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Benzinga
Benzinga
Business
Hina Nainani

Forget Big Tech: This VC Is Betting $100M on AI That Serves 30M Neglected Small Businesses

AI Is Redefining What Makes You Valuable

Artificial intelligence is poised to transform labor-heavy industries such as consulting, accounting, and legal services—sectors worth an estimated $5 trillion globally—by enabling software-like margins and reducing dependence on human labor, Mayfield Managing Director Navin Chaddha told TechCrunch.

Chaddha said if 80% of the work is done by AI, companies can achieve gross margins of 80% to 90%. He added that Mayfield has earmarked $100 million from its latest fund specifically for companies building AI teammates.

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