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Generative AI Bible: The ultimate guide to genAI disruption
The generative AI landscape is evolving rapidly. We analyze how the tech has developed, where it's going, and which trends and players you need to watch.
AI strategies for 11 of the world’s largest companies
The AI moves of some of the world’s most important companies.
AI 100: The most promising artificial intelligence startups of 2024
From new AI architectures to precision manufacturing, this year’s winners are tackling some of the hardest challenges across industries.
Essentials Resources to understand the future of generative AI
The generative AI market map
See the generative AI landscape broken down into specific markets and the players to watch in each.
Here’s how leading strategy teams are successfully driving generative AI adoption in their organizations
We look at genAI adoption, key challenges, and tactics to overcome them.
How to buy AI: Assessing AI startups’ potential
How to use the CBI platform to identify, assess, and understand AI companies.
Future of the workforce: How AI agents will transform enterprise workflows
Dive into what agents are, their limitations, key companies, and implications for the future of work.
AI strategies for 11 of the world’s largest companies: Where Eli Lilly, Visa, Oracle, and 8 other giants are making moves
The AI moves of some of the world’s most important companies.
The big tech AI arms race: 75+ AI startups backed by Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia
Where big tech is investing in AI and what this means for their future plans.
15 tech trends to watch closely in 2025
The technology trends that will transform industries as generative AI takes center stage.
AI 100: The most promising artificial intelligence startups of 2024
From new AI architectures to precision manufacturing, this year’s winners are tackling some of the hardest challenges across industries.
Analyzing Nvidia’s growth strategy: How the chipmaker plans to usher in the next wave of AI
How one of the biggest generative AI winners so far is laying the groundwork for its next steps.
The generative AI boom in 6 charts
See the generative AI landscape across funding trends, top-valued startups, most active VCs, and more.
The Multi-Agent AI Outlook: Here’s what you need to know about the next major development in genAI
We look at the future of AI agent systems and the key players, approaches, and roadblocks in the space.
The foundation model divide: Mapping the future of open vs. closed AI development
We look at the winners and losers in the space, and what enterprises need to think about next for adoption.
Enterprise AI agents are on the cusp of broad commercialization
We map the startups in the AI agents space based on their Commercial Maturity scores.
Generative AI predictions for 2024
The trends that will shape generative AI in 2024 and beyond.
What DeepSeek’s model releases mean for the future of AI
We cover DeepSeek’s rapid ascent on the AI infrastructure landscape, the private sector, and enterprise AI strategies.
Should enterprises adopt closed-source or open-source AI models?
This brief explores enterprise adoption and the cost dynamics reshaping the divide.
Global AI race heats up in India with unprecedented hiring spree
We break down the rise of India’s AI sector across headcount growth, big tech investment, and VC deal activity.
Nvidia’s next big bet? Physical AI
We break down how Nvidia is using acquisitions to strengthen its positioning in the next wave of AI development.
Markets Bet on the right AI markets and find the best companies
Market maps
Simplifying complex landscapes and identifying the players to watch
The generative AI market map
See the generative AI landscape broken down into specific markets and the players to watch in each.
The AI agent market map
We mined the CB Insights database to map 170+ AI agent startups across 26 categories.
The open-source AI development market map
We map 70+ vendors developing open-source tools to help enterprises build and deploy AI projects.
The AI training data market map
We break down the tech companies helping to create, curate, and manage training data for AI models.
The large language model operations (LLMOps) market map
From prompt engineering to cybersecurity, these vendors are helping enterprises deploy LLMs.
The machine learning operations (MLOps) market map
Analyzing the vendors helping enterprises build and deploy AI models.
The responsible AI market map
Here are companies helping enterprises build and deploy AI in an ethical and legal manner.
The generative AI in healthcare market map
These tech companies are bringing generative AI into medical research and clinical settings.
The pharma AI market map
These AI companies are helping pharma giants discover new drug targets and carry out clinical trials more efficiently.
The generative AI in retail market map
From fashion design to e-commerce search, we break down the categories of tech vendors bringing generative AI to retail.
The generative AI in financial services market map
See the 55 genAI companies that sell to financial institutions and support key financial workflows.
The industrial AI agents & copilots market map
60+ companies developing AI agents & copilots for industrial applications.
The generative AI for e-commerce market map
GenAI tools are moving deeper into e-commerce operations, we map out tech startup activity across the ecosystem.
The AI computing hardware market map
From NPUs to quantum computing, we break down the categories of tech companies powering the AI explosion.
The AI in defense tech market map
These tech companies are transforming military operations with AI.
The enterprise AI agents & copilots market map
See the 102 promising startups augmenting the human workforce with AI-powered copilots and agents.
The generative AI in healthcare and life sciences market map
We mapped 85+ startups bringing generative AI to the healthcare and life sciences industries.
Pricing reports
How much real customers are paying for generative AI services
Here’s how much executives are paying LLM developers — and who they’re buying from
How buyers are evaluating OpenAI and its competitors.
Here’s how much executives are paying for LLM security — and who they’re buying from
How buyers are assessing vendors securing large language models (LLMs).
How much are tech buyers paying for AI-powered chatbots?
Here’s how AI-powered chatbots for customer service are being measured.
Investors Where leading investors are placing AI bets
The big tech AI arms race: 75+ AI startups backed by Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia
We map every big tech AI investment in 2023 and highlight where these giants are seeing the most opportunity.
Analyzing OpenAI’s investment strategy: Where the ChatGPT maker is betting on AI disruption
Analyzing the spaces where the company believes AI will deliver the most impact.
The generative AI boom in 6 charts
We break down the generative AI landscape across funding trends, top-valued startups, most active VCs, and more.
Y Combinator’s recent genAI bets privilege productivity and LLMOps
We analyzed Y Combinator’s latest cohort to discern the investor's priorities in genAI.
State of AI 2024 Report
Charts and data analyzing artificial intelligence investment trends over the last quarter and beyond.
OpenAI is on an M&A tear — here’s who it could acquire next
A shortlist of 60+ targets it could go after in the enterprise AI space.
The 3 generative AI markets most ripe for exits
These are the genAI markets with the highest likelihood of exits in the next 2 years.
These emerging B2C AI applications are gaining investor attention
While B2B dominates AI funding, the consumer sector is rapidly evolving. We look at some of the notable categories receiving investment.
Inside the AI drug discovery arms race
We analyzed CB Insights' data to help pharma companies and investors navigate the maturing AI landscape in drug discovery.
Sam Altman’s Investment Web: Where the OpenAI CEO is investing in AI, biotech, energy, and more
We uncovered the companies Sam Altman and related entities have taken stakes in since 2019.
Where the AWS Generative AI Accelerator is placing its bets across 7 industries
We identify the AWS Generative AI Accelerator’s top priorities across healthcare, education, finance, and more.
Strategy Stay ahead of your rivals on generative AI
AI Readiness Index
Ranking industry leaders’ AI activity
Which hospitals have the most AI innovation? Our AI Readiness Index shows Mayo Clinic is leading the pack
Assess how prepared US health systems are to adopt and respond to rapidly evolving AI technologies.
Which insurance giants have the most AI innovation? Our AI Readiness Index shows Cigna is leading the pack
Assess how prepared the 50 top insurance companies are to adopt rapidly evolving AI technologies.
Pharma AI Readiness Index: Who’s best-positioned for the AI boom?
Assess how prepared top pharmaceutical companies are to adopt and respond to rapidly evolving AI technologies.
Retail Bank AI Readiness Index: Who’s best-positioned for the AI boom?
Assess how prepared top banks are to adopt and respond to rapidly evolving AI technologies.
The top 25 utility companies by AI readiness
We benchmark the world’s largest utilities across AI innovation and execution.
Behind the strategy
Revealing the strategies of companies focused on AI
AI strategies for 11 of the world’s largest companies: Where Eli Lilly, Visa, Oracle, and 8 other giants are making moves
The AI moves of some of the world’s most important companies.
Analyzing Nvidia’s growth strategy: How the chipmaker plans to usher in the next wave of AI
We mined Nvidia's acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern its strategic priorities.
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
We break down how publishers with valuable text content will become a licensing battleground for LLM makers.
Analyzing Google’s healthcare growth strategy: Can the tech giant become the sector’s go-to AI provider?
We mined Google’s investments and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities in healthcare.
Databricks wants to be a one-stop shop for AI. Here’s how it plans to get there
We mined Databricks’ acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities.
Analyzing Microsoft’s healthcare growth strategy: How the software giant is betting generative AI will transform the sector
We mined Microsoft's acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern its healthcare strategy.
Is Nvidia the next big health IT vendor? How the chipmaker is building a healthcare AI ecosystem
We mined Nvidia's investments and partnerships to discern the company’s strategic priorities in healthcare.
Analyzing Accenture’s AI strategy: How the consulting firm is looking to ride the AI wave
We mined Accenture’s acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities in artificial intelligence.
Analyzing AMD’s growth strategy: How the fabless semiconductor giant is accelerating AI & cloud computing
We mined AMD's acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities.
Analyzing Eli Lilly’s growth strategy: How the pharma giant is leveraging AI and pioneering a direct-to-patient approach
We analyzed Eli Lilly’s tech-focused acquisitions, investments, and partnerships.
Analyzing Apple’s AI strategy: Small models, spatial computing, and consumer-friendly AI agents
We mined Apple’s partnerships, acquisitions, and earnings reports to discern the company's AI positioning.
Analyzing a16z’s AI investment strategy: Where the firm sees opportunity amid the genAI rush
Andreessen Horowitz’s leading AI priorities are multimedia generation and AI-fueled agents & copilots.
Analyzing Cisco’s growth strategy: How the networking giant is betting on emerging infrastructure in AI and cybersecurity
Cisco is getting behind AI in a big way — here are the company’s strategic priorities.
AI strategies for 8 of the world’s biggest consultancies: Where Accenture, Deloitte, and 6 other giants are making moves
We mined the AI activities of some of the world’s largest consultancies.
Industries Applications of generative AI by industry
3 ways financial institutions are embracing generative AI
We break down how financial institutions and fintech startups are navigating the emerging space.
7 applications of generative AI in healthcare
We break down 7 ways health systems can leverage generative AI — and the vendors building these solutions.
6 applications of generative AI in industrials
From infrastructure design to materials discovery, we look at 6 ways industrials companies can leverage generative AI.
Tracking generative AI adoption in insurance: How insurers are tapping into the genAI opportunity
We explore how insurers are using genAI to improve customer experience, employee productivity, and underwriting.
4 applications of generative AI in drug R&D
From molecule design to biomedical NLP, we break down 4 ways pharmaceutical companies can leverage generative AI.
6 applications of generative AI in retail
We look at 6 ways brands and retailers can leverage generative AI to cut costs and create more engaging content.
The energy impact of generative AI: 3 technologies transforming the future of data centers
Here are 3 technologies with the potential to make data centers more energy-efficient and sustainable.
AI-powered humanoid robots are coming and big tech wants in
AI is fueling the rise of humanoid robots, creating an opportunity for tech giants with computing chops and big wallets.
How are financial services players jumping on the LLM opportunity?
Financial services incumbents and leading fintech companies are integrating large language models into their workflows.
Small language models are gaining traction — here’s what you need to know
Enterprises are seeing opportunities to deploy more cost-effective small models for tasks across industries.
How generative AI could supercharge retailers’ ad networks
We highlight opportunities for retailers, brands, ad agencies, and other industry stakeholders.
4 novel computing approaches for the next era of AI
We examine how big tech and startups are developing new computing methods that could advance AI.
3 trends to watch in the hot AI security market
With early-stage activity dominating AI security, we highlight top acquisition targets in the market.
How genAI is reshaping the insurance value chain
We highlight emerging opportunities for generative AI across the insurance value chain.
GenAI is upending old cybersecurity assumptions — here are the emerging themes and players to watch
How genAI is impacting the space and where players can remove key barriers to adoption.
Generative AI is accelerating the timeline for fully autonomous driving
We look at how genAI is bringing vehicles closer to full automation.
AI and Web3 are leading the next wave of gaming innovation
Here’s how emerging tech is making gaming more immersive, responsive, and secure.
The future of the customer journey: AI agents take control of the buying process
How genAI and agentic commerce will transform the customer journey.
AI in clinical trials: How the tech is serving pharma’s riskiest bet
Here's how AI in clinical trials is transforming drug development for the better.
Exclusive data Dig deeper with generative AI data only found at CB Insights
1000+ AI buyer interviews
Real customers of AI companies explain how satisfied they are with the product, intent to renew, areas for improvement, and more.
40+ generative AI market profiles
Compare competitors in AI markets, identify emerging trends, and see who’s leading the pack.
800+ companies in the analyst-curated generative AI Expert Collection
The most comprehensive list of generative startups anywhere in the world, filterable by CB Insights data.
