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How to Raise in the Age of the VC AI Filter (2026)

Hosted by Matthew Parker

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What you'll learn

Pass the 2026 VC AI filter

Why VCs now ignore AI-slop inbound, and the pre-send Signal Test that keeps your emails out of the ignore pile.

Find your one proprietary stat

How founders are landing $35-40M rounds on a single proprietary stat, and how to find and lead with yours.

Live cold-email teardown, on screen

Watch real cold emails rewritten live from slop to signal, using the exact structure behind $4.3M+ raised.

Why this topic matters

VCs changed the rules this year: Leo Polovets says he now ignores inbound that reads 90%+ AI, while founders are landing $35-40M rounds on the strength of one proprietary stat. This session puts you on the right side of that filter. I'll tear down real cold emails live on screen and rewrite them from slop to signal, using the same system behind my $4.3M+ raised with no warm intros.

You'll learn from

Matthew Parker

Founder & CEO of ModernTax. Raised $4.3M+ with no warm intros.

Matthew Parker is the Founder & CEO of ModernTax, the tax-data infrastructure company that delivers verified IRS tax records to lenders and fintechs. He has raised $4.3M+ as an outsider with no warm intros, including $1M in 60 days on structured cold email alone. On Maven he teaches How To Raise Millions For Your Startup in 60 Days, sharing the exact outreach system he runs in his own live raises: target-list building, slop-free cold emails that pass VC AI filters, and the proof artifacts that turn replies into term sheets.

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How To Raise Millions For Your Startup in 60 Days
Matthew Parker
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