Reddit debate: Are AI agent startups making real revenue or just burning VC money?
Pure_Armadillo4339 · reddit · 2026-10-16
After attending AI Everything in Abu Dhabi, a Redditor notes that many agent startups look nearly identical: taking data and running LLM-based analysis/automation, repackaged as different products, workflows, or "agents". The post asks builders and investors which AI/agent companies beyond OpenAI and Anthropic actually have meaningful customer revenue, healthy margins, and defensible businesses — and whether the agent market is real business or mostly repackaging and hype.
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