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Join Foundervine as an Investor-in-Residence to enhance investment outcomes for founders and strengthen our investment lens.
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Location
Paddington, Greater London (Hybrid)
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Organisation summaryFoundervine is an international training consultancy specialising in start-up and scale-up acceleration programmes. Since launching in 2018, Foundervine has helped over 2,000 future leaders create, test, sustain and develop entrepreneurial ventures.
Role Summary
- Improve founder investment outcomes and strengthen Foundervine’s investment lens.
- Focus on quality and capability-building rather than transactional activity.
- Provide one-on-one and group support for fundraising strategies.
- Support development of relationships with investors.
- Contribute to curriculum design and cohort selection criteria.
Role Requirements
- Strategic and advisory role with a time commitment of up to one day per week.
- Experience in investor ecosystem and dealflow development.
The Investor-in-Residence role is a senior, credibility-anchoring position designed to improve founder investment outcomes, strengthen Foundervine’s investment lens, and enhance our reputation with the investor ecosystem. The role focuses on quality, judgement, and capability-building rather than volume or transactional activity.
Founder Investment Readiness & Capital Access: Provide 1:1 and group support to help founders develop clear, realistic fundraising strategies, support at final stages of fundraising readiness, contribute to defining an 'investment-ready' standard, advise on non-dilutive and alternative funding options.
Investor Ecosystem & Dealflow Development: Contribute insight to the Investor Office and Start-ups Office, support development of relationships with investors, advise how Foundervine positions itself.
Programme Design, Selection & Brand Credibility: Input into curriculum design, contribute to cohort selection criteria, participate in pitch judging and panels, support marketing and business development activity.
Role boundaries and ways of working: Role is strategic and advisory, introductions are selective, time commitment up to one day per week.
