Key Takeaways Solo-founded startups now make up 36.3% of new ventures, up from 23.7% in 2019, per Carta. Yet solo founders still receive only 14.7% of venture capital, despite representing about 30% of new companies. A full AI agent stack costs $3,000–$12,000 a year, versus $80,000–$120,000 a month for an equivalent human team, Forbes reports....