Founding Business Development Lead (Hospitality, Experiences & Partnerships) – UK

Founding Business Development Lead – immediate partnership generation for live venture initiatives

Salary: Small monthly stipend + commission per partnership

EBB Ventures (Floating Campus Initiative)
London / Hybrid / Flexible

About the Role

EBB Ventures is a venture studio building real-world education and innovation initiatives, including the Floating Campus experience platform.

We are now hiring a Founding Business Development Lead (UK-based) to drive immediate partnership creation and commercial opportunities across hospitality, experiences, education, and innovation ecosystems.

This is a hands-on execution role, not a strategic-only or exploratory position.

We are aiming to secure and activate partnerships within 7–14 days of onboarding.

What You Will Do
Build and close partnerships for Floating Campus and related initiatives
Engage hospitality venues, operators, founders, and institutions
Convert conversations into live commercial collaborations
Identify and execute revenue-generating opportunities
Shape the early commercial model through real deals, not theory
Work directly with founders to rapidly test and launch initiatives
Who This Is For

We are looking for a UK-based operator who can generate and close opportunities quickly.

You may have experience in:

Business development or partnerships (startup or scale-up)
Hospitality, events, experiential platforms, or venue partnerships
Founder-led sales or early-stage commercial roles
Community-led growth or ecosystem building

You are:

Comfortable selling in ambiguity
Motivated by building something from zero
Strong at initiating and closing conversations
Based in the UK and able to engage partners locally

What We Offer
Founding role in an early-stage venture studio
Opportunity to shape multiple emerging ventures
Direct access to founders and decision-making
Flexible working structure
Performance-linked compensation (equity and/or commission-based structure depending on experience and deal flow)

About EBB Ventures

EBB Ventures builds ventures across education, sustainability, and innovation.

Current initiatives include:

Floating Campus (experiential learning platform)
Lifelong Learning Institute
Food systems innovation projects (Byte Clever)
Additional emerging venture concepts

How to Apply

Apply via short form (no CV required):
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We are primarily interested in:

How you approach partnership building
Examples of deals or collaborations you’ve initiated
Your ability to operate in early-stage environments