Four AI giants just raised $188 billion. Here's how to survive the Big AI-pocalypse | Fortune

Fortune reports that four AI giants—OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo—took in about $188 billion in venture funding in Q1, roughly 60% of all VC capital deployed. The quarter total was $300 billion, up 190% year over year, with capital increasingly concentrated in a few big players. Founders face new expectations on defensibility, pricing, and scaling, as investors adapt to rapid changes in the funding landscape. While the surge creates optimism for large AI-native firms, it raises concerns about the survival chances of smaller startups without strong moats. The column analyzes how to survive and prosper alongside these giants. The market will not collapse; startups with real defenses can prosper.