No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling

Summary

TechCrunch's Disrupt session argues that pre-seed founders are being judged with seed-stage expectations because AI startups have pulled huge amounts of early capital.

Why it matters

The pre-product bar has risen. Narrative still matters, but it will not carry a round unless it is unusually crisp and commercially believable.

Founder/operator read

Use this as a reminder to tighten problem framing, urgency, and why now before you hit investors.

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