Startup fundraising has quietly changed

Startup fundraising has quietly changed.

In the AI era, a growing share of every round is no longer going to product, talent, or go-to-market — it is going to GPUs.

a16z has reported AI companies spending 80%+ of the capital they raise on compute. McKinsey notes NeoCloud providers can price GPUs up to 85% below hyperscalers.

Equity spent on temporary compute is burned fast, but founder dilution lasts forever.

Quantix helps startups secure Highrise AI NeoCloud GPU capacity under smarter deals — so more of the raise funds the company, not the bill.

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