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2 resources from OpenVC we point founders to, and the questions each answers.

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Why we picked it OpenVC runs the platform millions of these emails pass through, so their rules are drawn from data, not opinion: put a thesis-fit signal in the subject ("SaaS for supply chain"), lead the body with one traction metric, and keep the whole thing under 1,000 characters so a partner reads it in 60 seconds. Pair it with their companion post of 13 real annotated cold emails founders actually sent to see the rules in the wild.

How to Cold Email Investors (And Actually Get Replies)

From OpenVC by OpenVC Team 12 min read

  • The top 10 percent of founders still hit 15 to 25 percent reply rates on cold email, so "cold email does not work" is a myth told by people sending bad ones.
  • Budget 10 to 15 minutes per genuinely customized email and target 80 to 120 thesis-fit investors rather than blasting 500; precision is the whole game.
  • One specific ask tied to a date beats a vague "would love to connect," and most yeses come from the second or third follow-up, not the first send.
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Answers How do I write a cold email to an investor without sounding desperate? How do I raise money without a warm introduction or an IIT/IIM network?
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Free Intermediate

Why we picked it This is the piece that names portfolio founders as the single strongest intro path and then ranks every other channel below it (co-investing seed VCs, your own users, ex-colleagues), which is exactly the manufacture-it-yourself playbook. It also walks through OpenVC's Intro Finder, so you get the method and the mapping mechanism in one page.

How to get warm intros to VCs

From OpenVC by OpenVC 15 min read

  • A portfolio founder the investor already funded is the highest-converting referrer, worth more than any VC or advisor intro.
  • Rank your possible introducers by category (portfolio founders, earlier-stage investors who co-invest, your clients, people around you) instead of hoping for a random mutual.
  • A warm intro raises your odds of funding roughly 13x over a cold email, so the relationship-building weeks are the real work, not a detour.
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Answers How do I get a warm introduction to an investor when I don't know anyone who knows them?
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