Source Executive Talent Using Connectors.
Executives found, candidates tracked in your CRM, outreach emails sent , help your portfolio companies hire the leaders they need
Works with every AI agent you already use
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Gemini How It Works
Here is the thing about portfolio support: every VC says 'We help with hiring.' Fewer than 20% actually do it systematically.
Your portfolio company Acme Payments needs a VP of Sales. The founder has been looking for 3 months and has not found the right person.
Your AI agent queries Apollo: VP Sales OR Head of Sales, fintech industry, 8+ years experience, currently at a Series B or later company, based in San Francisco or open to remote.
Apollo returns 42 candidates. The agent filters to the top 15 based on seniority, relevant industry experience, and company stage match.
For each candidate, it creates a record in your Attio CRM , name, current company, title, years in role, LinkedIn URL, email, and status: 'Sourced.' Then the agent sends personalized Brevo emails from your fund's domain: 'Hi Jennifer , I am a board member at Acme Payments (Series A, backed by Sequoia).
We are building the VP Sales role and your experience scaling revenue at FinStack from $2M to $12M ARR caught my attention.
Would you be open to a conversation with our CEO? No pressure , happy to share context about the opportunity over a 15-minute call.' The outreach comes from an investor, not a recruiter.
That changes the response rate. Candidates respond to board members because it signals the company is serious, well-funded, and the role has executive visibility.
Connector Orchestration: 3 Connectors, one intelligent agent
Connect Apollo, Attio and Brevo Connectors so your AI agent sources executive candidates through Apollo's professional database, tracks the recruiting pipeline in your Attio CRM, and sends personalized outreach emails through Brevo. VCs who sit on boards and hear 'We need a VP Sales but cannot find anyone' every quarter , without having a systematic way to help , get a talent sourcing engine. The best portfolio support is not advice. It is action. Your portfolio company needs a VP Sales with fintech experience who has scaled a team from 5 to 20. The agent finds 15 candidates, sends outreach, and tracks responses , all in the CRM you already use for deal flow.
Apolloio
triggerSearches for executive candidates by title, industry and experience
search_people search_organizations get_contact search_contacts Attio
actionTracks executive candidates in the recruiting pipeline
create_record query_records search_records get_record Brevo
actionSends personalized recruiting outreach emails
send_transactional_email create_crm_contact list_crm_contacts Run This Automation Today
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any AI agent to the Vinkius catalog and run this automation in minutes.
Build Your Own Connector
Convert any internal API into a Connector. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.
- Import from OpenAPI, Swagger, or YAML specs
- Create Agent Skills with progressive disclosure
- Deploy to edge with MCPFusion framework
- Built in DLP, auth, and compliance on each call
- Real time usage dashboard and cost metering
- Publish to catalog or keep private
Connect & Automate
The 3 servers this recipe uses are ready in the catalog. Connect them once, paste a prompt, and your AI runs the full workflow.
- Apolloio, Attio & Brevo ready in the catalog right now
- Add more from 5,800+ servers whenever you need
- Connections are secured and compliant by default
- Track usage and costs across all your servers
- Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
- New servers and recipes added weekly
Superpowers you didn't know your AI had
The Vinkius catalog gives your agent access to 5,800+ Connectors and the intelligence to combine them. Imagine never logging into another dashboard. Your AI handles the work across all tools, in one conversation. That's what this connectivity layer was built for.
Cross-Platform Intelligence
Your agent doesn't just connect to tools. It understands the relationships between them. Data flows where it needs to go, automatically, with full context preserved across all platforms.
Contextual Reasoning
Each decision your agent makes considers the full picture. It reads CRM data, checks calendars, reviews conversation history, and acts on everything at once. Not step by step. All at once.
Productivity at Scale
What used to take 45 minutes across five different dashboards now takes one sentence. Your agent runs the entire workflow end to end while you focus on decisions that actually matter.
Zero-Config Reliability
No API keys to paste. No webhooks to configure. No YAML to debug. Connect your Connectors once, and your agent handles the rest. Each time, without intervention.
Made for
exactly this
Your AI agent taps into the entire Vinkius AI Connectors to handle these for you. You describe what you need. It does the rest.
Board members who want to actively source executive candidates for portfolio companies instead of passively waiting for the founder's recruiter to deliver
VC platform teams supporting 10-20 portfolio companies with executive recruiting who need a scalable sourcing and outreach pipeline
Solo GPs providing hands-on portfolio support who need to source VP-level candidates without a dedicated recruiting team
Accelerator programs connecting graduating startups with experienced executives who need a systematic approach to talent matching
Frequently Asked Questions About This Connector Orchestration
Which Connectors do I need for this workflow?
Three: Apollo, Attio and Brevo. Connect all three to your AI client before running any prompt from this page.
Does this work with Claude Desktop, Cursor or Windsurf?
Yes. Any AI client that supports the Model Context Protocol works , Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline and others. Connect the Connectors and paste a prompt.
Is it appropriate for an investor to recruit for portfolio companies?
Yes. Executive sourcing is one of the most valued forms of portfolio support. The outreach is transparent , you introduce yourself as a board member or investor, not as a recruiter. Candidates appreciate the direct signal that the role has board-level importance.
Can I use this for my own fund's hiring?
Yes. The same workflow works for hiring your own associates, analysts, or operations team. Adjust the search criteria to match the role you are filling.
Is candidate contact data compliant with privacy regulations?
Apollo provides professional contact data that individuals have made available through business networks. Brevo handles email compliance (unsubscribe, CAN-SPAM). Vinkius does not store candidate data.
What response rate should I expect?
Investor outreach to passive candidates typically gets 30-50% response rates for VP-level roles , significantly higher than recruiter outreach (15-20%). Personalization based on specific career achievements drives the difference.
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