‘We got massively outgunned overnight’: Indian startup founder shares how Google, ChatGPT crushed his AI startup

AI is cool. Building AI companies is much cooler. Startup founders are excited when they are building a unique AI product. Products that have never been built before, performing tasks that were unimaginable earlier, and tapping into a market that is just on the rise.

These AI startups are full of energy, ideas, and ambition unmatched by large corporations. The clients are loving the product, and investors are rushing to pour money into it. Suddenly, one product update at Google and Anthropic’s headquarters in California changes the entire market dynamics, and its shockwaves wipe out small-scale AI startups based in cities like Bengaluru.