Yes I can largely confirm this experience: When you're pre-revenue/pre-traction it's very hard to acquire funding, and even after you made initial sales the VC

Yes I can largely confirm this experience: When you're pre-revenue/pre-traction it's very hard to acquire funding, and even after you made initial sales the VCs are quite reluctant. Honestly, in Germany it's probably better to rely on government-funded investment programs, as paradoxically those tend to take on more risk than most VCs in Germany, at least if you're building something innovative and not just do another copycat of a US/Chinese startup.