VC Returns Shift to Super Winners as AI A-Rounds Get Harder

AI startups are achieving $1M ARR faster, but this no longer guarantees A-round success, making fundraising significantly harder. Meanwhile, VC returns now depend less on ownership stakes and more on capturing a few super-winners to leverage compounding gains.

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