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Tiger Global is on an absolute investment tear in 2021. Through the first 54 business days of the year,  Tiger has made 45 disclosed investments (0.83 investments per day for folks playing at home). 

It's investing in companies from Series A to Series E, across sectors from payments to cannabis to digital health.

Next up.

Did you know that  mentions of blockchain on earnings calls hit a peak in early 2018?

And now, it looks like everyone’s favorite buzzword has come back to life.

Yup — blockchain is back, baby!

Still don’t understand blockchain? Here are 2 things you should do:

1. Read this primer: What Is Blockchain Technology?
2. Don’t not sign up for this blockchain newsletter

Wicked smart

AI companies raised a record $33B in 2020. 

See the top-funded AI startup in every US state — from Nuro in CA to UiPath to NY — here.

100 seconds to midnight

Shaken by the pandemic and faced with persistent threats like climate change and cyber warfare, more corporations are becoming preppers. 

From onshoring operations to rethinking energy production, we dig into how companies will build corporate resilience in 2021 here.

Fintech MVP

Stripe is now the most valuable startup in the US, following its $600M raise at a $95B valuation.

We break down Stripe’s rise and what could be next for the company in this 39-page report. 

Paper charts no more

Healthcare delivery organizations have pumped billions into the electronic health record (EHR) market over the last 12 years.

In 2020, investment activity in the space rebounded. Clients can see where top investors are placing their EHR bets here. 

New York Times. Natasha Singer (@natashanyt) looks at the future of edtech and cites CB Insights data. 

Business Insider. Blake Dodge (@dodgeblake) covers the launch of Amazon’s telehealth service and quotes CB Insights principal intelligence analyst Jeffrey Becker (@BeckerJMB).

Bank Automation News. Jaspreet Kalra (@kalrajs23) discusses Q1’21 fintech funding trends with CB Insights senior intelligence analyst Alex Kern (@AlexKernA) and cites CBI data.
 

P.S. We've just added Ran Harpaz, the CTO of Hippo, to the lineup at CB Insights Tech Market: Digitizing P&C Insurance (May 13-14). Reserve your ticket here and save $50 with code Hippo.

P.P.S. Our friends over at Novo Nordisk are hiring an emerging tech lead and a digital innovation consultant.  

The Blurb

Crypto buys. Around 10,000 bitcoin ATMs have popped up around the US in the last 5 months as the cryptocurrency’s popularity has soared.

Reuters

Close calls. Astronomers detected nearly 3,000 near-Earth asteroids in 2020, a new record. 

Nature

Bubbles. Investors with cash to burn and an appetite for risk have set off this year’s investment manias, from NFTs to SPACs. 

NYT

Supersized. US pickup trucks weigh 1,300 pounds more on average than they did in 1990, increasing their danger to pedestrians. 

Bloomberg