Consumer AI has generated some of the most striking numbers in venture history: GenAI app downloads grew from 200M to 3.8B between 2022 and 2025 while in-app purchase revenue rose from near-zero to $5B. But these headline numbers only represent category expansion, not the sector’s ability to distribute returns. Instead, funding, valuation, and exit data told a deeper story.
In our latest webinar, PitchBook experts unpacked why the consumer AI unicorn asset class is functionally a bet on roughly 10 companies. They put the real math on the table and broke down who got funded, who got acquired, and what the dispersion data revealed about the future of consumer AI.
The discussion sharpened LP diligence questions and helped GPs make decisions in an environment where pricing and access dynamics are intensifying every quarter.
Key topics
- How LPs can pressure-test a GP’s access to the consumer unicorn top 10
- What concentration risk looks like in an asset class where four-fifths of the value sits in a handful of top positions
- Where VC-backed consumer AI and frontier research labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic align and where they diverge
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Eric Bellomo is a senior research analyst at PitchBook, where he supports the firm’s emerging technology research, covering e-commerce and gaming. He authors quarterly deep dives and thematic analyst notes on these verticals. Prior to joining PitchBook, Bellomo was a researcher at Forrester Research and a digital product manager at EF Ultimate Break.
Bellomo holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Villanova University. He is based in PitchBook’s San Francisco office.
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Dimitri Zabelin is a senior research analyst specializing in AI and cybersecurity. Prior to PitchBook, he founded Pantheon Insights, a geopolitical risk consultancy that translates macro trends into actionable insights for policymakers and businesses. He previously served as a policy analyst at the World Economic Forum, where he led global data governance initiatives, and as a capital markets analyst at DailyFX/IG Group, applying geopolitical risk analysis across asset classes. His work has been cited in numerous publications, including BBC News, Reuters, Forbes, and The Diplomat.
Dimitri holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Economy and a master’s in Global Political Economy from UC Berkeley, with additional training from the London School of Economics. -
Reporter Jacob Robbins covers artificial intelligence and the venture capital ecosystem for PitchBook. Based in Seattle, Jacob is originally from Massachusetts and holds dual degrees in political science and cinema studies from the American University. His work has previously appeared in Air Mail and Business Insider.
