We help everyday people to invest in the startups they love.
Wefunder helps everyday people invest in the startups they love. In 2021, regulatory reform put Community Rounds on the map - and since then, we’ve helped Substack, Mercury, Levels, and thousands of other startups raise money from their customers and community. We built this space from the ground up, and now we’re looking for someone to lead our growth in San Francisco.
Wefunder's Story 💡 https://wefunder.com/wefunder
Our Public Benefit Corp Mission 🎙 https://wefunder.com/charter
Why Wefunder
Note: This position is based in San Francisco.
We’re a team of founder types. Your potential matters more than your background or experience; we’re the company where you can take your shot. Everyone is here to learn and grow, to work on a meaningful product, and to fix capitalism. We’ve spent years lobbying congress to fix the law, and in turn, created this industry.
- 🚀 Generous stock options package.
- 💰 Excellent base salary
- 🏝 Unlimited vacation days with no less than 3 weeks off.
- 🚞 All-expense-paid Wefunder vacation once a year.
- 😷 Medical, dental, & vision insurance.
- 💻 Apple equipment. Whatever you want.
- 🧇 Lots of free food and drinks. That includes daily lunch and weekly team dinners.
- 📚 Classes & conferences. If you can learn something useful, we'll pay for it.
Your Role
We want to bring on a SF BD Lead to drive awareness of and interest in Wefunder in Silicon Valley. In this role, you will build strategic relationships with local angel investors, startup accelerators, and VCs. Our goal is to partner with them on inspiring 20,000 more founders to launch on Wefunder.
- Build strategic relationships with top tier founders, accelerators, incubators, VCs, and prominent angel investors within the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem.
- Foster a thriving community of venture partners, with the goal of cultivating a high quality referral network.
- Sell the referred founders on successfully running Community Rounds on Wefunder.
- Play a pivotal role on Wefunder’s Business Development team as we continue to identify and scale growth levers.
Our Dream Candidate
- You have experience in an early-stage company and know what it takes to be successful in a startup environment.
- You’re passionate about helping more founders succeed.
- You deeply care about leveling the playing field in the US for small businesses and start-ups.
- You’re super gritty and will not let a couple rejections turn you off from the mission and reaching out to founders who you can help.
- You’re happy to fill your calendar with a bunch of calls and are super outgoing and smart.
*If you feel like you don't meet all of the points above, but love this role, we encourage you to apply anyways. We don't want a confidence gap and imposter syndrome to get in the way of meeting incredible candidates.*🦄
To Apply
To apply, email eric[at]wefunder.com with your CV or LinkedIn and why you'd like to work with us.
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