Agreed. You can basically stop trying to prompt them to follow up with you (since they are non-responsive / won't suggest next steps typically in this scenario

Agreed. You can basically stop trying to prompt them to follow up with you (since they are non-responsive / won't suggest next steps typically in this scenario). Another tough thing to balance is the flip of this - how to politely drop a VC you do not want to talk to further, who is interested in your company and knows you are fundraising...