Post-ChatGPT startups hit $5.6M median revenue at year four, double earlier cohorts
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-09-22
Per a16z data, median startup revenue four years after founding has risen steadily: $2M (2018), $2.3M (2019), $2.5M (2020), $2.8M (2021) — then $5.6M for the 2022 cohort, the year ChatGPT launched. The takeaway: AI tools have changed the startup playbook, letting small teams build revenue-generating products much faster.
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