In 2026, many investors seem to care less about hype and more about traction: real users, retention, and paying customers. For founders and investors here: has the AI funding market finally matured, or are early-stage startups being judged too harshly before innovation has time to grow?
Are investors right to ignore flashy AI demos now and demand revenue proof first?
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Posted by riazuddinroney
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What are you talking about? Were about to see a trillion dollar IPO at like 200x earnings. For early companies as well. News today that Allbjrd simply mentioning a shift to AI bumped stock prices
Only on Reddit is there a sentiment that investors care about revenue proof for AI companies lol
>In 2026, many investors seem to care less about hype and more about traction
I’m not seeing it. Stocks are ballooning to new record heights, even as a war rages in the middle east. AI hype is running more rampant than ever. The fervor is going to keep ratcheting up higher and higher until some crazy black swan event drops the floor out from under everything. That’s how it always goes.