CPG Venture Scout

LvlUp Ventures LLC; New York (NY); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LvlUp Ventures seeks a highly connected CPG Venture Scout to surface high-potential founders and startups in CPG, Retail, E-commerce, Beauty, Food, Wellness, and Consumer Tech. You’ll operate externally, with a clear path to a Deal Flow Partner role based on performance.

Compensation is based on cash bonuses and carry on deals sourced that convert into LvlUp investments. This is a fully remote role open to scouts anywhere with strong ties to the CPG ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Deep network in CPG, Retail, E-commerce, Beauty, Food, or Consumer Tech.
• Ability to surface high-potential founders and startups.
• Self-directed, externally-facing role with deal-flow responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Source and refer high-potential founders and startups across CPG, Retail, E-commerce, Beauty, Food, Wellness, and Consumer Tech.
• Leverage your existing network and community standing to identify emerging founders and startups early, ahead of the broader market.
• Track trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging categories within your space(s) of focus.
• Attend industry events, trade shows, and community gatherings to build relationships and surface deal flow.
• Submit warm introductions and structured deal referrals to the LvlUp Ventures investment team.
• Provide context on sourced founders and startups (market position, traction, team background) to support LvlUp's screening process.
• Maintain an active pipeline of prospective founders and startups within your network.
• Represent LvlUp Ventures as a trusted point of contact within your community.

Job description

LvlUp Ventures is seeking a highly driven CPG Venture Scout to join our network. The role is built for a well-connected operator, brand builder, or community leader who can surface high-potential founders and startups in the Consumer Packaged Goods space and channel them directly to LvlUp Ventures.

As a CPG Venture Scout, you'll operate independently and externally, with a clear path to an offer for a role of a Deal Flow Partner, based on performance. You'll draw on your own network and community standing to source and refer founders and startups, with LvlUp Ventures' investment team handling diligence and execution from there.

Compensation is based on cash bonuses and carry on deals sourced that convert into LvlUp investments.

This is a fully remote role, open to scouts anywhere with strong tied to the CPG ecosystem.

Key Focus Areas

LvlUp Ventures is looking for scouts embedded in:

CPG

Retail

E-commerce

Beauty

Food

Consumer Tech

Key Responsibilities

• Source and refer high-potential founders and startups across CPG, Retail, E-commerce, Beauty, Food, Wellness, and Consumer Tech.
• Leverage your existing network and community standing to identify emerging founders and startups early, ahead of the broader market.
• Track trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging categories within your space(s) of focus.
• Attend industry events, trade shows, and community gatherings to build relationships and surface deal flow.
• Submit warm introductions and structured deal referrals to the LvlUp Ventures investment team.
• Provide context on sourced founders and startups (market position, traction, team background) to support LvlUp's screening process.
• Maintain an active pipeline of prospective founders and startups within your network.
• Represent LvlUp Ventures as a trusted point of contact within your community.

The role is ideal for someone who:

• Is deeply embedded and well-connected within CPG, Retail, E-commerce, Beauty, Food, Wellness, or Consumer Tech.
• Doesn't need to be an investor. Ideal scouts include: retail buyers, operators, creators, brand executives, former founders, agency principals, product developers, college entrepreneurship leaders, and CPG community organizers.
• Has a strong eye for early-stage signals in founders and startups.
• Carries high integrity and a trusted reputation within their network.
• Operates independently with minimal oversight.
• Is genuinely interested in venture capital, startups, and the CPG ecosystem as an ongoing relationship, not a one-off referral.

LvlUp Ventures is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. LvlUp is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation please visit US Disability Accommodations.