👀 The Pre-Seed Stage Is Dying.
2025 is exposing a hard truth in VC:
You no longer need funding to build — you need focus.
Why?
Because the tools that once cost millions are now… free.
AI handles design, code, copy, video, research, outbound, and pitch prep.
Infra like Supabase, Vercel, and GPT give you a full-stack product studio.
You can launch, validate, and iterate faster than a funding round can close.
In other words:
👉 What used to require $500K now requires conviction and a weekend.
👉 What used to be called “pre-seed” is now just… execution.
VCs aren’t pulling back — they’re just moving up the funnel.
They want proof, not pitch decks.
Traction, not theory.
Signals, not stories.
Founders:
This isn’t bad news — it’s freedom.
It means you get to build without begging.
It means the best products will rise — not just the best-networked.
The new pre-seed round is this:
💻 A prototype
🧠 A clear problem
📈 A signal of demand
If you have those, you’re not pre-seed anymore.
You’re investable.
And if you don’t — go build until you are.
Let 2025 be the year you earned capital, not chased it.
