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/FUNDNEXUS?node-id=7-43&t=qMBKMx1aUtvS66NM-1
View FundNexus Pitch Deck - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jd6lIDnTcyoeswOUKXPER8U2US2EJkbV/view?usp=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 contact@fundnexus.in
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.

Work arrangement
Yes