Startup Advisor - New York

Initio Capital LLC; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a remote Startup Advisor in New York to guide founders and make qualified introductions. This salaried independent contractor role emphasizes trusted relationships and careful outreach within the NY startup ecosystem.

The role emphasizes confidentiality, professional communication, and disciplined pipeline management, with final salary determined by experience and scope of work.

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

Founder network

Relationship management

Communication with senior pros

Independent work

Discretion/confidentiality

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Initio Capital works with founders and growth companies through strategic partnerships, capital, recruiting, and operating support.

The role

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

The work centers on trusted relationships and qualified introductions. It does not authorize securities activity, legal advice, investment advice, or promises about funding or business outcomes.

What you will do

• 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.

What we are looking for

• 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.

This is a remote independent contractor engagement with flexible scheduling and a primary relationship focus in New York. The role offers a fixed annual salary within the approved range for the position. Final salary depends on experience, seniority, and the agreed scope of work.

Professional standards

Do not submit founder names, prospect lists, live deals, financial information, or confidential company material with your application. Introductions must be permission-based, conflicts must be disclosed, and all external communication must accurately describe the role.

Initio Capital provides equal opportunity without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law.