đź‘‹Hey, we’re Founders FactoryÂ
Founders Factory builds and funds startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world's leading companies. Headquartered in London, Founders Factory backs visionary founders with capital, dedicated support from a team of 60+ operators, and unrivalled access to a coalition of industry leading corporate partners. Since 2015, our 400 portfolio companies have raised $1.03bn follow-on funding from leading investors in four continents.
đź’ŞThe Opportunity:Â
Headquartered in London and investing globally, we're set to launch a deep tech venture studio Singapore with the support of the local government. Enterprise Singapore is backing us to build a team and launch operations in Singapore.
The focus will be on deep tech and climate tech and we are looking for outstanding candidates who have operating and investment experience, deep founder empathy and excellent networks to join our new team.
We will be raising capital for a deep tech venture studio focused on commercialising IP from the ecosystem as well as launching corporate studio and accelerator programs with local organisations.
For the right person, this is an incredible opportunity to launch this sector with a proven playbook delivering the best possible experience for our founders.Â
đź‘ŤResponsibilities:Â
- Develop ecosystem relationships with investors, founders, government, universities and corporatesÂ
- Mobilise startup sourcing networks for international and local FF programs in deep tech and climate tech
- Organise round tables with corporates and investors
- Own the process for finding, investing in and accelerating our deeptech portfolio in SingaporeÂ
- Assess and qualify early-stage ventures, technology and founding teams, conducting diligence and negotiating investment terms with the support of our team
- Identifying key sources for startup founders and finding scalable ways to support themÂ
- Activating and growing our local network in SingaporeÂ
What you'll need:Â
- Demonstrate relentless energy and passion for finding opportunities, building relationships and evaluating investments
- Personal networks that embrace the startup communities in Deeptech
- Ability to communicate authoritatively and passionately and share details of the Founders Factory vision, differentiation and operations
- Warm relationships with high-quality investors and startup founders are a must
- Previous deeptech investing expertise and network is a plus
Characteristics we look for:Â
- Have a passion for deeptech, it’s problems and opportunities within the sector
- Has an ability to connect, emphasize and collaborate with top tier founder talent
- Deals comfortably with the uncertainty of change and complex problems, effectively handles risk and can make a decision with incomplete information
- Operates effectively, is calm under pressure and productive when plate spinning or when the future is unclearÂ
- Have a strong bias for action and persists in accomplishing objectives despite setbacksÂ
- Able to understand the perspective of others and evaluate their own thinking whilst looking for feedback and continuously improveÂ
- Ability to work across geographies, time zones and multi-functional teams
Why work with us:
We are guided by a set of core values that shape the way that we think and act. We hold ourselves accountable to these, and measure ourselves against them. We are looking for candidates that share these principles and can help Founders Factory to thrive:
- Think big, act small, move fast
- Value momentum over perfectionÂ
- Embrace uncertainty and remain decisiveÂ
- Suggest solutions, not problems.
- Prioritize diversity to strengthen our collective intelligenceÂ
- Be polite, generous and show empathy to others, alwaysÂ
