Seed and pre-seed VCs explain what “hard ROI” means for AI startups, how to build a moat, and whether AI is a bubble. Watch the full panel.

A moderated VC panel (moderator: customer success entrepreneur, 1871 Chicago) on what AI startups investors are funding. Panelists: a London-based global VC investing in Europe and Asia, a legal-tech-only seed fund, and a pre-seed fund led by a former patent lawyer. Main topics:

Which AI pitches investors are tired of hearing

What “hard ROI” means at pre-seed and seed

Defensibility: IP vs. distribution vs. team

Global differences, especially East Asia

AI-native law firms and “services as software”

Consolidation and M&A

Whether AI is a bubble

Pre-FDA medtech investing

Timestamps

Introductions and the AI pitches investors are tired of

What “hard ROI” means for early-stage AI

The last deal each investor said yes to

Can AI startups defend their IP, data and distribution?

Global differences in AI startups (US vs. East Asia)

Can a $50K pre-seed check go further with AI?

AI and M&A: consolidation trends

AI-native law firms and services as software

Are we in an AI bubble?

Audience Q&A: investing in pre-FDA medical AI

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