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Startup bragging about using AI is like bragging about bathing daily: Kamath

short by Vaishnavi Mishra / on Saturday, 15 August, 2026
Nithin Kamath, Founder and CEO of Zerodha, criticised startup investment pitches that open with claims of using AI, calling the trend "ridiculous". “Opening your pitch with it is a surefire way to get ignored...by most serious VCs," he said. “Bragging that your product uses AI is like bragging that you take a bath every day,” he added.