Roles and Responsibilities
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Reporting to the Site Head – VDC Bengaluru
● Coach ventures assigned and fulfil all requirements for completing the pre-incubation and incubation program.
● Actively scout and evaluate startups and innovations across the campus(es)
for the pre-incubation, incubation and other initiatives.
● Drive successful graduation of startups in pre-incubation and incubation programs by ensuring compliance with program milestones,
deliverables, and evaluation criteria.
● Lead and support early-stage startup teams, guiding them through ideation, prototype-development, business-model validation and go-to-
market readiness, while collaborating closely with mentors, industry partners and the internal VDC team.
● Scout and onboard high-potential startups and innovators beyond GITAM
for incubation at the Venture Development Centre.
● Identify and establish partnerships with industry, corporates, and ecosystem enablers for collaborations, sponsorships, and strategic programs.
● Develop and manage relationships with mentors, investors, and government or private stakeholders to strengthen the VDC ecosystem.
● Conduct relevant outreach activities, workshops, master classes, etc.



to attract Faculty/Alumni/Student to be part of the RSG program.
● Actively utilise the venture mentor network, makerspace and other
elements for the benefit of venture teams.
Interpersonal Skills
● Agile and confident person who shows significant leadership skills.
● Committed to actively coaching student/faculty/alumni teams.
● Experienced in entrepreneurship skill development and should have a broad understanding of the ecosystem.
● Proactive individual with excellent communication skills and potential to be a leader.
● Should be able to work well in a team and demonstrate the ability to cooperate with the rest of the coaching fraternity actively.
Education & Experience
● A minimum of an MBA Degree with consistently good/outstanding
academic record, with at least 2-3 years of experience working in an
entrepreneurship ecosystem, startup incubation, corporate
innovation, partnerships, or ecosystem development roles
preferably in an educational or research organisation.
● Strong understanding of the startup and innovation ecosystem,
including exposure to early-stage ventures and accelerator
programs.

📌 Venture Coach (VC) - Venture Development Centre (Doddaballapura)
🏢 GITAM Deemed University
📍 Doddaballapura