Business Development and Marketing Associate

I will be working on 4 key anticipated projects. The first one is Partnership Management which includes working with the CEO to create a solid partnership management plan, outreach to new potential partners for AVA in plant science and hardware, upkeep conversations and make sure we respond in a timely manner, and manage existing relationships as a main contact point. Second will be Retail Management which includes evaluating retail opportunities, creating a rollout timeline with sales, marketing, production and innovation teams and looking into the possibility of an AVA-branded pop up store and official store launch. Thirdly will be Crowdfunding Management which includes helping to organize our campaign to make sure we’re launching our crowdfunding on time, working with marketing team to coordinate with agencies and third parties and documenting and bring weekly reports back to the team. Lastly will be Fundraising Management which includes determining angels, VCs, and accelerator programs that would be a good fit for our stage, assisting with applications, interview prep, and due diligence room management, finding warm introductions via portfolio companies, advisors, or emails for cold intros and working with the CEO to prepare pitches.

Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

Ava Technologies

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program: