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Funding announcements are one of the clearest signals that a business is likely to make new investments to drive further growth.  New capital means new expectations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priorities reset, hiring ramps, and teams start pressure-testing their stack to make sure it can scale. Most sales people show up too late, after budgets are already spoken for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This play shows you how to catch funding events early and reach out early with a congrats-led opener and relevant questions or proof points, so you can turn fresh capital into first conversations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Firmable<\/strong>: Use to catch funding signals, pull fast account context, and push the right contacts into your workflow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital channels<\/strong>: You could use phone, email, and LinkedIn in this play. Call first for cut-through, then follow up with a short email and a light LinkedIn touch to stay visible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CRM<\/strong>: Use your CRM to assign ownership and track every touch, outcome, and next steps in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 1: Lock in your ICP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Funding only matters if it\u2019s the right company. Start with defining your ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) and create a list of companies in Firmable where new capital could trigger real buying behaviour for what you sell.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Set up your funding signal agent  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Create a signal agent in Firmable to automatically monitor those companies for any funding activity for you. The agent will notify you when there\u2019s a new signal to act on.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Quick research  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When you see a signal you\u2019re interested in, scan the signal summary, the company profile, and get the essentials. Who are they, who do they sell to, who are the likely decision makers to speak to, and details of the funding round. This should take minutes, not hours.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 5: Outreach with purpose <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Call the relevant stakeholders or decision makers for best cut-through, starting with the highest priority first. Use the funding signal as a conversation starter \u2013 offer your congratulations, find out their post-funding plans, and share how you\u2019ve helped other companies like theirs navigate growth stages.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can\u2019t get hold of them? Follow up with an email, light-touch LinkedIn connection message, and set a CRM task to follow-up.
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Call script <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Prospect name], it\u2019s [your name] from [your company] \u2013 congrats on the [round type]. I\u2019m calling because after funding, we often have companies like yours come to us looking for [service] to [benefit]. Is [goal] a priority for you right now?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subject: <\/strong>Congrats on the raise Hi [First name], <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saw the news on [company]\u2019s [round type] \u2013 congrats, that\u2019s a big milestone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teams often use this moment to reassess how they scale so I wanted to reach out while priorities are still being set. Here\u2019s a case study of how company [X] grew their [desired outcome] by [XX%] using our [service]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open to a quick chat? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LinkedIn message <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Hi [First name], congrats on the [round type] at [company]. Thought it was a good time to connect given how much typically shifts post-funding \u2013 I\u2019ve got some \u2018lessons learnt\u2019 myself.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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