YC and A16Z Speedrun are in a battle for biggest class size in AI.
All other contenders (Techstars, 500startups, etc.) are going to struggle to keep up because YC and A16Z want first dibs on all things AI.
If "software eats the world" (Marc Andreessen), then the thinking goes that AI eats everything.
If the first wave of AI companies were the foundation models and failed experiments, then the new kings in consumer and enterprise application-layer AI are going to be minted now-ish.
We're in the stellar star formation phase of soon-to-be leading AI companies. This shotgun approach is bound to hit a few centicorns, which will more than pay for the entire experiment.
After this next round of AI companies forms, there will be too much of a ceiling and too much of a crowded space to deploy capital at this same rate and expect the same return.
The time is now if you want to get your AI company founded and funded.
I hate how "cracked" went from fun gamer lingo to joining the "gm fellow kids, any ninja rockstar whizzkid coder prodigies ready to get on their grindset and hustle to the moon?" pantheon seemingly overnight.
If anyone in Canada has access to capital (hah) and wants to help me get something like this off the ground in Canada, PLEASE reach out. I have a good MVP running, I'd like to connect it to capital next.
