Strategic Partnerships & Fundraising Lead

WAVEMAKER PACIFIC PARTNERS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Wavemaker Pacific Partners Pte. Ltd. seeks an experienced partnerships and fundraising leader to connect startups with capital and corporate partners in Southeast Asia.

You will drive fundraising for Wavemaker and portfolio companies, surface opportunities, and coordinate introductions across a broad ecosystem of investors and strategic partners. You will build deep insights into portfolio growth drivers, identify corporate partners, and secure commercial collaborations that create real value.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in partnerships or related ecosystem-facing roles.
• Track record of generating and closing capital relationships from diverse sources.
• Deep financial literacy, including comfort with asset liquidation and DPI concepts.
• Experience across founders, operators and corporates as a trusted connector.
• Strong understanding of business models and commercial drivers.
• Commercial mindset with ability to identify and activate opportunities.
• Adaptable to multiple priorities with ownership and accountability.
• Strong communicator with executive presence and ability to engage senior stakeholders.
• Relationship driven and motivated to help founders and corporate partners succeed.

Responsibilities

• Generate top-of-funnel capital candidates for Wavemaker and portfolio companies from financial and strategic investors.
• Surface and advance fundraising conversations as part of broader relationship-building work.
• Develop understanding of portfolio companies to map growth drivers and exit pathways.
• Identify and map corporate ecosystem partners to accelerate traction, fundraising, and exits.
• Facilitate introductions between portfolio companies and corporates (customers, lenders, co-investors, acquirers).
• Secure commercial contracts for portfolio companies from corporates.
• Build and maintain a structured map of relevant corporate ecosystem players.
• Develop executive relationships across corporate partners to drive collaboration.
• Support scaled exits, assess asset value and viable exit routes for non-fund-return assets.

Skills

Partnerships

Business development

Venture capital

Investment banking

Corporate strategy

Ecosystem relations

Executive presence

Job description

Wavemaker Pacific Partners Pte. Ltd. seeks an experienced partnerships and fundraising leader to connect startups with capital and corporate partners in Southeast Asia.

You will drive fundraising for Wavemaker and portfolio companies, surface opportunities, and coordinate introductions across a broad ecosystem of investors and strategic partners. You will build deep insights into portfolio growth drivers, identify corporate partners, and secure commercial collaborations that create real value.