Let’s be real.
Cold emailing investors feels like yelling into the void.
Most times, you get crickets.
But every once in a while?
Someone opens it.
That’s the cold email sweet spot.13 real examples that got there.
Not theory.Actual cold emails sent by founders to VCs.
All of them follow what we call the Top 1% Cold Email Formula :
Short.
Here’s a quick taste:
—
1. API/Devtools - Exited founder - Preseed w/ top angels "Marketplaces suck. Engineers hate building API infra. We fix that."
Hi [INVESTOR],
There’s zero fluff in these emails.
Even better?
Each email was different.
But they all had this in common:
The investor didn’t know them before.
So what made them work?
We broke it all down inside the post:
This is one of those swipe files you bookmark, save, and come back to whenever you're stuck staring at your inbox wondering what to send next.
If you want access to the list, it’s included for premium subscribers of the newsletter.
And when you subscribe, you also unlock:
📌 The Ultimate Investors List of Lists (12,000 VCs, FOs, Angels)40 pitch decks that built Unicorns The Ultimate Notion Data Room (all key docs you’ll EVER need)🥇 The Most Successful Investor Update Template The Only Finance Tracker Your Startup Needs
👉 Subscribe now and get all 13 email templates to start cold emailing like the top 1%
Get the Cold Email templates below 👇 2. B2B2C Bank - Exited founders, 6k waitlist - US - Pre-seed "Banking made for merchant rewards. We’re ex-founders with exits."
Hello [Investor],
3. B2B mobility services - 10k customers - Africa - Preseed "Smartphone financing is the entry. The endgame is a super app for mobility entrepreneurs."
Hey [Investor],
4. No-code SaaS for SMBs - Experienced team - SG - Preseed Hi [INVESTOR],
5. SaaS Onboarding platform - Early revenue - US - Pre-seed Hi there,
6. Food delivery - Strong team, +30% MoM GMV - PK - Preseed Hi [INVESTOR],
7. Sports SaaS - 25% MoM growth - UK - Seed Hope you are well. Robert here, CEO and cofounder at RacketPal.
8. MarTech - Techstars-backed, paid clients - Nigeria - Seed Hi [INVESTOR],
9. B2B SaaS - 3x founder - Backed by Antler VC - Seed Hello [INVESTOR],
10. Boating industry is still run in cash and excel Hi [INVESTOR]
11. Job marketplace - 2M users/4x growth - LATAM - Seed Hi [INVESTOR],
12. Crypto/Paytech - $300k ARR - Seed (40% secured) "$3M volume. Launching in 100k merchants. 40% of round already secured."
Hello [INVESTOR] team,
13. StoreCycle - DTC data aggregator - $4m in 2 months Hi [INVESTOR] team,
P.S. Share this with someone who’s in the middle of fundraising hell.
See you next Saturday,
Yoann
👉 Subscribe to my Newsletter
.svg)
