Principal, Venture Sourcing & Investment Operations

Company Description

LvlUp Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests in and accelerates both early-stage and late-stage startups across sectors. Ranked among the most active venture capital firms worldwide, LvlUp holds leading positions in overall investment activity as well as consumer goods and technology investing.The firm’s opportunistic investment thesis centers on pairing capital with deep expertise, strategic partnerships, and an expansive global ecosystem to unlock outsized growth for founders.

Beyond funding, LvlUp acts as an extended team to its portfolio, providing hands-on growth and fundraising support, strategic resources, and access to a powerful network of corporate, investment, and ecosystem partners.A global network of more than 4,000 core and extended team members is united by a mission to help founders build enduring, category-defining companies.Role DescriptionThe Head of Venture Sourcing & Investment Operations is responsible for building and scaling the systems that power LvlUp’s investment pipeline.This is a highly analytical, entrepreneurial, and execution-oriented role focused on creating a meaningful step-change in how LvlUp identifies, attracts, evaluates, organizes, and advances exceptional investment opportunities.The role sits at the intersection of venture sourcing, investment operations, pipeline management, due diligence, and sourcing strategy.The

ideal candidate

will not simply manage incoming deal flow. They will be expected to continuously ask how LvlUp can source better companies, reach founders earlier, uncover new pockets of opportunity, create more effective sourcing channels, improve conversion through the funnel, and build systems that allow a global investment platform to operate with greater speed, consistency, and intelligence.A core responsibility will be developing and executing new sourcing strategies across both inbound and outbound channels.

This may include founder communities, targeted sector campaigns, portfolio referrals, scouts, accelerators, universities, ecosystem partners, founder networks, thematic sourcing initiatives, geographic expansion, events, data-driven outbound, and entirely new sourcing mechanisms developed internally.The objective is not simply to generate more deal flow.The objective is to create a significant increase in the quality, relevance, consistency, and scalability of LvlUp’s investment pipeline.The Head of Venture Sourcing & Investment Operations will be expected to identify where the strongest opportunities are coming from, develop new sourcing hypotheses, test new channels quickly, measure performance, and build repeatable systems around the strategies that work.A major part of this role will be helping lead, scale, and continuously improve LvlUp’s Venture Capitalist in Residence (VCR) Program.LvlUp’s VCR Program is a global network of scouts and deal flow partners who operate as an extension of the firm’s investment platform.

Across more than 4,000 members, the broader network submits approximately 15,000 deals annually, creating one of the largest venture scouting and deal flow ecosystems in the world.The Head of Venture Sourcing & Investment Operations will help turn that scale into an increasingly coordinated, engaged, high-performing, and closely connected sourcing organization.This includes developing creative ways to:* Increase the volume and quality of VCR-sourced opportunities* Improve engagement and participation across the network* Build stronger relationships between VCRs and the core investment team* Create greater alignment around LvlUp’s investment priorities* Develop clearer sourcing objectives and thematic priorities* Improve communication and feedback loops* Build stronger recognition and incentive systems* Identify and activate the highest-performing members* Create opportunities for members to contribute beyond individual deal submissions* Strengthen collaboration between VCRs across sectors, geographies, and networks* Build smaller communities and working groups within the broader program* Create educational, networking, and investment-focused programming* Develop new referral and recruitment systems for exceptional scouts and deal flow partners* Improve attribution, tracking, and measurement of VCR-driven deal flow* Build systems that make members feel like a true extension of the LvlUp teamThe objective is not simply to have the largest possible network.It is to create a highly aligned, high-engagement global community that operates as a genuine extension of LvlUp’s investment team and consistently surfaces differentiated opportunities.The person in this role should constantly be thinking about how to make the VCR Program more valuable, more connected, more productive, and more difficult to replicate.They will be encouraged to develop entirely new initiatives around the network—whether through sector-specific VCR groups, geographic communities, sourcing competitions, recognition systems, private programming, investment education, referral loops, deal collaboration, events, data and technology, or other creative mechanisms that strengthen participation and alignment.The Head of Venture Sourcing & Investment Operations will also own major elements of pipeline management and investment operations, helping ensure that opportunities move efficiently from initial sourcing through screening, diligence, investment review, and decision-making.Responsibilities may include:* Designing and managing sourcing funnels across multiple channels* Building new outbound and inbound sourcing strategies* Identifying high-potential sectors, founder communities, and geographies* Developing repeatable systems for finding companies earlier* Managing and improving startup

application

workflows* Creating screening and qualification processes* Monitoring funnel performance and conversion* Improving CRM structure and pipeline visibility* Coordinating internal investment workflows* Prioritizing opportunities for investment team review* Supporting investment committee preparation* Developing systems for follow-up and re-engagement* Maintaining data integrity across the investment pipeline* Improving attribution across sourcing channels* Identifying operational bottlenecks and improving investment processes* Building reporting systems around sourcing performance and pipeline healthA significant part of

the role

will also involve due diligence and investment evaluation.The Head of Venture Sourcing & Investment Operations will work closely with LvlUp’s investment team to evaluate prospective investments, organize diligence, identify key questions, synthesize company information, and help advance the strongest opportunities through the investment process.This may include reviewing:* Company and market fundamentals* Founder and team backgrounds* Business models* Traction and growth* Unit economics* Competitive positioning* Fundraising history* Capital

requirements

* Customer and market validation* Strategic fit* Investment risks* Supporting data rooms and diligence materials

The role

should be able to move fluidly between high-level sourcing strategy and detailed execution.One day may involve designing a new sector-specific sourcing initiative or building a new VCR engagement strategy. Another may involve reviewing dozens of inbound opportunities, improving CRM workflows, supporting diligence on a prospective investment, analyzing sourcing conversion data, or identifying why strong companies are falling out of the funnel.The role will also participate actively in LvlUp events and founder programs, including pitch events, sector initiatives, founder review sessions, sourcing programs, investor programming, and other ecosystem activities where strong companies can be identified and developed.This person should work closely with LvlUp’s broader ecosystem, partnerships, and events functions to ensure that founder-facing activities translate into a structured and measurable investment pipeline.Where the ecosystem team creates awareness, participation, partnerships, and community, this role is responsible for ensuring that those channels ultimately produce high-quality, trackable deal flow and that the strongest opportunities are identified, evaluated, and advanced effectively.The role will also be expected to continuously develop new systems and strategic initiatives that improve the investment engine overall.This may include:* New founder sourcing programs* Proprietary deal flow channels* Sector-specific sourcing strategies* Geographic sourcing initiatives* VCR and scout systems* Founder referral programs* Founder re-engagement programs* Automated pipeline workflows* Data-driven sourcing models* AI-enabled sourcing and screening systems* Founder scoring and prioritization frameworks* Diligence templates and operating processes* CRM architecture* Attribution and analytics systems* New ways of identifying companies before they enter traditional venture channelsSome of the most valuable systems this person builds may not exist at LvlUp today.We are looking for someone who can identify structural opportunities across the investment funnel and independently turn those opportunities into processes, programs, communities, and systems that materially improve how LvlUp sources and evaluates companies.Qualifications* Demonstrated experience in venture capital, startup investing, venture sourcing, investment operations, accelerators, startup ecosystems, corporate development, or a related environment.* Strong understanding of venture deal flow and the process by which startups move from sourcing through screening, diligence, investment review, and decision-making.* Proven ability to develop or improve sourcing strategies across inbound, outbound, referral, scout, community, or ecosystem channels.* Experience building, managing, or activating scout networks, venture partner programs, ambassador communities, referral networks, or other distributed sourcing organizations is highly valuable.* Strong understanding of how to motivate, engage, and align large decentralized communities.* Ability to develop systems that translate broad networks into measurable, high-quality sourcing outcomes.* Strong analytical ability and comfort evaluating companies, markets, business models, traction, competitive landscapes, and investment opportunities.* Experience conducting or supporting investment due diligence.* Strong pipeline management and operational skills, including the ability to organize and prioritize a high volume of opportunities.* Experience with CRM systems, investment management platforms, or other tools used to manage deal flow and investment processes.* Highly entrepreneurial mindset with an ability to identify inefficiencies, develop new strategies, and build systems from the ground up.* Strong strategic thinking combined with willingness to execute at a detailed operational level.* Ability to develop sourcing hypotheses, test new channels, measure results, and scale successful approaches.* Strong written communication and ability to synthesize company and investment information clearly for internal review.* Comfortable working directly with founders and evaluating companies across different stages and sectors.* Strong judgment and ability to identify which opportunities warrant deeper attention.* Highly organized and capable of managing multiple sourcing initiatives, diligence processes, programs, and pipeline priorities simultaneously.* Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-volume investment environment.* Highly autonomous, resourceful, and accountable.* Strong bias toward action and ability to move quickly while maintaining quality.* Familiarity with startup databases, sourcing technologies, automation, AI-enabled workflows, and data systems that can improve venture sourcing is highly beneficial.* Background in venture capital, investment banking, startup operations, consulting, accelerators, or high-growth technology companies may be relevant.* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience; advanced degrees are welcome but not required.Compensation**Base

Compensation

: $80,000–$130,000 annually, depending on experience and demonstrated ability.Performance Upside:** Performance-based bonus opportunities tied to areas including sourcing performance, pipeline quality, VCR engagement and productivity, successful investment processes, operational improvements, and broader contribution to the firm’s investment platform.The role is designed for someone who wants significant ownership over how a global venture platform discovers and evaluates companies, with substantial opportunity for responsibility, scope, and

compensation

to grow alongside their impact.