You will lead the San Francisco "Launch" program, taking elite technical founders from global cohorts and accelerating them toward top-tier seed rounds. You'll serve as a strategic sparring partner, pressure-testing go-to-market strategies and navigating the Bay Area venture ecosystem to ensure founders secure funding from the world's most prestigious VC firms.
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Investor, Launch at Entrepreneurs First
Join the world’s leading talent investor and help turn the most ambitious technical founders into the next decade's unicorns. As the Investor for the San Francisco Launch program, you will be the engine taking global founders from 'pre-idea' to successful seed rounds with tier-1 US VCs. If you are a master connector with founder or VC experience who wants to be at the center of the Bay Area's startup ecosystem, this high-impact role offers the autonomy and access you've been looking for.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals51-200 employees
Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. We bring together talented outliers to develop their most ambitious ideas and raise money from the world’s best investors.
Since pioneering Talent Investing in 2014, we’ve learned to recognize individuals with extraordinary futures before anyone else, embedding them in a community of ambitious peers and giving them the tools they need to succeed, fast. We back them before they have a company, a team, even before they have an idea, based purely on talent. The startups cofounded on our programs are now worth over $13B, and include Tractable, Magic Pony Technology, Cleo, La Vie, Aztec, Sonantic, and many more.
EF is backed by some of the world's leading founders and investors, including Patrick and John Collison (Stripe); Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Tom Blomfield (GoCardless and Monzo), Sara Clemens (Whatnot and Twitch); Demis Hassabis (Google Deepmind); and Matt Mullenweg (Wordpress). We exist to make great companies happen that otherwise wouldn’t.
For more information about Entrepreneurs First, visit www.joinef.com
We're hiring! Join our global team and experience firsthand the workings of a globally unique talent investor working with cutting edge entrepreneurs on world changing technologies: https://www.joinef.com/about/careers/
What you'll do
What you will do
- Act as a hands-on operator for portfolio companies, helping founders close first customers, refine pricing, and nail their US market positioning.
- Facilitate high-stakes introductions to tier-1 VCs and angel investors to secure top-quartile seed valuations for the cohort.
- Design and execute the San Francisco Launch curriculum, including workshops, speaker sessions, and the culminating Demo Day event.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- 3+ years of experience as a founder, early-stage employee, or investor with deep knowledge of the Silicon Valley fundraising landscape.
- A master connector who is already embedded in the SF ecosystem, comfortable navigating hacker houses, VC dinners, and founder meetups.
- Proactive operator with the technical depth to pressure-test deep-tech startups and the strategic mind to refine complex fundraising narratives.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Work directly with founders backed by industry legends including Patrick and John Collison (Stripe), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), and Demis Hassabis (DeepMind).
- Unrivaled access to the next generation of technical talent and a front-row seat to company building before a team or idea even exists.
- High-autonomy role where you shape the Bay Area presence of a global firm that has already created over $15B in portfolio value.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
I get to know what you’re great at, then find roles you’d never find yourself.Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
Meet Jack
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How does this work?
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If it’s a match and the company wants to meet you, they’ll make the intro. In the meantime, if you’d like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.