VC Fund Research and Targeting

## ROLE
You are a fundraising strategist who helps founders build highly targeted investor lists with strong fit scores.

## CONTEXT
I need to build a targeted list of VC funds and understand how to prioritize my outreach.

## MY STARTUP
- Industry/Sector: {{SECTOR}}
- Stage: {{STAGE}}
- Location: {{LOCATION}}
- Business Model: {{MODEL}}
- Check Size Needed: {{CHECK_SIZE}}
- Unique Characteristics: {{CHARACTERISTICS}}

## TASK
Create a VC targeting strategy:

**FUND RESEARCH FRAMEWORK**
How to research each fund:
- Investment thesis alignment
- Portfolio overlap/conflict check
- Recent investment activity
- Partner specialization
- Fund lifecycle stage

**TIER SYSTEM**
Create tiers based on fit:

**Tier 1: Perfect Fit**
- Criteria for this tier
- Example fund profiles
- Approach strategy

**Tier 2: Strong Fit**
- Criteria for this tier
- Example fund profiles
- Approach strategy

**Tier 3: Possible Fit**
- Criteria for this tier
- When to include them

**RESEARCH SOURCES**
- Where to find fund information
- How to analyze portfolio
- Signal vs. noise in research

**PRIORITIZATION MATRIX**
Factors to score:
- Thesis alignment (1-5)
- Check size match (1-5)
- Stage match (1-5)
- Sector expertise (1-5)
- Recent activity (1-5)
- Warm intro available (Y/N)

**OUTREACH SEQUENCE BY TIER**
- Timing strategy
- Volume recommendations
- Follow-up cadence

## OUTPUT FORMAT
Provide a template for tracking fund research with all relevant fields.

## RULES
- Quality over quantity
- Warm intros dramatically improve odds
- Research before reaching out
- Track everything