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Fireside sticks to consumer thesis amid AI din, flags risks of micro-VC flip cheques

Fireside sticks to consumer thesis amid AI din, flags risks of micro-VC flip cheques

05 Jan 2026, 23:11 PM

Fresh from raising a $250mn fund, Fireside says it's not betting on AI models or power-law outliers, but on India becoming the AI use-case capital.

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