Were requests specific and suitable? Were approved introductions completed? Did you report outcomes? Repeated vague asks or unfinished follow-through can make participation difficult.
Research relevant people and professional routes, then ask the investor to confirm familiarity. Portfolio and co-investment affiliations do not guarantee access to the buyer.
Ask what kinds of requests they are comfortable with and how they prefer to receive them. Accept that some relationships are sensitive or that there are no suitable paths currently.
Use customers, employees, partners and useful direct outreach where appropriate. Keep the founder involved in sensitive investor asks while transferring preparation and coordination to an operator.
Orbb can support research and follow-through. The right response is a sustainable access strategy, not more reminders or an assumption that every quiet investor needs to be reactivated by automation.