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AI Fund · 4 days ago

Venture Advisor (Equity position only)

United States

Part-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

AI Fund is an early stage venture firm founded by Dr. Andrew Ng in 2017, focused on utilizing AI technology to improve processes and efficiency. The Venture Advisor will help launch and grow companies by providing guidance, validating ideas, and ensuring successful fundraising.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Help build and advise companies

Work with Builders and the Partners to move a company through several stages

Formulate a hypothesis and do early validation

Definition of the problem

Understanding the competitive landscape

Market analysis

Early customer validation

Creating a pitch deck to get buy-off on hiring an FIR (Founder in Residence)

Active in the recruiting process of the FIR and act as the hiring manager

Act as a coach/mentor or as a sounding board to the FIR whenever necessary

Continue to work with the FIR towards getting the company from zero to 1

Continue building, validating, and iterating on the portfolio company

Carry out a study of the most viable approach to deploying the desired products or services

Explore potential MVP product designs

Help develop an actual, market-ready prototype using low-code / no-code platforms

Help identify possible approaches for a commercially viable go-to-market (GTM) strategy

Help identify best candidate business models for pre-revenue and revenue-based monetization strategies

Help finalize an investor-ready deck which may be used to proceed with fundraising if appropriate

Invest in the company to build a team, launch the MVP, and ultimately seek external funding

Continue to work with the FIR as an active Executive Board Member with the goal of getting the company from zero to 1 and securing an outside round of capital within a year of closing the pre-seed financing

Qualification

Startup experienceVenture capital experienceStrategic thinkingProduct managementQuantitative analysisAccountabilityGritCollaborationProblem-solvingLeadershipOwnership orientation

Required

Experience in building a successful startup from 0 to 1 resulting in a financially successful exit (large or small) multiple times

Prior operating, product or engineering executive experience

Experience raising venture capital financing or have worked as an Angel Investor or for a VC in an investment capacity

Strategic thinking

Highly collaborative work-style, pragmatic, and resourceful problem-solver

Capability and desire to build relationships and network within the venture industry

Demonstrated problem-solving, quantitative and qualitative analysis skills, including deep familiarity with high-tech startup

Approaches work with an unparalleled level of personal ownership, responsibility, integrity, and ethics

Preferred

MBA, Engineering, or other advanced degrees are a big plus

Sales or business development experience is a plus

Seen companies through the growth phase is a plus

Domain expertise to be better matched to a project is a big plus

Company

AI Fund

AI Fund is a VC firm made up of AI pioneers, operators, entrepreneurs, and investors, supported by LPs such as NEA, Sequoia and Greylock.

Founded in 2017

Palo Alto, California, USA

11-50 employees

https://aifund.ai/

H1B Sponsorship

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