"Big Name Investor is in the round" sometimes means they never wired a dime
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-15
Part 5: founders claim "Big Name Investor is in the round," but texting the investor reveals they said "sounds interesting" once and never wired money. (See the thread root for the full story.)
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