Co-founder Venture Capital

Job description

Location: Ukraine / Europe (hybrid or remote)

Languages: English (B2+). Ukrainian/Russian are a plus.

About us:

SMG Capital is a venture investment platform.

SMG Builder is our venture studio that industrializes company creation. We’re scaling a model that can launch up to 100 startups per year through a shared stack (legal/finance/HR/data/BD) and tight portfolio governance.

The role

You’ll be a true co-founder and the operating partner across two tracks:

• SMG Capital (fund/AMC): strategy, fundraising, deals, portfolio.
• SMG Builder (studio): the “operating system” for launching 100 startups/year.

What you’ll do:

Strategy & Scale

• Set and refine the VC + Builder strategy: theses, sectors, geography, risk, capital stack.
• Build and scale the end-to-end creation engine (ideation → validation → MVP → pre-seed/seed), with playbooks and shared services.
• Drive partnerships with corporates, universities, R&D centers, accelerators, banks/exchanges, and grant programs.

Fundraising & Deals

• Lead LP fundraising (family offices, HNWI, corporates, DFIs): materials, roadshows, diligence.
• Run sourcing, screening, unit economics, term sheets (SAFE/Notes/SPV), co-invests, and post-investment support.
• Structure capital (funds/AMC, SPVs, credit lines, notes/securitization where relevant).

Operational Leadership

• Own P&L for fund and studio; budgeting, reporting, risk/compliance (KYC/AML, policies).
• Install OKRs and BI dashboards; ensure clean LP reporting and portfolio analytics.
• Recruit and develop leads across Investment, Product, Growth, Legal/Compliance, and Finance.

Portfolio & Growth

• Build founder/idea funnel at scale; convert studio projects to pre-seed/seed and beyond.
• Stand up a repeatable BD engine and partner programs; keep founder NPS high.

What you’ll bring:

• 7–12+ years in VC/PE/venture building/startup ops with closed rounds and real outcomes (exits or strong uprounds).
• Proven LP/co-investor fundraising and cross-border deal execution.
• Hands-on operating background: product launches, P&L ownership, process/culture building.
• Fluency with term sheets (SAFE/Notes), cap tables, unit economics, portfolio analytics, risk/compliance.
• A valuable network across CEE/Europe/UK/US—and a track record of turning it into capital and deals.
• Owner–operator mindset: fast, systematic, transparent, and very hands-on.

Compensation

• Co-founder equity + carry (partner-level).
• Access to platform services, deal flow, and partner network.