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What If Bootstrapping Is the New Fundraising? Hereโ€™s a contrarian thought: in 2025, bootstrapping isnโ€™t the opposite of VC fundingโ€”itโ€™s becoming a new kind of pitch. Startups with solid revenues, loyal customers, and zero external capital are now more fundable than ever. VCs increasingly see bootstrapped traction as a filterโ€”not just for product-market fit, but for founder DNA. And the most interesting twist? Some founders are bootstrapping not to avoid fundingโ€”but to choose better when the time comes. Cleaner cap tables, stronger narratives, and better deal leverage. In Indiaโ€™s current climate of dry powder abundance but selective deployment, bootstrapping might just be the smartest pre-seed strategy.

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