This startup relies on AI to help inexperienced founders move forward quickly

This startup relies on AI to help inexperienced founders move forward quickly

By Anne Field
Publication Date: 2025-11-30 17:40:00

For Chandler Malone and Sam Aguilar, AI offers good news and bad news. Of course, the disadvantages include the possibility that thousands of jobs will be lost. But it also holds a lot of promise for entrepreneurs, offering opportunities to grow businesses and build platforms much faster than ever before.

That got her thinking about the potential of using AI to help aspiring entrepreneurs with an idea, but not much else. To that end, in August they launched Bootup Studios, an AI platform designed to help new founders go from initial concept to customer acquisition, product development, and go-to-market strategy. Additionally, AI agents help complete daily tasks required for implementation. “We’re helping people move from being displaced by AI to being empowered by it,” Malone says.

“I’ve seen many companies with different AI tools. But this one is particularly interesting because it is specifically trained on data…