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Since 2021, we’ve mapped emerging technologies, market shifts, and startup opportunities to help tech builders understand where new markets were forming.In 2026, we’re coming back, building on that research foundation with a sharper focus on understanding emerging AI markets.Explore our past work →

Zoe Chew is the founder, analyst, and writer behind The Venturescale, an independent technology publication focused on AI and emerging tech.She has been researching and publishing technology market deep dives since 2021, before the current AI boom, tracking how new technologies emerge, how markets take shape, and which companies are building around them.Her background spans product building, go-to-market, and community operations, with much of her work rooted across the US/APAC tech ecosystem.Outside of her work, she built and launched digital tools, featured on Product Hunt #1, Lifehacker and technology blogs across seven countries. She has also contributed articles to HackerNoon and was a Noonies Award winner.You can find her on:

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Online Communities: How We Learn, Earn & Socialize2023→
AI, Future of E-commerce & Online Shopping2023→
AI Is Creating The New Data Monetization Opportunity2023→
Unbundling of LinkedIn & the New Creator Economy2023→
Unbundling Airbnb Experiences, Netflix for Travelers & Alternative Travel2023→
The Next Consumer Marketplace Business Models2023→
The Great Web3.0 Unbundling & Future of Internet Products2022→
How to Unbundle WordPress: State of No-Code Economy2022→
Ridesharing Apps, Personal EVs & Future of Urban Mobility2022→
Creator Economy of Fitness, Peloton for “X” and Future of Fitness2022→
DAOs: The Ownership Economy & Co-Earnership Model2022→
NFT Renting, Financialization & Airbnb for Metaverse2022→
Web3.0 Creator Economy, NFT & Community2022→
AI, No-Code & Generative NFTs: The Creator Economy of AI2022→
How Web3 & NFT creates New Opportunities in Esports & Gaming2022→
Web3 Music: NFTs, Creator Economy & Metaverse2022→
Web3 Media, Entertainment & Creator Economy 4.02022→
Metaverse & the Web3 Tools that Empower Creator Economy2022→
Pet Tech & the Next Big Things for “Furry Consumers”2022→
The Future of Food: How software feeds your stomach2022→
Rise of Femtech & Future of Direct-to-Consumer2022→
Mental Health Market Maps, Opportunities & Monetization2022→
Personal Wealth Creation (Consumer FinTech)2022→
Insurtech: Opportunities in Consumer Products2022→
Audio-Based Creators and Content Economy2021→
Future of Online Shopping & Ecommerce Tech2021→
D2C Wellness: Opportunities and Monetization2021→
Future of Real Estate Tech & PropTech Trends2021→
Embedded Finance & the future of Digital Monetization2021→
Unbundling University & the Future of Education2021→
Creator economy of Gaming & Game Monetization2021→
Unbundling of Excel and the Future of SaaS2021→
E-commerce roll-ups and the rise of Thrasio biz model2021→
Web 3.0 for creators, Travel apps & Low-code tools2021→
Online Marketplaces, On-Demand App & HR Tech2021→
Alternative Assets, Online Healthcare & Family Offices2021→
The Rise of Curation Economy & Social Communities2021→

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