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WAVEMAKER PACIFIC PARTNERS PTE. LTD. Hiring! Full Time Partnerships Lead in Central Region (Singapore), Earn up to SGD 18,000 - Ricebowl
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About us
Wavemaker is Southeast Asia's leading VC firm investing in Enterprise,Deep Tech, and Sustainability startups. Since 2012, we have backed over 200 companies across multiple funds, guided by our thesis:
We invest in trustworthy & curious founders who have built conviction through experience and industry insights, and identified large opportunities because they see the world differently.
We invest in scalable, capital-efficient, defensible businesses that solve meaningful problems 10x better than existing options.
Where are we headed?
With trust as our North Star, we aim to go farther together. We're in the business of investing in people, and we strive to attract and work with exceptional individuals who share our values and mission.
What you'll do
This role sits at the intersection of Wavemaker, our portfolio startups, and ecosystem partners — generating capital for Wavemaker and its portfolio companies, and connecting startups and corporates to accelerate outcomes for both.
Fundraising
Generate top-of-funnel capital candidates for Wavemaker across all fund strategies
Generate top-of-funnel capital candidates for managed portfolio companies, from both financial and strategic investors
Surface and advance fundraising conversations as a natural extension of the broader relationship-building work
Corporate Partnerships & Portfolio Value Creation
Develop a deep understanding of Wavemaker's portfolio companies, including growth drivers, strategic gaps, and potential exit pathways
Identify and map corporate ecosystem partners that can accelerate portfolio traction, fundraising, and exit
Facilitate strategic introductions between portfolio companies and corporates that may become customers, lenders, co-investors, or acquirers
Secure commercial contracts for portfolio companies from corporates
Corporate Ecosystem Mapping and Development
Build and maintain a structured map of corporate ecosystem players relevant to Wavemaker's investment themes and portfolio needs
Develop and nurture executive-level relationships with key decision-makers across corporate partners
Scaled Exits Support
Support the scaled-exits effort to liquidate assets from non-fund-returners in older funds, contributing to Distributed to Paid-In (DPI) performance
Apply financial literacy to assess asset value and viable exit routes for these positions
Project Management
Partner closely with the General Partner to drive execution across active partnership, fundraising, and DPI workstreams
Bring structure and rigor to a fast-moving, relationship-heavy pipeline, ensuring nothing valuable is lost between an introduction and its outcome
Who you are
You have 8+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, venture capital, investment banking, consulting/corporate strategy, or a related ecosystem-facing role.
You are a hunter: you have a track record of generating and closing capital relationships — from your own network, from cold outreach, or through structured fundraising processes — not just facilitating warm introductions.
You have deep financial literacy, including comfort assessing and structuring the liquidation of assets from older fund vintages (scaled exits / DPI).
You have been deeply embedded across founders, operators, and corporates, with a track record as a trusted connector in the ecosystem.
You have a strong understanding of and curiosity towards business models and commercial drivers, in order to pitch opportunities credibly (both to startups and corporates).
You are commercially minded, with a strong instinct for identifying and activating opportunities that create tangible outcomes.
You are highly adaptable and can operate across multiple priorities and evolving scope with ownership and accountability.
You are a strong communicator with executive presence and the ability to engage senior stakeholders effectively.
You are relationship-driven and genuinely motivated to help founders and corporate partners succeed.
Wavemaker Partners is a multi-faceted cross border venture capital firm founded in 2003. The firm is dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Singapore and has raised over $400M across multiple funds. We currently have a team of 40 people across both sides of our practice. Wavemaker is one of the most active early stage investors in Southern California and Southeast Asia and has invested in over 360 companies in the last 17 years.
Wavemaker is the regional partner for Southern California and Southeast Asia of the Draper Venture Network (DVN), the world's leading VC collective comprising 10 firms across 5 continents.
Wavemaker is Southeast Asia's leading VC firm investing in Enterprise,Deep Tech, and Sustainability startups. Since 2012, we have backed over 200 companies across multiple funds, guided by our thesis:
We invest in trustworthy & curious founders who have built conviction through experience and industry insights, and identified large opportunities because they see the world differently.
We invest in scalable, capital-efficient, defensible businesses that solve meaningful problems 10x better than existing options.
Where are we headed?
With trust as our North Star, we aim to go farther together. We're in the business of investing in people, and we strive to attract and work with exceptional individuals who share our values and mission.
What you'll do
This role sits at the intersection of Wavemaker, our portfolio startups, and ecosystem partners — generating capital for Wavemaker and its portfolio companies, and connecting startups and corporates to accelerate outcomes for both.
Fundraising
Generate top-of-funnel capital candidates for Wavemaker across all fund strategies
Generate top-of-funnel capital candidates for managed portfolio companies, from both financial and strategic investors
Surface and advance fundraising conversations as a natural extension of the broader relationship-building work
Corporate Partnerships & Portfolio Value Creation
Develop a deep understanding of Wavemaker's portfolio companies, including growth drivers, strategic gaps, and potential exit pathways
Identify and map corporate ecosystem partners that can accelerate portfolio traction, fundraising, and exit
Facilitate strategic introductions between portfolio companies and corporates that may become customers, lenders, co-investors, or acquirers
Secure commercial contracts for portfolio companies from corporates
Corporate Ecosystem Mapping and Development
Build and maintain a structured map of corporate ecosystem players relevant to Wavemaker's investment themes and portfolio needs
Develop and nurture executive-level relationships with key decision-makers across corporate partners
Scaled Exits Support
Support the scaled-exits effort to liquidate assets from non-fund-returners in older funds, contributing to Distributed to Paid-In (DPI) performance
Apply financial literacy to assess asset value and viable exit routes for these positions
Project Management
Partner closely with the General Partner to drive execution across active partnership, fundraising, and DPI workstreams
Bring structure and rigor to a fast-moving, relationship-heavy pipeline, ensuring nothing valuable is lost between an introduction and its outcome
Who you are
You have 8+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, venture capital, investment banking, consulting/corporate strategy, or a related ecosystem-facing role.
You are a hunter: you have a track record of generating and closing capital relationships — from your own network, from cold outreach, or through structured fundraising processes — not just facilitating warm introductions.
You have deep financial literacy, including comfort assessing and structuring the liquidation of assets from older fund vintages (scaled exits / DPI).
You have been deeply embedded across founders, operators, and corporates, with a track record as a trusted connector in the ecosystem.
You have a strong understanding of and curiosity towards business models and commercial drivers, in order to pitch opportunities credibly (both to startups and corporates).
You are commercially minded, with a strong instinct for identifying and activating opportunities that create tangible outcomes.
You are highly adaptable and can operate across multiple priorities and evolving scope with ownership and accountability.
You are a strong communicator with executive presence and the ability to engage senior stakeholders effectively.
You are relationship-driven and genuinely motivated to help founders and corporate partners succeed.
Wavemaker Partners is a multi-faceted cross border venture capital firm founded in 2003. The firm is dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Singapore and has raised over $400M across multiple funds. We currently have a team of 40 people across both sides of our practice. Wavemaker is one of the most active early stage investors in Southern California and Southeast Asia and has invested in over 360 companies in the last 17 years.
Wavemaker is the regional partner for Southern California and Southeast Asia of the Draper Venture Network (DVN), the world's leading VC collective comprising 10 firms across 5 continents.
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