Research Investor Portfolio Fit
Evaluate which investors are most aligned with your company by analyzing their investment focus and portfolio patterns.
Build an Investor Outreach List
Find venture capital firms and angel investors that match your stage, sector, and geography for a fundraising campaign.
Quick answer: Use the Investor Finder tool through ToolRouter to build an investor outreach list directly from Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw — connect once, then drive it with plain-language prompts. No code required.
ToolMost founders spend weeks building an investor list manually — crawling Crunchbase, following Twitter threads, and asking contacts for warm introductions — before they even start outreach. The list is never complete and always biased toward investors who are already visible in their network.
The build_outreach_list skill filters investors by stage, sector, and geography, returning a list of firms and angels actively investing in companies like yours. You can focus outreach on investors who have already demonstrated interest in your category rather than mass-reaching anyone with a VC in their bio.
Founders preparing for a seed or Series A round, accelerator alumni, and startup advisors building fundraising pipelines for portfolio companies use this to replace scattered research with a structured, targeted starting list.
How to build an investor outreach list with Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw
Claude builds a targeted investor outreach list through a structured research conversation. Run build_outreach_list with your stage, sector, and geography, then ask Claude to prioritise the results by signal strength — recent activity in your category, check size alignment, and portfolio company fit — before you start reaching out.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
How to build an investor outreach list with Claude
Once connected (see setup above), use the Investor Finder tool:
- Define your stage (pre-seed/seed/Series A), sector, and target geographies
- Ask: "Use investor-finder to build an outreach list for a seed-stage B2B SaaS company in London"
- Claude returns a list of investors matching your criteria
- Ask Claude to prioritise the list by investors with the strongest recent activity in your category
Example prompt for Claude
Try this with Claude using the Investor Finder tool
Use investor-finder to build an outreach list for my seed-stage climate tech startup based in Berlin. We are raising a €2M round. Find VCs and angels actively investing in climate and sustainability at seed stage in Europe. Prioritise by recency of investment in the sector and tell me the top 10 to reach out to first.
Tips for Claude
- Be specific about stage and check size so Claude can filter out investors who only do later-stage or micro-tickets
- Ask Claude to flag investors who have backed direct competitors — they are warm on the category but may have conflicts
- Use geography as a secondary filter — some European VCs have portfolio mandates that limit international deals
ChatGPT produces a formatted investor outreach list ready for a CRM or spreadsheet. Build the list by stage and sector, then ask ChatGPT to format it with columns for firm, focus, typical check size, and a notes field. The structured output replaces hours of manual Crunchbase research.
Connect ToolRouter to ChatGPT
1Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode
2Click Create app and enter these details
Name
ToolRouterIcon
Download
DownloadDescription
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.MCP Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Check the box and click Create
How to build an investor outreach list with ChatGPT
Once connected (see setup above), use the Investor Finder tool:
- Define your stage, sector, and geography
- Ask: "Use investor-finder to find VCs and angels investing in fintech at seed stage in the UK"
- ChatGPT returns a matching investor list
- Request: "Format this as a CRM-ready table with firm, focus, typical check, website, and a notes column"
Example prompt for ChatGPT
Try this with ChatGPT using the Investor Finder tool
Use investor-finder to find investors for a pre-seed healthtech startup in the US raising $1M. Focus on angels and micro-VCs active in digital health and medtech. Format the results as a table with investor name, type (angel/VC), focus area, typical check size, and website.
Tips for ChatGPT
- Ask for a table format so you can paste directly into a fundraising CRM or spreadsheet
- Request a split between institutional VCs and angels so you can run parallel outreach tracks
- Ask ChatGPT to add a "notes" column so you can annotate each contact with introduction source or outreach status
Copilot pulls investor list data from within your IDE for building fundraising CRM integrations, investor matching tools, or startup platform features. Query investors by stage and sector, extract structured profiles, and wire the output into your investor database or matching algorithm.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
How to build an investor outreach list with Copilot
Once connected (see setup above), use the Investor Finder tool:
- Ask: "Use investor-finder to find investors for a Series A SaaS company in the US"
- Copilot returns structured investor profiles
- Ask: "Return as JSON with name, type, focus_sectors, stage, typical_check, location, and website"
- Wire the data into your fundraising CRM or investor matching feature
Example prompt for Copilot
Try this with Copilot using the Investor Finder tool
Use investor-finder to find VCs and angels investing in AI infrastructure at seed and pre-seed stage in Europe. Return typed JSON with name, type, focus_sectors, stage, typical_check_usd, location, and website for each.
Tips for Copilot
- Include type (angel/micro-VC/institutional) in the schema to enable parallel outreach track filtering
- Store focus_sectors as an array to support fuzzy matching against founder sector tags
- Add a stage array to handle investors who cover multiple stages in their criteria
OpenClaw processes investor list queries in batch across stages, sectors, and geographies, returning normalized investor profiles for fundraising platforms, accelerator tools, or startup matchmaking applications. Build comprehensive investor databases without manual research.
Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw
1Install the CLI
npm install -g toolrouter-mcp2Call tools directly from OpenClaw
toolrouter-mcp call web-search search --query "AI tools"
toolrouter-mcp toolsHow to build an investor outreach list with OpenClaw
Once connected (see setup above), use the Investor Finder tool:
- Define your stage, sector, and target geographies
- Ask: "Use investor-finder to build an outreach list for seed-stage deeptech startups in Europe"
- OpenClaw returns structured investor profiles
- Normalize to a stable schema with name, type, focus, stage, check_size, location, and website
Example prompt for OpenClaw
Try this with OpenClaw using the Investor Finder tool
Use investor-finder to build investor lists for seed-stage startups in three sectors: climate tech, healthtech, and B2B SaaS. Return stable JSON with name, type, focus_sectors, stage, typical_check_usd, location, and website for each investor across all three sectors.
Tips for OpenClaw
- Tag each record with the sector query that surfaced it to enable cross-sector analysis
- Lock the schema before your first run so all sector results are directly comparable
- Schedule quarterly refresh runs to capture new investors entering your target sectors
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I build an investor outreach list with an AI assistant?
Find venture capital firms and angel investors that match your stage, sector, and geography for a fundraising campaign. Connect the Investor Finder tool to Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw through ToolRouter, then ask the assistant in plain language. For example: Define your stage (pre-seed/seed/Series A), sector, and target geographies Ask: "Use investor-finder to build an outreach list for a seed-stage B2B SaaS company in London"
Which AI assistants can build an investor outreach list?
Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw can all build an investor outreach list using the Investor Finder tool through ToolRouter, with no API keys or coding required.
What does the Investor Finder tool do?
Build targeted lists of venture capital firms and angel investors by stage, sector, and location.
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