Antonio Gracias Says He’s Longing For ‘Proentropic’ Startups — Those That Are Built To Survive Chaos

Antonio Gracias coins "proentropic" — a new startup model built to thrive in chaos, climate disruption, and AI revolution.
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Antonio Gracias Says He’s Longing For ‘Proentropic’ Startups — Those That Are Built To Survive Chaos
Proentropic Startups Are the Future — And Most Founders Are Not Ready What does it take to build a company that does not just survive disruption but actually gets stronger because of it? According to Antonio Gracias, founder of Valor Equity Partners, the answer is a single, powerful idea: being proentropic. Coined by Gracias himself, the term describes startups that are deliberately engineered to thrive in chaos — from climate volatility and geopolitical tension to the relentless pace of artificial intelligence. If you are building a company in 2026, this concept may be the most important framework you have not yet heard of. What Does "Proentropic" Actually Mean? The word sounds technical, but the idea is surprisingly intuitive. Proentropic comes from the physics concept of entropy — the natural tendency of any system to move toward disorder over time. The second law of thermodynamics states plainly that chaos is not an anomaly. It is the default direction of all systems, incl…