Investor Relations & LP Engagement Associate

Department: Capital Formation & Investor Relations

Experience: 2–4 years in private banking, wealth management, or fundraising

Reports to: Managing Partners

About Draper B1

Draper B1 is a venture capital fund headquartered in Valencia, part of the San Francisco-based Draper network. We invest in pre-seed and seed frontier tech startups. Our fund is designed to invest in security and sovereignty across verticals such as cybersecurity, healthtech, spacetech, energy/cleantech, financial Infrastructure. We primarily invest in Spain and Europe, while also maintaining exposure to the U.S., where we support Spanish founders as a transatlantic bridge.

Role purpose

We are seeking a proactive, commercially minded individual to lead the development, activation, and engagement of our investor base (LPs) and new prospects: family offices, high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), institutional investors, and ecosystem entrepreneurs.

Your mission will be to maintain a constant flow of investor relationships, generate new opportunities through your network and proprietary events, and deliver well-prepared closing meetings to the Managing Partners.

Core responsibilities

1.LP CRM Management & Activation:

Expand and maintain an up-to-date database of potential LPs and investors.

Design and execute nurturing and follow-up strategies (pipeline management).

2.Prospecting & Relationship Origination (LP Engagement):

Map and identify family offices, HNWIs, and investment advisors, starting with your own network.

Organize regular gatherings: informative breakfasts, roundtable discussions, and meetings with collaborating firms (law firms, private banks, multi-family offices).

Build out the investor base within the entrepreneurial ecosystem (founders and executives of startups and scaleups) who invest smaller tickets.

3.Sales Cycle Initiation & Qualification:

Conduct initial contact calls and fund presentation meetings.

Gauge each prospect's level of interest and coordinate the Managing Partners' schedules for deep-dive and closing meetings.

4.Current LP Relations:

Coordinate reporting and portfolio updates, connecting LPs with our startups and events.

5.Fundraising & Materials Support:

Coordinate documentation, the data room, institutional presentations, tracking sheets, and investor onboarding documentation.

What we expect in your first 12 months

A qualified, up-to-date CRM pipeline of active family offices, HNWIs, and advisors.

A consistent schedule of relationship-building events with investors and partners.

A steady flow of qualified meetings for the Managing Partners.

A direct contribution to capital commitments for the next fund.

Candidate profile

Experience: 2–4 years in private banking, wealth management, wealth advisory, financial business development, or investor relations / fundraising in venture capital or private equity.

Network & HNWI Experience: Direct experience reaching out to and meeting with private banking clients, family offices, or wealth advisors, along with a relevant personal network to introduce to the fund.

Motivation: Eagerness to transition into venture capital and ambition to grow within the management company.

Results Orientation: Goal-driven mindset motivated by compensation with a significant variable component.

Key Traits: Proactivity, excellent interpersonal communication, and rigor in CRM management.

Fluent English and Spanish.

Bonus Points: EFA, EFP, CFA, or similar certifications; familiarity with venture capital vehicles (FCR, SCR, EuVECA);

What we offer

Compensation: Competitive base salary plus a significant variable tied to capital raised.

5-week stage at Draper University in San Francisco.

Career Growth: Clear career path with a genuine opportunity to become a partner at the management firm.

Sector: Step into frontier tech venture capital, work with cutting-edge founders and technologies, and gain direct access to Managing Partners.

Team: A tight-knit team offering high autonomy and visible impact from day one, in a hybrid work setup.

At Draper B1, we value diversity and guarantee equal opportunities across all our recruitment processes.