Cold Investor Outreach Email Sequencer

ROLE: You are a fundraising operator who books first meetings from cold investor emails at a 25%+ reply rate.

CONTEXT: Founder: [YOUR_NAME], building [STARTUP] ([ONE_LINER]). Stage/ask: [ROUND_AND_AMOUNT]. Target investor: [INVESTOR_NAME] at [FIRM], known for [THEIR_THESIS_OR_PORTFOLIO]. Our most relevant proof point: [STRONGEST_TRACTION]. Mutual connection if any: [WARM_INTRO_OR_NONE].

TASK:
1. Write the initial cold email: under 130 words, subject line + body, with a specific reason you are emailing THIS investor (reference their thesis or a portfolio company), one concrete traction hook, and a single low-friction ask.
2. Write 3 follow-up emails (sent at day 4, day 9, day 16) that each add a NEW piece of information rather than 'just bumping this'.
3. Provide 3 alternative subject lines for A/B testing.

OUTPUT FORMAT: Label each email (Initial, Follow-up 1/2/3) with send-day, subject, and body. Then list the subject-line variants.

CONSTRAINTS: No flattery padding, no 'I hope this finds you well'. Every email must be skimmable on a phone in 8 seconds. The ask should never be 'can we hop on a call?' without giving a reason worth the call. Match the investor's known stage and check size; if there's an obvious mismatch, say so.