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Bengaluru CEO Compares Startup Funding to Dating After $3M Investment A viral post by Sumanth Raghavendra, CEO of Presentations.ai, compared startup funding to dating, saying VCs ignore struggling startups but rush in once they thrive. "When you're

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Hey I am on Medial • 8d

VCs aren’t looking for a relationship—they’re looking for a big, fast exit. Comparing it to dating makes it sound emotional when in reality, it’s just cold, calculated risk management.

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