Job Description

Location: Hyderabad / Noida

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Experience: 2–4 years

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Full-time

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SanchiConnect is building a connected ecosystem for startups, investors, mentors, enterprises and innovation stakeholders . Our DeepTech Community brings together startups and ecosystem players to create meaningful opportunities around funding, mentorship, pilots, partnerships and market access . We already have the community, the platform and the network. Now we want to make it bigger, more active and more valuable.

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The Role:

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We are looking for a Community Lead – Startup & Investor Ecosystem who can take ownership of growing and activating the SanchiConnect community.

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This is not a social media management role . We are looking for someone who understands startups, loves building relationships and knows how to turn a network of people into an engaged ecosystem .

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You will work closely with the SanchiConnect leadership team to grow engagement across founders, investors, mentors and enterprises and create meaningful connections between them.

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What you will do?

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Grow the Community

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- Identify and onboard high-quality startups, founders, investors, mentors and enterprises.
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- Build relationships with startup ecosystem organisations, incubators, accelerators and founder communities.
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- Drive community growth through referrals, partnerships, events and ecosystem outreach.
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- Help build a strong network of community ambassadors and ecosystem champions.
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Activate the Existing Community

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- Get existing members to participate rather than simply remain registered.
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- Create founder, investor and mentor engagement formats.
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- Run AMAs, founder circles, investor interactions, office hours and curated networking sessions.
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- Improve member onboarding, activation and retention.
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- Keep the community consistently active and relevant.
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Build Investor & Mentor Relationships

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- Identify and engage VCs, angel investors,



family offices, mentors and industry experts.
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- Understand their investment interests and areas of expertise.
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- Bring relevant investors and mentors into the SanchiConnect ecosystem.
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- Create meaningful interactions between them and startups.
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Create Opportunities for Startups

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- Understand what startups in the community need.
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- Connect them with relevant investors, mentors, corporates and customers.
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- Identify opportunities for funding, pilots, partnerships and market access.
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- Track the outcomes generated through these connections.
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Own the Online Community

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- Manage the day-to-day community experience across the SanchiConnect platform and digital channels.
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- Create community campaigns and engagement calendars.
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- Monitor activity and proactively engage members.
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- Work with the product team to improve the community experience.
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- Use community data to understand what is working and what isn't.
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Build Community Programs

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- Create recurring founder, investor and mentor programs.
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- Organise roundtables, meet-ups, AMAs and ecosystem interactions.
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- Build formats that can be repeated and scaled.
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- Work with the Programs and GTM teams to turn community engagement into business and ecosystem opportunities.
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Who we are looking for?

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2–4 years of experience in one or more of:

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- Startup ecosystem / community building
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- Founder relations
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- Investor relations
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- Incubators / accelerators
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- Startup programs
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- Partnerships
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- Community-led growth
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- Events and ecosystem engagement
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You should have:

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- A decent understanding of the Indian startup ecosystem.
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- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
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- The confidence to speak with founders, investors and senior ecosystem stakeholders.
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- The ability to proactively reach out, build relationships and get things moving.
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- Strong execution and follow-through.
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- Comfort working in a fast-moving startup workplace.
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- Curiosity about startups, technology, investing and innovation.
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We are looking for people who -

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- Know the difference between 10,000 members and 1,000 genuinely engaged members .
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- Enjoy meeting new people and building relationships.
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- Can turn a WhatsApp conversation into a founder introduction, an investor conversation or a business opportunity.
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- Naturally connect people who should know each other.
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- Don't wait for someone to tell them what to do.
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- Are comfortable picking up the phone, sending the message and starting the conversation.
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- Can move between strategy and execution without much hand-holding.
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- Think about community as a network , not a database.
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Not a fit: Pure social media, content marketing, event management or generic customer success profiles without startup ecosystem experience.

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Why join us?

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You'll work at the intersection of startups, capital, technology and market access .

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You'll get direct exposure to founders, VCs, investors, mentors, corporates and ecosystem leaders while helping build a community that can create real opportunities for startups.

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If you're someone who loves startups, loves people and loves making things happen , this role is for you.

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To apply: Share your profile along with a short note telling us about a community, network or ecosystem initiative you have helped build or grow and what changed because of your work.

📌 Community Lead - Startup & Investor Ecosystem (Hyderabad)
🏢 SanchiConnect
📍 Hyderabad