You will be the team leader of, and responsible for, growing our partnerships with venture capitalists (VCs, CVCs, Sovereign Wealth Funds) and supporting portfolio companies via NVIDIA’s startup program, Inception. Our ideal candidate is ambitious by nature with a diverse business background which allows them to learn quickly and have strategic conversations at the Executive/Partner level. This individual has experience in business and ecosystem development and can clearly articulate various benefits to support both the VC and their startup portfolio investments. A technical mind, and a strong willingness to learn, are preferred as NVIDIA’s accelerated computing platform is the top tier development platform for startups and developers to bring AI to market. Candidate will consistently deliver actionable intelligence to Inception and E-Staff.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide VCs and their portfolio companies with consultations and guide their decision-making process in collaboration with Inception Partner Managers

• Educate venture capital firms on NVIDIA’s startup acceleration platform, Inception, and corporate strategy while providing portfolio support via our comprehensive set of benefits

• Expand relationships with the global venture capital ecosystem through portfolio reviews, event collaboration, and other initiatives

• Implement engagement strategy around identifying and supporting startups building their products/businesses on top of NVIDIA’s accelerating computing platform (for Artificial Intelligence, VR, automotive, and other applications), specifically through strategic engagement of the venture capital and investment banking communities supporting this ecosystem.

• Support portfolio investments and venture capitalists via strategic outreach and events such as NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC)

• Track key performance metrics via Salesforce (SFDC)

What we need to see:

• 8+ years of experience working with the venture capital and/or startup community

• 5-8 years of business development experience (or similar) including C-Level/Executive engagement

• Entrepreneurial approach as you will be a member of a small but mighty team

• Dynamic interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and influence across all levels within and outside the company

• College degree or equivalent experience

• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Existing relationships within the worldwide venture capital community

• Startup founder and/or experience raising capital

• Worked for a leading venture capital firm or startup accelerator

NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is looking for phenomenal people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

The base salary range is 148,000 USD - 287,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.