SVB fallout

Down rounds, startup mortality, & layoffs.
Retail tech champions. AI deep dive.

March 18, 2023

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And now, here are this week's top research briefs.

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SVB’s challenges will accelerate valuation down rounds, startup mortality, and layoffs

The tenuous state of Silicon Valley Bank will change the accessibility of venture debt. The implications on startups, investors, and the private markets will be profound.

State of AI 2022 Report
Global AI funding fell by 34% in 2022 but rebounded on a quarterly basis in Q4'22 — breaking a streak of 4 quarters of decline.

Silicon Valley Bank’s investment syndicate map. Which VCs did SVB invest with most?
As a leading venture debt firm, SVB frequently invested alongside technology VCs. We used CB Insights data to map out some of its key relationships in the VC ecosystem.

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Retail Tech 100: The most promising retail tech startups of 2023
The Retail Tech 100 is CB Insights' annual list of the 100 most promising private retail tech companies in the world. This year’s winners are using technology to help retailers create more connected and personalized experiences and drive efficiency and profitability.

Silicon Valley Bank was at the center of the fintech ecosystem. We break down every fintech sector it touched and 45 companies affected by its uncertain future.
With over 2,600 fintech clients, Silicon Valley Bank is a lender, banking partner, and payments technology provider. We map out some of its biggest clients and partnerships using CB Insights’ business relationship data to show its impact on the fintech industry.

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As Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and the rest of big tech compete in generative AI, tying up content publishers will be critical for their LLMs. Here are 21 licensing targets they should lock up
Large language models (LLMs) trained on more text will generally be superior to an LLM with less. As a result, expect publishers with valuable text content to become a licensing battleground for LLM makers and for language acquisition costs (LAC) to become a real expense.

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Silicon Valley Bank’s healthcare investment syndicate map. Which VCs did it work with most often on healthcare deals?
Silicon Valley Bank’s focus on healthcare and life sciences made it a major partner not only to healthcare startups, but also to their VCs. We look at the top investors in SVB’s healthcare inner circle.

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