Tech Trends to Watch in 2025 - CB Insights Research

Discover the key trends our experts anticipate will shape the tech landscape in 2025.

AI breakthroughs are sparking a new wave of tech innovation. Now, our panel of experts are sharing the trends set to define 2025 across industries.

They look at where AI is headed in 2025, including the debate over closed vs open-source AI, rising geopolitical tensions surrounding advancements, enterprises shifting from piloting to adopting genAI, and more.

From healthcare to financial services, they’ll also take an industry lens on the key AI applications and other emerging technologies gaining traction next year like agents and robotics.

Uncover the emerging markets to bet on, the startups that should be on your radar, and insights that will give you a competitive edge as we enter the new year.

Your panel

Laura Kennedy

Principal Analyst

Laura Kennedy leads CB Insights' payments technology and digital engagement coverage.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Laura was a Vice President of Retail Insights at Kantar, where she led research on retail and shopper trends in the US market, with a specialty in big-box retail.

Before Kantar, Laura was a reporter and editor for the Kiplinger Letter, a weekly business forecasting publication in Washington, DC, where she covered retail and business law.

Laura Kennedy leads CB Insights' payments technology and digital engagement coverage.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Laura was a Vice President of Retail Insights at Kantar, where she led research on retail and shopper trends in the US market, with a specialty in big-box retail.

Before Kantar, Laura was a reporter and editor for the Kiplinger Letter, a weekly business forecasting publication in Washington, DC, where she covered retail and business law.

Isabelle Selles

Senior Editor & Analyst

Isabelle Selles develops and writes actionable research on tech market trends and competition.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Isabelle worked in venture capital focusing on edtech. Isabelle holds a BA from Calvin University.

Isabelle Selles develops and writes actionable research on tech market trends and competition.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Isabelle worked in venture capital focusing on edtech. Isabelle holds a BA from Calvin University.

Alex Lee

Senior Editor

Alex Lee is an editor at CB Insights who focuses on turning tech market data into compelling analysis.

His work has been featured in outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Business Insider. Prior to joining CB Insights, he led advertising policy development and education at Outbrain.

Alex holds a BA from Wesleyan University and is pursuing an MA in Digital Humanities at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Alex Lee is an editor at CB Insights who focuses on turning tech market data into compelling analysis.

His work has been featured in outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Business Insider. Prior to joining CB Insights, he led advertising policy development and education at Outbrain.

Alex holds a BA from Wesleyan University and is pursuing an MA in Digital Humanities at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Ellen Knapp

Senior Intelligence Analyst

Ellen Knapp is a healthcare analyst at CB Insights with an emphasis on emerging therapeutics.

Before joining the CB Insights team, Ellen worked in early-stage oncology drug development at Pfizer where she focused on enabled formulations and biopharmaceutics modeling.

Ellen received her PhD in Chemical Engineering from The City College of New York with a thesis focused on colloids and interfacial science.

Ellen Knapp is a healthcare analyst at CB Insights with an emphasis on emerging therapeutics.

Before joining the CB Insights team, Ellen worked in early-stage oncology drug development at Pfizer where she focused on enabled formulations and biopharmaceutics modeling.

Ellen received her PhD in Chemical Engineering from The City College of New York with a thesis focused on colloids and interfacial science.