[not_your_vase]

  > Here is $1.5M for an idea, even before doing any development, planning or research. Go, make a blogpost.

Dumb money is still among us. Actually knowing it makes me sleep better at night.

[chronark]

On the contrary actually. Unkey had a working product and paying customers before talking to VCs

[not_your_vase]

That means that they have their very own definition of pre-seed. Maybe a bit better overall, although it raises new questions.