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Founded in 2018, Coinbase Ventures is the new kid on the block in corporate VC.

And it's one to watch as it’s on an absolute tear in 2021.

The firm has inked more deals in 2021 so far than in 2018, 2019, and 2020 combined. 

The Coinbase Ventures crew is playing a different game in the CVC ecosystem as evidenced by just the pace of their activity.

Already the third most active corporate VC in the first half of 2021, Coinbase Ventures is on track to jump into first place past Salesforce Ventures and GV (Google Ventures) in Q3’21. 

And while still a relatively young venture unit, it already has 11 companies in its portfolio valued at over $1B (aka unicorns).

The new guard of corporate investors like Coinbase and Stripe should be on your radar if you want to see where financial services is going.

See Coinbase's 11 unicorns here (requires a CBI login). 

Where has the time gone

The nascent telehealth space is beginning to show signs of maturity. So far in 2021, early-stage deal share is tracking at a historical low — and late-stage share is at a high.

See what’s driving the market and the top telehealth deals of the past quarter in this report.

Block party

The blockchain space is rapidly evolving, with investment reaching new heights in 2021 so far. 

Blockchain companies are tackling everything from crypto trading to NFT marketplaces to decentralized finance. 

Check out 80+ of the top-funded private blockchain companies in this market map.

Euro zone

Europe has drawn over $200B in equity funding since 2015 as the tech boom expands to cities like Stockholm, Barcelona, and Amsterdam. 

We mapped out the most well-funded tech startup in each European country here.

Calling all networkers
 

Future of Fintech (Oct. 5-6, NYC + online) officially begins in less than one month and we could not be more excited.
 

Next week, we’re opening up our networking platform so that our attendees can begin scheduling 1:1 meetings with each other while at the event.
 

More than half of our networking meetings are scheduled before the event begins, so make sure to register today so you can meet with people like the managing directors of Bank of America, Google, Morgan Stanley, and TD Ameritrade, as well as CEOs/founders of all our tech demo companies.
 

Save $100 with code networking.

R&D disruption

Pharma companies outsource about 50% of R&D to contract research organizations (CROs) — a $43B market that is highly concentrated.

But the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated demand for contract research services, creating opportunities for startups to enter the market. 

Clients can dig into how tech companies are disrupting the CRO model here.

The Information. Malique Morris (@luxeoflique) looks at e-commerce investment trends using CB Insights data. 

Wall Street Journal. The Pro VC newsletter reports on the CB Insights Management Mosaic tool and cites CB Insights research.

Bloomberg. Gearoid Reidy (@GearoidReidy) and Min Jeong Lee (@leeminjeong83) discuss BNPL unicorn Paidy and reference CB Insights unicorn data.
 

P.S. We’re looking for a digital marketing conversion analyst. Check out the role here.