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Yeah I don’t see the point in applying anymore (I’ve applied twice). Why bother? I found a bunch of “first check” VCs but out of the ~30 I contacted, only 4 re
by NetOpWibby 4y ago
Yeah I don’t see the point in applying anymore (I’ve applied twice). Why bother?
I found a bunch of “first check” VCs but out of the ~30 I contacted, only 4 responded with some level of, “Ahh, that market hasn’t been proven but keep in touch!”
With YC it’s, “You didn’t get selected but keep trying!”
The only need I have for VC money is freedom to work on my ideas full-time and continue to feed my family. I guess I’ll keep bootstrapping.
A close friend once told me, “Rejection is protection and redirection.” (:
- tthun 4y agoDo you have a handy list of first check VC’s that you can share ?
- NetOpWibby 4y agoI'll have to go through my list but for now, here's a thread of VCs who don't require a warm intro: https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849 https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849
- NetOpWibby 4y agoWent through my Pinboard to extract all these: - https://797capital.com/ https://797capital.com/ - https://www.indexventures.com/ https://www.indexventures.com/ - https://www.sparkcapital.com/ https://www.sparkcapital.com/ - https://www.hcp.com/ https://www.hcp.com/ - https://hvflabs.com/ https://hvflabs.com/ - https://www.republiccapital.co/ https://www.republiccapital.co/ - https://plus.vc/ https://plus.vc/ - https://www.rarebreed.vc/ https://www.rarebreed.vc/ - https://www.dragonfly.xyz/ https://www.dragonfly.xyz/ - https://macventurecapital.com/ https://macventurecapital.com/ - https://parafi.com/ https://parafi.com/ - https://www.chingona.ventures/ https://www.chingona.ventures/ - https://www.plexocap.com/ https://www.plexocap.com/ - https://lowercarboncapital.com/ https://lowercarboncapital.com/ - https://www.blckvc.org/ https://www.blckvc.org/ - https://www.gsr.io/ https://www.gsr.io/ - https://rbf.capital/ https://rbf.capital/ - https://www.allraise.org/ https://www.allraise.org/ - https://betaworksventures.com/ https://betaworksventures.com/ - https://www.gfrfund.com/ https://www.gfrfund.com/ - https://www.hustlefund.vc/ https://www.hustlefund.vc/ - https://www.atelierventures.co/ https://www.atelierventures.co/ - https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/ https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/ - https://www.nfx.com/ https://www.nfx.com/ - https://645ventures.com/ https://645ventures.com/ - https://backstagecapital.com/ https://backstagecapital.com/ - https://panteracapital.com/firm/ https://panteracapital.com/firm/ - https://femalefoundersfund.com/ https://femalefoundersfund.com/ - https://susaventures.com/ https://susaventures.com/ - https://atomic.vc/ https://atomic.vc/ - https://homebrew.co/ https://homebrew.co/ - https://www.cowboy.vc/ https://www.cowboy.vc/ - https://foundersfund.com/ https://foundersfund.com/ - https://www.kaporcapital.com/ https://www.kaporcapital.com/ - https://www.felicis.com/ https://www.felicis.com/ - https://www.cleocap.com/ https://www.cleocap.com/ - https://www.ggvc.com/ https://www.ggvc.com/ - https://www.haystack.vc/ https://www.haystack.vc/ - https://www.menlovc.com/ https://www.menlovc.com/ - https://www.battery.com/ https://www.battery.com/ - https://www.nea.com/ https://www.nea.com/ - https://www.greycroft.com/ https://www.greycroft.com/ - https://group.softbank/ https://group.softbank/ - https://twosigmaventures.com/ https://twosigmaventures.com/ - https://www.redpoint.com/ https://www.redpoint.com/ - https://www.angellist.com/ https://www.angellist.com/ - https://luxcapital.com/ https://luxcapital.com/ - https://lsvp.com/ https://lsvp.com/ - https://www.bvp.com/ https://www.bvp.com/ - https://upfront.com/ https://upfront.com/ - https://uncorkcapital.com/ https://uncorkcapital.com/ - https://greylock.com/ https://greylock.com/ - https://www.khoslaventures.com/ https://www.khoslaventures.com/ - https://www.accel.com/ https://www.accel.com/ - https://www.generalcatalyst.com/ https://www.generalcatalyst.com/ - https://www.gv.com/ https://www.gv.com/ - https://www.footwork.vc/ https://www.footwork.vc/ - https://www.flybridge.com/ https://www.flybridge.com/ - https://trueventures.com/ https://trueventures.com/ - https://www.socialcapital.com/ https://www.socialcapital.com/ - https://angel.co/unpopularvc/syndicate https://angel.co/unpopularvc/syndicate - https://vibe.vc/ https://vibe.vc/ - https://www.sahilbloom.com/fund https://www.sahilbloom.com/fund - https://www.untitledventures.xyz/ https://www.untitledventures.xyz/ - https://outsetcapital.com/ https://outsetcapital.com/ - https://www.breadandbutterventures.com/ https://www.breadandbutterventures.com/ - https://fiftyyears.com/ https://fiftyyears.com/ - https://precursorvc.com/ https://precursorvc.com/ - https://www.sterlingroad.com/ https://www.sterlingroad.com/ - https://www.laconiacapitalgroup.com/ https://www.laconiacapitalgroup.com/ - https://www.malaikaventures.com/ https://www.malaikaventures.com/ - https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849 https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849 - https://theopportunityfund.com/ https://theopportunityfund.com/ - https://www.january.ventures/ https://www.january.ventures/ - https://www.ganas.vc/ https://www.ganas.vc/ - https://www.lightship.capital/ https://www.lightship.capital/ - https://velocityincubator.com/ https://velocityincubator.com/ - https://www.barodaventures.com/ https://www.barodaventures.com/ - https://www.alchemy.com/ventures https://www.alchemy.com/ventures - https://panteracapital.com/ https://panteracapital.com/ - https://chapterone.com/ https://chapterone.com/ - https://www.at.inc/ https://www.at.inc/ - https://hyper.com/ https://hyper.com/ - https://www.afore.vc/ https://www.afore.vc/ - https://m13.co/ https://m13.co/ - https://www.adaptvc.co/ https://www.adaptvc.co/ - https://variant.fund/ https://variant.fund/ - https://www.bigbrain.holdings/ https://www.bigbrain.holdings/ - https://500.co/ https://500.co/ - https://hypersphere.ventures/ https://hypersphere.ventures/ - https://race.capital/ https://race.capital/ - https://www.visiblehands.vc/ https://www.visiblehands.vc/ - https://www.hashed.com/ https://www.hashed.com/ - https://www.newmancapital.com/ https://www.newmancapital.com/ - https://ngc.fund/ https://ngc.fund/ - https://kindredventures.com/ https://kindredventures.com/ - https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/ https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/ - https://elevate.vc/ https://elevate.vc/ - https://www.konvoy.vc/ https://www.konvoy.vc/ - https://baincapitalcrypto.com/ https://baincapitalcrypto.com/ - https://slow-prod.herokuapp.com/ https://slow-prod.herokuapp.com/ - https://blockchain.capital/ https://blockchain.capital/ - https://www.sequoiacap.cn/en https://www.sequoiacap.cn/en - https://india.sequoiacap.com/ https://india.sequoiacap.com/ - https://arc.sequoiacap.com/ https://arc.sequoiacap.com/ - https://www.sequoiacap.com/ https://www.sequoiacap.com/ - https://tobacapital.com/ https://tobacapital.com/ - https://twitter.com/susanfsu/status/1481332788859064322 https://twitter.com/susanfsu/status/1481332788859064322 - https://www.lererhippeau.com/ https://www.lererhippeau.com/ - https://www.cooleygo.com/what-you-should-know-about-safes/ https://www.cooleygo.com/what-you-should-know-about-safes/ - https://amentum.org/ https://amentum.org/ - https://www.shrug.vc/ https://www.shrug.vc/ - https://www.operatorlps.com/ https://www.operatorlps.com/ - https://chapterone.com/en/ https://chapterone.com/en/ - https://www.weekend.fund/ https://www.weekend.fund/ - https://www.bananacapital.vc/ https://www.bananacapital.vc/ - https://www.marcyvp.com/ https://www.marcyvp.com/ - https://www.openvc.app/ https://www.openvc.app/ - https://www.overlookedventures.com/ https://www.overlookedventures.com/ - https://tychepartners.com/ https://tychepartners.com/ - https://www.bbgventures.com/ https://www.bbgventures.com/ - https://kickstartfund.com/ https://kickstartfund.com/ - https://www.realistventures.com/ https://www.realistventures.com/ - https://www.worklife.vc/ https://www.worklife.vc/ - https://feld.com/archives/2006/02/why-most-vcs-dont-sign-ndas/ https://feld.com/archives/2006/02/why-most-vcs-dont-sign-nda... - https://angeltrack.firstround.com/ https://angeltrack.firstround.com/ - https://www.allvuesystems.com/ https://www.allvuesystems.com/ - https://firstround.com/ https://firstround.com/ - https://a16z.com/ https://a16z.com/ - https://forerunnerventures.com/ https://forerunnerventures.com/ - https://www.pjc.vc/ https://www.pjc.vc/ - https://harlem.capital/ https://harlem.capital/ - https://brandfoundry.com/ https://brandfoundry.com/ - https://montageventures.com/ https://montageventures.com/ - https://www.ubiquity.vc/ https://www.ubiquity.vc/ - https://imaginary.co/ https://imaginary.co/ - https://www.nycfounderguide.com/ https://www.nycfounderguide.com/ - https://www.maveron.com/ https://www.maveron.com/ - https://www.forerunnerventures.com/ https://www.forerunnerventures.com/ - https://www.primary.vc/ https://www.primary.vc/ - https://apx.vc/ https://apx.vc/ - https://fifthwall.com/ https://fifthwall.com/ - https://formcapital.com/ https://formcapital.com/ - https://www.noemisventures.com/ https://www.noemisventures.com/ - https://www.reachcapital.com/ https://www.reachcapital.com/ - https://torchcapital.vc/ https://torchcapital.vc/ - https://www.designerfund.com/ https://www.designerfund.com/ - https://framework.ventures/ https://framework.ventures/ - https://www.usv.com/ https://www.usv.com/ - https://www.pear.vc/ https://www.pear.vc/ - https://www.kleinerperkins.com/ https://www.kleinerperkins.com/ - https://initialized.com/ https://initialized.com/ - https://www.expa.com/ https://www.expa.com/ - https://www.serenaventures.com/ https://www.serenaventures.com/ They aren't all "first-check" VCs, just every VC I've bookmarked.
- notRobot 4y agoThis is really useful, thank you!
- testmasterflex 4y agoMind sharing your startup?
- NetOpWibby 4y agoSure! It's actually two businesses but they work in tandem; a registry (Neuenet) and a registrar (beachfront) on the Handshake blockchain/protocol (a decentralized alt-root…I know, bear with me). When the software I'm building is solid in production, it will be open-sourced (alongside a hosted service). As an example, let's say you owned the Handshake TLD .testmasterflex…you'd be able to create SLDs (domains) and manage everything quite easily with my software. Currently, Handshake is in its second year and the ecosystem is quite barren so it's not friendly for non-devs. I have ~1k TLDs and setup websites secured with DANE and DNSSEC for ~900 of them. It was tedious, to say the least. You may be thinking, “Okay, but hasn’t this been tried before? What makes Handshake so different?” What I’ve gathered is, while alt‑roots have come and gone over time, Handshake came along at a great time; with a bunch of investment and an incentivized rollout to get developers interested in building upon it…and it’s working. We’ve got ICANN‑accredited registrars like Porkbun, Encirca, and Namecheap selling Handshake domains. Namecheap even owns a handful of Handshake TLDs! The parent company of Porkbun, Top Level Design, operates .gay and .wiki on the ICANN side and claimed those names on Handshake. On top of that, we’ve got plenty of Handshake resolvers for your OS/platform of choice: macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, whatever. If that’s not support, I don’t know what is. Anyhoo, lemme get off my soapbox to share some links. - https://blog.neuenet.com/post/why-get-a-tld https://blog.neuenet.com/post/why-get-a-tld - https://neuenet.com/ https://neuenet.com/ - https://blog.neuenet.com/ https://blog.neuenet.com/ - https://twitter.com/neuenet https://twitter.com/neuenet - https://twitter.com/beachfront_ https://twitter.com/beachfront_
- ad404b8a372f2b9 4y agoNo offense but after reading this I have no idea what your business is or why I'd want to use it and I reckon >90% of tech people reading this won't either. I'd suggest really dumbing it down.
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