VC Has Become the Haves and Have-Nots. Here’s the Key Funding Strategy Founders Are Embracing Instead

With AI companies attracting the vast majority of venture capital dollars, founders are turning to an alternative source of funding.

BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF WRITER @_B_CONTRERAS_

Venture capital can be great engine fuel for scaling a startup. But to get it, you need to convince investors that your business can maximize their returns—and that’s becoming harder and harder to do for companies that aren’t all-in on AI.

In the absence of an AI-driven investor frenzy, some founders are now turning to an alternative financial strategy:........

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