Big Tech is flooding the AI space - can startups keep up? Giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta are pouring hundreds of billions into AI, while the dominant cloud providers control the tools and services that new AI companies rely on. Despite a surge in AI venture funding, consolidation is accelerating through acquisitions, exclusive deals, and talent poaching. This raises tough questions: do you partner with the platforms to scale - or stay independent and risk being out-gunned? At /function1, our panel “The Doom of AI Startups? Making Predictions While BigTech Overflows the Market” will explore how mega-platforms’ vast capital, data, and infrastructure are squeezing independent innovation. To explore this topic in all its complexity, we’re teaming up with a world-class lineup of speakers: - Nikola Petrovic, Agents Virtual Machine; - Priyanka Vijayan, Seed Group Ventures; - Ron Levin, Alumni Ventures; - Yuki Shirato, Techstars; - Moderator: Jeanie Fang, Crunchbase. Join us TOMORROW for a candid, evidence-backed discussion about the fate of AI startups in the age of Big Tech. Secure your ticket now: https://lnkd.in/dBm-dcGy
Can AI startups compete with Big Tech?
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