version: "1.0.0" name: investor-relations description: Managing investor outreach, communications, and fundraising materials with high credibility. license: MIT metadata: ciel-version: 1.0.0 ciel-extension: ciel.yaml

CIEL ADAPTATION: Investor Relations (Fundraising)

This skill formalizes the "Investor Layer" of CIEL. It ensures that all communications and materials are concrete, personalized, and architecturally consistent.

The Single Source of Truth

Before drafting any material, the Orchestrator MUST confirm the "Fundraising Manifest" (stored in docs/fundraising/MANIFEST.md):

• Traction: MRR, users, growth.
• Raise: Amount, instrument, use of funds.
• Story: Why now? The wedge.

Outreach Rules

1. Personalization: Reference portfolio companies or a specific partner's thesis.
2. Hard Bans: Delete "excited to share", "game-changer", and begging language.
3. Low Friction: Every outreach MUST end with a single, concrete next step (the "Ask").

Materials Standard

• Pitch Deck: 12-slide standard flow (Problem/Solution/Market/Traction/Team/Ask).
• One-Pager: Executive summary + credible proof points early.
• Financial Model: Assumption-drivenRev logic with base/bull cases.

Anti-Patterns

• The Fan-Out: Sending generic "spray and pray" emails to 50 investors.
• Number Jitter: Reporting different traction numbers in the deck vs. the email.
• Soft Closes: Ending an email with "Let me know what you think" instead of a meeting request.