AI Gold Rush Creates Billionaires and Bankruptcies in 2026

AI Gold Rush Creates Billionaires and Bankruptcies in 2026

The AI gold rush is real, but it’s not what most founders think it is. The top 10 AI companies absorbed over $200 billion in 2025 investment while 89% of startups never survived to Series A. The winners didn’t build better models. They started with unfair advantages AI made unstoppable.