Venture Partner (Fractional) — Sovereign AI Infrastructure

Job title: Venture Partner (Fractional) — Sovereign AI Infrastructure

Company: Norven Group

Workplace type: Remote

Location: London, United Kingdom (open to UK or US-based candidates)

Employment type: Contract

Seniority level: Executive

Industry tags: Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals · Software Development · Technology, Information and Internet

Description:

Norven Group is the institutional credentialling and governance leadership institute for the regulated AI economy. Alongside Norven, a sister technology platform — currently in stealth — is building the compliance and oversight infrastructure for AI agents and autonomous robots operating in regulated markets: financial services, healthcare, defence, and the public sector.

The group is pre-raise, bootstrapped through a services-first revenue model, and preparing for institutional capital within the next 12 months. Primary focus: UK and EU, followed by the US.

The role

We are seeking one fractional Venture Partner — currently active at, or recently exited from, a Tier 1 venture firm (Sequoia, Benchmark, Andreessen Horowitz, Index, Accel, Greylock, Founders Fund, or peer) — to challenge and sharpen our approach to institutional capital before formal investor conversations open.

This is not fundraising consultancy. It is a strategic advisory seat for one person whose pattern-recognition has been earned inside partnership meetings and investment committee discussions.

Responsibilities

• Pressure-test the investment narrative, round structure, and investor mapping
• Review pitch materials with an IC-level eye
• Anticipate the objections that quietly kill rounds before founders see them
• Provide directional input on positioning, traction milestones, and timing
• Act as a confidential sparring partner on the decisions that matter most

What we're looking for

• Current or recent Partner, Principal, or equivalent at a Tier 1 venture firm
• Direct seed-to-Series A experience in deep-tech, infrastructure, or regulated markets
• Comfort challenging founder assumptions with candour
• Discretion — this is a confidential engagement
• UK or US based; fully remote

Compensation

Fractional, equity-led. No salary pre-raise. Meaningful advisory equity through a clean FAST-style agreement, with a cash component restructured at Series A. Where a candidate is also open to a personal investment or sponsoring a strategic introduction within their fund, that conversation is welcome and treated separately. Engagement scope open to expansion if mutual fit develops.

Expected commitment: approximately 4–6 hours per month.

How to apply

Apply through LinkedIn. First conversation is founder-to-advisor; the stealth technology platform and detailed materials are disclosed only post-NDA where there is mutual interest.

Skills tags: Venture Capital · Investment Strategy · Startup Advisory · Pitch Decks · Fundraising · Seed Funding · Series A · Board Advisory · Strategic Planning · Artificial Intelligence (AI)