Most early-stage founders hire their first BDR and realize 6 months later nothing worked.

Not because the rep was bad. Because they were asked to do two jobs at once — build the outbound system from scratch & generate pipeline from day one. That's not how it works.

Stingray Venture Partners is a boutique BDR firm led by Michael Lima. We embed directly with pre-seed through Series B startups, build the outbound infrastructure, and get on the phones ourselves from day one. No ramp. No guessing. Just pipeline.

Here's what makes us different:

We're phone-heavy and signal-based. Most reps today are hiding behind AI and automation. Cold calling is still the fastest way to book a high-quality meeting — you can vet the prospect live and people respond faster. We pair that with intent data and signal-based targeting so we're always calling the right people at the right time.

We also obsess over inbox placement. It doesn't matter how good your message is if it never lands.

Michael has spent 10 years building and coaching BDR teams — from 0 to $25M in pipeline in 90 days, and from a stalled org to $100M+ pipeline from scratch. He's led teams of 40+ at Adobe and Deputy, and rebuilt the BDR function at Sword Health.

When the engagement ends, you own everything. The playbook, the sequences, the data. And Michael places a vetted rep from his personal network to keep it running.

One client at a time. Full accountability. Pipeline from day one.

michael@stingrayvc.com · stingrayvc.com

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