Growth & Business Development Co-founder

Growth & Business Development Co-Founder

Company: FundNexus Private Limited

Role: Growth & Business Development Co-Founder

Type: Founding Team | Equity-Only

Location: Remote / Hybrid

Stage: Early-Stage Startup

About FundNexus

FundNexus is building a trusted startup-investor ecosystem that connects investment-ready startups with relevant investors through verified data, intelligent matchmaking, and strategic ecosystem partnerships.

We are looking for a Growth & Business Development Co-Founder to build and lead the commercial growth engine of FundNexus—from 0 → 100 → 10,000+ startups and investors.

This is a founding-level execution role, not a conventional marketing or BD position.

What You'll Own

• Growth & GTM
• Build and execute FundNexus's go-to-market strategy.
• Acquire the first 100 startups and investors.
• Develop scalable acquisition, referral, community and sales channels.
• Build systems to scale from 100 → 1,000 → 10,000+ users.

Business Development & Partnerships

• Build relationships with startups, investors, VCs, family offices, accelerators, incubators, universities and startup communities.
• Identify, negotiate and close strategic partnerships.
• Turn partnerships into meaningful user acquisition, distribution and revenue.

Investor & Founder Network

• Leverage and expand your existing founder, startup and investor network.
• Build investor and startup pipelines.
• Develop long-term relationships across the fundraising ecosystem.
• Help strengthen FundNexus's position within the startup-investment ecosystem.

Revenue & Commercial Growth

• Identify and validate revenue opportunities.
• Build early sales and commercial pipelines.
• Convert partnerships and platform activity into revenue.
• Help build FundNexus's repeatable revenue engine.

Data & Ecosystem

• FundNexus is a data-driven platform. You should understand the value of verified, structured and continuously updated startup and investor data.
• You will work with the founding/product team to identify how data can improve:
• Investor-startup matchmaking
• User acquisition
• Sales
• Market intelligence
• Partnerships
• Platform value

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a commercially strong entrepreneur/operator, ideally with experience across:

• Startup growth & GTM
• Business development & strategic partnerships
• Startup fundraising ecosystem
• Investor relations or deal sourcing
• Angel/VC/family-office networks
• Founder/startup communities
• Sales and revenue generation
• Early-stage startup building

Strong Preference For Candidates Who Have:

• An existing founder/startup network
• An existing investor/VC/family-office network
• Personally closed strategic partnerships
• Personally generated or contributed to revenue
• Experience working with startup fundraising or deal flow
• Built a product/business from 0 → 1
• Experience building GTM from scratch
• Strong understanding of the startup-investor ecosystem
• Ability to turn relationships into measurable business outcomes

The Ideal Candidate

You are:

• Entrepreneurial • Networked • Commercial • Sales-driven • Strategic • Data-aware • Relationship-oriented • Execution-focused
• You should be comfortable doing the work yourself in the early stage—outreach, calls, meetings, sales, partnerships and onboarding and later building the systems, processes and team required to scale.
• We need someone who can think beyond: How do we get our first 100 users
• and think about: How do we build a system that can reach 10,000+
• Early-Stage Commitment
• FundNexus is currently an early-stage company, and this is an equity-only founding position with no fixed salary initially.
• We are looking for someone who is comfortable taking ownership, operating with limited resources and contributing beyond a narrow job description when required.
• Where mutually agreed, the co-founder may contribute personal resources toward early business execution. Any such expenses will be approved and documented separately from the equity arrangement.
• Equity will be discussed based on experience, network, commitment and expected contribution and documented through the appropriate co-founder/company agreements.

Product & Pitch Deck

Candidates are expected to review both before the interview.

• View FundNexus Prototype - https://www.figma.com/design/iF4q9tndNg8ewpMLGMStan/FUNDNEXUSnode-id=7-43&t=qMBKMx1aUtvS66NM-1

• View FundNexus Pitch Deck - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jd6lIDnTcyoeswOUKXPER8U2US2EJkbV/viewusp=drivesdk

Come prepared with your thoughts on:

• FundNexus's target market
• Startup & investor acquisition
• GTM strategy
• Partnership opportunities
• Revenue opportunities
• Your approach to 0 → 100 → 10,000+

How to Apply: Email the below mentioned details at [HIDDEN TEXT]

Please share:

• LinkedIn / CV
• What you have built or helped grow
• Your founder/startup network
• Your investor/VC network
• Relevant fundraising ecosystem experience
• One partnership you personally closed
• One example of revenue you generated/contributed to
• Your approach to taking FundNexus from 0 → 100
• Your availability and commitment level
• One partnership you personally closed

We're looking for a co-founder who wants to build, not just join.

FundNexus Private Limited: Connecting investment-ready startups with the right investors.