VC: portfolio CEO told to reach profitability — now investors won't stop calling
MartinGTobias · x · 2026-11-04
Investor Martin Tobias shared that he advised a struggling portfolio CEO six months ago to get to profitability to attract strategic and investor attention. The CEO did, and now his phone is ringing off the hook. Tobias says the market is increasingly leaning into real businesses — a useful signal for AI startups' fundraising strategy.
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