Wrong City, Wrong School, Wrong Background? AI is Your Side Door!

Women-led teams get 2% of VC funding. Add a male co-founder? That jumps to 17%. It's even worse for women of color.Kruti Baires isn't waiting for the system to fix itself. As solo founder of The SprintFit, she's building AI infrastructure to bridge the access-to-capital gap for women and unseen founders—builders with traction who can't get in the room because they're in the wrong city, went to the wrong school, or don't fit the pattern VCs match.In this episode:How Kruti launched an AI company in 90 days and shipped 4 product versions in one yearThe funding gap reality: Why underrepresented founders can't access capital even with tractionThe $4.2B workflow failure in early-stage investing keeping great deals invisibleAvoiding product-market fit pitfalls ("this is cool" ≠ PMF)Why warm intros protect the status quo vs. how AI creates systemic discoveryHow The SprintFit helps small investors discover founders they'd never see while helping founders get funding-readyKey Timestamps: [6:32] The 90-day AI MVP playbook [10:52] When data forced a complete ICP pivot [16:02] The $4.2B intake workflow failure [22:00] Funding gap stats costing investors better products [30:27] Why warm intros might be gatekeeping [37:33] Why burnout isn't a badge of honorSteal-able Moments:"Your ICP isn't who you think needs you. It's who shows up and pays." [14:18]"If users say 'this is amazing' but never come back, you have a demo, not product-market fit." [10:08]"The funding gap isn't about representation. It's costing investors better products." [23:33]"Warm intros protect the status quo: wrong schools, wrong city, wrong background—you're invisible." [30:44]Bio: Kruti Baires is founder/CEO of Sprintfit, bridging the access-to-capital gap for women and unseen founders. With 17 years at Fortune 500s and startups like Salesforce, she's fixing the $4.2B inefficiency in early-stage deal flow while expanding access for founders invisible to traditional VC networks.Connect: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kruti-bairesHow we met: Women X AI comment section—proof that engagement beats scrolling.Subscribe: Revenue Remix delivers GTM strategy for B2B SaaS founders ($2M-$20M ARR). Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube.