investor-outreach

Use it when:: You're writing to angels, VCs, strategic investors or accelerators: a cold email, a warm intro request, a follow-up or an update.
It does:: Builds each message around why this investor, what the company does with its proof, and one concrete ask, and cuts stock phrases like "I'd love to connect".
You get:: Short drafts, flagged as unfinished when there's nothing specific to personalize them with.
Pairs with:: ECC's brand-voice skill when your own voice matters.

TL;DR

Investor messages should be short, concrete and easy to act on, and none should be sendable to just any investor. A cold email has a short, specific subject line, an opener on why this investor, a pitch with what the company does, why now and the proof that matters, one next step, and a sign-off with a credibility anchor if needed. Personalization comes from portfolio companies, a public thesis, talk or post, a mutual connection or a clear fit with the investor's focus. Follow-ups default to day 4 or 5 with one new data point and a final one on day 10 to 12, then stop. Warm intro requests give the connector the reason it's a fit and a forwardable blurb under 100 words. Post-meeting updates cover what was discussed, the promised answer, a new proof point and the next step. Before delivering, it checks the draft is personalized, the ask explicit, the proof concrete and the filler gone.

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SKILL.md

From affaan-m/ecc at d2ef268. Checked daily, last changed Nov 6, 2026.

Frontmatter

name: investor-outreach
description: Draft cold emails, warm intro blurbs, follow-ups, update emails, and investor communications for fundraising. Use when the user wants outreach to angels, VCs, strategic investors, or accelerators and needs concise, personalized, investor-facing messaging.
metadata:
  origin: ECC

Investor Outreach

Write investor communication that is short, concrete, and easy to act on.

When to Activate

writing a cold email to an investor
drafting a warm intro request
sending follow-ups after a meeting or no response
writing investor updates during a process
tailoring outreach based on fund thesis or partner fit

Core Rules

Personalize every outbound message.
Keep the ask low-friction.
Use proof instead of adjectives.
Stay concise.
Never send copy that could go to any investor.

Voice Handling

If the user's voice matters, run brand-voice first and reuse its VOICE PROFILE. This skill should keep the investor-specific structure and ask discipline, not recreate its own parallel voice system.

Hard Bans

Delete and rewrite any of these:

"I'd love to connect"
"excited to share"
generic thesis praise without a real tie-in
vague founder adjectives
begging language
soft closing questions when a direct ask is clearer

Cold Email Structure

subject line: short and specific
opener: why this investor specifically
pitch: what the company does, why now, and what proof matters
ask: one concrete next step
sign-off: name, role, and one credibility anchor if needed

Personalization Sources

Reference one or more of:

relevant portfolio companies
a public thesis, talk, post, or article
a mutual connection
a clear market or product fit with the investor's focus

If that context is missing, state that the draft still needs personalization instead of pretending it is finished.

Follow-Up Cadence

Default:

day 0: initial outbound
day 4 or 5: short follow-up with one new data point
day 10 to 12: final follow-up with a clean close

Do not keep nudging after that unless the user wants a longer sequence.

Warm Intro Requests

Make life easy for the connector:

explain why the intro is a fit
include a forwardable blurb
keep the forwardable blurb under 100 words

Post-Meeting Updates

Include:

the specific thing discussed
the answer or update promised
one new proof point if available
the next step

Quality Gate

Before delivering:

the message is genuinely personalized
the ask is explicit
the proof point is concrete
filler praise and softener language are gone
word count stays tight