Really contradicting on the sentences that he do said.
He contradicted his own statement in two lines. Thats why I feel something is fishy.
Asking for initial funding would really be still considered on looking out investors.
It would be better if they just launched the project and the released an IPO looking for investors. Then again most IPOs (not ICO) dont make an effect unless the company running it is already popular.
Finding out those people who do have lots of money wont really be that simple yet we know on how those people hide themselves for public not to know on what they are currently holding.
Like I said, whales dont have time to come to these forums and look for projects to invest in. Rather they have capital firms and people have to approach them there for sponsorship.
I am still waiting for the OP to reply to some of the posts in this thread in a professional manner.