Venture Partner (Fractional) — Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Posted Today by Norven Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Venture Partner (Fractional) at Norven Group involves providing strategic advisory services to enhance the approach to institutional capital in the regulated AI economy. The ideal candidate will have experience at a Tier 1 venture firm and will engage in confidential discussions to refine investment narratives and strategies. This position is remote and requires a commitment of approximately 4–6 hours per month. Compensation is equity-led with no salary prior to fundraising efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Pressure-test the investment narrative, round structure, and investor mapping
- Review pitch materials with an IC-level eye
- Anticipate objections that may hinder fundraising efforts
- Provide directional input on positioning, traction milestones, and timing
- Act as a confidential sparring partner on critical decisions
Key Skills:
- Current or recent Partner, Principal, or equivalent at a Tier 1 venture firm
- Direct seed-to-Series A experience in deep-tech, infrastructure, or regulated markets
- Comfort challenging founder assumptions with candour
- Discretion for confidential engagements
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Executive
Industry: Other
Job title: Venture Partner (Fractional) — Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Company: Norven Group
Workplace type: Remote
Location: London, United Kingdom (open to UK or US-based candidates)
Employment type: Contract
Seniority level: Executive
Industry tags: Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals · Software Development · Technology, Information and Internet
Description: Norven Group is the institutional credentialling and governance leadership institute for the regulated AI economy. Alongside Norven, a sister technology platform — currently in stealth — is building the compliance and oversight infrastructure for AI agents and autonomous robots operating in regulated markets: financial services, healthcare, defence, and the public sector. The group is pre-raise, bootstrapped through a services-first revenue model, and preparing for institutional capital within the next 12 months. Primary focus: UK and EU, followed by the US.
The role
We are seeking one fractional Venture Partner — currently active at, or recently exited from, a Tier 1 venture firm (Sequoia, Benchmark, Andreessen Horowitz, Index, Accel, Greylock, Founders Fund, or peer) — to challenge and sharpen our approach to institutional capital before formal investor conversations open. This is not fundraising consultancy. It is a strategic advisory seat for one person whose pattern-recognition has been earned inside partnership meetings and investment committee discussions.
Responsibilities
- Pressure-test the investment narrative, round structure, and investor mapping
- Review pitch materials with an IC-level eye
- Anticipate the objections that quietly kill rounds before founders see them
- Provide directional input on positioning, traction milestones, and timing
- Act as a confidential sparring partner on the decisions that matter most
What we're looking for
- Current or recent Partner, Principal, or equivalent at a Tier 1 venture firm
- Direct seed-to-Series A experience in deep-tech, infrastructure, or regulated markets
- Comfort challenging founder assumptions with candour
- Discretion — this is a confidential engagement
- UK or US based; fully remote
Compensation
Fractional, equity-led. No salary pre-raise. Meaningful advisory equity through a clean FAST-style agreement, with a cash component restructured at Series A. Where a candidate is also open to a personal investment or sponsoring a strategic introduction within their fund, that conversation is welcome and treated separately. Engagement scope open to expansion if mutual fit develops. Expected commitment: approximately 4–6 hours per month.
How to apply
Apply through LinkedIn. First conversation is founder-to-advisor; the stealth technology platform and detailed materials are disclosed only post-NDA where there is mutual interest.
Skills tags: Venture Capital · Investment Strategy · Startup Advisory · Pitch Decks · Fundraising · Seed Funding · Series A · Board Advisory · Strategic Planning · Artificial Intelligence (AI)