Designation of the Role: AVP Portfolio Management Years of

Experience:
8 years Department: Portfolio Management

Location:
Kolkata Work Model: Onsite

Job Description
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 recent 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 Apply Now

📌 AVP Portfolio Management (Kolkata)
🏢 IIM Calcutta Innovation Park
📍 Kolkata