Head of Strategy & Venture Development

K2 Venture · Bangalore, India

The role Take ventures from thesis to launch decision. You will own the evaluation frameworks, business cases, and strategy behind a portfolio of companies being built to hold for decades — not to flip.

What you will do

• Own the venture evaluation framework: stage gates from thesis → validation → business case → launch decision
• Build complete business cases: market entry strategy, unit economics, financial models, capital plans, and risk analysis
• Define strategy at two levels — group portfolio strategy and individual venture strategy
• Run venture design sprints alongside the research, organisation design, and operations leads
• Recommend build / partner / acquire paths and support the founder on capital allocation decisions
• Craft investment narratives and support fundraising materials
• Review portfolio performance and make scale / pivot / stop recommendations

What you have done

• 8–12 years in strategy consulting, corporate development, venture building, venture capital, or corporate strategy
• Built business cases and financial models that led to funded launches or investments
• Taken at least one product, venture, or market entry from concept to live P&L — real zero-to-one experience
• Defended recommendations in front of boards, investment committees, or founders

Good to have: Venture studio experience; multi-sector exposure; MBA from a top-tier institute.

Why join: You set the strategic agenda for an entire portfolio; permanent capital means your business cases get built and compounded, not exited; a founding seat at the decision table.