Remote SF Startup Ecosystem Connector

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

Job summary

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a remote Startup Ecosystem Advisor for the San Francisco Bay Area. The role focuses on building trusted relationships across accelerators, investors, and startup programs, handling introductions with permission, and documenting outreach with the goal of aligning founders with the right opportunities.

The position is salaried as a remote independent contractor, with the final salary based on experience, seniority, and scope of work in a flexible schedule targeting

Qualifications

• Established relationships in the SF Bay Area startup ecosystem.
• Experience as founder, operator, investor, advisor, accelerator leader, consultant, attorney, accountant, 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 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.

Skills

Relationship building

Networking

Executive communication

Confidentiality

Pipeline management

Job description

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a remote Startup Ecosystem Advisor for the San Francisco Bay Area. The role focuses on building trusted relationships across accelerators, investors, and startup programs, handling introductions with permission, and documenting outreach with the goal of aligning founders with the right opportunities.

The position is salaried as a remote independent contractor, with the final salary based on experience, seniority, and scope of work in a flexible schedule targeting