About us 

Hi, we are Enviu, a social impact venture-building studio. We are looking for an experienced venture builder, who can join us on our crazy mission to build social impact ventures and drive systemic change. You will do so by using your passion for building circular ventures for the textile industry, combined with the conceptual skills of a consultant, your experience as an early-stage start-up leader, and the coaching skills of a manager. If this interests you, read on.

About the job

As a venture builder, you will contribute to Enviu’s Reweave program in India. Reweave is an initiative to close the loop on textile waste in which we have developed key interventions to fill gaps in the textile value chain in India, Kenya, and Bangladesh. As an example, this has led to the start-up UpTex (one of its kind sorting center for textile waste). What we do at Enviu is not easy; we build ventures to develop sustainable markets and create system change. Our ambition is big, and we do everything it takes to build circular business models in the textile value chain.

How your days look like

• Deep-dive into problem-solving by doing research, interviewing, requirements gathering, empathy mapping, brainstorming, storyboarding, and building in continuous consumer feedback loops.
• Articulate pain points and opportunities and uncover insights that can be mapped back to business value.
• Map out assumptions and validate your most critical assumptions in validation sprints
• Define metrics for success and quickly prototype and test different business models with the target group based on the lean start-up methodology.
• Define and test the “market–value proposition–product” triangle.
• Set up and structure new companies, including team, operations, financial and legal compliance, and so on.
• Raise funds (both grants and equity): identify funders, financial modelling, prepare pitch deck, investor pitches, grant-writing and due diligence processes.
• Engage and work together with partners, both large and small organizations, commercial and non-commercial.
• Analyse and control revenues, costs, and margins of the venture.
• Plan and budget for your project, as needed.
• Collaborate with the local and international team on strategy, finance, marketing, etc. 

Who you are

You’d be perfect for the role if you have:

• A proven track record of 3-6 years, with solid experience in the domain of innovation, business modelling and/or product design

• Substantial experience in start-up processes and methodology (Lean Startup, Design Thinking)

• A Bachelor’s degree from a reputed institute in innovation, product/service design, business and finance or similar areas.

• Experience in executing new product rollout, multi-stakeholder project management, and building a startup.

• The ability to think conceptually and act pragmatically.

• The right attitude to work with people with all kinds of backgrounds, from waste workers to investors or CEOs of multinationals.

• Experience in building partnerships with commercial partners (investors, corporates, NGOs, and governments).

• A clear passion for social entrepreneurship.

And it would be a plus if you have:

• Experience in an entrepreneurial environment in the fields of circular business

• a relevant network in the textile industry and experience in the field of the textile value chain.

• Experience with building financial business cases

Furthermore, the ideal candidate is fluent in English, can work independently, and has a good sense of humour. The job will be performed in Bengaluru, India, and we are looking for a local candidate. 

The Perks

What else we can offer in return:

• Work with a group of talented, passionate, and fun colleagues from across the globe who share the ambition to change the world.

• The opportunity to develop yourself in a truly unique and challenging (international) environment

• A job with purpose and societal impact.

• The opportunity to build social enterprises.

• A competitive remuneration package matching with the impact sector.