Seattle Startup Advisor & Ecosystem Connector

Career Launch; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking a Startup Advisor focused on trusted founder guidance and qualified introductions in Seattle. This is a salaried, remote independent contractor role for an experienced professional who already participates in the startup ecosystem.

The role emphasizes building relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors, while maintaining a careful, permission-based approach to introductions and contact sharing.

Qualifications

• Must have established relationships in the Seattle 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 Seattle.
• 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 relations

Relationship management

Communication

Independent work

Confidentiality

Startup ecosystem

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

Career Launch is seeking a Startup Advisor focused on trusted founder guidance and qualified introductions in Seattle. This is a salaried, remote independent contractor role for an experienced professional who already participates in the startup ecosystem.

The role emphasizes building relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors, while maintaining a careful, permission-based approach to introductions and contact sharing.