VC: fundraising is irrational — the only reliable path is making VCs think others are queued up
arian_ghashghai · x · 2026-10-10
Investor arian ghashghai on recent founder conversations: many ask whether hitting certain milestones by a date will be enough to raise a seed/A round. His canned response: they're assigning logic (business performance) to an entirely irrational process (fundraising).
Key points:
- The only reliable way to raise right now is making VCs believe other VCs are queuing up to invest
- No deterministic path exists — it's timing, sector, traction, and serendipity
- The common thread among his portfolio companies that caught fire: being just early enough to build a solid team and traction foundation before their sector entered the VC zeitgeist; outside the zeitgeist, raising is tough no matter what
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