June 28, 2025

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Here are this week's top research briefs.

ICYMI

Here’s how the 100 most promising AI startups in 2025 compare by the numbers

In April, we identified 100 of the most promising emerging AI companies — here’s how they stack up against each other.

Book of Scouting Reports: Humanoid Robots

We dive into the data on the most promising private humanoid companies, including key financial metrics, opportunities, and threats.

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.

Y Combinator’s 2025 Spring batch reveals the future of agentic AI

We analyze Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch to uncover the top trends in agentic AI, spanning workflow automation, software development, and applications in highly regulated industries.

Customer-Exclusive Research

The humanoid robots market map

We mapped out 60+ companies developing humanoid robots for applications across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, home assistance, and more.

Enterprise AI agents & copilots: Our growth projections for the $5B+ market

With valuations, funding rounds, and revenue moving at breakneck speeds, sizing up the market for enterprise AI agents & copilots can be challenging. Mining CB insights data reveals a market worth billions — and one poised for exponential growth.

Inside Novo Nordisk’s $33B manufacturing push to strengthen its obesity portfolio and build a biologics powerhouse

We mined Novo Nordisk’s acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern its strategic priorities and future plans.

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