Venture Scout

PAIRES; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 167,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Pairs is seeking a Venture Scout who will source founders, open introductions to investors, and build a direct-investor pipeline. You will engage with founders from your own network, win replies, and convert conversations into calls and introductions for the network.

The role is early-career with emphasis on drive and judgement over tenure. You will collaborate directly with the co-founders and the investor team, learning how opportunities are screened and why some are declined.

Job description

THE ROLE

We are hiring a Venture Scout to find companies worth our diligence and to open relationships with investors who back private companies directly Pairs is a global network of family offices institutional investors VCs and angels We screen deal flow very tightly and the opportunities that clear our diligence go out to the network We invest alongside them too The role works across both sides of Pairs It is for people who bring in deals on their own You bring founders from your own network who are raising learn what makes their companies worth an investor s time and bring the strongest to Pairs Most of the work is first contact done well You write to founders and investors in a way that earns a reply turn those replies into calls and bring the right ones into the network We are not raising a fund Our investors invest directly in companies so the work is about direct investors not fund LPs Our platform handles the pipeline research and follow-up Your time goes to the conversations and to learning which companies and investors are ready You will work directly with the two co-founders and our investor team on a process that already works The organisation is flat so you will see first‑hand how we screen opportunities what we decline and why This is an early‑career role Drive and judgement matter more to us than years in a seat

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

Company sourcing Founders raising Series A and later found early and brought to Pairs with the context our team needs

First conversations Messages that read like a person wrote them and replies turned into calls

Investor research Who is investing right now in what at what stage and cheque size

Your growing network Every founder and investor you open kept current and qualified The network you build here is yours

YOU ARE A FIT

If you Already have an active network of founders you can bring to the table built through an accelerator a VC role a startup community or your own work

Already have an active network of founders you can bring to the table, built through an accelerator, a VC role, a startup community or your own work.

Can write a short, specific message to a stranger that gets a reply.

Keep your pace high without letting quality slip, and follow a process without needing a reminder.

Understand the basics of a round: stage, cheque size, SAFE versus priced, and why an investor passes.

Treat discretion as second nature. Please do not include any investor or company names in your application.

Use AI tools daily, with clear judgement about where they improve your work and where they would compromise its quality.