[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Abhijit Shukla [@Abhijit_Tan](/creator/twitter/Abhijit_Tan) on x 2293 followers Created: 2025-07-18 14:57:08 UTC Startups are not failing because of lack of funding. Everyone talks about the FinTech and AI’s boom. And yes, the FinTech market’s projection from $25B in 2024 to $644B by 2029. AI in FinTech alone could hit $70B by 2033. Sounds like paradise for founders, right? Here's the anti-gyaan: XX% of startups still fail. And the number #1 reason (42% of cases)? Not funding, not team issues. It’s simply the outright lack of a market need. You've built something nobody wants. Just a disconnect with reality. On top of it, VCs are raising the bar. Global VC investment is UP (+5.4% in 2024), but deals are DOWN 17%. The median Series A now demands $2.5M ARR. XX% jump since 2021. They want proof of revenue. I think the era of "build it and they will come" is dead. "More money, fewer deals" means capital is flowing to validated ideas. If you're chasing funding without traction, you're accelerating your path to becoming a statistic. Focus on solving a real problem for a real customer. Validate relentlessly. Prove revenue. That's the only "hack". What do you think?  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [$70b](/topic/$70b) [coins ai](/topic/coins-ai) [$644b](/topic/$644b) [$25b](/topic/$25b) [fintech](/topic/fintech) [Post Link](https://x.com/Abhijit_Tan/status/1946222712797696237)
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Abhijit Shukla @Abhijit_Tan on x 2293 followers
Created: 2025-07-18 14:57:08 UTC
Startups are not failing because of lack of funding.
Everyone talks about the FinTech and AI’s boom. And yes, the FinTech market’s projection from $25B in 2024 to $644B by 2029. AI in FinTech alone could hit $70B by 2033.
Sounds like paradise for founders, right?
Here's the anti-gyaan: XX% of startups still fail. And the number #1 reason (42% of cases)? Not funding, not team issues. It’s simply the outright lack of a market need.
You've built something nobody wants.
Just a disconnect with reality.
On top of it, VCs are raising the bar.
Global VC investment is UP (+5.4% in 2024), but deals are DOWN 17%. The median Series A now demands $2.5M ARR. XX% jump since 2021. They want proof of revenue.
I think the era of "build it and they will come" is dead.
"More money, fewer deals" means capital is flowing to validated ideas. If you're chasing funding without traction, you're accelerating your path to becoming a statistic.
Focus on solving a real problem for a real customer.
Validate relentlessly. Prove revenue. That's the only "hack".
What do you think?
XXX engagements
