Vice President - Fundraising & Exits

VP: Startup Fundraising & Exits | Energy Transition VC | Bangalore

About the Role:

We are hiring for a senior platform role with a Bangalore-based venture capital fund focused on energy transition, climate-tech, clean energy, mobility, deeptech, decarbonisation and sustainability-led businesses.

The fund has built a strong early portfolio and is now looking to create a dedicated Fundraise & Exits platform to support its portfolio companies as they scale from early-stage to Series A / B / C and beyond.

This is not a conventional role alone. The fund is also open to someone entrepreneurial who can come in and build this function almost like an internal venture / platform, working closely with the Managing Partners and portfolio founders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with portfolio founders on Series A / B / C fundraising strategy.
• Help companies refine their fundraise narrative, business plan, financial model, valuation positioning and investor materials.
• Prepare portfolio companies for investor outreach, diligence, data rooms and transaction readiness.
• Identify and engage relevant investors including VCs, growth funds, PE funds, strategic investors, family offices and sector-focused capital pools.
• Manage and coordinate with investment bankers, advisors and external transaction partners where required.
• Support portfolio companies on capital structuring, bridge rounds, venture debt, structured finance and strategic capital.
• Work with founders and the fund team on M&A, secondary sale, strategic partnership and exit planning.
• Track portfolio company fundraise milestones and help drive accountability on capital raise processes.
• Build a repeatable fundraising / exits playbook for the portfolio.
• Work closely with the Managing Partners, investment team and portfolio team to identify where fundraise / exit support can be added.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• 8 - 15 years of experience across investment banking, M&A advisory, startup fundraising, corporate development, VC / PE portfolio support, strategic finance or capital markets.
• Must have front-ended fundraising / transaction processes, not only supported through decks, models or backend execution.
• Experience working on startup fundraising, Series A / B / C, growth capital, M&A, secondary transactions or exits.
• Strong understanding of investor requirements, valuation discussions, diligence processes, transaction documentation and closure dynamics.
• Strong network across investment banks, boutique advisory firms, VC / growth investors, PE funds, family offices, strategics and lenders.
• Experience in climate-tech, clean energy, EV, energy storage, hydrogen, mobility, industrials, deeptech, infra-tech or sustainability is preferred.
• Candidates from strong IB / advisory platforms, VC portfolio teams, founder-side fundraising roles or corporate development teams will be considered.
• Ability to work directly with founders, CXOs and Managing Partners.
• Strong commercial judgment, relationship-building ability and execution ownership.
• Entrepreneurial mindset; should be comfortable building a function from scratch.

Preferred Backgrounds:

• Investment Banking / M&A Advisory
• Startup Fundraising Advisory
• VC / PE Portfolio Fundraising
• Corporate Development / Strategic Finance
• Founder-side fundraising roles in high-growth startups
• Energy transition / climate-tech / EV / renewables / deeptech ecosystem experience

Location:

Bangalore. This is an on-site / fund-office-based role, with travel as required for portfolio companies, investor meetings and ecosystem engagement.

Why This Role:

• Opportunity to work with one of India's focused energy transition venture capital platforms.
• Direct exposure to Managing Partners and portfolio founders.
• Build a new strategic platform for portfolio fundraising and exits.
• Work across multiple high-growth companies instead of a single operating company.
• Strong fit for someone who wants to move from advisory / banking / corporate finance into a more entrepreneurial, founder-facing, value-creation role.

Important Note:

The fund is looking for someone who has led transactions end-to-end. Candidates who have only worked on backend modelling, pitch decks or diligence support without front-ending fundraise / transaction processes may not be the right fit.