Investors want to be introduced to you rather than simply meet you. Yes it’s true that a lot of VC’s state a contact email address on their website and this is the easiest way to let them know of your existence, but it’s almost always better to get a warm introduction than cold calling. So when you got that great start-up idea making children’s toys in Amsterdam don’t waste time contacting a late stage VC that never makes an investment lower then €10Mio and is focused on FinTech companies in Estonia. which can give you very handy information in what a VC is really looking for.
By doing this and skipping the first page you might find some blogs, articles, etc. Or simply google a VC or search there updates on LinkedIn.
show what the investment range is of an investor.
If you really want to put some effort in it doing some simple background checks from behind your laptop, phone or smartwatch might be very useful.