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The Infinite Prospecting Marathon: Reclaiming Your Time From the Funding Grind

Stop wasting time on cold outreach. Discover how Torches.io connects founders and investors directly in one place to streamline your fundraising.

By Muhamed Porić

October 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM

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You did not start a company to spend your afternoons scrolling through investor directories, guessing at email formats, and sending messages into the abyss. Yet for most founders, building the product takes a backseat to the relentless hunt for capital. You spend hours writing cold emails that bounce, crafting LinkedIn connection requests that get left on read, and chasing warm introductions that go nowhere. It feels less like building a business and more like a second, unpaid job in sales and prospecting.

The root of the problem is simple. Founders and investors are scattered across a dozen different channels, social networks, and fragmented databases. Investors are drowning in noisy inboxes, while founders are exhausting themselves trying to cut through the static. Traditional fundraising has turned into a game of endurance, forcing builders to spend more time playing matchmaker than working on the actual roadmap.

That friction is precisely why Torches.io was built. It is a dedicated platform designed to bring founders and investors together in one direct place, cutting out the intermediaries and the endless games of telephone.

On Torches.io, the workflow is straightforward. You post your startup, app, or project, get it verified, and immediately put yourself in front of real investors who are actively looking for deals. Instead of hiding behind generic contact forms or waiting for a mutual connection to reply, both sides can message each other and negotiate directly on the platform.

For builders looking to stand out, the platform offers built-in tools to accelerate visibility. You can use Sparks, the platform currency, to handle verification, rank higher in search results, or secure a featured spot in the homepage hero slideshow and front page feeds. This means you stop relying purely on luck and algorithms to get noticed.

If you are tired of spending more time hunting for capital than building your product, it is time to change the approach. Stop chasing ghosts through disconnected channels.

Visit Torches.io today to post your project and connect directly with investors who are ready to talk deals.

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Muhamed Porić

Founder and Editor of Embers.

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