Bridger Pennington raised $1 million from a family-office investor through cold LinkedIn outreach and his podcast Funds That Won. He started with a $250,000 token investment, built trust through in-person meetings, and proved performance before the investor committed the full amount.
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I mean, get this, guys. Like, one of our first 7-figure checks into the fund came from a cold LinkedIn outreach. Walk me through that. As I was refining my thesis, I started a podcast called Funds That Won because I wanted to go interview, like, selfishly, I wanted to go interview managers that succeeded. I reached out to him and he ran a family office. We started the relationship. I was out in the area, invited him to dinner. Went and had a dinner. I mean, 6 months later, you know, he makes an initial investment of $250,000, and then he really understands what we're seeing, and then he tranches up to $1 million. You'll meet people and they'll make a small initial token investment. They want to test the waters. They want to see who you are, what you're able to achieve.