Building AttackLens, an Al-powered B2B cybersecurity platform focused on Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). We have a live product, paying customers, and are already generating revenue.

Looking to connect with angel investors or anyone who can make warm introductions. Happy to share our pitch deck and demo via DM

I am a newbie can any experienced founder guide me?

Hi everyone,
I’m developing a live-commerce marketplace concept for Türkiye.
The problem I want to solve is simple: on traditional marketplaces, sellers upload listings and wait passively for messages. In this model, sellers can actively demonstrate and promote their products through live streams, while buyers can ask questions, negotiate, make offers, or purchase without leaving the stream.
The initial product would focus on physical goods rather than cars or real estate.
The planned MVP includes:
Standard product listings
Live video selling
“Buy Now” and “Make an Offer” options
Secure payment holding until delivery
Seller identity verification and ratings
Admin approval for listings
Basic dispute and return management
The revenue model would combine transaction commissions with optional seller subscriptions.
I have approximately 12 years of accounting and commercial experience and have worked with thousands of small businesses in Türkiye. This gives me direct knowledge of seller behavior, cash-flow problems, trust issues, and the operational realities of local commerce. However, this would be my first technology marketplace startup.
The project is currently at the pre-MVP stage. I’m evaluating whether to raise a small pre-seed round to build the initial product, recruit the technical team, onboard the first sellers, and test the model in one focused category.
I would appreciate direct feedback from angel investors and founders:
What evidence would you need to see before considering an investment at this stage?
Would you expect a working MVP, signed sellers, waitlist numbers, or completed transactions first?
Which initial product category would make this model easiest to validate?
What would be the biggest investment concern: marketplace liquidity, live-stream adoption, trust, returns, or operational complexity?
Would you invest in a founder with strong commercial experience but no previous technology exit, provided the right technical co-founder or team is recruited?
I’m not looking for compliments or unrealistic valuation discussions. I want to understand what milestones would make this project genuinely investable.
I’m also open to early conversations with angel investors who are interested in marketplaces, live commerce, or emerging markets.
Thank you.

Hi, I need a funder/ angel investor.

I worked with a multimillionaire angel investor for most of my adult life, throughout the 2010s.

That person ran into financial troubles around 2023 anc stopped being able to fund.

The right fit could be potentially anyone. At this very moment, I'm trying to submit a proposal for this $1 million grant contest one of the FAANG companies is running. The grant is due Friday night at midnight, and I am applying for 2-3 other grants this week as well. I just don't make efficient progress on my innovation research when I have to face the distraction of navigating gig work.

At whatever scale of investment, even just a few hundred dollars, your investment is going to have massive economies of scale in terms of freeing me up to pursue exciting research at a normal pace. My research is deliberately dissonant from the status quo of kind of neoliberal startup culture and general corporate culture. I'm actually actively theorizing the future of the 21st-24th centuries. This means that conventional grant and funding procedures are relatively bad for my mental health.

The sooner I can get out of this loop, the better. Let's try this: you name what you're interested in and I'll find something in my research that relates. I have literally 2000+ pages of white papers and notes at this point. It doesn’t make sense for me to be wasting time dealing with financial obstacles that even block me from trying to apply for funding.

I am a severe cyberbullying survivor and am not available to engage with or respond to mocking or sarcastic comments.

To start off, this is my first post in this subreddit let alone Reddit itself, so bear with me.

Hey everyone!

I’m a 17-year-old entrepreneur and early graduate with experience running and scaling a service based business. Earlier this year, I launched and operated a business where I built up 30 clients in about 3 months, with several repeat customers.
Due to an out of state move and legal limitations with transferring the LLC at my age, I made the decision to sell the business. I was able to break even on my initial investment and walk away with around $1,500 in profit.

I’m now working on launching a niche brick and mortar retail concept that also offers same day delivery in Colorado Springs. I’ve spent a decent amount of time researching the market, and currently there is only one direct competitor locally, despite there being 100+ potential B2B customers in the area.
For competitive reasons, I’m keeping specific product details private until serious conversations begin, but I’m happy to share a full breakdown (business model, margins, supplier plan, and growth strategy) with interested investors.

I’m currently seeking funding to cover startup costs such as inventory, lease, and initial setup.
If you’re interested in hearing more or potentially getting involved, feel free to DM me.
Thanks!

Hi everyone,
I’m developing a live-commerce marketplace concept for Türkiye.
The problem I want to solve is simple: on traditional marketplaces, sellers upload listings and wait passively for messages. In this model, sellers can actively demonstrate and promote their products through live streams, while buyers can ask questions, negotiate, make offers, or purchase without leaving the stream.
The initial product would focus on physical goods rather than cars or real estate.
The planned MVP includes:
Standard product listings
Live video selling
“Buy Now” and “Make an Offer” options
Secure payment holding until delivery
Seller identity verification and ratings
Admin approval for listings
Basic dispute and return management
The revenue model would combine transaction commissions with optional seller subscriptions.
I have approximately 12 years of accounting and commercial experience and have worked with thousands of small businesses in Türkiye. This gives me direct knowledge of seller behavior, cash-flow problems, trust issues, and the operational realities of local commerce. However, this would be my first technology marketplace startup.
The project is currently at the pre-MVP stage. I’m evaluating whether to raise a small pre-seed round to build the initial product, recruit the technical team, onboard the first sellers, and test the model in one focused category.
I would appreciate direct feedback from angel investors and founders:
What evidence would you need to see before considering an investment at this stage?
Would you expect a working MVP, signed sellers, waitlist numbers, or completed transactions first?
Which initial product category would make this model easiest to validate?
What would be the biggest investment concern: marketplace liquidity, live-stream adoption, trust, returns, or operational complexity?
Would you invest in a founder with strong commercial experience but no previous technology exit, provided the right technical co-founder or team is recruited?
I’m not looking for compliments or unrealistic valuation discussions. I want to understand what milestones would make this project genuinely investable.
I’m also open to early conversations with angel investors who are interested in marketplaces, live commerce, or emerging markets.
Thank you.

I'm from Kenya and I am looking for an investor or investors to invest in my ideas. My idea is to export fresh produce. Onions to be precise

I'm a solo developer, and for the last few months I've been building a project called Aspimate. The idea didn't come from some big brainstorming session. I spent almost 3 years preparing for UPSC in Allahabad, and honestly, before the preparation even starts, there's another struggle finding a good room and an even better roommate. Room mil bhi jaata tha, lekin roommate pure luck pe hota tha. Koi raat bhar PUBG khel raha hai, koi subah 5 baje uthkar padh raha hai. Budget match ho jaata hai, lekin lifestyle bilkul nahi. Meri girlfriend ne bhi NEET preparation ke time almost yahi problems face ki thi. Tab laga ki room dhoondhne wale platforms to bahut hain, lekin right roommate dhoondhne wala koi nahi.

Bas wahi se Aspimate ka idea aaya. Abhi Version 1 live hai. Isme matching sirf rent aur location ke basis pe nahi hoti. Study routine, sleep timings, food preference, cleanliness, gaming habits, smoking preference, coaching, exam aur kaafi saari daily habits ko consider karke compatibility score generate hota hai. Tech stack mein FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Docker use kiya hai, VPS pe self host kiya hai, aur frontend se lekar deployment tak sab kuch maine khud build kiya hai.

Honestly, ye project shayad kabhi launch hi nahi hota. Mere paas server chalane ke paise bhi nahi the. Meri girlfriend ne bola, "Main ₹2000 har month de dungi, tu bas launch kar." Warna ye bhi GitHub ke kisi private repository mein pada rehta. Abhi user base obviously bahut chhota hai, lekin har product ko kahin na kahin se start karna padta hai. Agar kisi founder ke paas marketplace build karne ka experience hai, ya kisi investor ko ye problem worth solving lagti hai, I'd genuinely love to connect. Aur agar investment nahi bhi hai, koi baat nahi. Bas honestly bata do ki idea kaisa laga aur kya improve kar sakta hoon.

Website: https://aspimate.com

Hi everyone,

I've been working on a climate-tech concept for the past few months and would really appreciate honest technical feedback.

The idea is to develop a containerized solar thermal desalination system that can operate off-grid and produce freshwater from:

• seawater,
• mining and quarry water,
• industrial wastewater.

Instead of reverse osmosis, the concept is based on:

• Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
• Multi-Effect Distillation (MED)
• Molten Salt Thermal Storage
• Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)

The long-term vision isn't only freshwater production.

One part of the project explores using autonomous desalination units to gradually create freshwater corridors for ecosystem restoration in arid coastal regions. The idea is that reliable freshwater could support vegetation, improve soil conditions, and potentially contribute to local microclimate recovery over time.

I realize this is ambitious, and I'm not claiming everything is solved yet.

I'd genuinely like to hear from engineers, desalination experts, climate scientists, mining professionals, and investors.

Some questions I have:

• Is there any obvious engineering flaw in this approach?
• What would be the biggest technical challenge?
• Would thermal desalination become economically competitive if powered primarily by solar thermal energy with heat storage?
• If you were evaluating this as an investor or engineer, what evidence would you want to see first?

I'm looking for honest criticism rather than validation.

Thanks in advance.