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Unpopular Ideas That Became Billion-Dollar Businesses
Daniel Levi
October 18, 2025
Top Startups to Watch in 2025
Nickie Louise
October 10, 2025
Follow the money: How OpenAI became the $500B hub of AI ecosystem — and why it could all come crashing down
Nickie Louise
October 8, 2025
Recently Funded Startups
Daniel Levi
October 6, 2025
AI bubble warnings grow louder: Investors sound alarm on sky-high startup valuations
Nickie Louise
October 3, 2025
Top 10 Tech News Sites to Follow in 2025
Daniel Levi
October 3, 2025
The Top 10 AI Startups Are Now Worth Over $1 Trillion: Are We in a Bubble?
Nickie Louise
September 23, 2025
“Vibe Slopping”: TechStartups Coins the Term for the Chaotic Evil Twin of Vibe Coding
Daniel Levi
September 19, 2025
How people and businesses are using AI: OpenAI’s report reveals how the world really uses ChatGPT
Nickie Louise
September 17, 2025
The World’s Most Valuable Private Companies in 2025
Daniel Levi
September 13, 2025
Inside AI: Are LLMs like ChatGPT just Reddit wrappers, or UGC regurgitation machines?
Daniel Levi
September 1, 2025
“AI is in a Bubble:” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman compares AI hype to the Dot-Com crash
Nickie Louise
August 18, 2025
10 Everyday Problems and Pain Points People Complain About Online and Simple Tools Founders Can Build to Solve Them
Daniel Levi
August 16, 2025
AI is quietly eating the M&A advisory business and even Goldman vets are turning to chatbots to replace junior bankers
Daniel Levi
August 5, 2025
Top jobs most at risk of being replaced by AI, according to Microsoft
Nickie Louise
July 31, 2025
The GENIUS Act: A Trojan Horse for a U.S. CBDC Disguised as Stablecoin Regulation?
Nickie Louise
July 19, 2025
Why Your Startup Might Need to Build Its Own Tech Stack
Nickie Louise
July 10, 2025
How to Write Content That Ranks High in AI Search Engines (2025 Guide)
Daniel Levi
July 5, 2025
Automating Paid Search Monitoring: A Must-Have for Scaling Startups
Daniel Levi
June 23, 2025
Top AI Companies to Invest In
Nickie Louise
June 10, 2025
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AI Startup Investing: What Actually Matters
1. Market Opportunity & Problem Solved
2. Tech That Actually Works
3. Money In, Money Out
4. Business Model & Revenue
5. Regulations & Red Flags
6. Founders & Team
7. Timing & Macro Forces
8. Exit Scenarios
What Investors Should Do Before Investing in AI Companies
Top 25 AI Startup Companies to Invest In
1. OpenAI
3. SandboxAQ
4. Runway
5. Anysphere
6. Mercor
7. Hex
8. ClickHouse
9. Statsig
10. Vivodyne
11. Listen Labs
12. Stord
13. Chainguard
14. Apex Space
15. Reflect Orbital
16. Base Power
17. Sprinter Health
18. Prepared
19. UNION
20. Persivia
21. Field Materials
22. Lambda
23. Together AI
24. Harvey
25. Celestial AI
Top 25 AI Startup Companies to Invest In, Ranked
Behind the List: How We Ranked the Top 25 AI Companies to Invest in
Why Funding Was the Anchor
How We Collected the Data
What the Funding Landscape Looks Like
Conclusion
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Index
