Lanchi Ventures Sees Rising AI Investment Intensifying Startup Competition

• Lanchi Ventures sees rising AI valuations and intensifying competition, making proprietary data and differentiated applications increasingly important for startups.
• Some foundation-model and Physical AI teams need $50 million-$100 million Series A rounds; pre-money valuations have reached $200 million-$300 million.
• Capital has favored foundation models and Physical AI; application startups face growing competition from model providers.
• Robot deployment in factories and specialized applications is expected to expand over the next three years, with practical value becoming the benchmark.
• Open-weight and open-source model adoption is expected to rise as businesses prioritize costs, data protection and deployment flexibility.

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