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June 7, 2025

Hi there,

 

Here are this week's top research briefs.

ICYMI

 

The AI in drug R&D market map

We map out 200+ companies applying AI to discover and develop new therapeutics, from project inception through commercialization.

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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.

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The stablecoin market map

In partnership with Stablecon, we leveraged CB Insights’ Business Graph data to identify and map 172 high-momentum companies powering the stablecoin ecosystem across core infrastructure, consumer financial services, and enterprise solutions.

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The top 50 venture investors in the UK

We mined CB Insights data on top UK-based firms to rank them based on their portfolio strength and ability to predict future winners.

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Customer-Exclusive Research

 

The SMB fintech market map

We map out 105 companies developing technology for small- and medium-sized businesses to digitize and automate financial operations, from lending solutions to cross-border payments and benefits administration.

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What’s next for AI agents? 4 trends to watch in 2025

From increasing specialization to rising infrastructure markets, here’s where the opportunities lie across the AI agent landscape.

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AI and Web3 are leading the next wave of gaming innovation

Gaming investment rallied in 2024. Here’s how emerging tech is making gaming more immersive, responsive, and secure.

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Have a great weekend.

 

I love you. 

 

 Anand

@asanwal

Co-Founder & Exec Chair

 

P.S. ICYMI, check out our recent briefing on the cloud wars, where we unpack the intense competition between Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft.

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