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I believe that amid ongoing discussions about a potential AI investment bubble, it's important to look at the facts.

One key takeaway is that since the start of 2026, leading venture capital funds have continued to aggressively invest in startups building AI infrastructure, as well as those developing and applying AI technologies.

In fact, there is fierce competition to define these new markets; often, the first mover takes it all. Funding for these startups—even in the early stages—is incredibly impressive. For example, among the startups founded in 2025, several received massive funding as recently as January 2026:

• Inferact (Seed - $150 million)
• Poetiq (Seed - $45.8 million)
• Humans& (Seed - $480 million)
• Ricursive Intelligence (Series A - $300 million)
• Upscale AI (Series A - $200 million)
• Flapping Airplanes (Seed - $180 million)

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