Startup Advisor - San Francisco Bay Area
acquisition networkMillbrae (CA)
Startup Advisor - San Francisco Bay Area
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acquisition networkMillbrae (CA)
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SENIORITY
Senior
About the role
Startup Advisor - San Francisco Bay Area Acquisition Network works with founders and growth companies through strategic partnerships, capital, recruiting, and operating support.
The role:
Acquisition Network is seeking a Startup Advisor focused on trusted founder guidance and qualified introductions in San Francisco Bay Area. This is a salaried, remote independent contractor role for an experienced professional who already participates in the startup ecosystem. The work centers on trusted relationships and qualified introductions. It does not authorize securities activity, legal advice, investment advice, or promises about funding or business outcomes.
What you will do:
Build trusted relationships with founders, operators, investors, accelerators, and startup advisors in San Francisco Bay Area.
Identify founders whose companies and objectives fit the current qualification criteria.
Hold an initial professional conversation to understand the company, stage, goals, and immediate needs.
Obtain permission before making an introduction or sharing contact information.
Provide concise, accurate context so the internal team can prepare for each founder conversation.
Maintain timely records of outreach, introductions, status, and agreed follow-up.
Represent the organization accurately without promising funding, customers, or business results.
What we are looking for:
- Established relationships in the San Francisco Bay Area startup ecosystem.
- Experience as a founder, operator, investor, advisor, accelerator leader, consultant, attorney, accountant, recruiter, or partnership professional.
- Strong judgment about founder fit, timing, confidentiality, and consent.
- Clear written and verbal communication with senior professionals.
- Reliable follow-through and comfort managing a relationship pipeline independently.
- Ability to disclose conflicts and protect sensitive founder and company information.
- This is a remote independent contractor engagement with flexible scheduling and a primary relationship focus in San Francisco Bay Area. The role offers a fixed annual salary within the approved range for the position. Final salary depends on experience, seniority, and the agreed scope of work.
- Professional standards
- Do not submit founder names, prospect lists, live deals, financial information, or confidential company material with your application. Introductions must be permission-based, conflicts must be disclosed, and all external communication must accurately describe the role.
- Acquisition Network provides equal opportunity without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law.
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Your profile is current
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A number in mind
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Your notice period
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