Designation of the Role: AVP Portfolio Management

Years of Experience: 10 years

Department: Portfolio Management

Location: Kolkata

Work Model: Onsite

ROLE SUMMARY

The Portfolio Head (AVP) is responsible for managing, monitoring, and supporting the incubator’s portfolio of startups. The Portfolio AVP shall primarily focus on post-incubation venture management, portfolio performance, strategic interventions, fundraising readiness, business growth, corporate and market linkages, governance, risk management and value creation and shall act as a strategic partner to founders, tracking their progress, connecting them with mentors, and ensuring alignment with program goals. This position is central to developing a thriving startup ecosystem and driving measurable outcomes across the incubator.

Key Responsibilities

- Portfolio Management &
- Founder Support
- Act as the main point of contact for all incubated startups.
- Track startup progress across milestones—product development, customer traction, revenue, funding, and compliance.
- Conduct regular check-ins, review sessions, and performance assessments with founders.
- Identify needs, challenges, and growth opportunities for each startup.
- Incubation Program Execution
- Coordinate workshops, masterclasses, demo days, and pitching sessions.
- Ensure startups receive timely access to mentorship, technical support, and domain-specific resources.
- Mentor &
- Network Engagement
- Build and maintain a strong pool of mentors, industry experts, investors, and corporate partners.
- Facilitate one-on-one mentor meetings and structured advisory sessions.
- Match mentors to startups based on sector, stage, and specific needs.
- Monitoring, Evaluation &
- Reporting
- Maintain detailed records and dashboards of startup performance metrics.
- Create monthly/quarterly progress reports for leadership, funding agencies, and stakeholders.
- Monitor compliance with incubator policies, grant guidelines, and reporting formats (if government-funded).
- Investment &
- Funding Support




- Help startups refine pitch decks, financial models, and investor documents.
- Facilitate investor introductions, due diligence support, and participation in demo days.
- Identify grants, competitions, and funding opportunities for portfolio startups.
- Ecosystem Partnerships
- Develop relationships with corporates, universities, research labs, market access partners, and government bodies for clinic & market validation.
- Identify collaboration opportunities, pilot projects, and go-to-market support for startups.
- Program Strategy &
- Continuous Improvement
- Analyze portfolio performance trends to improve future cohort design and operational efficiency.
- Recommend current tools, platforms, and frameworks for portfolio management.
- Support creation of founder resources—playbooks, templates, guidelines, SOPs

Required Skills

- Understanding of startup lifecycle, fundraising, business models, and market validation.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple startups with diverse needs in a fast-paced ecosystem.
- Strong analytical and documentation skills with familiarity in CRM tools, dashboards, and portfolio tracking software.
- Highly proactive, relationship-driven, and comfortable working with founders at different stages.

Key Competencies

- Measurable progress of portfolio startups (KPIs: traction, revenue, pilots, funding, product readiness).
- High-quality mentor engagement and founder satisfaction.
- Accurate portfolio dashboards, impact reports, and documentation.
- Successful demo days, investor connects, and external stakeholder engagements.

Academic Qualification

- Master’s degree in Management, Business, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, or related fields or qualified CA/ICWAI
- Additional certifications in startup management, innovation, or venture finance is desirable

Experience

- Total years of work experience: 10 + years
- Minimum years of relevant experience: 8 years
- Minimum years of work experience after essential qualification: 8 years

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