Website WTFund
India’s premiere non-dilutive grant fund for emerging entrepreneurs
Location: Bengaluru, in-office
About WTFund: WTFund is a pre-seed fund, backing founders 25 and under. We created India’s first grant-to-equity model, helping founders from idea validation to beyond.
Role Overview: The person will play a vital role in building and strengthening WTFund’s ecosystem through partnerships, events, community building, and operational coordination. This dynamic role requires a proactive individual who can contribute across multiple areas while supporting our portfolio companies.
Key Responsibilities:
Partnerships:
- Identify and secure strategic partnerships with incubators, accelerators, educational institutions, and service providers
- Maintain relationships with existing partners to ensure ongoing value creation
- Create and implement partnership plans that benefit WTFund’s portfolio companies
Events Management:
- Plan, organize, and execute WTFund events, including demo days, workshops, and networking sessions
- Coordinate speaker engagements and manage logistics for both online and offline events
- Measure and report on event success metrics to continuously improve future events
Community Building:
- Develop and implement strategies to foster engagement within the WTFund community (Offline & Online)
- Create opportunities for knowledge sharing and collaboration among portfolio founders, helping engineer serendipity
- Curate content and resources that add value to our founder community.
- Manage community platforms and facilitate meaningful connections
Operations & Coordination:
- Liaise with legal & accounts teams for documentation and compliance requirements
- Support the execution of investment processes and portfolio management workflows
- Manage internal communication systems and ensure efficient information flow
- Assist in streamlining operational processes to improve efficiency
Qualifications:
- 0-2 years of work experience in startups, venture capital, event management, or community building
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Self-starter with ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
- Passion for the startup ecosystem and helping young entrepreneurs
- Adaptable mindset with willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Understanding of the Indian startup ecosystem
- Experience coordinating events or building communities
- Basic understanding of legal documentation in a business context
- Prior exposure to venture capital or startup operations
- Exposure to Social Media platforms like Reddit and Twitter
What We Offer:
- Unique opportunity to work with promising young founders and shape the future of India’s startup ecosystem
- Exposure to the entire venture capital process from deal sourcing to portfolio management
- Dynamic work environment with significant learning and growth opportunities.
- Competitive compensation package for early-career professionals
Join our community of VCs/Investors here – https://nas.io/tsw-ecosystem-community
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