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| Stablecoin startup deep dive. 3 insurance imperatives. The forecast is cloudy.   View in browser May 24, 2025 Hi there,   Here are this week's top research briefs. ICYMI   Battle of the Cloud Titans: How Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet are preparing for an AI future The top 3 global cloud providers are racing to monetize the AI boom. Drawing on CB Insights' Business Graph — which links data across private investments, acquisitions, business relationships, and public company disclosures — we surface key signals on how each cloud player is capitalizing on this technological revolution to expand their market shares. Book of Scouting Reports: Stablecon 2025 We dive into the data on leading companies attending the conference, including headcount, key partnerships, and recent funding rounds. State of Insurtech Q1’25 Report From a new $1B unicorn to a 9-year low for early-stage funding, we break down the trends reshaping insurtech using CB Insights data. Book of Scouting Reports: 2025’s AI 100 We dive into the data on the most promising emerging AI startups in the world, including key financial metrics, opportunities, and threats. Customer-Exclusive Research   Building the autonomous battlefield: How Anduril is industrializing AI warfare We analyzed Anduril's acquisitions, partnerships, and product development since Q1’23 to surface the company's strategic priorities. Insurance’s new frontier: 3 innovation imperatives for 2025 and beyond We use CB Insights data and on-the-ground analysis from the InsurTech NY Spring Conference to provide innovation imperatives for insurance executives. Deconstructing Salesforce’s M&A strategy and predicting 3 companies it will acquire next We mined Salesforce’s commercial transaction, investment, and M&A data from CB Insights to uncover a clear pattern in its M&A strategy. Prior investment by Salesforce Ventures and participation in its platform ecosystem are where Salesforce’s future M&A targets are found. Have a great weekend.   I love you.     Anand @asanwal Co-Founder & Exec Chair   P.S. Will we see you at Stablecon next week? Don't miss CBI fintech analyst Aisha Chandraker's talk, where she'll share our new stablecoin market map. Get started with CB Insights Start your free trial CB Insights' emerging technology insights platform provides all the analysis and data from this newsletter. Our data is the easiest way to discover and respond to emerging tech.  Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here Copyright © 2025 CB Insights, All rights reserved. 498 7th Avenue, NY, CB Insights, New York,10018 About Us \| Update Preferences \| Research \| Newsletter |
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