Cleantech Community Lead
Employment Type
Full-Time Employment
Location
Calgary preferred; only applicants from Alberta or Saskatchewan will be considered.
Benefits
Health and Dental Plan Available, Carry in the TNT VC Fund
Join Us
Who We Are
Have Fun. Make Friends. Build Companies.
Startup TNT is a not-for-profit that works with entrepreneurs, investors, government, and sponsors to rally communities to collaborate and invest in their top startups, providing them the roots to grow and reach the world from home.
Working with our communities, we have become the most active pre-seed/seed investor in Western Canada (CVCA, 2023). From a single happy hour in May 2019, we have built TNT into an organization that has:
Raised >$15M for local Canadian startups in five years
Invested into >100 Companies
Syndicated 2,000 cheques from >400 investors
Executed >30 Investment Summits
Put differently, every year we:
Raise millions of dollars from hundreds of angel investors
Screen over 300 startup deals in Western Canada
Syndicate dozens of angel investment deals
Hosts thousands of people at our events and happy hour meetups
Who You Are
Someone passionate about Startup TNT’s mission and the Cleantech Community
Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Empathetic and approachable, with a genuine interest in building real relationships with investors, founders, partners and other friends
Your Role
As the Cleantech Community Lead, reporting directly to the Community Development Lead, you will be responsible for growing and nurturing a vibrant Cleantech community of entrepreneurs, investors, and partners across all Startup TNT regions. You will be responsible for designing and executing the strategy to make the Cleantech Summit(s) national in scope with an intent to maximize the impact; both in terms of supporting Startups with capital and non-capital support; and in engaging new investors by making Angel Investing accessible and fun.
Role of the Cleantech Community Lead
Design and execute your strategy to build genuine and impactful community in the Cleantech sector
Cleantech Startup recruitment
Cleantech Investor recruitment
Cleantech partnerships and sponsorships development and management
Leading the Cleantech Summits
Portfolio Support for existing Cleantech portfolio companies
Attracting additional capital to the Cleantech portfolio
Attending conferences, events
Organizing capital attraction initiatives
Attending various Cleantech industry events for business development and community support
Hosting and organizing activation events outside the Cleantech Summit
Other Startup TNT organizational initiatives towards continuous improvement
TNT Team Responsibilities
We want the Communities Team to be a high-performing team of peers who help each other achieve their shared and individual goals. We operate with transparency and respect. We share our wins and help each other deal with setbacks and challenges. We are not afraid to ask each other for help or feedback.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong organizational and planning skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, preferably with experience in facilitation of meetings and discussions, and public speaking
Existing knowledge of, and network in, the Cleantech Sector in Western Canada
Experience in the in the early-stage investment space (Angel or Venture Capital)
Experience with Google Workspace, Slack, Hubspot
Why Work at Startup TNT?
There is really only one reason to work anywhere: It is enjoyable and provides a sense of fulfilment.
We work hard and play hard. We take the mission of Startup TNT to heart and integrate it into our very existence: Have Fun. Make Friends. Build Companies.
We’re fast paced and action packed. We continuously challenge ourselves to provide more value, offer better services, and work more efficiently in carrying out our mission.
People at TNT are committed to the mission. They are passionate about what we do and their role in it.
We are a team. We are built on the principle that collectively we can achieve what individually we never dreamed possible.
And while we are a not-for-profit, we act and think like a startup.
Does this sound like a place you want to be?
Apply today.
