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Gibberish
Hi there,
Last week, we talked about the benefits of writing like a human being.
Sadly, it's shockingly rare.
We see it every day. Hundreds of companies submit their data to us daily via The Editor.
And they are addicted to jargon and marketing speak. Yes — lots of five-person startups that are the "world's leading."
In any case, Andrew Davidson has created a corporate gibberish generator (see The Blurb) which you can use to generate jargon-infested press releases, website copy, and ICO whitepapers.
Here is an excerpt about CB Insights — the industry leader of collaborative schemas.
We the best
This year, CB Insights was among the 100 companies named to the Crain’s Best Places to Work in NYC.
If you are interested in joining our award-winning squad, check out open roles here.
War chests
Indian ride-hailing unicorn Ola just received its fifth funding round in 2017 this week, a massive $2B Series J from Tencent, Ratan Tata, and returning investor SoftBank, among others.
This deal is the latest of a series of major funding rounds to Uber's top competitors. We visualized deal sizes of ride-hailing startups with $1B+ in disclosed funding below.
Remote control
We used our patent search engine to dive into the research efforts of 4 companies studying teleoperation concepts. In these driverless scenarios, remotely based operators could assume control of a vehicle should it require manual intervention.
Price/Earnings and Price/Sales are sooooo 2001
According to the founder of $20B unicorn WeWork, it is now about price/energy and price/spirituality.
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The Next Big Thing
A look at the research coming out of universities, corporate R&D teams, and government research labs that CB Insights thinks you should know about.
Rx E. Coli
Drug company Synlogic is currently studying the safety of a drug made from gene-modified E. coli. The drug — designed to treat certain rare, but serious, metabolic diseases — deploys bioengineered bacteria into the human gut. Once inside the body, the E. coli behaves like a sponge to soak up excess ammonia.
The new E. coli-based drug is the latest innovation in “synthetic biology,” which we breakdown here.
1000x faster than your brain
A team led by researchers from Exeter, Oxford, and Münster universities has developed specialized photonic microchips, which could one day help to create computers that can store and process huge amounts of information at faster speeds than the human brain. Read about it.
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Of course, it's all about startups
Spotted by Ryan Mac of Buzzfeed, proof that there is no bad time to advocate for startups and tech.
Securing the future
Startups protecting hospitals, power grids, and factories are gaining visibility and investor interest. We look at 5 of the top startups in the space including Tanium — the most well-funded private company in the category.
We'll be digging into this topic this Thursday during our discussion on cybersecurity for the connected enterprise. You can sign up for the briefing here.
The Industry Standard
CB Insights data is the most trusted by those in the industry and the media. A few recent hits.
New York Times. Nathaniel Popper (@nathanielpopper) writes about virtual currencies and cites CB Insights investment data.
Forbes. Elizabeth MacBride (@editoremacb) reports on Onfido's latest round of financing and references CB Insights research on cybersecurity startups.
Zee Business. A look at the online grocery market in India with a mention of CB Insights investment data.
I love you.
Anand
@asanwal
P.S. Next week, we'll be diving into startups, investors, and private market funding trends in the fitness tech space. Sign up for the briefing.
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