Background

From a bootstrapped, grant-supported startup to ranking among The Sunday Times 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2024, Grantify has come a long way in a short time. In less than five years, their cutting-edge platform and international team of experts have secured over £130M/$155M in non-dilutive funding for hundreds of innovative companies with game-changing ideas. This allows innovators to focus on bringing groundbreaking ideas to life. Inspired by their experience of using grants for their fledgling start-up, Mat and Luke set out to revolutionise the grant funding process. They envisioned a service that would streamline applications, leveraging the power of AI to help businesses secure the funding they deserve in a fraction of the time. Fast forward to today. Grantify has grown from a grant platform led by two founders into a complete fundraising ecosystem guided by a passionate team of over 100 people.

The Role - Mentor/Board Advisor 

Grantify recently secured an additional £10m of funding. There are now three key areas of focus for the business as it enters its next stage:

1. Growth in the US market.
2. Expanding and developing tech team.
3. Building out infrastructure and developing the operating model of the business.

To support with this new phase of growth and development of the company they are also now creating a formal board. As a result, Grantify are seeking a Mentor/Advisor who can act as as sounding board and support for the co-founders, who can help provide guidance on navigating these three key areas, with deep experience in go-to-market (GTM) and driving revenue growth in the US. The intention is that if this works out well, this role will transition into a formal board position.

Experience and Skills

It is essential that you have had experience of growing a business in the US market - ideally in a commercial leadership role eg CRO. In addition to this you will have experience in or exhibit some of the following:

• Have been a senior leader driving a company growth journey from 100 to 1000 people.
• Have deep experience with go-to-market design, testing and scaling of new products and services.
• Have been a commercial leader (CRO, COO, CEO) with responsibility for building sales teams, setting sales targets and managing sales cycles, preferably with SMBs rather than enterprise
• Have worked in/ with early-stage companies that are developing new technologies, in order to empathise with customers (typically startups developing complex technology).
• Have previous formal mentoring, board or advisory board experience.

Time Requirement

• Likely 4 hours per month, with occasional deep dives. Formal board role involves quarterly meetings.

Location

Ideally you are US based, with flexibility work some UK hours.

Remuneration

Fair day rate based on experience