Despite the setback for OpenAI and Anthropic, investors tell Fortune that DeepSeek could spur AI startup growth.
Aaron Jacobson, partner, NEA: Code agents for app development modernization are underhyped. Expect to see AI being used to re-platform mainframe apps to the cloud and upgrade older codebases.
Aaron Jacobson, a partner at NEA working on AI investing, said that DeepSeek likely doesn’t represent an “extinction” moment for firms that plowed billions into its competitors, though it ...