Ask HN: Do cold pitches e-mails (without warm intros) really work for raising?

Hello Hacker News readers &amp; lurkers,<p>I am surprised to see that there is always a &quot;contact us directly&quot; e-mail address or an &quot;upload your pitch deck&quot; form on most of the VCs around there.<p>From an unexperienced point of view, it seems weird: I have read a thousand times in blogposts that it is better to try to find someone in your network that can provide you a warm introduction with someone (or even better, a double opt-in [1]).<p>So… Is it really useful to send your pitch deck through those kind of forms or these contact@example-vc-fund.com e-mail addresses?<p>Have you any example of companies that <i>did</i> succeeded to raise seed money in this manner?<p>Any examples, stories or whatever insights are welcomed :)<p>[1]: http:&#x2F;&#x2F;avc.com&#x2F;2009&#x2F;11&#x2F;the-double-optin-introduction&#x2F;