Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Healthcare Shares is a venture capital fund dedicated to investing in digital health and healthcare innovation. The role of Startup Mentor involves providing strategic guidance to early-stage healthcare startups, helping founders navigate growth and operational execution.
Responsibilities
- Founder Mentorship: Serve as a trusted advisor to early-stage healthcare founders, offering practical guidance on company building, leadership, hiring, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy
- Strategic Growth Guidance: Help startups refine business models, validate product-market fit, and scale operations in complex healthcare markets
- Investment Insight: Provide perspective during investment evaluation on team strength, market opportunity, competitive positioning, and scalability
- Market & Industry Trends: Identify emerging trends in digital health, AI, value-based care, virtual care, and healthcare infrastructure to inform fund strategy
- Network Support: Introduce portfolio companies to potential customers, strategic partners, talent, and investors
- Venture Studio Collaboration: Support companies incubated through our venture studio from ideation through launch and early traction
Skills
- Experience as a founder, executive, or senior operator in digital health, healthcare technology, or venture-backed startups
- Track record of scaling companies, leading teams, or raising capital
- Strong understanding of startup growth dynamics and healthcare market complexity
- Passion for mentoring entrepreneurs and supporting early-stage innovation
- Interest in venture capital and long-term value creation
Benefits
- Deal level carried interest and opportunity to invest in the fund as a limited partner (IRA/401K can be used).
- Carried Interest Participation
- Deal level carried interest in startups you refer to the fund or sweat equity in startups you work with.
- Exclusive Network
- Join a community of healthcare investors, founders, and operators at the forefront of digital health innovation.
- Early Access to Innovation
- Gain visibility into emerging healthcare technologies and high-potential startups.
- Flexible Engagement
- Make a meaningful impact with a limited time commitment of approximately 2–3 hours per month.
Company Overview
Healthcare Shares operates as a crowdfunding portal for the transformative medical innovations of the future. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.healthcareshares.com/.