Structure
Section 1: The numbers (3-5 lines). MRR or ARR, growth rate, key product metric, runway. No narrative here. Just data.
Section 2: The narrative (1-2 paragraphs). What happened this month. What you learned. What the market is telling you.
Section 3: The asks (3-5 bullets). Specific introductions, hires, advice. Make it easy for VCs to help.
Example outline
Subject: Pranan April update — $12K MRR, voice match accuracy at 95%
Hi [investor name],
April numbers: 1,200 active users (+71% MoM), $12K MRR (+85%), voice match accuracy at 95% by day 30 of use. 18 months of runway.
What changed this month: we shipped relationship intelligence, which is the layer above voice matching. Voice match makes drafts sound like you. Relationship intelligence makes drafts sound like you to a specific person. Reply rates from users went up 23% the week we shipped it. The product is now what we said it was 6 months ago.
Three asks:
- Intro to founders running 1-50 person teams who write 30+ emails a day
- Looking for a senior product hire — full-stack, infra-comfortable, design-aware
- Feedback on the pricing page — currently $25/mo Pro, considering team plans
Onward,
Pratik
Why it works
Numbers first establishes credibility. Narrative second shows judgment. Asks third converts the relationship into action. VCs read 10-20 of these a month and prefer this exact format.
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