Space Startup Ecosystem & VC Partnerships Lead

Nebex; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebex is hiring a Space Startup Ecosystem Manager to build and supervise the ecosystem for venture-backed space startups. You will identify, engage, and nurture relationships with VC funds, work on-site with partners, and guide portfolio companies through onboarding onto Nebex’s platform alongside the broader supply-side team.

You will collaborate with Product, Go-to-Market, Customer Success, and Operations to ensure offerings are integrated and visible.

Qualifications

• 5–15 years in business development, partnerships, or ecosystem roles.
• Experience working directly with venture capital firms or portfolio companies preferred.
• Strong ability to engage fund partners and translate portfolio relationships into onboarded companies.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, early-stage environment, including on-site work with VC partners.
• Experience working across cross-functional teams.
• Space experience is a major plus.
• Startup experience is a major plus.

Responsibilities

• VC Relationship Management & Engagement: Identify and manage global relationships with venture capital firms.
• Portfolio Company Sourcing & Onboarding: Work with partners to identify space and space-adjacent portfolio companies and onboard them to the platform.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align onboarding tools with Platform Development and Supply-Side needs.
• Ecosystem Development & Representation: Represent Nebex with VCs, funds, and strategic investors on-site.
• Portfolio Pipeline: Build depth and coverage across firms to sustain onboarding flow.

Skills

Business development

Partnerships

Ecosystem roles

VC engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Nebex is hiring a Space Startup Ecosystem Manager to build and supervise the ecosystem for venture-backed space startups. You will identify, engage, and nurture relationships with VC funds, work on-site with partners, and guide portfolio companies through onboarding onto Nebex’s platform alongside the broader supply-side team.

You will collaborate with Product, Go-to-Market, Customer Success, and Operations to ensure offerings are integrated and visible.