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name: web3-target-team-research description: Find crypto/web3 teams with $10M+ funding and verified Telegram contacts. Use when hunting for crypto leads, building contact lists, researching funded startups, or prospecting web3 companies. Spawns parallel subagent hunters to search VC portfolios and verify TG handles.

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