights. 

The tech valuation "reset," which we first saw in Q2, has deepened (though not across the board).

The Q3 report contains a ton of stage-level insights, including:

• Shrinking deal sizes and where the trend is most pronounced (page 3)

• Some surprising data on Series A rounds & valuations (page 8)

• The rapid rise in capped or full participation rights in Series D+ deals (page 20)

Banking on AI

Retail banks are investing in artificial intelligence to:

• Engage customers

• Cut fraud-related losses

• Offer differentiated data and insights-as-a-service

We identify the top 3 retail banks in AI and explore how they're using the tech here.

Benchmarking insurtech

Hundreds of P&C-focused insurtech companies have completed Analyst Briefings with us this year.

These have given us a treasure trove of unique and proprietary data points about insurtech companies, including:

• What is their typical pricing?

• How long is their sales cycle?

• Who do they sell to? I.e., who are their ICPs (ideal customer profiles)?

• When will they be fundraising?

And more.

In our first-ever P&C Insurtech Benchmarking Report, we dig into the above and more.

The report is only available to paid CB Insights customers OR P&C insurtech companies who submitted an Analyst Briefing.

Blockchain, it’s cold outside

Will the crypto winter start to thaw — or turn into an Ice Age?

Q3’22 activity suggests things might get icier. 

Global blockchain funding dropped 35% QoQ to hit $4.6B — less than half of Q1’22’s record high. Learn more about the decline in our State of Blockchain Q3’22 Report. 

Workin’ for a livin’

The pace of digital transformation is picking up in construction and mining. 

Companies in these industries are turning to new tech to improve working conditions, mitigate labor shortages, and more. 

We explore 6 job site technologies with transformative potential in this report.

One app to rule them all

Super apps let you communicate, shop online, and more — all from one place on a mobile device.

WeChat and WhatsApp are among the most notable examples. And a number of companies have built services on top of these apps to support the brands and retailers that use them. 

From frictionless payments to marketing intelligence, we explore what they’re developing in this market map.

Axios. Erin Brodwin (@erinbrodwin) covers digital health Series E+ rounds and cites CB Insights data.

Variety. Heidi Chung (@heidi_chung) discusses venture capital investment activity and uses CB Insights research.

Crain’s New York Business. Jacqueline Neber (@jacquineber), Maya Kaufman (@mayakauf), and Eddie Small (@Eddie_Small) explore digital health funding in New York and mention CB Insights research.

I love you.

Anand

@asanwal

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