New startup playbook: raising a Series B because everyone spent theirs on us
nmasc_ · x · 2026-09-10
- A circulating quip: a whole new set of startups now fundraise with the pitch "we raised a Series B because you all spent your Series Bs on us."
- It satirizes how AI-era compute/infrastructure vendors capture much of startups' raised capital, creating a circular funding story.
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