NYC Founder Connector & Venture Advisor

Career Launch; New York (NY); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch in New York is seeking a Venture Advisor focused on venture readiness assessment and founder introductions. This is a remote, salaried independent contractor role for an experienced professional active in the startup ecosystem.

The advisor will cultivate trusted relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors, qualifying opportunities and coordinating introductions while maintaining privacy and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Established relationships in the New York 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.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors in New York.
• 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.

Skills

Relationship management

Startup ecosystem

Communication

Networking

Job description

Career Launch in New York is seeking a Venture Advisor focused on venture readiness assessment and founder introductions. This is a remote, salaried independent contractor role for an experienced professional active in the startup ecosystem.

The advisor will cultivate trusted relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors, qualifying opportunities and coordinating introductions while maintaining privacy and professional standards.