Investor Targeting

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name: investor-targeting
description: Builds a ranked list of 30-60 investors scored on stage, thesis and portfolio fit, each with the named partner, a warm-intro path and referrer, and a tiered order to approach them. 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".
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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… load the full skill through Skill Me