Board Member - Strategic Capital & Corporate Partnerships : Advisory Board

Graphora is an AI-native private-capital platform connecting founders and emerging companies with investors, strategic customers, experienced operators and advisors. We help companies access not only capital, but also the expertise, relationships, customer insight and operating support needed to grow.

Our ecosystem brings together private-market opportunities, syndicated and fund programs, company intelligence, strategic relationships, and advisory and operating opportunities. Advisors contribute their professional judgment and networks to help Graphora and the companies in its ecosystem make better-informed decisions and build meaningful partnerships.

About the role

We are seeking experienced private-capital, corporate-development and partnership leaders who can help Graphora build institutional relationships and support company growth. This specialty welcomes fund General Partners, CEOs, experienced Limited Partners, family-office principals, corporate venture leaders and other senior professionals with relevant decision-maker relationships. The focus is on professional expertise, strategic distribution, fund and corporate partnerships, and thoughtfully scoped introductions—not a requirement to commit personal capital.

We value the relevance and quality of a relationship, not simply the size of a contact list. A sector-specific fund partnership, a corporate distribution relationship or access to experienced operating leaders can each create value. Any subsequent engagement will define responsibilities and compensation separately.

Responsibilities

Strategy, company evaluation & founder support

• Provide strategic guidance on Graphora’s growth, market development and the opportunities within your specialty.
• Share industry insight and help evaluate companies, markets, emerging technologies and commercial opportunities.
• Support founders and company leaders with practical advice on market entry, product positioning, customer needs and execution.
• Identify and introduce relevant customer decision-makers, commercial partners, industry experts and sector-aligned capital relationships through Graphora’s agreed process.
• Participate in selected advisory discussions, founder conversations, events and regional initiatives appropriate to your expertise and agreed commitment.

Your specialty

• Advise on Graphora’s institutional relationships, market development, strategic distribution and partnership opportunities.
• Identify relevant venture funds, family offices, corporate venture teams and strategic institutions for substantive partnership discussions.
• Help evaluate company and fund opportunities using relevant sector, operating and private-market experience.
• Connect founders and Graphora with appropriate executive, corporate-development and innovation decision-makers.
• Support relationships that combine capital expertise with customer access, commercial distribution or operating capabilities.
• Help founders prepare for informed partner conversations and communicate their business needs clearly.
• Work through Graphora’s agreed process for introductions; any fundraising, investment solicitation or other transaction-related work must be separately scoped and authorized.

Relationships you can bring

Institutional relationships

Fund General Partners, experienced Limited Partners, family-office principals and sector-aligned investment organizations.

Corporate partnerships

CEOs, corporate-development teams, corporate venture leaders, innovation groups and commercial decision-makers.

Company growth

Strategic customers, distribution partners, operating leaders and other professionals whose expertise can support emerging companies.

Preferred experience

• A professional track record in venture capital, private equity, family offices, corporate development, executive leadership or institutional partnerships.
• Experience evaluating businesses, developing partnerships or helping companies access relevant expertise and relationships.
• Substantive relationships with appropriate decision-makers and a record of constructive professional introductions.
• Ability to distinguish a company’s capital needs from its customer, distribution and operating needs.
• Personal wealth, accredited status or an investment commitment is not a requirement for this advisory application.

Your regional contribution

This application focuses on the Washington, DC professional ecosystem. Contribute local market knowledge, help identify relevant founders, customers, operating leaders and partners, and support relationships that can benefit companies nationally.

Meaningful professional experience or relationships in this market are valuable. You can indicate openness to other cities without submitting a separate application to every market.

Commitment & compensation

Advisory engagements start at 2–4 hours per month and may increase to 40 hours per month for advisory and board engagements, depending on the agreed scope. Work is primarily remote, with any local meetings or hybrid participation agreed separately. The city identifies the professional market you can support; it does not imply a Graphora office or a fixed in-person schedule.

Role-specific compensation

Compensation varies by role and engagement. Venture scouting, capital formation support, portfolio-company advisory, board and operational engagements have different arrangements. Depending on the separately agreed engagement, compensation may include cash, carried-interest or equity participation; no universal hourly rate, award or participation amount is promised by this listing. Scope, compensation, any vesting and other terms are agreed in writing before the engagement begins.

Other engagement types

Separate Operating Partner engagements with certain portfolio companies may require 10–40 hours per week. Venture scouting, capital formation support, company advisory, board and operating opportunities are separately scoped. Applying here is for the named advisory specialty and does not appoint you to a company board or an operating position.

Work alongside founders, investors, customers and experienced operating leaders to help promising businesses access the relationships and expertise they need. This is an opportunity to contribute to an AI-native private-capital ecosystem, share your experience with emerging companies and build relevant professional relationships.