Why Most AI Startups Still Sell to Businesses

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Three years into the generative AI boom, most AI startups still make their money from enterprises, not consumers. While tools like ChatGPT saw rapid consumer adoption, many specialized GenAI apps for video, audio, and images struggled once foundation models improved and open-source competitors caught up. As investors note, many early consumer AI ideas were quickly absorbed into the platforms themselves.

[Nahid Hossen]

B2B remains the fastest path to revenue and scalability for AI startups.