Use when a founder needs to decide which investors to approach and how to reach them. Triggers on "which VCs should I target", "build my investor list", "find the right investors", "warm intro path", "angels vs VCs", "who invests in my space", "investor research". Produces a ranked, researched target list with warm paths.
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name: investor-targeting
description: Use when a founder needs to decide which investors to approach and how to reach them. Triggers on "which VCs should I target", "build my investor list", "find the right investors", "warm intro path", "angels vs VCs", "who invests in my space", "investor research". Produces a ranked, researched target list with warm paths.
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# Investor Targeting
A raise is a sales process, and a sales process with the wrong leads fails no
matter how good the pitch. Most founders spray a generic list and wonder why
conversion is low. This skill builds a tight, researched, warm-path-first list.
## When to use this skill
Use it once [[fundraising-stage-selector]] fixes the stage and check size, and
before [[vc-pitch-email]] writes outreach. Feed the output into
[[investor-pipeline-crm]] to run the process.
## Qualify on fit, not fame
Score each prospective investor on:
- **Stage fit**: do they lead/write checks at your stage and size? A Series B
fund "being nice" at pre-seed wastes a meeting.
- **Thesis fit**: do they actively invest in your space and "why now"? Read
their deals from the trailing 12-24 months and partner writing - a thesis… install to load the full skill