Investors are urging portfolio companies to raise more capital before an expected crash in the AI fundraising market, as record amounts of cash continue pouring into the sector.
VCs urge founders to fundraise before AI bubble bursts
The boom times can't last forever, warn tech leaders
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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