Program Manager - gBETA Bronze Valley VentureLab

Program Manager - gBETA Bronze Valley VentureLab

Location: Wilmington, Delaware, in-person

Salary: $60,000 - $70,000

Description

At gener8tor, we drive economic growth and empower communities through accelerator programs, venture funds, and workforce initiatives. gBETA is a free, seven-week accelerator program that helps startups build and scale. This role is a gener8tor employee that will coordinate closely with our program partner Bronze Valley to deliver top-quality programming to founders in the Delaware startup ecosystem.

As the gBETA Bronze Valley VentureLab Delaware Program Manager, you will play a critical role in Delaware’s and the Mid-Atlantic region entrepreneurial ecosystem. You will take the lead as one of the faces of both gener8tor and Bronze Valley in Delaware and be our local frontline in coaching founders, fostering meaningful connections, and helping startups succeed. You will engage with startup founders, mentors, investors, and community partners while driving the success of gBETA Bronze Valley VentureLab Delaware. Success looks like becoming the "unofficial mayor” of startup activity in Delaware. We are looking for an ambitious community advocate who is hungry to support entrepreneurs, connect with mentors and investors, and strengthen the startup ecosystem. 

At gener8tor we…

• See genius in every community. We believe the company has a chance to accomplish a generational challenge in bridging genius with opportunity.
• Never self-defeat and have a “play to win” mentality. We revolve everything we do around helping the entrepreneurs in our programs.
• Are curious. We work hard to find hidden gems others overlook.
• Believe no job is beneath us. We wipe down the tables and load up the U-Hauls with enthusiasm. Work as a team to get $#!^ done!
• Strive for “that guy emailed me.” Based on a story from our founders, we share a commitment to take a bottom-up approach to building strong, personal, 1-1 relationships. We believe that the best way to quality is through quantity. 

Our values are core to how we work. If they don’t resonate with you, this role might not be the right fit.

As a member of the gener8tor team in this role, you will be an essential part of not only gener8tor, but also our partner Bronze Valley. 

About Bronze Valley
Bronze Valley’s mission is to empower under-resourced entrepreneurs by providing holistic venture capital solutions that catalyze innovation and impact. Bronze Valley employs a three-point approach consisting of funding, programming, and resources to carry out its mission to elevate founders while simultaneously catalyzing economic growth within Delaware, its targeted region and beyond. Bronze Valley focuses on supporting under-resourced founders building high-growth startup companies. The gALPHA and gBETA Bronze Valley VentureLab Delaware programs serve as an education and advisory resource for students, participants, and early stage startups, assisting founders in catalyzing growth.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and execute multiple accelerator programs per year, ensuring smooth operations by coordinating logistics, scheduling programming, and delivering gener8tor’s established curriculum.
• Craft and send personalized outreach emails to potential applicants, plan and host both in-person and virtual office hours, and add high-quality startups to your recruitment pipeline by following gener8tor’s best practices and recruitment plan.
• Recruit, vet, and select high-potential startups for gBETA Bronze Valley VentureLab Delaware cohorts, proactively sourcing applicants and engaging in targeted outreach to build a strong pipeline.
• Act as the lead coach and advisor for participating startups, meeting one-on-one with founders twice a week, providing mentorship, holding them accountable to growth and financing goals, and facilitating key connections to mentors, customers, and investors.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with founders, mentors, investors, corporations and program partners, actively engaging with the entrepreneurial ecosystem and serving as a key connector between local startups and gener8tor’s