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Healthcare is having a moment. 

Q3’20 represented a new record for global healthcare funding. Investors plowed a whopping $21.8B into the space across 1,500+ deals.

This was largely driven by the record number of mega-rounds in the US and China, including JD Health’s massive $830M round and Bright Health’s $500M deal. The mega-deals spanned multiple categories with healthcare AI, telehealth, and medical devices all seeing record levels of equity funding.  

Check out more of the latest healthcare funding trends in our just-released Q3’20 State Of Healthcare report.

It’s gonna be (targeting) me
 

Targeted marketing tech is getting more precise in tracking consumer behavior, with emerging trends including holistic data and AI-based alternatives for cookies. 
 

We map out 120+ cos developing targeted marketing tech in this client-only report.

Bye bye bye
 

Management consulting, as we know it, is one of the industries most vulnerable to disruption. 
 

We break down how tech is killing strategy in this report. 

Digital, digital (wallets) get down 
 

The pandemic has only accelerated the usage of digital wallets as a form of contactless payment.
 

Asia leads the world in digital wallet adoption. Clients can dig deeper into the current state of the market, how startups and big tech cos are tackling the space, and the challenges they face here.

• 1:1 firesides with CEOs/founders of the top fintech cos in the world, including unicorns Plaid, Honey, Klarna, Gusto, and Robinhood, and public cos OneConnect, Morgan Stanley, Envestnet, and Lemonade
• 1 stream dedicated to the Future of Insurance featuring Ethos, Next Insurance, Acko, Andreessen Horowitz, and Capital G
• 1 stream dedicated to the Future of Wealth featuring MoneyLion, Goldman Sachs, Acorns, Upstox, and Fidelity
• Interviews with select Fintech 250 winners including Trust & Will, Ocrolus, Nova Credit, CyberCube Analytics, Numerated, and Deserve
• Conversations with the leading VCs including Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Spark Capital, and Ribbit Capital

Construction: bringin' da noise

Connected infrastructure, project management, and autonomous robots are hot topics in construction tech, per patents from Katerra, Prescient, and more.  

As VC funding in the space is on pace to rebound from 2019, we look at the patents construction tech startups are applying for in this client-only brief.

Wall Street Journal. Brian Gormley uses CB Insights data and quotes CB Insights senior intelligence analyst Marissa Schlueter (@mschlueter13) in covering Q3’20 medtech funding.

Ad Age. Adrianne Pasquarelli (@SheLikesToShop) reports on seniors’ changing shopping habits and cites CB Insights research.

Business Insider. Megan Hernbroth (@Megan_Hernbroth) breaks down healthcare startup funding using CB Insights’ State Of Healthcare Q3’20 report.

P.S. Want to cover the latest healthcare trends with us? We're looking for a healthcare analyst. Apply here.

P.P.S. Our friends over at at Highmark Health are hiring for a few positions based in Pittsburgh, PA: Strategy Development Analyst, Associate Strategy Partner, and Strategy Partner. 

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