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Open-weight AI companies are the Valley’s hottest acquisition targets
Giving weights away for free while raising at high valuations only makes sense if the endgame is acquisition or a services layer built on top of an open distribution moat. Acquirers get talent, brand, and an installed developer base cheaper than building it themselves. Anyone running an open-weight startup should already know which of the big labs or clouds is the natural buyer.