Why VCs Take Meetings When They Are Not Deploying and How to Filter Them Out
Founders should screen investors by fund vintage and deployment status, not just sector fit.
Marcus Oduya
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Founders should screen investors by fund vintage and deployment status, not just sector fit.
Angels buy time to test product; institutional VCs buy a mandate to scale.
Investors now demand structured proof of traction instead of revenue from early-stage founders.
Founders can dodge wasted pitches by analyzing VC portfolio data instead of trusting firm websites.
B2B SaaS companies now need $3M ARR and repeatable sales processes to clear Series A.
Sequencing your outreach matters more than your pitch quality.