Pre-seed fundraising is being redefined as AI slashes the cost of building
atShruti · x · 2026-10-22
Continuing her solo founder series, Shruti Gandhi notes pre-seed fundraising criteria are evolving: what counts as traction? What makes a startup defensible when AI makes building easier? Is a solo founder a stronger or weaker bet? Founders and investors need to rethink these questions as the cost of building software falls.
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