Partner - Iberia

Antler is seeking a Fund Partner in Spain to join their team and have an impact on the early-stage innovation ecosystem. The Fund Partner will build and lead a team, establish and raise Antler's local fund, and work with founding teams to build their companies from scratch. They will also take part in the Investment Committee selecting the companies that receive a pre-seed investment from Antler and partner with portfolio companies to achieve success. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated spikes in either early-phase startup experience or significant experience in early-stage venture capital, with a deep network in the local founder, VC, and angel investor ecosystems.

• Build and lead an exceptional team: in each new location, we build a strong team of 6-10 individuals, normally 4 managers/directors (marketing, recruitment, program and ops/finance), and 4-6 managers/associates.
• Establish and raise Antler’s local fund and support global fundraising efforts: Work with a global fundraising team of experienced team members to raise the first fund of EUR 30-50 million that will be invested into c. 100 portfolio companies.
• Build 30+ companies every year with the strongest possible founders: Bring in the most ambitious and brilliant potential founders to the program, and work with founding teams to build their companies from scratch. This includes building strong co-founder teams, brainstorming new products and business models, coach and mentor teams to speed up their execution.
• Drive thoughtful investment decisions: take part in the Investment Committee selecting the companies that receive a pre-seed investment from Antler
• Partner with portfolio companies to achieve success: Build a deep network in the VC and angel ecosystems and support the portfolio companies in closing their seed and Series A rounds, support them in the company strategy, as well as using the Antler network to introduce them to customers, employees, advisors and other supporters
• Invest in follow-on breakout successes: identify the highest-potential startups where Antler will be increasing the ownership stake from an initial 10% to a target 15-20% in the next round - to concentrate our investment into the most successful companies.

• Demonstrated spikes in either early-phase startup experience or significant experience in early-stage venture capital, with a track record of leading investments in the seed/series A stages
• Deep network in the local founder, VC, and angel investor ecosystems
• Prior experience leading teams and individuals that have excelled in high-paced and challenging environments
• Proven experience from successfully managing complicated projects
• Bachelors or above degree from an accredited University and at least seven years of work experience
• Exceptional leadership – identifies, attracts, develops and retains high-quality teams
• A genuine passion for entrepreneurship and a belief the world needs more change-makers and innovators
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Accomplished and structured problem-solver
• Independent and proactive with a focus on execution and results orientation
• Comfortable with ambiguity, quick changes, tight deadlines and moving targets