About Us
Revise is entering a build-and-scale phase in East Africa. We’re an early-stage accelerator and venture studio helping founders launch high-impact companies across themes like Energy & Climate, Education, Finance, E-commerce, and Cybersecurity—with a strong mentor network from Europe and the U.S.
We’re hiring a Partnerships & Capital Manager to develop program funding, sponsorships, and strategic alliances that power our cohorts and studio ventures.
You’ll own the full lifecycle: mapping the ecosystem, cultivating partners, shaping proposals/sponsorships, closing commitments, and stewarding multi-year relationships. You’ll collaborate daily with the studio leads, venture builders, and program team to align funding with our founders’ needs and Revise’s focus areas
Key responsibilities
Pipeline & strategy
Build a robust pipeline of capital and partners: local and regional investors, corporates, foundations, development agencies, universities, and hubs aligned to Revise’ focus areas.
Track ecosystem trends (e.g., climate/AI, edtech, fintech) to prioritize near-term program funding and long-term studio capacity. Tech In Africa+1
Ensure program-specific efforts complement Revise’s broader venture studio thesis and East Africa footprint.
Partnership development
Lead outreach, meetings, and co-design of partnerships (cash/in-kind) with investors, corporates, and ecosystem actors (accelerators, hubs, universities, embassies).
Create sponsorship packages for cohorts, demo days, and thematic tracks (e.g., Energy & Climate, AI for SMEs)
Negotiate MOUs and deliverables; maintain strong, transparent relationships.
Capital & proposals
Originate and drive proposals for program grants, catalytic capital, and co-investment vehicles (with DFIs, foundations, corporate innovation, and local funds).
Coordinate budgets and narratives with program, finance, and venture teams; ensure compliance and on-time reporting.
Ecosystem & founder success
Connect Revise ventures with relevant partners, pilots, and customers; help structure pilots/POCs with corporates and public sector.
Support founder recruiting and co-founder matching initiatives and studio-led trainings.
Systems & learning
Keep opportunities, interactions, and reporting current in shared systems (e.g., HubSpot/Notion/Airtable); track KPIs (pipeline, close rate, renewal).
Share insights on East Africa funding trends with the team for strategy updates.
- Drafted a sponsorship deck for an Energy & Climate track and secured two warm intros to corporate sustainability leads
- Met a university partner to co-run a founder talent pipeline and AI bootcamp for the next cohort.
- Scoped a small grant with a foundation to underwrite founder stipends and technical mentors for an AI-for-SMEs sprint.
- Brokered a pilot conversation between a Revise portfolio team and a regional e-commerce platform.
- Updated the CRM: moved three opportunities to “proposal,” added projected close dates, and logged follow-ups.
Experience & Qualifications
- 5+ years in partnerships, fundraising, venture building, or BD in African innovation ecosystems (accelerators, funds, corporate innovation, or NGOs).
- Demonstrated success closing sponsorships, grants, or commercial partnerships in East Africa.
- Strong storyteller and proposal writer; fluent with budgets and outcomes/KPIs
- Ecosystem fluency across at least two of domains (e.g., climate/energy, education, fintech, cyber, e-commerce)
- CRM rigor, pipeline hygiene, and a disciplined follow-up game.
