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Hardware and B2G Founders Cannot Break Into VC Networks Through Cold Outreach

Founders in niche hardware and infrastructure sectors (shipbuilding, modular construction, B2G) find that cold outreach to VCs consistently fails, even when they have term sheets and committed capital from other sources. VC networks are strongly filtered toward SaaS and tech, leaving hardware founders with no effective channel to reach co-investors who understand their space. This is a structural access problem that worsens with deal stage pressure.

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