Thin Air Labs is a venture studio igniting venture growth for greater human impact. We invest in seed-stage innovation-based ventures through our venture arm, help ventures succeed with our services team, and nurture the innovation ecosystem through our involvement and influence with community builders and critical ecosystem partners.

Our Funding Catalyst team works closely with high-growth venture founders to help them articulate their vision, develop a capitalization strategy for their growth, and identify and apply for various forms of capital to support it. We are on a mission to be the trusted source for fundraising strategies and execution for ventures across North America. Since its inception, Funding Catalyst has helped companies secure millions in non-dilutive capital, accelerating the growth and development of start-ups in the innovation ecosystem.

Thin Air Labs' Funding Catalyst team is looking for a talented technical writer with a passion for entrepreneurship. The candidate will work collaboratively with Funding Catalysts and company founders to help them clarify their vision, design a capitalization strategy for rapid growth, identify funding sources to support it, and translate all of this into compelling narratives for funding applications. This role is an excellent opportunity to become involved with the innovation ecosystem and create an impact for the founders that we work with.

What you’ll be doing

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Successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Working directly with the Funding Catalyst Team to help founders articulate their vision and get to the next stage of growth
• Collaborating with various team members at Thin Air Labs to distill complex business concepts and ideas into compelling pitches for the ventures we work with
• Translating point-form notes and transcriptions into cohesive narratives
• Researching and identifying optimal funding sources to support ventures at various stages of their growth
• Helping ventures research information related to their business required to submit grant and funding applications
• Producing concise and purposeful written content for funding applications
• Proofreading, fact-checking, and evaluating work against funding program criteria

Who we’re looking for

• You are a student registered at a Canadian post-secondary institution
• You are a writer at heart and can demonstrate strong professional writing skills
• You have a knack for writing about complex business and technical ideas in a concise and persuasive tone
• A life-long learner ready to jump into new concepts and technical areas outside of their comfort zone
• Passionate about technology and its impact on the world
• Practical and focused on tangible results and outcomes and can balance when to build process vs just getting it done
• You have the ability to take big ideas and break them down so outsiders can understand
• Must be computer-savvy and well-versed in document editing software
• Successful first-round candidates will be prompted to complete a short freeform writing sample

Equal Opportunity Employer At Thin Air Labs, we value diversity in our workforce and believe "unlike minds" make strong teams. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

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