Full-Time

Growth Account Executive

Instrumentl

Instrumentl

51-200 employees

Subscription platform for grant discovery

No salary listed

Remote in USA

Remote

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Requirements
  • Experience: 0-2 years of closing experience in a high-velocity customer-facing role at a software-as-a-service company (or in a similar environment).
  • You are based in the continental United States for this role.
  • Empathy: You are driven to solve the actual, underlying problem for customers, especially problems that go unsaid.
  • Curiosity: You make an effort to understand the true nature of the problem your customers want to address so you can provide the best possible solution.
  • Grit: You understand that mastery of any role requires hard work and coaching, and enjoy that challenge and journey.
  • Communication: You pride yourself on your ability to communicate complex topics easily in person and in writing.
  • Drive: You want to take control of your own success and build on the processes already in place.
  • Friendliness: You are warm and approachable, and you genuinely enjoy communicating with others.
  • Tech savviness: You have used tools like G Suite, Zoom, Slack, and Close.io, and pride yourself on adopting new technologies quickly.
Responsibilities
  • Become an expert on grants/institutional fundraising.
  • Outbound into your book of business using creative tactics.
  • Upgrade our customers’ institutional fundraising workflows and help them love the Instrumentl brand.
  • Experiment with new onboarding flows and sales pitches to accelerate growth.
  • Follow up with prospects and be highly responsive to their questions.
  • Provide design and product input to the first-time user experience.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience selling into the nonprofit market.
  • Experience working in fundraising for nonprofits.
  • Experience working in a startup environment.
  • Experience working remotely.

Instrumentl helps nonprofits, universities, and grant writers find and manage grant opportunities through a subscription platform. Users sign up for a pricing tier, and the system automatically matches relevant grants to their profiles using foundation data and IRS Form 990 filings, while also sending automatic deadline reminders and enabling custom reports. The platform combines data-driven grant matching, deadline tracking, and reporting in one integrated workflow for a wide range of clients. The goal is to save time and increase efficiency in grant work, helping clients maximize funding and reduce administrative burdens.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$55.1M

Headquarters

Fort Worth, Texas

Founded

2016

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Summit Partners' $55M investment funds AI expansion and accelerates U.S. customer acquisition.
  • 4,500+ customers and $1B+ in grants won create network effects and retention moat.
  • Post-award lifecycle management and reporting tools expand TAM beyond discovery phase.

What critics are saying

  • GrantForward dominates university research offices; 50-70% probability of losing academic clients in 12-24 months.
  • Free AI tools from Google and ChatGPT commoditize grant matching; 70-90% probability of conversion decline.
  • Proposed IRS Rule 2026-12 restricts Form 990 data access; 30-50% probability blocks core matching engine.

What makes Instrumentl unique

  • Instrumentl aggregates 33,000+ live grants with AI-powered matching across federal, state, corporate, and private sources.
  • Platform saves users three hours weekly and increases grant applications 78% within first year.
  • Customers secured $6.7 billion in grants since 2015, demonstrating proven funding efficacy.

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Benefits

Competitive salary + equity

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k

Generous PTO policy

Parental leave

Company laptop + $500 to set up your home workstation

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