Full-Time
Operating Partner
Founder Services & Platform
Unusual Ventures
11-50 employees
Invests in early-stage tech startups
No salary listed
San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more
More locations: Menlo Park, CA, USA
In Person
On-site in the San Francisco Bay Area; must live within reach of both San Francisco and Menlo Park offices.
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- A proven operator with a track record of success in enterprise software startups as a Founder CEO or COO.
- Built and scaled companies, and knowledge of the difference between traction and noise.
- Built go-to-market and recruiting motions from the ground up, and can coach founders on both with credibility.
- Ability to lead teams, own execution, and raise the performance of those around you.
- High standards and high empathy with calm, structured thinking to solve messy problems.
- Cares deeply about truth, clarity, and long-term company building.
- Values-driven with integrity, substance, and doing the right thing.
- Based in or able to work in the Bay Area (Menlo Park or San Francisco) and travel as needed.
- Own the day-to-day by leading the Founder Services and Platform teams, including people, priorities, and standards.
- Organize resources across talent, go-to-market, marketing, events, content, and customer-introduction efforts to reach founders most in need.
- Help founders win by meeting them at any stage and assisting with recruiting, go-to-market, customers, narrative, or press/coverage.
- Build the playbook by shaping how Unusual supports founders and turning that into repeatable programs delivered with quality.
- Set the standard by defining what value-add means in venture and making it tangible rather than theater.
Unusual Ventures is a venture-capital firm that backs early-stage tech startups and helps them reach product-market fit. It combines financial investment with practical support, offering portfolio companies access to a Field Guide—a library of more than 100 articles, case studies, interviews, and tools designed to guide founders through building and growing a business. The company earns returns by taking equity stakes in its investments and helping portfolio companies grow value. Its differentiator is the integrated mix of capital with structured, tactical resources and guidance that goes beyond standard funding, specifically aimed at accelerating product-market fit and business growth for startups.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$2.9B
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
Founded
2018
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Enterprise AI seed leadership matches strong founder demand.
- Hands-on services strengthen sourcing, retention, and portfolio execution.
- Broader coverage in SaaS, fintech, and consumer expands deal flow.
What critics are saying
- AI seed competition squeezes ownership and access to top founders.
- Labor-intensive support model strains scalability as assets under management grow.
- Small portfolio size concentrates losses and increases fund performance volatility.
What makes Unusual Ventures unique
- Embedded operators support founders through product-market fit.
- Unusual leads seed rounds in enterprise AI software startups.
- Fund III reached $485M, crossing $1B AUM.
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