The US AI Labs, Mapped: Founders, Revenue and the Money Behind Them
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The first part of a three-part brief maps nine US model companies, with about $2 trillion in combined valuation against under $25 billion of 2025 revenue. It explains how investors justify that gap: OpenAI and Anthropic have audited or filed numbers, with Anthropic's rapid 2026 growth and large cash losses…