Portfolio Prospecting
Run portfolio-backed outbound: list companies from a given VC or accelerator, find contacts, and draft personalized messages under deepline-gtm governance.
Overview
Portfolio-prospecting is an agent skill most often used in Grow (also Validate when testing ICP) that finds portfolio companies for a given investor or accelerator and builds personalized outbound under deepline-gtm.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/code.deepline.com --skill portfolio-prospectingWhat is this skill?
- Pre-selects the portfolio-prospecting recipe but deepline-gtm meta-skill governs the full session
- Mandatory order: invoke deepline-gtm first, then load every sub-doc the meta-skill routes—not recipe-only shortcuts
- Additionally reads `recipes/portfolio-prospecting.md` for investor-filtered company lists and outbound steps
- Targets companies backed by a named investor or accelerator with personalized outbound
- Recipe covers one workflow slice; meta-skill handles the rest of the user prompt
- 3-step execution order: invoke deepline-gtm, follow meta routing, then read portfolio-prospecting recipe
Adoption & trust: 4.7k installs on skills.sh; 1/1 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You know which fund or accelerator backs your ideal customers but lack a repeatable way to list those companies, find contacts, and tailor outbound without ignoring your GTM guardrails.
Who is it for?
Solo builders running deepline-gtm who want investor-specific account lists and outbound, not generic scraping playbooks.
Skip if: Pure product coding tasks, SEO-only launch plans, or sessions where you refuse to load deepline-gtm and its routed sub-docs first.
When should I use this skill?
User wants companies backed by a specific investor or accelerator, plus contacts and personalized outbound.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After routing through deepline-gtm and the portfolio recipe you have a targeted company set, contact angles, and personalized outbound aligned with the meta-skill’s full instruction set.
- Portfolio company list scoped to the named backer
- Contact targets and personalized outbound drafts
- Session aligned with deepline-gtm routed sub-docs
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Spans multiple journey phases - primary shelf plus alternate fits below.
Canonical shelf is grow/lifecycle because the output is pipeline and outbound motion after you have something to sell. Prospecting and contact enrichment are ongoing customer acquisition workflows, not product build or launch SEO.
Where it fits
Build a contact list of Series A companies from a target fund and draft first-touch emails after deepline-gtm routing.
Sample 20 portfolio companies to see if the investor’s thesis matches your niche before committing to a campaign.
Pair a product launch announcement with portfolio-specific hooks for startups from one accelerator batch.
How it compares
A governed GTM recipe inside deepline-gtm—not a standalone scraper skill or a generic LinkedIn automation template.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is portfolio-prospecting for?
Founders and indie operators using deepline-gtm to sell into startups tied to a specific VC, angel, or accelerator portfolio.
When should I use portfolio-prospecting?
During Grow when filling outbound pipeline from a named investor; during Validate when testing whether a fund’s portfolio matches your ICP before you scale spend.
Is portfolio-prospecting safe to install?
Treat outbound and contact research as sensitive—review the Security Audits panel on this page and follow deepline-gtm data-handling rules before using real prospect data.
Workflow Chain
Requires first: deepline gtm
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Portfolio Prospecting
# Portfolio/VC Prospecting This is a recipe shortcut. It pre-selects the portfolio-prospecting recipe but the **deepline-gtm governs the entire session**. ## Execution order 1. **Invoke `deepline-gtm`** using the Skill tool. 2. **Follow the meta-skill's full routing instructions** - analyze the user's complete prompt and load every sub-doc the meta-skill tells you to. Do not skip docs just because a recipe is pre-selected. 3. **Additionally read** the portfolio-prospecting recipe at `../deepline-gtm/recipes/portfolio-prospecting.md` (relative to this file) for the specific workflow. The recipe only covers one part of the task. The meta-skill handles everything else the user asked for.