Target: First close by April 30, 2026. Frame all outreach as "first close" — not final close. This creates urgency without overpromising.

Current status (as of February 2026): $1.5M hard committed · $4.5M soft circled · $10M target

AngelList portal: portal.angellist.com/l/dr/7259d75c

Execution Order

Work through segments in this sequence — highest probability of closing first:

  1. Soft circled → wire (today)
  2. Diligence-stage LPs (this week)
  3. Contacted/Pitched (this week)
  4. Lost: "Wait until final close" (once you have momentum to report)
  5. Newsletter broadcast (coordinate with a Confluence.VC essay, not a standalone email)

Segment 1: Soft Circled → Wire

These people have already said yes. The only job is to convert verbal commitment to a completed subscription. Send today.

Subject: Outlaw 1.0 — next steps to complete your commitment

Hey [Name],

Thanks for your commitment to Outlaw 1.0 — genuinely means a lot.

Our first close is April 30. To get you locked in before then, the next step is completing your subscription through AngelList here:
→ portal.angellist.com/l/dr/7259d75c

It will walk you through accreditation verification and the subscription agreement. The process is straightforward and AngelList handles the documentation.

Let me know if anything comes up — happy to help expedite.

— Clay

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