Hi there, 

We’ve added another exciting speaker to the mix for Future of Health (Dec. 8-9, virtual): the Chief Digital Officer, R&DS Technology Solutions at IQVIA (NYSE: IQV).
 

He’ll be joining:

• Co-founder and Co-CEO, GoodRX (NASDAQ: GDRX)

• Global Chief Medical Officer and VP of Healthcare, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)

• Executive Chairman and CEO, Transcarent (Livongo founder remaking the health & care experience)

• Co-founder and Chief Health Officer, Cityblock Health (unicorn – $2.9B valuation)

Register for the event here and join hundreds of other senior-level executives for great content, analyst presentations, roundtable discussions, and unlimited 1:1 networking.

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

The 2021 Mid-Year Global CVC Report
Corporate venture set consecutive quarterly funding and deal records in H1’21.

The Top 12 Reasons Startups Fail
From lack of product-market fit to disharmony on the team, we break down the top 12 reasons for startup failure by analyzing 110+ startup failure post-mortems.

How Blockchain Is Disrupting Insurance
Insurance giants and startups alike are using blockchain technology to prevent insurance fraud, track medical records, file claims, and more.

State Of Telehealth Q2’21 Report: Investment & Sector Trends To Watch
Our State Of Telehealth report features data-driven insights from our emerging tech insights platform. We take a look at global telehealth investment trends in key segments, top deals, active investors, and more.

We've got two live webinars coming your way:

• Big Tech In Healthcare — Find out how Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google, & Amazon are battling for the $8.3T healthcare market with CB Insights Principal Healthcare Analyst Jeffrey Becker in our live webinar on August 18 at 2pm EDT.
• The State Of Fintech Q2’21: Investment Trends To Watch — Get up to speed on the trends and data behind the largest fintech funding quarter on record in our live webinar on August 19 at 2pm EDT with CB Insights Intelligence Analyst Oliver Yu.

Even if you can't make it, sign up anyway and you'll receive the slides and recording after the webinar.

The Big Tech In Pharma Report: From Digital Pharmacies, AI For Drug Discovery, & Apps For Medical Records, How Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google Will Reimagine The Industry Value Chain
Big tech is coming for pharma. We analyze Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google’s strategies and priorities across the pharmaceutical value chain.

Disrupting The $8T Payment Card Business: The Outlook On ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’
Today, "buy now, pay later" accounts for only a small portion of overall card spending. But amid the pandemic-fueled e-commerce boom, this alternative model may be poised to disrupt the $8T US payment card industry.

ESG Scores Are Crucial For Achieving Corporate Sustainability Goals & Driving Investor Confidence. AI Is Taking Them Beyond Greenwashing
ESG funds largely outperformed S&P 500 during the pandemic. But the ESG scoring process is ambiguous, and brands often struggle to understand how to improve their ratings. From resilience planning to supply chain monitoring, we look at how alternative data and AI can help.