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LinkedIn content strategy for consumer tech founders: how a London AI fitness founder reached 383 investors, partners and executives in 5 weeks
We read the reactions on 22 posts from a London AI fitness founder and CEO. 1,300 people, 383 investors, partners and executives. Here is what brings buyers, what brings peers, and the 5 posts we’d publish next.
Max Sawyer · Netwarm··12 min read
The creator in this case studyA London AI fitness founder and CEO
Followers12,100
Posts~4 a week
These numbers are from 29 October. Your audience has already moved.
New investors, partners and executives turn Hot every week and others go quiet. Run your free scan to see today’s version, with the names.
SellsAn AI-powered smart mirror that tracks form, counts reps and coaches workouts at home, sold in the UK and across the US
PeriodSep 22 – Oct 29
Ideal client: investors and analysts who back consumer tech, retail and fitness partners who can sell or place the mirror, and senior executives who open doors.The challenge: The founder posts funding news, awards, rankings and founder lessons, and the reactions run into the hundreds. Lawyers, advisers, marketers and recruiters react too. Which posts reach the people who move the business forward?
Key takeaways
Almost 1 in 3 readers can move the business.383 investors, partners and executives reacted in 5 weeks: 29.5% of everyone who reacted.
Award and ranking posts bring the most of them.36.7% of the reactions, against 19.8% for team and hiring posts: almost 2x. 33 per post, against 18.5.
7 of them are Hot right now.They reacted to 5 posts or more. One investment analyst at a VC fund reacted to 9 of the 22.
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Who actually reads you, and what the LinkedIn algorithm changed
The founder posts about 4 times a week: a $11M Series B, the King’s Award, the Financial Times and Sifted rankings, a trip to the factories in the Far East, and founder lessons on burnout, rejection and health. 22 posts between 22 September and 29 October.
The LinkedIn algorithm shows a post to the people who reacted to the last ones, then to people like them. Around a funded start-up, the feed fills with people who sell to founders: lawyers, accountants, recruiters, marketers. They react a lot. Reach can’t tell them apart from an investor or a retail partner. Who reacted can. We sorted every person who reacted by role.
22posts in 5 weeks
1,300people reacted
383investors, partners and executives
47came back 3+ times
Audience by roleThe 1,300 people who reacted, by roleFree
A third of the audience sells services to founders or is still studying: lawyers, tax and audit advisers, marketers, recruiters, coaches. They push reach, and they rarely invest, stock a product or sign a partnership.
The 383 buyers are mostly investors and finance people (VC partners, analysts, angels, private bankers), founders and C-level executives, with a smaller group from gyms, health and sport. That last group is thin: partners read less than investors do.
SeniorityAll people who reactedFree
Founder, owner, C-level30.8%
Director, VP9.4%
Manager9.8%
Independent6.2%
Other43.9%
IndustriesInvestors, partners and executives onlyNetwarm
Venture capital, investment & banking30.5%
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Core audience47 investors, partners and executives engaged 3+ times · 7 engaged 5+ timesNetwarm
47 investors, partners and executives keep coming back. One of them reacted to 9 of the 22 posts.See your regulars
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What to post on LinkedIn to reach investors, partners and executives
Most founders judge a post by its reactions. A founder raising money and opening retail doors should judge it by who reacted.
We tagged each of the 22 posts by topic, then measured the share of investors, partners and executives among the people who reacted, and how many each post brought.
Your topicsWhat your 22 posts were aboutFree
22posts
Awards and rankings8
Founder lessons and health6
Funding, investors and exits4
Team, hiring and operations4
Topics that attract investors, partners and executivesShare of each topic’s reactions from investors, partners and executivesNetwarm
Awards and rankings36.7%
Funding, investors and exits28.7%
Founder lessons and health26.3%
Team, hiring and operations19.8%
One topic brings almost 2x more investors and partners than another. See which.See which topics
Award and ranking posts bring almost 2x the share of investors, partners and executives of team and hiring posts: 36.7% against 19.8%, and 33 per post against 18.5.
Posts that brought the most investors, partners and executivesShare of investors, partners and executives in each post’s reactions1 of 5 open
#1MAGIC AI is #4 in the Financial Times' UK Fastest-Growing Companies50%
#2We just won at the GP Bullhound Allstars41.4%
#3Then: Quit corporate to build MAGIC AI41%
#4MAGIC AI just got shortlisted for GP Bullhound’s Allstars38.4%
#5MAGIC AI is #31 on the Sifted 25038%
For comparison, the burnout post had 1,149 reactions, the second most of the period, and reached 11.3% investors, partners and executives. The post on getting out of the team’s way reached 10.2%, the lowest share.
6 rules for LinkedIn engagement from investors, partners and executives
These rules come from what worked on the founder’s own profile, and from the best-performing posts by start-up founders and investors on LinkedIn over the last 3 months.
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Lead with the ranking, then say why it is hard to earn. “#4, up from #21” is news. “Most companies slow down as they scale” is the line an investor remembers. Rankings built on revenue are proof no deck can fake.On this profile: the FT #4 post brought 50 investors, partners and executives, the most of any post; the Sifted 250 post brought 38.
Turn the no into the post. Investors read rejection stories closely because they wrote some of those rejections. Name the objection, then show what changed.On this profile: the list of 30 objections brought 33 investors, partners and executives.
Put the growth number in the first line. Revenue growth, workouts coached, states reached. A buyer decides to read on in one line, so the number goes first and the story second.Across the niche: Max Junestrand’s $200M ARR post drew 3,576 likes and 314 comments.
Report back in public. A prediction made a year ago, then the result. It shows investors how you keep your word, and it gives the next ones a reason to follow along.On this profile: the post on Peloton and the buyers in connected fitness reached 30.9% investors, partners and executives.
Tell the then-and-now story in two lines. Basement to the London Stock Exchange, corporate job to the fastest-growing AI fitness company. The gap between the two lines is the whole pitch.On this profile: the “Then / Now” post brought 41 investors, partners and executives.
Show the business behind the brand. Suppliers, payment terms, $17M of manufacturing spend. Partners and investors want to see that a hardware company can deliver at scale.On this profile: the Far East trip post brought 30 investors, partners and executives, more than the team and hiring posts.
When investors, partners and executives read: the best time to post on LinkedIn for consumer tech founders
We compared the share of investors, partners and executives by the day and the hour (London time) each post was published. 17 of the 22 posts went out between 8 and 10 a.m. There were no Saturday posts.
Share of investors, partners and executives by posting dayAmong the people who reacted to each postFree
25.7%
Mon
33.0%
Tue
31.5%
Wed
32.0%
Thu
30.0%
Fri
21.9%
Sun
Best time to post, by hourShare of investors, partners and executives among people who reactedFree
29.5%
8:00
25.3%
10:00
Tuesday, Thursday and Wednesday brought the highest shares, 31.5% to 33%, and 29 to 33 buyers per post. Friday is close (30%) on a single post. Sunday was lowest (21.9%), and Monday 25.7%.
Posts published between 8 and 10 a.m. reached 29.5% buyers, against 25.3% between 10 a.m. and noon. Put rankings, funding news and the business behind the brand on Tuesday to Thursday at 8 a.m., and keep Sunday and Monday for personal and team posts.
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5 posts ready to publish to target investors, partners and executives
Each post follows the rules above, in the founder’s voice. Swap in your own details before posting: the real story is what makes it land.
1Ready to postGrowth number
What 342% a year actually takesRule 3: the growth number in the first line. Modelled on the FT #4 post, the one that brought the most buyers, and on Max Junestrand’s $200M ARR post.
Visual · Single imageOne clean graphic: “342%” large, with the four drivers listed underneath, on the MAGIC AI brand colours.Check before postingConfirm the growth rate, workouts and hours are still the latest figures before posting.
The 30 reasons investors said no, answeredRule 2: turn the no into the post, and offer the tool. Modelled on the list of 30 objections (33 buyers) and on the lead magnet formats below.
Visual · Single imageA photo of the one-page sheet: two columns, “What investors said” and “What we proved”, with three rows legible.Check before postingUse your real answers on the sheet, and keep anything confidential out. Put your Netwarm Reveal link on it to see which investors and founders download it.
A year ago we were #21Rule 4: report back in public. Modelled on Noah Morris’ “we emailed a16z back” post and on the FT #4 post.
Hook
A year ago, MAGIC AI was #21 in the Financial Times’ UK Fastest-Growing Companies.This month, #4.When we ranked #21, I told our investors the next goal wasn’t a bigger round.
It was keeping our growth rate while the business got bigger.Here’s the update I sent them ↴→ $11M Series B closed, $20 million raised in total
→ #31 on the Sifted 250
→ The King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, in our first year of eligibility
→ Sports Tech Company of the Year at the GP Bullhound Allstars
→ Stocked in the UK’s largest retailer, shipping to all 50 US statesNone of that was in the plan a year ago.
The growth rate was.Investors make hard calls with limited information.
The least we can do is report back, good months and bad.Next update: the US.Follow me → Varun Bhanot for more on building MAGIC AI 🚀
Visual · Carousel3 slides: the #21 listing, the #4 listing, then the five milestones on one slide.Check before postingUse the real wording of your investor update, and share only what your board is happy to make public.
What $17 million with suppliers teaches youRule 6: show the business behind the brand. Modelled on the Far East trip post (30 buyers).
Hook
We’ll spend around $17 million with our manufacturing partners over the next 12 months.Everyone asks about the AI.
Almost nobody asks about the factory.Here’s what building a hardware company has taught me about suppliers ↴1. Visit in person
When you spend that kind of money with someone, you want to sit across the table from them. I go at least once a year, and with production ramping up, a lot more often.2. Negotiate terms, not only price
Payment terms can matter as much as unit cost when you’re scaling fast. Cash is oxygen.3. Test prototypes on the line
Nothing beats trialling new hardware and firmware next to the people who will build it.4. Share the wins
We brought our partners a memento from the King’s Award. The award logo now goes on every box.People said one bad shipment would kill us.
The answer was never fewer suppliers. It was better relationships.Follow me → Varun Bhanot for more on building MAGIC AI 💪
Visual · Carousel4 slides from the factory visit: the line, a prototype, the team with the partners, the King’s Award logo on packaging.Check before postingCheck the spend figure and the terms you mention are fine to share publicly.
From a £50 logo to the London Stock ExchangeRule 5: the then-and-now story in two lines. Modelled on the “Then / Now” post (41 buyers) and Gym+Coffee’s spare room to $100M post.
Hook
Then: a £50 logo from a freelancer, a basement and a prototype.Now: that same logo on every screen at the London Stock Exchange.The bit in between, in five lines ↴→ A health scare that made me rebuild my habits, and ask why great coaching costs £100 an hour
→ Leaving investment banking with no technical background
→ 150 no’s from investors
→ Wars on the other side of the world hitting our supply chain
→ A team that kept finding a way throughWhat stayed the same:
The mission. Make great health accessible, whatever your postcode or bank balance.What changed:
Everything else.Next chapter: the US.
The obstacles won’t ever end. That’s what keeps it exciting.Follow me → Varun Bhanot for more on building MAGIC AI 🚀
Visual · Single imageSide by side: an early basement photo and the team on the London Stock Exchange balcony.Check before postingUse a real early photo, and keep the five lines to moments you are happy to share.
Free forever: unlimited scheduling through LinkedIn’s official API, with images, video and PDF carousels.
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LinkedIn lead generation: lead magnets that work to target investors, partners and executives
Reactions show interest. A download shows intent. An investor, a partner or a founder who asks for a resource is telling you they are working on that problem now.
Around start-ups and fundraising, these formats get the most requests:
Format 1The free toolA tool built for your own raise, given away for a one-word comment.
Format 2The personal replyPeople comment one line, and get a personal answer in return.
Format 3The databaseA list that took weeks to build, shared for free with the people who ask.
Our pick for you: “The 30 objections sheet”Built from the list of 30 objections the founder already posted: each “no” from investors, with what MAGIC AI had to prove to answer it. Offer it at the end of post 2 with a Reveal link, to see which investors and founders download it.With a Reveal link, every person who downloads it is shown by name, with their role and how warm they are. Your first Reveal link is free.Create your free Reveal link
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From reactions to clients
Content brings investors and partners to the profile. It doesn’t say when to reach out. Most never comment, so they stay invisible, and an investor who read every post this autumn may have filled their next round by spring.
On LinkedIn, the right moment to start a conversation is when someone keeps coming back. We call that Hot: 5 or more points over 90 days, where a reaction counts 1, a repost 2, a download or a reply 4.
Hot right now7 investors, partners and executives · not contacted yetNetwarm
7 investors, partners and executives are Hot. See who to message first.See who’s Hot
First messageAn opener for each Hot person, based on the posts they readNetwarm
Hi Sam, you’ve been following the MAGIC AI news since the Series B. Is connected fitness on your list for next year?Hi Alex, I saw you reacted to the post on our Far East trip. Are you looking at hardware partners for your stores?
A first line for each of them, ready to send.See the openers
Netwarm sends nothing for you. It tells you who and when, and you write the message. It also works inside Claude and ChatGPT: ask “Who’s Hot today?” and get the list.
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FAQ
For this founder, award and ranking posts brought almost 2x the share of investors, partners and executives of team and hiring posts. Lead with the number, explain why it is hard to earn, and show the business behind the brand.
For this founder, Tuesday, Thursday and Wednesday brought the highest share of investors, partners and executives (31.5% to 33%), and Sunday the lowest (21.9%). Posting at 8 a.m. London time did better than later in the morning.
This founder posts about 4 times a week, and 47 investors, partners and executives came back 3 times or more in 5 weeks. Frequency works when weekday posts carry the business and weekend posts the person.
Look at who reacts, not how many. The burnout post had 1,149 reactions and only 11.3% investors, partners and executives. Group reactions by role, measure the share per post, and follow the people who keep coming back. A free Netwarm scan does this for you.
Yes. Netwarm only reads public reactions to your own posts. It never logs in as you, never asks for your password, and never messages anyone for you.
How we made this playbook
We read the public reactions on 22 posts published between 22 September and 29 October 2026, up to the first 100 people per post, and sorted the 1,300 people by role. Reposts and posts written by other people were left out. Comments were not counted, so engagement figures are a floor.
Niche rules come from top posts by start-up founders and investors over the last 3 months. Role groups are approximate; a Netwarm scan matches people to your own ideal client.
