Looking to transition into a full time portfolio career through fractional advisory board and independant director positions? I specialise in connecting highly skilled talent with early-stage startup founders seeking strategic growth support across North America and Europe, with a particular focus on Florida's and Atlanta'sstartup ecosystem.

I'm passionate about helping aspiring portfolio professionals secure the right roles and build successful portfolio careers. Whether you're an experienced executive seeking new challenges or looking to expand your portfolio, I can help you acquire the skills and connections you need to succeed in this space.

If you’d like to explore opportunities, feel free to book a free 30-minute consultation with me to assess your suitability for the Connectd network here - https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/sam-hurd/us-mo-sql

Email me at: sam.h@connectd.co

Let's work together to help you take your career to the next level!

Sam Hurd

As a Customer Success Team Leader at Connectd, I help startups, investors, and advisors find each other. We've identified the difficulties within these processes and developed a platform that will make it easier for each of these verticals to find each other. We are specifically assisting in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds for early-stage businesses that are actively looking for relevant angel investors in the UK. 

Alternatively, we also work with Series A businesses that are looking for institutional VCs, family offices and compelling traction cases.

This role ties in with my passion of supporting entrepreneurs and democratising the access to funding for those founders that are passionate about their business.

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Jon Teale

Pretty proud moment to kick off the year!!! 🚀 

Connectd has been ranked #18 on The Sunday Times Tech 100 for 2026, and it’s exciting to be part of a team growing at this pace. 🔥 

What makes it feel especially good is why we’re here. More startups are choosing to bring the right experience around them earlier, and more senior talent is finding flexible ways to have real impact. 

Watching that shift happen up close has been one of the most motivating parts of the job.

Being recognised alongside so many strong businesses is a reminder that the way companies build teams is changing, and that what we’re working on genuinely matters.

Grateful for the people I get to work with and very curious about what this year has in store.

#SundayTimesTech100

Customer Success Team Leader at Connectd - Supporting founders and advisors within the Connectd community.

Huge exciting new partnership between our Connectd CEO Roei Samuel and HelpBnk

Roei has such an incredible journey and I proud & grateful to build Connectd with him at the helm!

His dream very nearly died… 😳 

#helpbnk #entrepreneur #business

Another HUGE new Connectd partnership this week with SeedLegals

We’re excited to be partnering with SeedLegals 🤝

As startups raise and grow, legal decisions and leadership hires usually start overlapping. This partnership is about making that part of the journey simpler.

As Anthony Rose, CEO and Co-Founder of SeedLegals, put it:
“At SeedLegals we dramatically reduce the time and cost of doing a funding round, so startups spend less on lawyers and more on their product development.”

That foundation gives founders the space to focus on building. But having the right structure is only part of the picture.

That’s where Connectd comes in. As Clement Bigot, our Head of Startups and Organisations, shared:
“Together, we’re unlocking opportunities to build not just for growth, but for sustainable, long-term success with the right people and the right structures in place.”

With SeedLegals supporting the legal and funding side, and Connectd helping founders bring in experienced fractional leaders, advisors, and NEDs, startups can move forward with more clarity and confidence at each stage.

We’re looking forward to supporting more startups as they build, raise, and grow with confidence.

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