Investor Readiness Mentor

2 months ago

Waterloo, Canada Accelerator Centre Full time

Investor Readiness Mentor
- Contractor or Consultant

This role will be engaged as a **third-party **consultant **and will be compensated hourly based on client demand; we anticipate the initial time required to be approximately 5-10 hours per week, but the hours will vary from week to week. This variation provides for a flexible schedule.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Investment Readiness for Start-ups**
- Work closely with start-ups and other AC mentors to ensure start-ups are Investor Ready (e.g. financial planning, market research, pitch deck, data room, competitive analysis, etc.). The AC has expert mentors in each of required areas, and the IR mentor will coordinate with other mentors and fill in any gaps, as needed.
- Strategic guidance for fund-raising planning, including amount of funds to raise now, when the next round will need to be raised, valuation (if required), use of funds, benefits/disadvantages of various funding instruments (e.g. convertible notes, SAFEs, etc.)
- Discussing considerations for cap table dilution, board of director structures, legal documentation requirements
- Supporting start-ups with market research, venture capital prospects to target that are aligned with start-ups’ industry, research on successful raises from competitors, etc. The AC uses PitchBook as a primary research tool.
- Helping start-ups to understand their funding and future exit options and associated strategies (e.g. Series A++, acquisition, strategic partnerships, etc.)

**Investor Relationship building and management**
- Continually evangelize AC investment-ready companies to prospective investors
- Organize pitch-days, investor meet and greets with founders, and other valuable investor matching events
- Work with the AC Marketing team to create investor-focused newsletter content and investor-founder meetups
- Nurture ongoing relationships with VCs in order to create investment opportunities for AC founders

**WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR**:

- 3+ years of investment experience (VC/PE, investment banking, strategy consulting firm, corporate BD, or equivalent founder experience)
- Established contacts and experience with US and Canadian venture capital firms, angel investment groups, and/or corporate venture capital groups
- Connections in the venture capital space or a successful entrepreneurial journey with multiple rounds of funds raised
- Post-secondary degree in science, technology, engineering, math, finance, economics, or other analytical fields
- Demonstrate curiosity and a genuine interest for technology and innovation
- Outstanding analytical skills (incl Excel), detail-oriented, proactive and self-motivated
- Experience with cash flow modeling and investment valuation techniques
- Capability to take detailed research and translate findings into investment recommendations
- Highest levels of ethics, integrity and confidentiality in operations and client interactions
- Ability to multitask and manage a portfolio of projects
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Must be able to mentor during the hours of 9-5pm ET, but flexibility in hours would be appreciated to accommodate multiple time zones
- If a community member would prefer to volunteer their time to provide this _expertise_ to our high-potential start-ups, we would also _be open to_ this model._

**Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion**

The Accelerator Centre is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse community that is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs from all backgrounds. A full range of perspectives, experiences, and passions are key to creating the inclusive, entrepreneurial environment that is necessary to help our clients build and scale globally competitive companies. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion means the elimination of discrimination and exclusion, in all its forms, at all levels of our organization and in our programming.

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