Of 1,922 Pitches, 1,901 Rejected: Inside Early-Stage Fundraising
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-08
Part 2 of Hustle Fund's thread: out of 1,922 September pitches, 1,901 were rejected outright, with 21 still in progress.
The author uses this to illustrate how brutal early-stage fundraising is right now — a monthly pass rate of roughly 1.1% including pending deals.
Related event: Hustle Fund Rejected 1,901 of 1,922 Pitches in a Month(4 posts)→
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