A startup that just raised has budget, a new plan and a board asking for growth. The weeks right after a raise are the best time to pitch them. This skill finds them for you, ranks them for what you sell, and drafts a first line for each one about their raise.
1Get the skill file
- Download it: just-raised-skill.zip (a folder with one
SKILL.md), or view the SKILL.md first. - Claude Code: unzip it into your skills folder, so the file ends up at
~/.claude/skills/just-raised/SKILL.md. Then type/just-raised, or just ask "who just raised?". - claude.ai or the desktop app: go to Customize → Skills, click +, then + Create skill, then Upload a skill, and choose the zip. Make sure Code execution and file creation is on under Settings → Capabilities, so it can save the CSV. You'll also need a company-data connector there (Step 2).
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip just-raised-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills
2Connect a company-data source
The skill needs company data it can filter by last funding date. I built and tested it with the Crustdata connector in Claude Code. Any source that has the last round's date, type and amount works the same way.
3Run the exact prompt
Change the part in brackets to what you sell, in one line, then paste it into Claude Code.
Find every B2B startup that raised money in the last 30 days. Only B2B, SaaS or enterprise software companies with 500 people or fewer, and only real venture rounds (pre-seed to Series E). First tell me how many there are and what the full pull will cost, then wait for my OK. After that: total raised, how many at seed or earlier, how many at Series A, how many in the US. Then rank them by fit for what I sell: "[your offer in one line]". For the top 10, write one first line each about their raise. Save it all to a CSV.
4Read the ranked list
The skill keeps only real venture rounds (pre-seed to Series E, plus angel, convertible notes and corporate rounds). It drops post-IPO, private equity, debt and grants, and it checks the two or three biggest rounds with a web search before quoting totals.
Then it scores every company from 0 to 100 for fit. The default weights, which it adjusts to your offer and tells you how:
| Signal | Points |
|---|---|
| Stage | Series A 30, seed 26, pre-seed 14, angel 10, other 4 |
| Round size | $5M to $40M 25, $2M to $5M 15, any other disclosed amount 6 |
| Team size | 10 to 80 people 25, any other known size 12 |
| Country | 12 if it's in your market |
| Freshness | Up to 8, one point less for every 4 days since the raise |
You get just-raised-<date>.csv with the company, domain, round, amount, date, team size, country, fit score and first line.
5Turn the list into conversations
Each first line names the raise and ties it to the problem you solve, with a soft ask. For example, if you sell outbound for B2B startups:
> Congrats on the $11M Series A last week. That's usually when the board wants pipeline fast. Open to a quick chat about outbound?
Edit every line before you use it, and send it yourself. Start with the top 10. For who to contact and how to follow up, the first 10 customers guide walks you through it.