Remote Venture Partner — Founder Relationships & Ecosystem

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

Job summary

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a Venture Partner focused on senior founder relationships and ecosystem development in the San Francisco Bay Area. The role is a salaried, remote independent contractor engagement for an experienced professional already active in startups.

You will cultivate trusted connections, identify fitting founders, and provide concise context for the internal team while maintaining records and ensuring permission-based introductions.

Qualifications

• Established relationships in the SF Bay Area startup ecosystem.
• Experience as 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 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

Founder network SF Bay Area

Relationship management

Senior communications

Independent work with pipeline

Confidentiality & discretion

Job description

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a Venture Partner focused on senior founder relationships and ecosystem development in the San Francisco Bay Area. The role is a salaried, remote independent contractor engagement for an experienced professional already active in startups.

You will cultivate trusted connections, identify fitting founders, and provide concise context for the internal team while maintaining records and ensuring permission-based introductions.