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The State of AI 2025: The "First Light" following the 2023 ChatGPT mass release
Episode 53

The State of AI 2025: The "First Light" following the 2023 ChatGPT mass release

Money is Freedom · Dana

August 27, 202524m 53s

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Show Notes

In "The State of AI 2025," Bessemer Venture Partners highlights 2025 as "First Light" following the 2023 "AI Big Bang" (mass release of ChatGPT), revealing emerging "AI Galaxies" of foundational companies and best practices. This episode explores new benchmarks for AI startups, categorizing them into two archetypes: "Supernovas", which are explosively scaling with unprecedented growth (e.g., ~$40M ARR in year 1, ~$125M in year 2), often trading distribution for profit with ~25% gross margins, and "Shooting Stars", which are fast-growing, capital-efficient companies achieving strong product-market fit and ~60% gross margins, following a "Q2T3" (quadruple, quadruple, triple, triple, triple) growth trajectory.

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