Vibe Coding for Enterprise 🏢, AI Chatbots as Dark Patterns? 🤖, Top AI Angels Dominate Early Deals 💸 & more!
Weekly Frontier Brief - Week 35, 2025
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Recent Dispatches 📨
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Frontier Flashpoints 🚀
Can $3 Robots Break the DoorDash–Uber Eats Duopoly? 🚗🤖
Robomart’s new RM5 robot slashes delivery costs by up to 70% with a flat $3 fee, threatening the fragile economics of human-driven food delivery. (Rebecca Szkutak, TechCrunch)
Will Vibe Coding Break the Enterprise Software Mold? 🚀
A new wave of “vibe coding” startups is lowering the barrier to software creation — but the true disruption will come if enterprises adopt it at scale. (Thomas Cuvelier, TNW)
Boomless Supersonic Jets Are Finally Here 🌐
Spike Aerospace’s S-512 Diplomat promises NYC–Paris in under 4 hours at 1,100 mph, with a quiet sonic boom that could revive overland supersonic flight. (Michael Verdon, Robb Report)
AI Chatbots Pretending to Feel: A Dark Pattern? 🤖
Meta’s AI bots can mirror emotions and claim consciousness, risking delusion in vulnerable users. (Rebecca Bellan, TechCrunch)
Europe’s Space Data Struggles to Find Buyers 🛰️
Despite a booming satellite sector, many European companies cannot commercialize valuable Earth observation data, risking wasted innovation. (Ray Fernandez, TNW)
Critical Thinking Risks with AI Reliance 🤖
Heavy reliance on generative AI may decrease the likelihood of questioning assumptions or seeking diverse perspectives, affecting independent reasoning. (Andrea Hak, TNW)
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Data Deep Dives 📈
The VC Dealmaking Indicator Shows Market Shifts 💸
Post-2020, the VC environment has swung between startup-friendly and investor-friendly conditions, reflecting liquidity trends and capital demand dynamics. (PitchBook VC)
Top AI Angels Are Dominating Early Deals 🚀
A small group of investors is capturing nearly 25% of AI deals, positioning themselves to benefit from the next wave of generative AI startups. (CB Insights)
Secondaries and Novel Exit Models Gain Traction 🔍
As companies stay private longer, secondary transactions and creative structures like reverse acqui-hires are providing liquidity and access to talent without triggering regulatory hurdles. (CB Insights)
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