Can I upvote you twice? I don't understand why this is such a hot topic. If a VC asks for money to pitch, kindly thank them for their time and walk away.

I suspect that people want to protect each other by raising an alarm here... honestly, if you need someone to tell you not to pay to pitch, you have bigger problems.

TheFunded has pretty stupid membership requirements though. If I recall correctly, they require you to submit your business plan as part of the sign-up procedure. I think that's worth boycotting them along with the pay-to-pitch groups.