Founder Network Advisor - San Francisco Bay Area

Initio Capital; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital seeks a Founder Network Advisor to cultivate trusted relationships across the San Francisco Bay Area startup community. This is a remote, salaried independent contractor role focused on introductions, diligence, and ecosystem building.

You will work with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and advisors, managing a confidential outreach pipeline while avoiding commitments about funding or outcomes. Flexible scheduling and primary focus on SF Bay Area relationships.

Qualifications

• Establish relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and advisors.
• Strong judgment on founder fit, timing, confidentiality, and consent.
• Clear written and verbal communication with senior professionals.
• Ability to manage a relationship pipeline independently.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors in SF Bay Area.
• Identify founders whose companies and objectives fit qualification criteria.
• Hold an initial professional conversation to understand the company, stage, goals, and immediate needs.
• Obtain permission before making an introduction or sharing contact information.
• Provide concise, accurate context so the internal team can prepare for each founder conversation.
• Maintain timely records of outreach, introductions, status, and agreed follow-up.
• Represent the organization accurately without promising funding, customers, or business results.

Skills

SF Bay Area network

Founder experience

Operator experience

Investor experience

Advisor experience

Partnership professional

Job description

Initio Capital works with founders and growth companies through strategic partnerships, capital, recruiting, and operating support.

The role

Initio Capital is seeking a Founder Network Advisor focused on developing trusted relationships across founder communities in San Francisco Bay Area. This is a salaried, remote independent contractor role for an experienced professional who already participates in the startup ecosystem.

The work centers on trusted relationships and qualified introductions. It does not authorize securities activity, legal advice, investment advice, or promises about funding or business outcomes.

What you will do

• Build trusted relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors in San Francisco Bay Area.
• Identify founders whose companies and objectives fit the current qualification criteria.
• Hold an initial professional conversation to understand the company, stage, goals, and immediate needs.
• Obtain permission before making an introduction or sharing contact information.
• Provide concise, accurate context so the internal team can prepare for each founder conversation.
• Maintain timely records of outreach, introductions, status, and agreed follow-up.
• Represent the organization accurately without promising funding, customers, or business results.

What we are looking for

• Established relationships in the San Francisco Bay Area startup ecosystem.
• Experience as a founder, operator, investor, advisor, accelerator leader, consultant, attorney, accountant, recruiter, or partnership professional.
• Strong judgment about founder fit, timing, confidentiality, and consent.
• Clear written and verbal communication with senior professionals.
• Reliable follow-through and comfort managing a relationship pipeline independently.
• Ability to disclose conflicts and protect sensitive founder and company information.

This is a remote independent contractor engagement with flexible scheduling and a primary relationship focus in San Francisco Bay Area. The role offers a fixed annual salary within the approved range for the position. Final salary depends on experience, seniority, and the agreed scope of work.

Professional standards

Do not submit founder names, prospect lists, live deals, financial information, or confidential company material with your application. Introductions must be permission-based, conflicts must be disclosed, and all external communication must accurately describe the role.

Initio Capital provides equal opportunity without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law.