# ToldYou — We find what works.

> Venture builder that systematically discovers, researches, and validates startup ideas.

## What we do

ToldYou is a venture builder. We systematically discover, research, and validate startup opportunities before they're built. Only ventures that survive every gate get built. Most hypotheses don't. That's the point.

## Methodology

1. **Signal detection** — Scanning market patterns, behavioral shifts, and emerging pain points across industries.
2. **Deep research** — Investigating the opportunity space, competitive landscape, and structural dynamics.
3. **Pain validation** — Talking to real founders and decision-makers. Testing whether the pain is acute enough to pay for.
4. **Build decision** — Only ventures that survive every gate get built.

## Portfolio

- **pester** (live) — [https://www.toldyou.vc/ventures/001](https://www.toldyou.vc/ventures/001)
  Accountability engine for founders — AI-powered knowledge vault with action tracking, semantic search, and multi-source sync. Our pipeline identified acute demand among founders drowning in scattered context across Notion, Linear, Google Docs, and Otter, confirmed through founder interviews and consistent pain signal across industries.

## Team

- **Stanislav 'Stan' Soloshenko** — Co-founder, Product
- **Oleksandr Sarzhan** — Co-founder, Investment

## Related

- [toldyou.build](https://www.toldyou.build/) — Founder recruitment for validated ventures.
- [llms.txt](https://www.toldyou.vc/llms.txt)
- [Sitemap](https://www.toldyou.vc/sitemap-index.xml)