Well, it seems like you're working at a16z, are you gonna convince leadership there to help fund these initiatives?
If your goal is to build a viable business instead of just scam your investors, you probably either have to try and compete with Roblox by creating an ecosystem where you siphon revenue off of your customers and their customers simultaneously, or sell actual product (sort of like how Epic bankrolls their stuff using revenue from their games) alongside tools.