This is a super interesting discussion so far.
In general, I think it’s fair to say that VC funded projects don’t necessarily need funding from Gitcoin to survive, and shouldn’t be a priority over things that are more clearly public goods.
That said, I think the biggest question to me is, how we determine whether or not something was actually funded by VCs in the first place. It seems like projects that are less up front about their fundraising could easily end up getting an advantage over those that are transparent. Would it be worth thinking about slashing penalties of some kind here?