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The Fintech 250 is taking applications until June 19. Submit your company ASAP. 

Topical news

Social determinants of health, factors like food supply and housing that contribute to health outcomes, have increasingly come into focus as a result of Covid-19. 

We dig into some of the companies addressing issues related to social determinants of health in our market map below.

Bullseye
 

Cloud computing unicorn Snowflake just filed confidentially for an IPO. 

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If any of our clients in Europe are looking for an intern, lmk.  Clearly, this student hustles.

Concentrated bets

Despite the market volatility wrought by the virus, China invested heavily in AI infrastructure to combat Covid-19. 

Take a look at where China doubled down on AI in Q1’20 here.

Wellness is all-inclusive

Sexual wellness has long struggled to shed its "taboo" label, but investor interest has begun to shift amid broader discussion and acceptance.

Check out how the space is gaining traction here.

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The agenda for the upcoming CB Insights Technology Conference (June 16-18) is now live. Here's what we've got lined up:

• 64 fireside chats with some of the smartest and most innovative technology companies including Duolingo, Discord, Robinhood, Livongo, and Activation Blizzard

• 15+ unicorns including Ripple ($10B valuation), Unity Technologies ($6B valuation), and Gitlab ($2.7B valuation)

• 10+ investors from VCs including Sequoia, Craft Ventures, FirstMark Capital, CapitalG, Kleiner Perkins, Harlem Capital Partners, and Union Square Ventures

• 10+ public company CEOs/co-founders/C-suite executives from Slack (NYSE: WORK), Box (NYSE: BOX), Chegg (NYSE: CHGG)

• 9 conference themes (Money, Shop, Work, Move, Health, Security, Play, Create, and Learn)

The newest speakers confirmed include Daniel Cherry III, Chief Marketing Officer, Activation Blizzard Esports (NASDAQ: ATVI); Paris Wallace, CEO, Ovia Health; and Niki Manby, Chief Innovation Officer, Mutual of Omaha. 
 

The conference kicks off 1 week from today. Check out the agenda and register here. Save $100 with code TCAgenda. 

Modern Healthcare. Jessica Kim Cohen (@JessicaKimCohen) reports on health IT investing trends and bright spots and speaks with CB Insights healthcare analyst Marissa Schlueter (@mschlueter13).

Forbes. Louis Columbus (@LouisColumbus) details 20 cybersecurity startups to watch and cites the CB Insights cybersecurity NExTT report.

Sifted. Isabel Woodford (@i_woodford) breaks down fintech stock trends and mentions CB Insights research.

P.S. Don't forget to submit your co to be considered for the Fintech 250 before applications close June 19. 

Open waters, closed data. While a massive amount of ocean data has been collected in the past decade, much of it remains siloed, hindering sustainability efforts.

Nature

Staycation. Home-sharing services have registered an uptick in domestic bookings as air travel-wary consumers get antsy at home.

Bloomberg

A brand-new industry. In the wake of Covid-19, contact tracing has opened up as a much-needed source of employment.

CNBC

Need. More. Posts. Our brains are hardwired to pay attention to negative events, and social media can offer an endless feed of them.

Wall Street Journal

Bullish on chicken noodle. Campbell’s Soup saw long-awaited sales growth in the stockpiling frenzy caused by the pandemic.

CNN