Web3 Target Team Research

Web3 Target Team Research

Find well-funded crypto teams ($10M+) with verified Telegram contacts for outreach.

Quick Start

Hunt for crypto teams from [SOURCE]

Example sources: Paradigm portfolio, recent funding news, Solana ecosystem, DeFi protocols

How It Works

1. Spawn hunters - Parallel subagents search different VC portfolios/sources
2. Find teams - Filter for $10M+ funding, check if already tracked
3. Verify TG - Screenshot t.me/{handle}, require pfp OR bio with company affiliation
4. Add to CSV - Append verified contacts to master CSV

Commands

Start Hunting

Start crypto hunters targeting [SOURCES]

Spawns 3 hunters with specified focus areas.

Check Status

How many teams do we have?

Returns count from crypto-master.csv.

Stop Hunting

Stop the crypto hunters

Removes the auto-respawn cron job.

CSV Format

Master CSV: crypto-master.csv

Name,Chain,Category,Website,X Link,Funding,Contacts
Uniswap,ETH,DEX,https://uniswap.org,https://x.com/Uniswap,$165M,"Hayden Adams (Founder) @haaboris"

No-Contacts CSV: crypto-no-contacts.csv (teams researched but no valid TG found)

Chain values: ETH, SOL, BASE, ARB, OP, MATIC, AVAX, BTC, MULTI, N/A

TG Verification Rules

A TG handle is valid if the profile has:

• Profile picture (pfp), OR
• Bio mentioning the company/role

Invalid: Empty profiles, wrong person, channels instead of personal accounts

Hunter Task Template

See references/hunter-task.md for the full subagent task template.

Auto-Hunting Setup

To run hunters continuously:

1. Create a cron job that checks hunter count every 10 minutes
2. Add to HEARTBEAT.md to auto-respawn if < 3 hunters active

See references/auto-hunt-setup.md for cron configuration.

Best Sources (by success rate)

High yield (~40%+ TG conversion):

• Consumer/DeFi protocols (Paradigm, Dragonfly, Framework)
• Bridge/interop projects
• Security/auditing firms

Medium yield (~20-30%):

• Gaming/NFT (Animoca, Immutable)
• L2s and infrastructure
• Asia-focused VCs (Hashed, OKX Ventures)

Low yield (<20%):

• Enterprise/institutional (Point72, Tiger Global)
• Oracles and data providers
• Social/community platforms

Tips

• Always grep -i "TeamName" both CSVs before adding
• Team members often have different X vs TG handles
• Founders have lower TG presence than BD/marketing roles
• Recent funding announcements = fresher, more findable contacts