The 6 Most Profitable AI Businesses to Start in 2026
The Martell Method w/ Dan Martell
Dan Martell
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🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
What’s the smartest AI business to start before 2026?
Inside Martell Ventures, I’ve built and scaled multiple AI companies, and today I’ll break down the 6 I’d start from zero.
You’ll see why the data says these markets are exploding, how much they cost to start, and how much they can make.
No get-rich-quick BS.
Just real AI opportunities that are growing fast.
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| 0:00.0 | What's the most profitable AI business you can start before 2026? |
| 0:03.6 | As someone who's built several multi-million dollar AI companies inside of Martel Ventures, |
| 0:08.0 | I'm going to break down the six AI businesses I'd personally start if I was building from scratch in 2026. |
| 0:13.6 | I'll even prove to you how real market data and expert projections show why these industries are set to explode in 2026. |
| 0:20.3 | And I won't just tell you what they are. |
| 0:21.7 | I'll show you how much it costs to start and how easy they are to learn. I'll also break down how |
| 0:26.9 | much income potential each one of these businesses have so you can pick the best one for you. |
| 0:31.5 | Now this isn't some get rich quick AI hype. These are real data backed opportunities that you |
| 0:36.7 | can start today. They're growing fast |
| 0:38.8 | and they're only getting bigger. So let's get into it. Welcome to the Martel Method. I went from rehab |
| 0:44.2 | at 17 to building a $100 million empire and being a Wall Street Journal bestselling author. In this |
| 0:50.2 | podcast, I'll show you exactly how to build a life and business you don't grow to hate. |
| 0:54.5 | And make sure you don't miss anything by subscribing to my newsletter at martelmethad.com. |
| 1:04.5 | Number six, AI powered virtual assistant business. The reason why a virtual assistant business |
| 1:10.6 | using AI is the most |
| 1:11.9 | valuable is because all rich people need more time. Helping them get out of their email, scheduling, |
| 1:18.1 | small tasks, running errands, research project, automation in general. Using the virtual assistant |
| 1:23.3 | angle, which is a large category, is a smart way to make a lot of money. The cost is low to start |
| 1:28.9 | because you essentially can use Chad GBT or Gemini or even an app like fixer to teach it to you. |
| 1:34.3 | The effort to start is low. There's no special skill or setup or certifications needed. And then |
| 1:39.1 | the income potential is pretty cool. If you manage four or five clients, people today are |
| 1:43.8 | charging and making 10 to 20k a month |
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