Venture Partner - Canada (Corporate VC)

StartupFuel is seeking an experienced Venture Partner to cover the Canadian market for a multinational CVC. This role serves as the CVC’s eyes and ears on the ground, combining strategic deal sourcing, portfolio management, and ecosystem development to advance the organization’s corporate venture objectives.

As the Venture Partner, you will act as an extension of the CVC’s investment team through StartupFuel’s Venture Partner as a Service model, powered by DiligenceGPT™. You will actively scout and evaluate early-stage and growth-stage startups, identifying opportunities aligned with the Corporate’s strategic priorities. This includes monitoring accelerator demo days, engaging with founder communities, attending venture and technology events, and conducting direct founder outreach to surface high-potential investment opportunities. Your insights and evaluations will directly inform the CVC’s investment decisions.

You will leverage DiligenceGPT™, StartupFuel’s AI-powered due diligence tool, to streamline evaluations and deliver comprehensive insights that inform investment decisions. By reducing manual research and accelerating diligence workflows, DiligenceGPT™ enables you to focus on strategic analysis, opportunity prioritization, and higher-quality investment recommendations.

Beyond sourcing, you will support portfolio companies post-investment by maintaining regular touchpoints, tracking performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and helping founders access strategic resources, including customers, partners, talent, and follow-on capital. You will also help ensure alignment with the CVC’s post-investment expectations and reporting cadence.

The role includes a strong ecosystem and brand-building mandate. You will represent the Corporate within local and global innovation ecosystems, building relationships with founders, investors, accelerators, corporates, academic institutions, and government stakeholders. When the CVC team members visit key markets, you will curate and manage on-the-ground agendas, including meetings, site visits, workshops, and private gatherings, to maximize the strategic value of each visit.

Learn more about VPaaS: https://www.startupfuel.com/vpaas

• 5+ years of experience in venture capital, corporate venture capital, growth equity, startup leadership, or related investment and innovation roles
• Strong track record in sourcing, evaluating, and supporting early-stage and growth-stage technology companies
• Deep understanding of the venture capital lifecycle, including deal sourcing, due diligence, investment decision-making, and portfolio support
• Experience producing clear, investment-ready analyses and recommendations for senior investment stakeholders
• Deep network across the North American and international startup ecosystems, with established relationships among founders, investors, accelerators, and industry stakeholders
• Experience supporting portfolio companies post-investment, including strategic guidance, partnerships, fundraising, and operational problem-solving
• Comfort leveraging data-driven and AI-enabled tools, including DiligenceGPT™, to enhance research speed and rigor
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to represent the CVC professionally in high-stakes external settings
• High degree of autonomy, discretion, and accountability when operating as an extension of a global corporate venture team
• Experience working with corporate venture capital or technology-focused corporations is highly valued
• Competitive compensation package
• Direct partnership with the CVC on live deal sourcing, diligence, and portfolio initiatives
• Opportunity to represent a globally recognized corporate brand within leading innovation ecosystems
• Access to StartupFuel’s Venture Partner as a Service platform, powered by DiligenceGPT™, significantly reducing manual diligence workload while increasing insight quality
• Exposure to strategic operators, corporate partners, and global market opportunities across the multinational corporate’s ecosystem
• Senior, flexible engagement model suited for experienced venture professionals
• Meaningful influence over investment outcomes, ecosystem positioning, and portfolio company success
• Increased visibility and credibility within global venture capital and corporate innovation networks