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46 investor replies for an AI human-presence platform.

Deep Real (rebranding to TWYN) is a neonVest portfolio company building the world's first retrieval-not-generation AI human-presence platform. Backed by 7 years and $30M of R&D, a US patent on its “Invisible Cut” transition system, and active partnerships with Lionel Messi (Messi Connect), Platinum Dunes (Michael Bay), WWE, and Bear Grylls.

Investor outreachAIMedia$5M convertible
Client: Deep Real / TWYN (neonVest portfolio) Round: $5M convertible note Partnerships: Messi, Platinum Dunes, WWE, Bear Grylls
672
Investors contacted
Across 3 sequenced campaigns
46
Replies
6.85% overall reply rate
8
Positive replies
Active diligence conversations
$30M
R&D backing
7 years of development

The setup.

Deep Real is genuinely defensible IP -- a US patent on the “Invisible Cut” transition system, $30M sunk into seven years of R&D, and a customer roster most AI companies can only dream of. The job: get the deck in front of AI, media, and entertainment-tech investors who can match the ambition.

Campaign performance.

Campaign 01 -- 324 contacted, 12 replies, 2 positive (16.67%)
Campaign 01 -- 324 contacted, 12 replies, 2 positive (16.67%)
Campaign 02 -- 231 contacted, 25 replies, 6 positive (27.27%)
Campaign 02 -- 231 contacted, 25 replies, 6 positive (27.27%)

Replies from top firms.

Reply from Gilde Healthcare
Gilde Healthcare -- €2.5B+ AUM across digital health, medtech & therapeutics; 70 portfolio exits
Reply from Intudo Ventures
Intudo Ventures -- partner-level offer to relay intro to a co-founder; $350M+ AUM, Indonesia-only
Reply from Watermark Venture Capital
Watermark Venture Capital -- partner reply confirming a call; Newport Beach, $250K--$1M checks
Reply from Right Side Capital Management
Right Side Capital -- 2,000+ pre-VC investments since 2012, $150K--$300K checks
Reply from Plum Alley Ventures
Plum Alley Ventures -- women-led NYC fund, $35M+ deployed across 24 cos; new $60B-anchored climate fund
Reply from Inovexus
Inovexus -- Paris pre-seed/seed fund, €30M AUM, 53 portfolio cos, 2,000+ angel syndicate
Reply from Blue Lake VC
Blue Lake VC -- London pre-seed/seed, immigrant-founder thesis; UK Govt & Tech Nation partnerships

The stack we deployed

  • Octoparse + Instant Data Scraper -- investor database scraping
  • Clay -- data enrichment and personalization
  • Apollo, Icypeas, Leadmagic -- email enrichment
  • BounceBan + Reoon -- double email verification, sub-1% bounce
  • EmailGuard -- bypass ESPs, land in primary
  • HeyReach -- LinkedIn outreach sequencing
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