Yes, you can apply to VC alone. Some investors want to see a founding team. Some don't care.
But other than the desire to a have a co-founder in theory or to secure investment, why on earth would you continue with this co-founder? If they aren't contributing anything, why do you want to work with this person?
And 50-50 is absurd. 50-50 is, of course, always a recipe for deadlock. I've dealt with countless 50-50 co-founder situations where there was a breakdown due to deadlock. And those are almost always situations where the co-founders were enthusiastic working together at the start. (I'm a lawyer by the way - so I see worse case scenarios all the time.)
Here your prospective co-founder isn't contributing. You need to move on.
Happy to discuss my experiences with this and how you can extricate yourself as best as possible.
But other than the desire to a have a co-founder in theory or to secure investment, why on earth would you continue with this co-founder? If they aren't contributing anything, why do you want to work with this person?
And 50-50 is absurd. 50-50 is, of course, always a recipe for deadlock. I've dealt with countless 50-50 co-founder situations where there was a breakdown due to deadlock. And those are almost always situations where the co-founders were enthusiastic working together at the start. (I'm a lawyer by the way - so I see worse case scenarios all the time.)
Here your prospective co-founder isn't contributing. You need to move on.
Happy to discuss my experiences with this and how you can extricate yourself as best as possible.