Venture Builder & Validation Lead

InforCapital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Simple Ventures in Toronto, Canada seeks a VC Lead to identify overlooked opportunities, validate concepts with customers, and build investment cases. The role focuses on sourcing ideas, testing them with real users, and shaping go-to-market strategies while selecting CEOs for new ventures.

You will originate globally informed ideas, conduct rapid experiments with AI tools, and synthesize insights into compelling memos for investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience building from scratch (0→1) environments.
• Strong product judgment and high-velocity execution.
• AI proficiency and intrinsic motivation.
• Clear communication and extreme ownership.

Responsibilities

• Venture Origination: Generate concepts from global trends and identify Canadian market gaps.
• Rapid Validation: Conduct customer interviews, create MVPs, and run experiments using AI tools.
• Investment Development: Synthesize insights into opinionated investment memos and define go-to-market strategies.

Skills

0→1 startup experience

Product judgment

High-velocity execution

AI proficiency

Clear communication

Extreme ownership

Tools

AI tooling

Job description

Simple Ventures in Toronto, Canada seeks a VC Lead to identify overlooked opportunities, validate concepts with customers, and build investment cases. The role focuses on sourcing ideas, testing them with real users, and shaping go-to-market strategies while selecting CEOs for new ventures.

You will originate globally informed ideas, conduct rapid experiments with AI tools, and synthesize insights into compelling memos for investment decisions.