How to Start a Startup & Raise Pre-Seed Funding With No Money in 2025

Can you really start a startup and raise pre-seed funding with no money? 🚀 Wil Schroter (CEO, Startups.com) and Ed Kang (CSO, Startups.com) break it all down—what investors look for, how to validate your idea, and the key steps to getting funded in 2025. 💡 If you're a founder looking for real, no-BS advice, this one's for you! Don't miss it. We're a FREE Online Accelerator for ALL Startups 🚀 Join Startups Platform for Free: https://startups.com 📬 Weekly Startup Advice (250,000+ subscribers): https://www.startups.com/newsletter 🎙️ Startup Therapy Podcast -    / @startuptherapy   ▶️ Startups.com "How to" YouTube Channel -    / @startupsdotcom   // HOW STARTUPS.COM CAN GROW YOUR STARTUP 💰 Find Investors 📈 Create an Amazing Pitch Deck 🎯 Acquire your Best Customers 🛠️ Build my First Product (MVP) 🧠 Find a Trusted Advisor Join for FREE - https://www.startups.com // WHAT'S ON STARTUPS.COM? 📊 Deep Dive Workshops from Pitch Deck Breakdowns to Funding Fundamentals 🎓 600+ Master Classes from Neil Patel, Steve Blank, Hiten Shah, and many more 📚 1,000+ How-to Guides & Articles to scale your startup 🎤 In-Depth Founder Interviews featuring Elon Musk, Brian Chesky, Marc Andreessen 💡 20,000+ Expert Answers from world-class Mentors and Founders 💬 300 hours of Founder Therapy Sessions on navigating the founder journey // FOLLOW ON SOCIAL 🐦 Twitter/X @startupscom 📸 Instagram @startups 💼 LinkedIn @startups-co // WHERE TO START ON YOUTUBE Pitch Deck Reviews -    • How Investors ACTUALLY Look at Your Pitch ...   Funding & Investors -    • How Much Funding Should You Raise in 2024?...   Customer Acquisition -    • B2B Customer Discovery in 6 Steps - Startu...   Idea Validation -    • Idea to Funding: How to Test Startup MVPs ...   Product & MVP -    • Idea to Funding: How to Test Startup MVPs ...   #startups #entrepreneur #founder #funding #startupadvice