Venture Advisor: Bay Area Startup Ecosystem & Partnerships

Career Launch; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking a Venture Advisor focused on venture readiness assessment and founder introductions in the San Francisco Bay Area. 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, with no securities activity or funding promises. You will identify founders, maintain outreach records, and ensure accurate context for the internal

Qualifications

• Established relationships in the San Francisco Bay Area startup ecosystem.
• Experience as a founder, operator, investor, advisor, accelerator leader, consultant, attorney, accountant, recruiter, or partnership professional.
• Clear written and verbal communication with senior professionals.
• Reliable follow-through and comfort managing a relationship pipeline independently.

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

Bay Area network

Founder relationships

Independent contractor

Strong communication

Discretion & confidentiality

Job description

Career Launch is seeking a Venture Advisor focused on venture readiness assessment and founder introductions in the San Francisco Bay Area. 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, with no securities activity or funding promises. You will identify founders, maintain outreach records, and ensure accurate context for the internal