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Mode VC Chart: Pre-Seed Valuation Dispersion 2026: Capital Concentration at the Top Decile

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The top 10% of pre-seed AI startups command 3.4x higher valuations ($28.0M vs $8.2M) than.

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Status overview

Current statusOperationalNetwork, MCP handshake, and supported capability checks succeeded.

Latency297 msEnd-to-end protocol check

Protocol2026-07-28Modern flow

Tools discovered3Safe tools/list discovery only

Reliability

Auth-required and unknown checks are excluded.

Last 24 hours—Collecting comparable data

Last 7 days100%1 comparable checks · 297 ms average

Last 30 days100%2 comparable checks · 238 ms average

OperationalDegradedDownExcludedNewest on the left

Transparent checks

Network reachability

HTTPS endpoint and response timing.

Passed

MCP handshake

Modern discovery or legacy initialization.

Passed

Tools/list

Capability discovery without invoking any tool.

Passed

Events

No incidents recorded

An incident opens only after consecutive confirmed failures.

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