I m an ex investment banker. Left my comfy IB job last year. Since then I ve been vibecoding and learning how to actually build stuff.
Built a bunch of tools over the last 3 months, but one question kept bugging me: will capital markets / VCs / gov programs even take vibecoded products seriously?
Initially I assumed no one would. Then I thought what do I even lose? Worst case I learn something.
Hi PH community,
This is Udit, an ex-IB and today, I am shipping the beta for 21st Fund. Its a solution to bypass the system from within. I worked in this industry for 2 years just to know that venture game is rigged. Not all get a fair shot at the game the play.
So, with very low expectations, I shipped 21st Fund - a capital discovery platform for founders, indie hackers, and startups.
This platform don't find investors for you, lets be very specific. It finds non-dillutive capital which don't snatches equity from you - credits, grants, equity-free programs, etc. Everything over here..
Feel free to try it out once.
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@udit_autorel I like that, "capital discovery platform." Do you plan to expand beyond grants?
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@udit_autorel Congrats on shipping, Udit — the “non-dilutive capital” angle is 🔥. As a founder, I waste hours chasing grants that end up being a mismatch. How do you score opportunities (eligibility confidence vs effort vs timeline), and will you add alerts when new programs open? Happy to beta-test and share feedback.
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Not sure why I enjoyed the video so much, but godfather aside, this is something I hope works as well as it sounds. Pair it with agentic guidance on matching founder with early or beta users and this would be a much needed platform. Best of luck.
Non‑dilutive opportunities vary hugely in effort and odds—how do you rank/prioritize recommendations (eligibility confidence, expected value, effort score, timeline), and how do you prevent the tool from sending people into high-effort dead ends?
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Congrats on the launch! Love the focus on agentic grant discovery and surfacing non-dilutive capital founders usually miss.
You got me with your video! First run-through looks good! I'll spend more time with this! Thank you, Udit! More feedback to follow! Congrats on your launch!
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@udit_autorel I like that, "capital discovery platform." Do you plan to expand beyond grants?
@udit_autorel Congrats on shipping, Udit — the “non-dilutive capital” angle is 🔥. As a founder, I waste hours chasing grants that end up being a mismatch. How do you score opportunities (eligibility confidence vs effort vs timeline), and will you add alerts when new programs open? Happy to beta-test and share feedback.
Not sure why I enjoyed the video so much, but godfather aside, this is something I hope works as well as it sounds. Pair it with agentic guidance on matching founder with early or beta users and this would be a much needed platform. Best of luck.
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@matthew_miller20 Thanks a lot Mathew. And I hope Godfather explained the product better :)
I think it should be useful for early founders.
It would be better for me to support Korea someday!
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@highlightyourproduct Thanks. Would love to help you anytime
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Congrats on the launch! Love the focus on agentic grant discovery and surfacing non-dilutive capital founders usually miss.
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@zeiki_yu Thanks man!!
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Interesting search tool for founders who are bootstrapping!
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@cruise_chen Thanks serr
You got me with your video! First run-through looks good! I'll spend more time with this! Thank you, Udit! More feedback to follow! Congrats on your launch!
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@felicitemoorman Awaiting feedback ma'am.. thanks a lot.