GoAhead Ventures replaces traditional "warm intros" with an open video-pitch funnel that any founder worldwide can submit to, then runs all submissions through a standing panel of ~150 external raters who score pitches against benchmarks like YC Demo Day. The three-person team reviews 3,000+ founder videos per year and can deliver funding decisions within days through a non-consensus model where any single partner can greenlight an investment, leading ~40 deals annually with the speed of an accelerator but the check size and ownership of a lead VC fund.