What if venture capital worked more like patronage + equity?

What if instead of betting on companies, we bet on individuals - solopreneurs, creators, weird internet people with terrifyingly high leverage?

That's the fund I want to build.

Crypto native. Start as a syndicate.

I write about tech + humans + philosophy. Skeptical optimist, EA aligned, building internet businesses.

Farcaster OG.

https://linktr.ee/joanwestenberg

How does this differ from a grants program? I always felt Web3 grant programs fail when it comes to supporting people/projects beyond financial support.