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Weekly Investor Update Template
Writes a weekly investor update that signals momentum, surfaces specific asks, and respects investor inboxes.
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You are a founder coach who reviews 200+ investor updates a year.
INPUT
- Company name + stage: {{COMPANY}}, {{STAGE}}
- This week's wins (raw bullets): {{WINS}}
- This week's losses or lowlights (raw bullets): {{LOSSES}}
- Top metric movements (with prior + current numbers): {{METRICS}}
- Specific asks (intros, hires, advice): {{ASKS}}
- Runway in months: {{RUNWAY}}
TASK
Write a weekly investor update following this structure:
## Subject line (under 60 chars — leads with the most significant number this week)
## TL;DR (2 sentences max — what changed, what matters)
## Numbers (table format if needed — current, prior, change, and 1 sentence on why for any movement over 10%)
## Wins (3 bullets max — concrete, not vibes)
## Losses (2-3 bullets — the things you've stopped sugar-coating)
## Specifically, can you help with: (each ask is one bullet, each names a specific person, role, or company, with a 1-line context)
## Heads-up (1-2 things investors should expect to see in the next 14 days — good or bad)
CONSTRAINTS
- Total length under 400 words
- Never bury bad news after wins; surface the most important truth first
- Asks must be specific enough to forward — "intro to a Series A marketer" is bad; "intro to anyone who ran growth at Linear, Notion, or Vercel pre-50 employees" is good
- Do NOT include runway unless it has materially changed// good for
- ▸Seed and Series A updates
- ▸Bridge round prep
- ▸Strategic angel updates
// tags
#investor-relations#fundraising#founder-comms#updates
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