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One of the few bright spots of venture right now is generative AI.

In 2022, funding soared to $2.65B across a record-high 110 deals.

Today, the buzz is at a fever pitch. 

Microsoft has invested billions in OpenAI. Companies like Anthropic and Character.AI are reportedly in talks to raise large rounds. Last year, Anthropic raised a $580M round from several angels including Sam Bankman-Fried, whose investment web we analyzed here.

Focus areas for generative AI investment include companies in text generation (most funding since 2021) and visual media generation (most deals since 2021). See more detail in the map below.

In our poll last week, readers voted that generative AI would be as big as the iPhone. If that’s the case, lots more dollars are going to flow to this space over 2023.

Agree or disagree? Get more data on generative AI and where the space may be headed next here.

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Smart investors are using current market uncertainty to find opportunities.

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The collaboration & project management software market is becoming increasingly crowded. It includes players like:

• Airtable

• ClickUp

• Monday.com

So which vendors are the best and how do they compare across funding, valuation, revenue multiples, and other efficiency stats?

We mined software buyer interviews and CB Insights data to provide answers to these questions and more in this research brief.

Let’s go places

The future of the automotive industry will be marked by autonomous vehicles, electrification, and increased connectivity. 

And through investments in factory automation, clean energy, and more, Toyota is helping to drive this transformation.

Dive deeper into Toyota’s plans for the future in this strategy map.

Business Insider. Sarah Braner (@sarahbraner) reports on the digital health downturn using CB Insights research.

Forbes. Alex Knapp (@TheAlexKnapp) covers Dimension — a new venture capital firm — and cites CB Insights research.

American Hospital Association. The organization covers Optum’s value-based care expansion and cites CB Insights research.
 

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