LinkedIn outreach for investors
For angels, syndicate leads and VC associates who source on LinkedIn. Find founders by title, industry and company, connect with a short note, and follow up once. One account, $29 a month.
Who it's for
Deal flow is relationships. You want to meet founders in a sector before they raise, and you don't have an analyst team clicking Connect all day.
- You run one LinkedIn account: yours.
- You have a thesis you can put into a LinkedIn search: a sector and the titles that go with it.
- Low volumes are fine. A few good founder conversations a week is the point.
Not a data platform. There's no funding data, no company size, no email addresses, and no shared inbox for a fund's partners.
An example quarter
One sector, steady presence, short notes.
- 1
Find founders in your sector
Search the lead finder for Founder and Co-Founder with one industry from LinkedIn's list, or paste a LinkedIn people-search link with a location into Search Export.
How Lead finder works - 2
Trim by headline
Read the headlines and delete anyone outside your thesis. A smaller, better list beats a long one.
- 3
Follow their posts
Run Auto Liker every few days so you're a familiar name. It only sees posts that show up in your feed.
How Auto Liker works - 4
Connect with a note that says what you invest in
A template note with your focus and nothing else. No ask.
How Auto Connect works - 5
One message, then a call
A few days after they accept, run Message Sender with one question about what they're building. Take it to a call yourself.
How Message Sender works
- Template
- Hi {name}, I write small early cheques into fintech teams in India. Following what you're building at {company}; good to be connected.
What the plan covers
One plan, $29 a month, or $20 a month paid yearly. 20 requests and 50 likes a day suit sourcing, where presence matters more than volume, and 300 lead finds a month covers a sector or two.
Paying yearly is $239, which works out at $20 a month. Paying every 3 or 6 months is $26 or $23 a month.
| Connection requests a day | 20 |
|---|---|
| Connection requests in any 7 days | 100 |
| Messages a day | 30 |
| Likes a day | 50 |
| Lead finds a month | 300 |
The plan connects one LinkedIn account. HeyReach lists $79 per sender and Expandi $99 per seat (public prices, November 2026). Both are built for agencies and teams running many LinkedIn accounts. If you run one account, you pay for one.
Be careful about
- Keep the note to your focus. Founders get many investor notes; the plain ones read better.
- One follow-up only. Founders who want to talk will.
- Lead data is what LinkedIn shows: name, headline, company, location. Nothing about funding or stage.
- Read your LinkedIn inbox every day and reply yourself. Messages are checked for a reply before they go out, but don't rely on that yet: keep follow-ups to one.
- Automation is against LinkedIn's terms. Caps and pacing reduce the risk to your account; they don't remove it.
The safety page explains the caps, pacing and stops in full, and the guide to daily limits and pacing helps you pick settings.
Questions
Does it show funding stage or round data?
Can several partners share one workspace?
Does it find email addresses?
Is there a free trial?
Start with your work email.
14-day money-back guarantee on your first payment. Cancel any time.