<p><strong>Growth & Business Development Co-Founder</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Company:</strong> FundNexus Private Limited</p><p><strong>Role:</strong> Growth & Business Development Co-Founder</p><p><strong>Type: </strong>Founding Team | Equity-Only</p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Remote / Hybrid</p><p><strong>Stage:</strong> Early-Stage Startup</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About FundNexus</strong></p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a founding-level execution role, not a conventional marketing or BD position.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You'll Own</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Growth & GTM</li><li>Build and execute FundNexus's go-to-market strategy.</li><li>Acquire the first 100 startups and investors.</li><li>Develop scalable acquisition, referral, community and sales channels.</li><li>Build systems to scale from 100 → 1,000 → 10,000+ users.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Business Development & Partnerships</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Build relationships with startups, investors, VCs, family offices, accelerators, incubators, universities and startup communities.</li><li>Identify, negotiate and close strategic partnerships.</li><li>Turn partnerships into meaningful user acquisition, distribution and revenue.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Investor & Founder Network</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Leverage and expand your existing founder, startup and investor network.</li><li>Build investor and startup pipelines.</li><li>Develop long-term relationships across the fundraising ecosystem.</li><li>Help strengthen FundNexus's position within the startup-investment ecosystem.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Revenue & Commercial Growth</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Identify and validate revenue opportunities.</li><li>Build early sales and commercial pipelines.</li><li>Convert partnerships and platform activity into revenue.</li><li>Help build FundNexus's repeatable revenue engine.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Data & Ecosystem</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>FundNexus is a data-driven platform. You should understand the value of verified, structured and continuously updated startup and investor data.</li><li>You will work with the founding/product team to identify how data can improve:</li><li>Investor-startup matchmaking</li><li>User acquisition</li><li>Sales</li><li>Market intelligence</li><li>Partnerships</li><li>Platform value</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We are looking for a commercially strong entrepreneur/operator, ideally with experience across:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Startup growth & GTM</li><li>Business development & strategic partnerships</li><li>Startup fundraising ecosystem</li><li>Investor relations or deal sourcing</li><li>Angel/VC/family-office networks</li><li>Founder/startup communities</li><li>Sales and revenue generation</li><li>Early-stage startup building</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Strong Preference For Candidates Who Have:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>An existing founder/startup network</li><li>An existing investor/VC/family-office network</li><li>Personally closed strategic partnerships</li><li>Personally generated or contributed to revenue</li><li>Experience working with startup fundraising or deal flow</li><li>Built a product/business from 0 → 1</li><li>Experience building GTM from scratch</li><li>Strong understanding of the startup-investor ecosystem</li><li>Ability to turn relationships into measurable business outcomes</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>The Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p><br></p><p>You are:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Entrepreneurial • Networked • Commercial • Sales-driven • Strategic • Data-aware • Relationship-oriented • Execution-focused</li><li>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.</li><li>We need someone who can think beyond: “How do we get our first 100 users?”</li><li>and think about: “How do we build a system that can reach 10,000+?”</li><li>Early-Stage Commitment</li><li>FundNexus is currently an early-stage company, and this is an equity-only founding position with no fixed salary initially.</li><li>We are looking for someone who is comfortable taking ownership, operating with limited resources and contributing beyond a narrow job description when required.</li><li>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.</li><li>Equity will be discussed based on experience, network, commitment and expected contribution and documented through the appropriate co-founder/company agreements.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Product & Pitch Deck</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Candidates are expected to review both before the interview.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>View FundNexus Prototype - FundNexus Pitch Deck - prepared with your thoughts on:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>FundNexus's target market</li><li>Startup & investor acquisition</li><li>GTM strategy</li><li>Partnership opportunities</li><li>Revenue opportunities</li><li>Your approach to 0 → 100 → 10,000+</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>How to Apply: </strong>Email the below mentioned details at<strong> contact@fundnexus.in</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Please share:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>LinkedIn / CV</li><li>What you have built or helped grow</li><li>Your founder/startup network</li><li>Your investor/VC network</li><li>Relevant fundraising ecosystem experience</li><li>One partnership you personally closed</li><li>One example of revenue you generated/contributed to</li><li>Your approach to taking FundNexus from 0 → 100</li><li>Your availability and commitment level</li><li>One partnership you personally closed</li></ul><p><br></p><p>We're looking for a co-founder who wants to build, not just join.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FundNexus Private Limited: Connecting investment-ready startups with the right investors.</strong></p>