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`AI Market Maps: Curated Intelligence from Leading VCs, Analysts, and Practitioners`

July 2025 (Updated May 2026)

`The Problem`

I kept hitting the same wall — trying to track AI market developments while managing everything else. Finding current market maps meant hunting through individual VC blogs, analyst publications, and scattered Substack newsletters and Medium posts. After enough frustration, I decided to build something for the greater community: Awesome AI Market Maps, now featuring over 400 curated market maps from leading industry sources.

`Current Market Dynamics`

The AI landscape moves differently than traditional technology sectors such as B2B SaaS, networking, or cybersecurity. We're seeing quarterly — or even weekly — pivots in VC funding patterns, technology adoption, and competitive positioning rather than annual cycles. Market maps capture these relationships visually, but accessing updated information remains a particular pain point.

`Building the Repo`

The approach combines automated discovery — ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Exa Websets, Liner — along with human curation for taste and relevance. This balance ensures broad coverage while filtering for actionable insights.

`Organizational Framework`

◦ Quarterly organization reveals an evolving market

◦ 2026-2025 focus for immediate applicability

◦ Historical patterns enable emergent trend identification

`Observations`

In 2025 we witnessed substantial analytical investment across the AI ecosystem, based on the volume and topical diversity of quality market maps being produced.

However, in 1H 2026, we're observing an increase in niche and/or geographically targeted market maps. Market maps about agents, AI infra/compute, and robotics remain popular but market maps about genAI and apps have noticeably decreased.

`The Community`

Our early users are engaged — startup founders doing competitive analysis, VC investors tracking sector evolution, and industry practitioners building products. This open model encourages collaborative intelligence while preserving advantages.

`Looking Ahead`

AI adoption patterns feel similar to the early Internet, suggesting years of multiple integration waves within business, government, and society.

`Links`

AI Market Maps Repo: https://github.com/joylarkin/Awesome-AI-Market-Maps

Search the CSV file: https://github.com/joylarkin/Awesome-AI-Market-Maps/blob/main/ai_market_maps.csv

Use the MCP server: https://gitmcp.io/joylarkin/Awesome-AI-Market-Maps

Explore the Hugging Face dataset: https://huggingface.co/datasets/joylarkin/2026AIMarketMaps

Subscribe to real-time RSS updates: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/joylarkin/Awesome-AI-Market-Maps/main/feeds/AIMarketMaps.xml

`How to Contribute`

Are you a market map creator? Contributions are welcome, just follow the directions on the repo.

Help spread the word, and if you find this resource useful, GitHub stars 🌟 are always appreciated!

`BONUS: Tips for Market Map Authors`

Creating a Market Map? Read my guide first.

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