I gave these roommates $500K without ever seeing a pitch deck | Day in the Life of a VC

I signed the term sheet that gave two 21-year-old Northeastern grads a $500,000 pre-seed check from Link Ventures to build their dream startup, *Soshi*—an AI-powered social-media marketing agent. Step inside a typical (read: never boring) “day in the life” of a VC as I hand Elijah Muraoka (CEO) and Michael Long (CTO) their closing docs, hear their back-story, and dig into why they ditched classes to chase a billion-dollar vision.

⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Signing day: signing over the $500 K
02:45 How Elijah & Michael met on day 1 at Northeastern
04:25 Silicon Valley pivots + winning the YC/Supabase AI hackathon
06:05 Meeting Link Ventures & moving into our Cambridge office
07:30 Why VC money beat bootstrapping for Soshi
09:45 Dropping out / gap year: taking the leap at 21
12:55 Building personal brands with their own AI tools
14:35 What Soshi actually does (and who it’s for)
15:55 Wrap-up & what’s next for the team

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🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES
Soshi app link: https://app.soshi.io
Elijah's LinkedIn:   / elijahmuraoka  
Elijah's X: https://x.com/elijahmuraoka_
Michael's LinkedIn:   / michaeltlong10  
Michael's X: https://x.com/mikelong107

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