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Silicon Valley's new buyout playbook is hitting Wall Street
Venture capital firms are buying legacy companies to integrate AI, bypassing traditional enterprise software sales. This strategy, known as the AI rollup, targets industries with low software adoption, such as healthcare and accounting. VCs like General Catalyst and Thrive Capital seek growth by permanently transforming these businesses, contrasting with traditional private equity's focus on financial engineering.
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