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Looking for Startup Founders & Investors for My Master’s Thesis

🇬🇧** E**N

Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on my Master’s thesis in Finance and I’m looking for startup founders, angel investors, VCs, or people working in incubators or accelerators who would be willing to have a quick 20–30 minute chat.

My research is about how startups fund their growth and the decisions that help them scale successfully.

If you’re interested, or if you know someone who might be, I’d really appreciate a message.

Thanks a lot for your help!

🇫🇷** F**R

Bonjour à tous,

Je travaille actuellement sur mon mémoire de master en finance et je cherche des fondateurs de start-up, des Business Angels, des VC ou des personnes travaillant dans un incubateur ou un accélérateur qui accepteraient d’échanger avec moi pendant une vingtaine de minutes.

J’étudie la manière dont les start-up financent leur croissance et les décisions qui les aident à se développer durablement.

Si vous êtes disponible, ou si vous connaissez quelqu’un qui pourrait m’aider, n’hésitez pas à m’envoyer un message.

Merci beaucoup pour votre aide !

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u/One_Detective5210 — 6 hours ago
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Live spiritual journaling + learning platform. 49% conversion in a 15-min Reddit soft launch. Raising $5K-$15K launch bridge

Hi Angel Investors,

I’m the founder of a fully built spiritual/mystical journaling, pattern-discovery, and guided learning platform for people who document mystical, ritual, astrological, dream, intuitive, or synchronicity-based experiences.

I originally built it for myself.

I needed a private, always-accessible place to document my own spiritual journey, track what was happening, and understand the patterns over time. After using it daily, I realized this was not only my need.

People in spiritual communities are already journaling, screenshotting notes, tracking moon cycles, logging rituals, recording dreams, and trying to make sense of scattered experiences. But they do not have a dedicated, privacy-first tool built specifically for this.

That is what MagicLog is.

 

Quick Snapshot

  • Stage: fully developed, live web app / installable PWA, preparing for official native app-store launch  
  • Product: spiritual journal, pattern discovery, academy, premium tiers, community features, creator referral system, and crowd-ranked learning content
  • Traction: 23 accounts from 47 visitors after 109 link impressions during a 15-minute organic Reddit soft launch, before the link was removed for link-sharing. New users are still registering organically through Google/search.
  • Raise: $5K-$15K launch bridge
  • Use of funds: security, backend/app-store readiness, and first launch campaign
  • Ideal investor: spiritually aligned angel or strategic partner who understands trust-based communities

 

What is Already Built

MagicLog is not just an idea, mockup, or private prototype.

The product is live today through the website and can be installed as a PWA. Users are already creating accounts and using it daily, even though the native app-store launch has not happened yet.

It includes:

  • A structured spiritual/mystical journal
  • Pattern-discovery tools
  • Premium subscription tiers
  • A learning/academy area with progress tracking
  • Community features
  • Private messaging
  • Creator referral links
  • Crowd-ranking for learning material
  • A system designed to surface high-quality mystical practices over time

The long-term vision is to make MagicLog the trusted reference platform for spiritual/mystical self-documentation, guided learning, and creator-led practice support.

 

Early Traction

A few days ago, I did a small organic soft launch on Reddit by sharing my personal story as a user.

The post/link was live for only around 15 minutes [1] before it was removed for link-sharing in the replies, but the response in that short window was immediate: DMs, likes, comments and people asking what app I was using.

In that brief window, MagicLog received:

  • 109 link impressions [2]
  • 47 visitors [3]
  • 23 new accounts created [4]
  • 8 daily active users
  • Multiple comments asking what app I was using

That is roughly 49% visitor-to-account conversion from a very small, imperfect, organic test, with no paid ads, no app-store presence, and no formal launch campaign.

The app is still receiving new registrations from people searching for it organically, even though it is currently available through the website/PWA and not yet listed in the native app stores.

I know the sample size is early, but the signal was unusually strong: people in the exact target community immediately understood the use case and wanted access.

[1] Reddit Post: https://imgur.com/a/n1hdTom

[2] Link Impressions: https://imgur.com/a/beoauun

[3] App Visits: https://imgur.com/a/Q4QAeGT

[4] Accounts Creation: https://imgur.com/a/WqqlCp2

 

Revenue Model

MagicLog is a freemium product.

The core journal and pattern-discovery tools are free, because the first goal is trust, habit, and personal value.

Premium unlocks deeper features: guided learning materials, academy progress, extended community features, private messaging, profile customization, and practice-enhancement content.

The goal is to monetize depth, not basic access.

 

Creator Growth Loop

MagicLog is also designed with a creator-led distribution model.

Trusted mystical creators and spiritual practitioners can share their own referral links with their communities. When new premium students join through their link, the creator earns from those students.

This gives creators a fair monetization path while giving MagicLog a natural distribution channel inside communities that already exist.

The crowd-ranking system helps the best learning material rise over time, so the academy can become a trusted library of effective mystical practices rather than a random content marketplace, becoming a niche reference source.

 

Privacy, Safety, and AI Moderation

Privacy is central to the product.

Private journal entries are encrypted and cannot be read by me or by the platform. Users unlock their private journal with their own private-key/passcode.

The community layer is opt-in. Users can choose to mark selected cues as visible so they can appear in the Coven feed, helping members explore and compare patterns, signals, and experiences. Their full private entries remain private. The current social layer already includes bookmarks, follow, block, and report features.

MagicLog is also in the process of integrating AI-assisted moderation using a security API. The purpose is practical: to help detect unsafe, abusive, or inappropriate public-facing content before it appears in the community layer, keeping moderation costs low as the platform grows. This way we ensure AI is not being used for spiritual judgment, but for a scalable trust infrastructure.

Once that moderation layer is in place, the public Coven layer can safely expand to richer cues such as images, short videos, and sound, as well as comment threads. 

The goal is to grow the community carefully: privacy first, moderation first, then richer interaction.

 

Moat / Defensibility

MagicLog’s moat is the combination of:

  • Founder-market fit
  • Specialized spiritual data structure
  • Encrypted personal history
  • Creator-led distribution
  • Quality-ranked learning content
  • Privacy-aware community discovery
  • Scalable trust and moderation infrastructure

A generic journaling app can copy basic logging features, but MagicLog is built specifically around spiritual practice.

Over time, users build a private archive of dreams, rituals, synchronicities, reflections, symbolic markers, and patterns. That history becomes more valuable the longer they use the product.

On the creator side, trusted practitioners bring their own communities, and the crowd-ranking system helps the strongest material rise. The defensibility is not one single feature; it is the ecosystem.

 

Founder Background

I’m a software developer and tech lead with around 20 years of experience, including work across ecommerce, banking, and education projects, with brands such as eBay/PayPal, CaixaBank, and universities.

I walked away from traditional corporate work to build a product rooted in a real need I had personally experienced – MagicLog. Now, I use it daily, and the early response suggests that need is shared by many others.

I can build the product myself. What I need now is the small amount of capital required to move from functional product to official launch.

 

What I’m Raising

I’m looking for a small strategic launch bridge of $5K–$15K, with $5K as the minimum needed to unlock the immediate next phase: native app-store readiness, final security work, and the first focused launch campaign.

This is not a full priced seed round. MagicLog is already live as a web app/installable PWA, and the goal of this bridge is to move from early organic validation to official app-store launch and measurable acquisition/retention data.

Because the product is already fully built, I’m being careful not to undervalue the company too early. I’m open to discussing a small 3% allocation for a passive micro-check, or up to 5% for a truly strategic partner who can help with launch, creator relationships, spiritual/wellness distribution, monetization, or future fundraising.

More than the amount, I care about alignment. I want the first investor to understand the importance of privacy, trust, and spiritual integrity in this category.

 

Use of Funds

The first $5K will be used to unlock the immediate launch phase:

  • $1,000 – final app security layer & native/high-volume readiness: migration to native encryption, anti-abuse/anti-hacking protections improvement, database and backend optimization
  • $4,000 – official launch campaign: app-store launch marketing, paid tests, and micro-influencer partnerships in spiritual/wellness communities

If the bridge goes beyond $5K, up to $15K, the additional funds will be allocated approximately:

  • 25% – product improvement: UX polish, performance, AI-assisted moderation, and native-readiness improvements
  • 75% – growth/marketing: launch campaign expansion, paid acquisition tests, and more creator/micro-influencer partnerships

The goal is to use the first $5K to unblock launch, then use any additional capital to improve the product and give the launch enough distribution to generate meaningful acquisition, retention, and premium-conversion data.

 

Company Structure

MagicLog is currently founder-built and live, and I am in the process of separating it from my existing development business.

The plan is to incorporate MagicLog as its own independent French SAS, with a clean cap table, dedicated assets, and its own share structure from the beginning.

Because the SAS is still in formation, I’m looking for an aligned investor comfortable with a small pre-incorporation commitment or bridge arrangement, with the investment formally documented once the SAS is registered.

 

Who I’m Looking For

I am not looking for just any investor.

I’m looking for someone who has a genuine respect for spiritual, mystical, wellness, or creator-led communities and can understand the project beyond only the numbers.

The ideal partner is someone who:

  • Understands early consumer/community products
  • Values privacy, responsible growth, and user trust
  • Has personal respect for spiritual or mystical communities
  • Sees the opportunity beyond a generic journaling app

If this resonates, I’d be happy to share the product, early analytics, roadmap, and more details privately.

Thanks for reading.

u/n3t-z3n — 10 hours ago

Once In a Lifetime Opportunity!!!

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Are you into stocks? Have you ever thought about what it takes to create an ETF? Have you ever wanted to own part of the ETF? Not just but shares of it, but actually be an owner of the management company who owns the ETF. This is an opportunity that doesn't come around everyday, it's not very often people get a chance to be part owner of an ETF.

The good news is I have already done all the hard work. I've done all the research, Ive done all the due diligence, I've passed all the institutional audits, formed the LLC for asset management, built the historical backtest, the daily performance tracking, the website, the professional relationships with people in this industry, and all the documents for the whole STACK ETF. The methodology and thesis have been validated, the performance has been validated, and the structure and framework has been validated. The capital secured through investments will be used to accelerate the launch of STACK on the market not to do research and development. As a matter of fact the Index part goes live July 31st 2026. That is right, STACK is already a bout to go live and will be listed on Bloomberg. Once the index part of STACK goes live the ETF wrapper will start to be created. Once STACK goes live on the index the value will go up substantially.

This is my story and how I got the idea, then the start to creating STACK:

Six years ago, I started working inside semiconductor fabs and data centers, seeing firsthand the companies and infrastructure enabling the world's technological transformation. I can tell you the whole process of the chip from the start till deployment.

What led me to the discovery of the missing piece that eventually led me to building STACK:

When building one of my portfolios I wanted to own the whole chain of Semiconductors and data centers. That is when I noticed that they did not have an ETF to capture the backend bottlenecks.

The physical infrastructure and specialized processes that makes it possible for chips to be distributed and running:

Design → Wafer Manufacturing → Materials → Deposition → Lithography → Etch → Ion Implant → Metrology → CMP → Advanced Packaging → Testing → Data Center Deployment

That experience led me to ask a simple question:

Why isn't there an investment vehicle focused on the infrastructure behind semiconductors and AI?

That question became STACK™.

STACK is a thematic index and future ETF focused on the companies building and enabling the semiconductor and AI ecosystem from equipment manufacturers and advanced packaging to power infrastructure, data centers, and the critical systems supporting compute growth.

Over the past year, I've:

✅ Built a complete index methodology and governance framework.

✅ Developed a 20-company infrastructure-focused portfolio.

✅ Created constituent selection, maintenance, liquidity, and risk frameworks.

✅ Built historical simulations and research documentation.

✅ Established relationships with an index provider and an ETF white-label platform as we work toward bringing STACK to market.

✅ Connected with ETF industry veterans, asset managers, and infrastructure leaders who continue to provide valuable feedback and guidance.

Perhaps the most rewarding part of this journey has been hearing from people across the ETF industry who tell me they've never spoken with someone who has both boots on the ground infrastructure experience and the conviction to build an investment product around it.

There is still work ahead. Launching an ETF is a marathon, not a sprint.

But every conversation, every relationship, and every document built brings STACK one step closer to becoming a reality.

Thank you to everyone who has supported, challenged, and encouraged this journey.

The mission remains the same:

Provide investors with targeted exposure to the infrastructure powering the future of semiconductors, AI, and compute.

If you want to learn more visit the official website of STACK at:

\*\*\*Stack Infrastructure Holdings.com\*\*\*

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\#STACKETF #ETF #Semiconductors #AI #Infrastructure #DataCenters #Investing #AssetManagement #Indexing #CapitalMarkets #ThematicInvesting

u/swhouston713 — 17 hours ago
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We built Polymind: an AI reliability layer that combines ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Grok instead of trusting one model. Opening our first investor conversations.

Hey r/AngelInvestors,

My name is Dirk, founder of Polymind. Over the last 6 months, together with a small team of AI engineers, developers, and PhD-level AI researchers, we have been building around a problem we believe will define the next chapter of artificial intelligence.

Today, companies are investing billions into building smarter AI models. OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI and others are all competing to create the strongest intelligence. But as more powerful models enter the market, we believe a new challenge appears: people will not struggle with finding an AI answer — they will struggle with knowing which answer is the most reliable.

Every model is built differently. Different data, reasoning, guidelines, strengths, and blind spots. Ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok the same complex question, and you often receive different perspectives.

That is why we built Polymind.

Polymind is a reliability layer that combines the world’s leading AI models, compares their reasoning, evaluates evidence, detects disagreements, and creates one final answer with a transparent Reliability Score.

The Alpha is now live and users are already testing the platform. Our focus now is improving the reliability engine, expanding the product, and preparing for the next stage.

We are opening our first conversations with angel investors who understand the AI infrastructure opportunity and want to help us build Polymind into the reliability layer for the AI era.

If this is a space you are interested in, I would love to connect, hear your thoughts, or show you what we are building.

Please check out: polymindlabs.com

Dirk
Founder, Polymind

u/aeddonn — 22 hours ago
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Need a Short-Term Loan of ₹25,000 (30 Days) – Will Repay with 5% Interest

Hi everyone,

I'm reaching out because I'm in urgent need of a ₹25,000 short-term loan. I only need it for 30 days, and I will repay the full amount along with 5% interest on the agreed date.

I understand it's difficult to trust someone online, so I'm willing to verify my identity privately, provide proof of who I am, and stay in regular contact throughout the loan period.

I'm not looking for charity—just a short-term loan to get through a difficult situation. If you're able to help or have any questions, please send me a DM.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post.

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u/Comfortable-Fix1208 — 13 hours ago

It Turns Marketing Budgets into Completed Purchases - looking for a partner.

We are building the infrastructure for purchase completion marketing.

Brands spend billions creating awareness, generating clicks and influencing purchase decisions, yet they have very limited visibility into whether those marketing budgets actually result in completed purchases.

Platform allows brands to participate after purchase intent already exists by helping consumers complete purchases they have already decided to make through our proprietary engagement model.

Our consumer platform is already built and currently being tested in TestFlight.

Founders are two entrepreneurs with 20+ years of experience across IT, technology and business development. The company has been fully bootstrapped from day one, with the founders personally funding the initial stages of development.

We are an Estonia-based pre-seed startup currently raising $640k to build partner APIs, payment infrastructure and launch pilot campaigns with trusted creators and bloggers across Europe and the United States.

Looking to connect with angels and pre-seed investors interested in MarTech, Commerce Infrastructure and Consumer Platforms.

Ps. Never thought that will write about it on Reddit :)

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u/Enough_Mode_8496 — 15 hours ago
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Angel Investors

I make Premium Leather Shoes and Boots …The brand name is EL-MUSO and the website is www.el-muso.com and gave it 5 years and lots of investment to make it %100…I am Mumbai based and looking for interested Investors or someone who could lead me to them… The Product are handcrafted and it has its own unique look which gives it a rich look…The unboxing experience for the customers are on another level….Today or Tommorow or maybe day after Tommorow its going to get big… for more information please dm…

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u/Lumpy-Cantaloupe-603 — 24 hours ago
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Great AI tool for retail investors

Tracking every recommendation my AI pipeline makes — here's the current win rate across sectors

Been running ProspectAI autonomously across multiple sectors.

Here's what's in positive territory right now:

UTILITIES
• D — rec. May 17 | entry $61.73 → now $68.24 (+10.55%) ✅
• CEG — rec. May 17 | entry $267.20 → now $286.94 (+7.39%) ✅

HEALTHCARE
• LLY — rec. May 1 | entry $963.33 → now $1,043.26 (+8.30%) ✅

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
• MAR — rec. May 13 | entry $350.23 → now $370.22 (+5.71%) ✅

SEMICONDUCTORS
• AMD — rec. May 19 | entry $420.99 → now $444.73 (+5.64%) ✅

Every entry zone and trigger price was generated autonomously by the pipeline — no manual intervention.

The pipeline runs: Reddit sentiment → Technical analysis → Fundamental analysis → Adversarial critic → Final strategy.

All recommendations tracked live 👇
https://prospect-ai.moisesprat.dev

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African Businesses Needing Investors

I'm an African engineering and commercial professional currently based in the UK with over 25 years of experience in engineering, project management, commercial strategy, business development, and AI applications for industry.

Over the next few years, I'm looking to build a portfolio of minority investments in promising SMEs across Africa—particularly in West Africa, while remaining open to opportunities elsewhere on the continent.

I'm not a traditional venture capitalist looking for the next billion-dollar startup. I'm more interested in established businesses with real customers, growing revenues, and ambitious founders who could benefit from both investment and hands-on strategic support.

Typical investment profile:

  • US$ 500–5,000 initial investment
  • Minority equity stake
  • Long-term investment horizon
  • Willing to participate as an adviser or board adviser
  • Focus on sustainable business growth rather than quick exits

I'm particularly interested in:

  • Engineering and technical services
  • Construction and infrastructure
  • Manufacturing
  • Energy and renewables
  • Environmental services
  • Industrial technology
  • AI and business automation
  • B2B software serving industry
  • Other profitable SMEs with strong growth potential

Beyond capital, I can contribute experience in:

  • Business strategy
  • Proposal and tender development
  • Commercial management
  • Contract negotiation
  • Business development
  • Project delivery
  • AI adoption and digital transformation
  • Operational improvement

If you're building a genuine business with traction and are looking for a strategic long-term investor rather than just funding, I'd be happy to hear from you.

Please send me a brief overview covering:

  • What your business does
  • Country of operation
  • How long you've been operating
  • Current revenue range (approximate is fine)
  • What you're raising
  • How the investment would be used
  • What kind of support you're looking for

I'm happy to sign an NDA before reviewing confidential information if appropriate.

I'm especially interested in businesses solving real problems and creating long-term value across Africa.

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u/StrategyNo6493 — 1 day ago
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Any Advice Will help.

Hi so here I am, cause I don't know what to do with my current situation right now. I a 23yr (M) from the Philippines started my Video Production Agency after 5 years of being freelance. It's more a last push on my dream and what I really Love to do, which is Filmmaking. Here's the situation I started this Business of mine with my friend who share the same passion of mine but we started without camera gears, I know what you gonna say, but hear me out. This was actually something that happened unexpectedly this is some thing we talked like 6 month ago in a mountain an unexpected meeting while hiking it was casual then just a month a go in a street we just suddenly decided to take action because of this 1 client of mine. But due to personal crisis about 2 months ago i had to sell my personal gears to work outside my hometown but things didn't work. So we just move things forward and rented camera gears for about a week which our budget can handle, we shoot multiple clients which some are free and been receiving positive response since then. We did receive potential clients and talk with business that wants to create videos for there business but here where the problem is.

We rent our gears from my Co workers in the event industry so we only shoot when the gears is available, and it's been affecting our creativity so I decided to find someone willing to invest in us. But it's really hard to find someone thats willing to risk in our ideas, we do understand why. But here the thing the investment were looking for is somethings that's not so big just enough to buy us the equipments we need. So any advice on how we can move forward in our situation?

Should we stop or continue it's like a loop in our situation right now.

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u/Due-Perception-62 — 1 day ago

When is niche too niche ?

I have a questions: I am building and validating a specific type of marketplace. users are there and interested but it takes time to build it. I would go fast with some Angel Pre Seed check but we are in a very very niche industry ( deathcare )

edit: to the comment of this person below: you accused me of being a spammer, a scammer, Indian, fake and malicious. This isn’t true. I’ve asked a question, you voluntarily responded, I’ve messaged you, you accepted, made fun of my English ( which is a second language for me ) and then continued to provoke me, also playing the victim. You are what we, in Germany, call a Schwanzlutscher.

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u/Any_Cream_4396 — 1 day ago

Building an Amazon beauty brand doing $10K/month from one product

Hi everyone,

We’re building a small Amazon beauty brand and are looking to connect with a few angel investors who like backing early consumer businesses.

Right now, we’re doing just over $10K/month from a single product on Amazon. It started as a simple test idea, but it’s turned into a real business with consistent demand, solid supplier relationships, and a clear path to expand into additional products in the category.

We’re at that stage where we’re reinvesting everything back into inventory and growth, and looking to surround ourselves with people who’ve scaled consumer brands before (or just enjoy being early in something they believe in). We have identified a number of products that show huge potential, just need the funds to execute.

Happy to share our presentation deck.

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u/PresentAd2901 — 1 day ago

Looking for an Investor or Strategic Partner for an Automotive Lubricants Business

Hi everyone,

I'm building an automotive lubricants business focused on supplying engine oil to international distributors and repair shops.

I'm looking for an investor or strategic partner to help scale the business through inventory, logistics, and market expansion. In return, I'm looking to build a long-term partnership with someone who shares the vision.

If you have experience in automotive products, international trade, or startup investing, I'd love to connect. Feel free to send me a DM.

Thank you!

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u/Top_Movie_9926 — 1 day ago

Florida Founder Looking For Dating App Investor

🚀 Florida Startup Raising 500k–1.5M Seed Round
Hi everyone! 👋
We’re looking to connect with angel investors, family offices, and early-stage VCs interested in backing a high-growth consumer technology company.
📱 The Company
is a dating and relationship platform built for the rapidly growing spiritual and conscious community.
📈 Current Traction
🔥 15,000+ users onboarded
💳 300+ paying subscribers (growing 65% over the last 6 months)
💰 43.8K ARR with consistent month-over-month growth
📊 8.4x LTV/CAC (well above industry benchmarks)
📉 Monthly churn reduced by 60% over the past six months
💵 Customer acquisition costs significantly below industry averages
🌎 Market Opportunity
💙 8.6B addressable market today
📈 Fast-growing intersection of dating, wellness, and spirituality
✨ No major platform currently owns this category
💰 Raising
We’re currently raising 500k–1.5M to:
✅ Scale customer acquisition
✅ Increase user density in key metro markets
✅ Expand our engineering and product team
✅ Grow creator partnerships and brand awareness
Our model has already proven product-market fit. The primary bottleneck is scaling user density—not building the product. This capital allows us to accelerate toward our projected ARR milestone and prepare for a future Series A raise.
📍 Based in Florida, USA
If you’re an investor—or know someone actively investing in consumer apps, marketplaces, SaaS, AI, or social platforms—I’d love to connect.
Happy to share our investor deck, financials, roadmap, and answer any questions.
Thank you! 🙏

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u/Hot_Plastic_7320 — 2 days ago
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Can I get an angel investor with just an MVP?

I built an MVP after noticing the same problem across several clients I worked with. It's not fully finished yet, but I'm close.

My plan is to let those clients test it first and validate that it actually solves their problem. If the feedback is good, I'd like to find an investor or partner who can help with marketing and growth, since my focus is on building products rather than running large marketing campaigns.

Has anyone here taken this path before? Did you look for investors after getting your first users, or did you bootstrap the marketing? and what is the best place to find angel investor?

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u/LatterExercise7281 — 2 days ago
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u/Domx010 — 2 days ago

Are Cold Emails Still Effective for Startup Fundraising Today?

Cold emailing has been one of the most common methods for startups to reach investors for years. But in today’s fast-moving digital world, is it still effective?

Many founders send hundreds of emails but receive very few responses. Investors are often overloaded with messages, making it harder for any single email to stand out.

So the real question is: what makes a cold email effective today?

Is it personalization, timing, or the strength of the startup idea itself? Or has cold outreach become outdated compared to smarter, data-driven approaches?

Some founders are now using systems that generate tailored outreach messages based on investor behavior and startup type.

But does automation improve response rates, or does it reduce the human connection that investors still value?

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u/ArcherImpossible3345 — 3 days ago

I declined an offer for 50% of my company in Dubai last month. Still not sure I was right.

Quick background: I run an AI computer vision startup in the sports and creator space. In June I was in Dubai for a government-backed creator economy program, taking family office meetings.

One of those meetings turned into a real offer. 50% of the company. Serious money, serious operator, real distribution in a region we want to be in.

I said no. Here’s the reasoning I used, and the doubt I still carry.

Why I passed:

- 50% at this stage means I’m effectively a co-founder in my own company from that point on. Every major decision becomes a negotiation.

- We had just signed our first Power 4 athletics pilot and landed our first six-figure brand contract. Selling half right when the traction curve bends felt like selling the dip.

- The buyer’s plan and my roadmap agreed on year one and diverged hard on years three through five.

Why I still lose sleep:
- That capital would have removed all runway anxiety for years.

- Regional distribution like that is not something you can just buy later.

There is a version of this where I look back and realize I turned down the best offer I’ll ever get because of ego dressed up as conviction.

Angels here: when you’ve watched founders decline offers like this, how often did it age well? And what separated the ones who were right from the ones who were just stubborn?

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u/martin_at_fullscale — 3 days ago
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Need Suggestions to Approach Investors for Funding

Hi, I have a consumer (F&B) startup (less than a year old), and there is early traction. I have been working mostly solo (except for a few interns, etc.) for the past few months.

So far, completely bootstrapped and working full-time (I quit my job), but now I am starting to feel like I am unable to keep up - both physically and financially. I have a few repeat customers; we have reached 350+ customers so far. It's not an extraordinary growth story - but a slow yet steady growth so far. I even did one corporate event for LinkedIn, which happened through their team reaching out to me, which was surprising but exciting!

Now I want to start approaching investors for funds. It'll mostly be a cold outreach. I don't have any investor contacts (I am not from a startup or business background, and I was working in an MNC earlier).

What is the best way to approach investors - should I reach out to angels? Do they respond to cold emails or LinkedIn messages? If you have your own funding story, feel free to share (to the extent you're comfortable). I am struggling to figure this out on my own, so any advice, suggestions, or references would be highly appreciated!

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u/No-Job-8554 — 3 days ago