Pre-Seed Pitch: How to Prove Demand When You Have Zero Customers

Zero customers, zero revenue, zero product, but demand can still be proven. DemandSonar’s “Pre-Seed Demand Proof” packages behavioral evidence as a proxy for traction. It answers: How many people are looking? How acute is the pain? How weak are the incumbents? One founder entered Y Combinator’s application with a Demand Score of 91 and a “Market Gap Heatmap.” She got in. The proof of demand wasn't revenue; it was the unmistakable shape of the opportunity, mapped by AI. Pre-seed is a promise, and data makes the promise believable. [Prove demand without customers →]