Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals
TechCrunch | 16.10.2026 12:16
For decades, the unwritten rule of venture capital was that a firm doesn’t back two companies that compete head-on. But speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt earlier this week, the partners of Benchmark readily acknowledged that the AI boom is straining that rule.
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