Business Development Executive

About Syntheva Robotics

Syntheva Robotics is an early-stage humanoid robotics company. We are currently raising our Seed round to move into the next stage of development and scale production, with a goal of producing our first 1,000 units.

We’re a small team at an exciting stage, and we’re looking for someone to join us on the business development side and work closely with the founders on fundraising, grants and strategic partnerships.

We already have a fully-functioning production-ready prototype which you can see in live demo action on our website.

What you’ll work on

Our immediate priority is fundraising. We already have an active Seed round and ongoing investor conversations, and we’re looking for someone who can help us expand and structure these efforts.

You’ll:

• Identify and reach out to relevant VC funds, private investors and other potential investors
• Build relationships and help get Syntheva Robotics into the right investor conversations
• Manage investor outreach and keep track of the fundraising pipeline, conversations and follow-ups
• Research new investors and funding opportunities relevant to robotics, AI and hardware
• Explore grant opportunities and other non-dilutive funding available to the company
• Help manage grant applications and the process around them
• Identify and explore strategic partnerships that could help us grow our reach, visibility and distribution
• Build relationships with potential commercial, technology and ecosystem partners

There will be room to explore opportunities, suggest ideas and shape the role around what creates the most value.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone with a strong business development background who is comfortable reaching out to people, building relationships and opening doors.

Ideally, you:

• Have proven experience in business development, partnerships or a similar role
• Have previous exposure to fundraising, capital raising, VC or investor relations - this would be a big plus
• Understand how the startup fundraising process works and are comfortable communicating with investors
• Are familiar with the startup / technology ecosystem;
• Are proactive and comfortable working independently rather than waiting for a predefined list of tasks
• Have strong written and spoken English
• Are comfortable working closely with founders in a small, fast-moving team
• Are looking for a full-time role and can fully commit to the project

A note on compensation

We want to be transparent about where we are as a company. We are currently at the seed fundraising stage, and this role does not come with a salary before the round is closed. At this stage, we’re looking at an equity-based arrangement and are open to discussing different partnership structures depending on the person and level of involvement.

Once the seed round is successfully closed, we expect this role to transition into a salaried position, with compensation to be discussed and agreed together.

We understand that this setup won’t work for everyone - and that’s completely okay. We’d rather be clear about it from the beginning and speak with people who are genuinely interested in joining at this stage and helping us build the company.

How we work

The role is fully remote and full-time.

We’re a small team, communication is direct and informal, and we care much more about someone being proactive, reliable and good to work with than about having the perfect CV.

If humanoid robotics sounds like a space you’d genuinely like to help build - and fundraising, partnerships and opening new doors are things you’re good at - we’d be happy to talk.