From the live webinar
The prompts we ran live.
Every prompt from the session, ready to copy. Change the parts in [brackets] to fit your raise. On the call we ran them for Ledgerline, a made-up fintech company raising a $2M seed round.
Before you start
- 1Connect 8Raise to Claude. How to connect
- 2Add the two 8Raise skills to Claude. They fill in the setup for you, so these short prompts work without extra questions. Get the skills
- 3For campaigns, connect HeyReach on the Outreach page of your dashboard.
01
Find VCs
Partners at VC firms that fit your stage, your sector and your market.
Find 10 [UK] VCs that invest in [seed and Series A] [fintech] startups. Partners only.
Then reply
- When Claude shows the search:Run it. Tier 2.
Tier 1 gives each investor's details. Tier 1.5 adds research on each investor. Tier 2 adds research on each firm too.
The exact prompt we ran live
Find 10 UK VCs that invest in seed and Series A fintech startups. Partners only.
02
Find family offices
Family offices that put money straight into startups like yours.
Find 10 [US] family offices that invest directly in [seed and Series A] [fintech] startups.
Then reply
- When Claude shows the search:Run it. Tier 2.
The exact prompt we ran live
Find 10 US family offices that invest directly in seed and Series A fintech startups.
03
Find who backed companies like yours
The Lookalike: companies like yours, the investors who funded them, and the right person at each firm.
Find investors who back companies like mine. [Your company] [what it does, and for whom]. We are raising a [$2M seed] round in the [US]. Sector keywords: [fintech, small business finance, cash flow forecasting]. Companies like us: [Pilot, Mercury, Brex]. Aim for 10 firms.
Then reply
- When Claude shows the plan and the cost:Go.
- A few minutes later:How is my Lookalike run doing?
- When Claude shows the firms:Approve all of them. Tier 1, 1 contact per firm, email and LinkedIn only.
The research takes about 3 to 10 minutes. Run the other prompts while it works.
The exact prompt we ran live
Find investors who back companies like mine. Ledgerline forecasts cash flow for small businesses from their bank and invoice data. We are raising a $2M seed round in the US. Sector keywords: fintech, small business finance, cash flow forecasting. Companies like us: Pilot, Mercury, Brex. Aim for 10 firms.
04
Find the right person at firms you picked
You bring the firm names, 8Raise finds a partner at each one.
I already have a list of investors I want to reach. Find 1 partner at each of these firms, all based in the [United States]: [firm 1], [firm 2], [firm 3]. Tier 1, email and LinkedIn only.
The exact prompt we ran live
I already have a list of investors I want to reach. Find 1 partner at each of these 10 firms, all based in the United States: QED Investors, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Flourish Ventures, FinTech Collective, First Round Capital, CRV, Restive Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Canapi Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures. Tier 1, email and LinkedIn only.
05
A personal first line for each investor
The opening line 8Raise wrote for each person, and the post, deal or news it comes from.
For each investor in my [UK VC] and [US family office] searches, show me the opening line 8Raise wrote and what it's based on, in a table: name, firm, opening line, source.
8Raise writes these lines when a search runs at tier 1.5 or tier 2.
The exact prompt we ran live
For each investor in my UK VC and US family office searches, show me the opening line 8Raise wrote and what it's based on, in a table: name, firm, opening line, source.
06
Turn your lists into LinkedIn campaigns
One HeyReach campaign per list, with your messages, made as drafts you review first.
Make one HeyReach campaign from each of my searches, set up like this: - Connect first, with a blank invite (no note). - Message 1 goes 3 hours after they accept, in my voice as the founder. Start with "Great to connect. I hope you're well." Ask one question about what they invest in. Then say why I ask: what [your company] does and our numbers. Then the round. End with "If relevant, I'm happy to share our deck." Sign it [your first name]. - Message 2 goes 5 days later: a short nudge in case they missed my message, an offer to share the deck or set up a quick call, and "If it's not relevant, no hard feelings at all." - If they don't accept: view their profile on day 1, like one of their posts on day 3 and on day 6, and stop on day 14. - A reply stops everything for that person. Use {FIRST_NAME} and {COMPANY}. No links. About us: [what your company does]. [Your numbers: customers, growth, churn]. We're raising a [$2M seed] round[, with $900K already committed]. Name each campaign after its search, and use the time zone of the investors in it. Send 9:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday. Show me all the messages first. Then make them as drafts. Do not start them.
Then reply
- When Claude shows the messages:Looks good. Make the drafts.
Connect HeyReach first, on the Outreach page of your 8raise.com dashboard. Nothing is sent until you start a campaign yourself.
The exact prompt we ran live
Make three HeyReach campaigns, one from my UK VC search, one from my US family office search and one from my Lookalike, set up the way we run our client campaigns:
- Connect first, with a blank invite (no note).
- Message 1 goes 3 hours after they accept, in my voice as the founder. Start with "Great to connect. I hope you're well." Ask one question about what they invest in. Then say why I ask: what Ledgerline does and our numbers. Then the round. End with "If relevant, I'm happy to share our deck." Sign it Sofia.
- Message 2 goes 5 days later: a short nudge in case they missed my message, an offer to share the deck or set up a quick call, and "If it's not relevant, no hard feelings at all."
- If they don't accept: view their profile on day 1, like one of their posts on day 3 and on day 6, and stop on day 14.
- A reply stops everything for that person. Use {FIRST_NAME} and {COMPANY}. No links.
About us: Ledgerline forecasts cash flow for small businesses from their bank and invoice data. 1,900 businesses use it, revenue grew 3x in the last 12 months, and churn is under 2% a month. We're raising a $2M seed round, with $900K already committed.
UK VCs: name "Webinar UK VCs 1", time zone Europe/London. US family offices: name "Webinar US family offices 1", time zone America/New_York. Lookalike investors: name "Webinar Lookalike 1", time zone America/New_York. Send 9:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Show me all the messages first. Then make all three as drafts. Do not start them.Want this set up for your raise?
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