We Just Closed an Investment Into FishTank

A few months ago, FishTank was just an idea sitting in my head.

I kept thinking about how broken fundraising feels for early-stage founders — especially for younger builders, solo founders, and people building in public.

Most platforms are optimized for polished companies with traction, warm introductions, and networks that already exist.

But that’s not how the internet works anymore.

Today, the next generation of founders is building publicly:

• posting progress online,
• documenting failures in real time,
• attracting communities before customers,
• and turning audiences into distribution.

Yet fundraising still operates like it’s 2008.

That disconnect is the reason I started FishTank.

FishTank is being built to make fundraising feel more like the modern internet: transparent, social, fast-moving, and accessible.

And today, I’m excited to share that Jason Butcher has invested in FishTank.

For me, this wasn’t just about capital.

One of the biggest things I’ve learned while building is that early investors shape more than your cap table. They shape the pressure, expectations, and direction around the company.

Jason immediately understood the vision behind FishTank:

that fundraising itself is becoming a form of content,

that distribution is now a core startup advantage,

and that the next generation of founders won’t build companies the same way previous generations did.

That alignment matters.

We’re still very early.

There’s an enormous amount left to build.

Most of the hard work is still ahead.

But moments like this matter because they validate that the problem is real — and that other people see the future the same way you do.

To everyone who’s supported FishTank so far: thank you.

More soon.