When the user wants to write an email to an investor — cold outreach, warm intro request, follow-up after a meeting, monthly investor update, or thank-you note. Also activates for "intro email", "investor email", "follow up with VC", or "investor update".
SkillScore84Maintained
Automatic
◆Sales & GTM pack
Last verified 8/21/2026
What it changes
Passed 21 of 25 test cases with the skill, and 13 of 25 without it.
Without skill52%
With skill84%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
The cold email body stays under 150 words.
The output starts with a bold To recipient header line.
The draft contains exactly one clear call to action ask.
and 6 more in the full report
8 fixed13 passed either way4 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+32 pp
Tokens
+68%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-26%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/21/2026v121 of 25 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 8 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 8
Prompt
Investor Clara Vance at Accel passed on our seed round, citing stage mismatch. Draft a note back to Clara.
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
The note asks if she would like to be added to monthly investor updates.
Missed
Passed
case-12 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/21/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md115 linessingle file
Fundraising Email
When to Use
The founder needs to write a cold outreach email to an investor.
The founder wants to draft a warm intro request (a "forwardable email").
The founder needs a follow-up after an investor meeting.
The founder is writing a monthly investor update.
The founder wants to send a thank-you or round-closing notification.
Context Required
From startup-context: company one-liner, stage, key traction metrics, fundraising status, and any notable social proof (investors, customers, press).
From the user: email type, recipient (investor name and firm), prior relationship context, and desired outcome (meeting, intro, materials review).
Workflow
Read startup context — Pull the company narrative, metrics, and fundraising details from .agents/startup-context.md.
Determine email type — Classify as one of the five types below. Each has different structure, tone, and length.
Draft the email — Follow the type-specific template. Keep it short — investors scan, they don't read.
Add personalization — Include at least one specific reference to why this investor is a fit (thesis, portfolio company, blog post). Generic emails get ignored.
Review against principles — Check the draft against the quality checklist. Trim aggressively.
Deliver the final draft — Output subject line and email body, ready to copy-paste.