Head of Operations & Startup Founder at Antler
About the job
Note: This ad is not for a job, but rather for the opportunity to build your own VC-backed startup!
Are you:
- An experienced senior operations professional with strong Strategy, Operational, Planning & Execution skills?
- An exceptional problem solver with very strong analytical skills, capable of breaking down complex issues and bringing structure into business cases
- Have you demonstrated stakeholder management abilities such as strategy, tactical execution, and communications?
- Do you have a proven record of cross-functional leadership in a global, multicultural organization?
- Are you a self-starter and passionate about making things happen by any means necessary?
- And are you looking to co-found your next tech startup?
If so, we would like to hear from you!
For our upcoming cohort in August 2024, we are looking for experienced operations professionals to join Antler Nairobi’s Startup Founder Community. You will have the opportunity to meet a co-founder and build your own business from scratch with the support of Antler.
How does this work?
Phase 1:
- You will find your co-founder(s) and a fantastic start-up idea to work on.
- You will receive dedicated and personalized coaching and mentoring from our Nairobi team and access our global network of over 400 advisors.
- You will enjoy inspirational talks and learn about extraordinary business success stories from driven entrepreneurs and renowned investors.
- Access to $350k+ in top-tier tech-platform credits
- Workspace for founders and teams
- You will pitch to our internal Investment Committee to raise a pre-seed investment of $150K.
Phase 2: (Only for teams that have received our investment)
- You will build your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with your co-founder(s) and Antler’s support.
- You and your business partner will acquire your first customers
- If all goes well, your company will begin generating actual revenues
Program details:
- The next Nairobi intake is August 2024
- Selected founders joining the program will receive a stipend up to USD 2500.
- Antler invests USD 150,000 for a 10% equity stake in each company that our investment committee selects.
About Antler
At Antler, we lower the barriers to entrepreneurship by giving you the necessary support to find the right co-founder, test and validate your idea, and by providing funding from day one so that you can build truly global companies. We are a global early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the defining companies of tomorrow to fundamentally improve the world with groundbreaking technology. Our six-months platform brings together experienced and driven professionals from diverse backgrounds to build strong teams and launch their own companies. We are present in 25 locations worldwide, have supported 3000+ founders through our platforms, invested in 750+ startups, and received over 80,000+ applications.
Antler Highlights:
Here are some examples of successful companies built at Antler’s program, received pre-seed investment from Antler, and have gone on to raise substantial investment are as follows:
- AIfluence – Africa’s 1st AI-Driven Influencer Marketing Platform
- COGNICEPT – Cognicept steps in when robots get confused. http://cognicept.systems/
- XAILIENT – World’s fastest, smallest Computer Vision https://www.xailient.com/
- SKYQRAFT – Affordable and safe powerline inspections using drones and data – https://www.skyqraft.com/
- AIROLO – the world’s first eSIM store – https://www.airalo.com/
Apply now to stop dreaming and start building!