Founders Associate
Generalist operator working directly with the GM across strategy, fundraising, partnerships, hiring, and operations. The role requires strong ownership, analytical and written communication skills, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to execute in a lean AI-focused company.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own strategic and operational workstreams end to end, from analysis through execution.
- Support fundraising and investor relations by preparing materials, coordinating diligence, and managing process momentum.
- Support partnerships and go-to-market activities through research, outreach, and relationship management.
- Assist with hiring, including drafting role specifications and coordinating candidate pipelines.
- Build processes, trackers, dashboards, and systems that help a lean team operate effectively.
- Handle analysis, coordination, follow-ups, and other high-priority work requiring clear ownership.
Requirements
- Track record of operating with significant ownership, ideally in a startup, venture builder, consulting, or investment environment.
- Strong analytical and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently in ambiguous situations and solve problems without a predefined playbook.
- High agency, reliable follow-through, and strong organizational skills.
- Genuine interest in AI, venture building, and early-stage company building.
- Comfort working directly with senior leaders and external partners.
- Ability to use AI agents to increase execution capacity.
- Pragmatic approach to balancing thoroughness with speed.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in venture building, early-stage startups, or founder’s office roles.
- Experience supporting early-stage fundraising, partnerships, or go-to-market initiatives.
- Experience with AI products or fast-moving technical environments.
- Bias toward building practical trackers, dashboards, and tools.
Both short-term and permanent roles are possible.
Skills
Artificial Intelligence, AI Agents, Fundraising, Investor Relations, Partnerships, Go-To-Market, Hiring, Strategic Analysis, Written Communication, Process Design, Dashboards, Trackers
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