I built an app that I genuinely believe in .. now I have no idea how to get it funded. Any founders been here?
Hey guys 👋 So about a year ago I had an idea that I couldn’t shake. Millions of people play competitive video games every single day — Madden, NBA 2K, COD — and there is literally no safe place for them to play each other for real money. The informal wagering already happens constantly, it just happens on Cash App and handshakes with zero protection.
So I built the infrastructure for it. Non custodial, meaning nobody holds the funds but a smart contract. Winner gets paid automatically. The crypto side is completely invisible to the user — feels like a normal app. I spent months figuring out the tech, the legal angle, the tokenomics, all of it. Self taught. No computer science degree. Just obsession and Google.
The site launches in a few weeks and I’m in that weird middle ground that I think a lot of founders hit — the product is almost real but I’m pre revenue, pre users, and trying to raise a early round without the metrics investors usually want to see.
I’ve been grinding Reddit, Discord, Facebook groups, cold DMs, angel investor pages, everything. Some days feel like momentum and some days feel like screaming into a void.
For the founders who’ve been here — how did you break through this phase? Did you find your first investor through warm network or cold outreach? Any advice on approaching angels when you’re pre launch would mean a lot.
Also happy to connect with anyone in the Web3 or gaming space who’s building something interesting. Always looking to expand my network.