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April 22, 2022

'You must have very understanding husbands': Founders share their VC horror stories

From discrimination to meeting no-shows and ghosting, startup founders tell Sifted about their worst investor experiences


“The VC turned up late to the meeting, asked no questions, explained nothing about the firm or fundraising process and openly yawned eight times,” a serial fintech founder tells us.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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