Real VC money for a solo, pre‑revenue founder — what each firm is, what they look for, and exactly how to get in. Learn it, track it, then decide who you pitch.
Cold VC at $0 / no‑network is the hardest path — funds want a working prototype + early users before they meet you. You already have the prototype: EOLkits is live on Stripe, ~13 products in production. So lead every pitch with the live demo, not the 40‑project breadth.
The move that flips a fund from "interesting" to a term sheet: one external proof point on EOLkits — a paid audit, or real installs / usage. Worth more than ten cold emails.