Predictive intelligence on the private tech market.
At a Glance
| Publisher | CB Insights |
| Coverage | continuous monitoring of 12M+ companies across 1,500+ markets, with funding, financial, and firmographic data and AI-driven trend signals |
| Access | institutional subscription |
| Free alternative | its free research newsletters and reports for headlines, not the platform |
| Regional | global, with the deepest U.S. funding coverage. |
Our Take
CB Insights is built for technology scouting and market foresight — spotting emerging companies, mapping competitive spaces, and reading funding and firmographic signals with an AI layer on top. Its market maps and trend research are widely cited in corporate innovation and strategy teams. It’s a premium platform, and its predictive signals are aids to judgment, not verdicts. Use it to scan the private tech frontier and size competitive fields; corroborate specific deal or valuation figures against PitchBook or Crunchbase.
Power Tips
- Use CB Insights’ market maps to frame a competitive or technology landscape fast, then validate the standout companies against primary funding data
- pair its trend signals with academic and patent evidence (Dimensions, Lens) to separate hype from a real research base.
Alternatives & Complements
PitchBook · Crunchbase · Gartner / Forrester · Lens.org.
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