Managing Director - gener8tor North Dakota Accelerator

Location: Fargo, ND

Salary: $100,000 - $110,000

Description

gener8tor is seeking a Managing Director to lead a new investment accelerator based in Fargo, ND.

gener8tor runs accelerators and venture capital funds to catalyze community, mentorship, network, conviction and capital to bridge a community’s genius with opportunity. The gener8tor platform includes pre-accelerators, accelerators, corporate programming, conferences and fellowships. gener8tor operates venture capital funds and startup accelerators across 45 cities, 25 states and 3 countries, working with more than 300 startups per year. To date, gener8tor has worked with more than 1,500 startups that have cumulatively gone on to raise more than $2B in follow-on capital and employ more than 11,000 people.

gener8tor’s accelerator programs invest $100K in each of five high-growth startups and provide 12 weeks of mentorship-driven, cohort-based programming.  

Responsibilities

• Recruit startup applicants and lead the due diligence and selection process for one annual accelerator cohort
• Act as the lead mentor for cohort participants and provide continuous support to alumni
• Plan logistics, engage with the network, execute the accelerator programs and other related activities
• Coordinate and collaborate with gener8tor staff and external partners
• Collaborate with other members of the gener8tor team
• Assist alumni with ongoing mentor, sponsor and investor relations following the program
• Be the #1 cheerleader for the startups and entrepreneurs we work with

Requirements

• Entrepreneurial spirit and a self-starter. Experience as a founder, employee in a venture-backed company or in venture capital recommended
• Total devotion to North Dakota and the North Dakota startup ecosystem
• Collaborative, team-based mindset. You will be working closely with the gener8tor 1889 fund Principal, other Managing Directors, founders and our partners
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly independent environment and juggle multiple ongoing projects, responsibilities and external relationships
• Willingness to intensively and rapidly dive deeper into the startup and venture capital communities even if already familiar
• Flexibility to travel up to 25%, work some nights and weekends
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A “no job is beneath me” mentality
• Commitment to equity across race, place and gender

At gener8tor we…

• See genius in every community. Across race, place and gender, we believe the company has a chance to accomplish a generational challenge in bridging genius with opportunity.
• Never self-defeat and have a “play to win” mentality. We revolve everything we do around helping the entrepreneurs in our programs.
• Are curious. We work hard to find hidden gems others overlook.
• Believe no job is beneath us. We wipe down the tables and load up the U-Hauls with enthusiasm. Work as a team to get $#!^ done!
• Strive for “that guy emailed me.” We share a commitment to take a bottom-up approach to building strong, personal, 1-1 relationships. We believe that the best way to quality is through quantity.

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We strongly encourage candidates who are Black, indigenous, people of color, women, LGBTQIA+, those with previous felony convictions and others who identify as being from an underrepresented group to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any of the above characteristics or others protected by law.

gener8tor is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental handicaps or disabilities, marital status, Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity nor any other basis prohibited by law. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained anonymously in a confidential file.