Operating Partner: Capital Formation

About the role

This is not a traditional operating role. It is a partner-level seat for someone who wants real ownership in building one of the leading AI venture platforms in New York and beyond. We are looking for a deeply connected operator, investor, or executive who will work capital formation and high-value partnerships in parallel — bringing capital in and putting the relationships around it to work for C10 and its portfolio companies.

Responsibilities

• Source and cultivate prospective Limited Partner relationships.
• Generate qualified introductions to family offices, institutional investors, fund-of-funds, corporate venture investors, and strategic capital partners.
• Support fundraising through investor engagement, relationship development, and meeting facilitation.
• Participate in LP meetings, diligence conversations, and fundraising activities.
• Expand and strengthen the C10 investor base in New York City and nationally.
• Build relationships with angels, venture firms, family offices, emerging managers, and industry leaders.
• Made strategic introductions between investors, corporates, founders, and portfolio companies.
• Represent C10 Labs at venture, startup, and technology events, and create durable engagement over time.
• Contribute to broader platform and ecosystem-development efforts.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the leadership team.

Requirements

• Experience in venture capital, fundraising, investor relations, business development, private markets, or strategic partnerships.
• A track record of building and closing corporate or strategic partnerships.
• A strong network across investors, corporates, founders, and operators.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.
• An entrepreneurial, self-directed work style.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a founder, venture partner, or corporate development leader.
• Experience supporting venture fundraising or capital formation.
• Existing relationships with LPs, family offices, corporate venture arms, or strategic partners.
• A real interest in AI, deep technology, and venture creation.

Skills

• Natural connector who builds relationships that last.
• Credible inside investor and startup communities.
• Someone who enjoys opening doors and creating opportunities for others.
• A long-term thinker, motivated by ownership rather than transactions.
• Equally comfortable with investors and corporate counterparties.

Benefits

• Direct access to leading founders, investors, operators, and corporate partners.
• A hand in shaping Fund II and future investment vehicles.
• The chance to build one of the most connected AI venture platforms in New York City.
• A direct role in backing the next generation of AI companies.

Pay

Compensation is built around carried interest and management-company participation - partner economics that reward the long-term success of the fund and the platform, not any single transaction. As a partner, your stake is sized to reflect your contribution, network, and involvement, and vests over time.

Schedule

An engagement: a part-time commitment of roughly 5–10 hours per week.