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The AI 100 Revealed: The Most Promising Startups of 2025

  • April 1, 2025
  • April 1, 2025

Meet the startups driving the next wave of AI innovation – and the strategies behind their success.

Which AI companies are set to define the future?

Our research team analyzed thousands of startups, using a rigorous, data-driven process to identify the 100 most promising up-and-coming AI players. Now, we’re unveiling the inside story of how these companies made the cut – and what makes them stand out from the pack.

Join us for a deep dive into:

  • How this year’s winners are transforming industries with groundbreaking AI applications
  • Insights into the rising stars’ funding, revenue, and valuations
  • The sectors and technologies gaining momentum in 2025 and reshaping the AI landscape

Plus, so much more. Register now for insights into the next generation of AI innovators and the trends that will shape the future.

Your Panelists

Stephanie Dalwin
  • Senior Intelligence Analyst

Stephanie Dalwin is a Senior Intelligence Analyst with the Emerging Technology team at CB Insights, covering agentic AI, LLM development, and AI security.

Prior to CB Insights, Stephanie spent 8 years as a financial services analyst focused on cybersecurity and emerging technology adoption within insurance and asset management.

Stephanie Dalwin is a Senior Intelligence Analyst with the Emerging Technology team at CB Insights, covering agentic AI, LLM development, and AI security.

Prior to CB Insights, Stephanie spent 8 years as a financial services analyst focused on cybersecurity and emerging technology adoption within insurance and asset management.

Adya Pandey
  • Intelligence Analyst

Adya is an Intelligence Analyst I at CB Insights where she covers trends in the enterprise tech space, with a focus on AI.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Adya worked in venture capital and private equity firms focusing on a range of spaces including climate tech, CPG, and consumer entertainment. Adya graduated from The Ross School of Business at The University of Michigan with a minor in Sustainability. 

Adya is an Intelligence Analyst I at CB Insights where she covers trends in the enterprise tech space, with a focus on AI.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Adya worked in venture capital and private equity firms focusing on a range of spaces including climate tech, CPG, and consumer entertainment. Adya graduated from The Ross School of Business at The University of Michigan with a minor in Sustainability.