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TechCrunch attended a Pear Venture Partners demo day and identified five AI startups that captured investor interest. The startups span emerging areas including spatial models and specialized chips designed to run AI locally, rather than relying on cloud infrastructure.
The demo day highlighted the range of technical challenges and business opportunities VCs are currently backing in the AI economy, from hardware to models.
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