Connectd

Are you an experienced c-suite professional looking for exciting new opportunities in the startup world? Look no further than Connectd, the leading community network connecting entrepreneurs and startups with independant directors and investors.

Our innovative data-driven approach means that you'll receive relevant opportunities that suit your experience and expertise. As a member of the Connectd community, you'll have access to exclusive opportunities with some of the world's most exciting startups, as well as Advisory specific training modules, monthly networking events, and unlimited connection requests with our portfolio startups.

Join our community of experienced professionals and discover the latest opportunities available to you. Send me a message to explore more about Connectd and how we can help you take your career to the next level.


Our platform helps provide support with:

• Exclusive opportunities with some of the world's most exciting startups
• Advisory specific training modules
• Monthly networking events
• Unlimited connection requests with our portfolio startups
• CPD Accredited advisory specific training modules
• Pro-bono placements secured with at least one startup

Want to learn more, head to Connectd.com

Director | Head of GTM, North America

Account Executive

Syndi Health

Key contributions:
o First employee hired
o Signed terms with 35 commercial partnerships with world-leading health services including: Fabulous, 
    CogniFit, Betterhelp, Brightside, MindDoc and BrainHQ 
o Managed and oversaw 2 successful consultancy projects in partnership with York Business School and 
   Cambridge Judge Business School, to investigate potential business development of Syndi into 
    additional geographies and clinical areas. 
o Successfully represented Syndi to University of Manchester medical professionals, securing £20,000 
   grant by Manchester Translation 
o Deliver monthly and weekly commercial updates to senior team and investors 
o Early involvement and support to close our largest client, UNiDAYS, with 20 million members. 
o Developing and managing our relationship with our most valuable strategic partner, One Mind 
   PsyberGuide. Analysed and created an initial process to streamline the health service review process 
o Key investment support to help raise Pre-seed round

Partnerships Lead & Business Development

Commercial Intern

Newcastle University

Committee Member

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

Customer Success Team Leader

Senior Customer Success Manager 

Customer Success Manager

Connectd is the leading platform connecting pre-seed, seed, series A startups and scaling businesses to investors and advisors. 

If you're a highly qualified NED or advisory board member, looking to discover and work with some of the UK’s leading startups, send me a message to explore more about Connectd.
In my role at Connectd, I am responsible for assisting professionals within the community looking to transition into a portfolio career.

Connectd platform provides:
- Exclusive advisory opportunities with some of the most exciting startups in the UK
- NED & Advisory specific training modules
- Monthly networking events
- Smart matching technology pairs you with leading startups

Customer Success Executive

Teamtailor

Teamtailor gives companies an effective employer branding platform. A modern career page, an applicant tracking system, simple & smart ways to involve your team in recruiting and market your company.

Business Development Executive

Konekt Employment

Six month position due to Australian working visa restrictions.

Konekt Employment is a trusted, high performing organisation that empowers Australians to find lasting employment and realise their full potential.

Feefo

Managing the client acquisition team in London.

A Global Ratings and Reviews Provider. 
Used by the worlds most trusted brands. 
Feedback that you can trust

Client Acquisition Team Leader

A Global Ratings and Reviews Provider. 
Used by the worlds most trusted brands.
Feedback that you can trust

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.

jon@connectd.co

Jon Teale

To be recognised for what you believe in hits differently 🔥 

Connectd is ranked 27th in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 in the UK for 2025, and I couldn’t be prouder to be part of this journey.

It’s proof that the world is starting to see what we’ve believed all along - that the future of work isn’t about titles or full-time roles, but about people, connection, and building careers with purpose.

Every day, I get to work alongside a team that’s challenging what’s possible and rethinking how we work, lead, and grow together.

Here’s to what’s next 
#UKFast50

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

I feel like we’ve been talking about the future of work for years, but it isn't ahead of us anymore. It’s here!!

At Connectd, we're watching a new world of work take shape, one where people embrace portfolio careers and startups scale smarter with fractional talent.

Our team just released a new whitepaper exploring what this shift really means.

If you’ve been curious about where work is heading (and how it’s already changing), it’s worth a read.

A fractional future: The revolution reshaping modern careers 

https://lnkd.in/e59qUzZY

Throughout my time at Connectd, I keep hearing the same thing from founders:
Once they bring the right advisor on board, something shifts.

Sometimes the impact is obvious. Their pitch tightens up, the story finally lands and investor meetings feel completely different. Other times it is more subtle, but you can sense it. They show up with more clarity and direction, and investors pick up on that straight away.

If you’re getting ready for a round, we’re running a session on 26 November at 2PM GMT / 9AM EST about how advisors can help founders raise with more confidence.
Save your spot → https://lnkd.in/eUN57Ah8

The future is fractional 

Check out the Connectd report released today!

CEO @ Connectd | $14M ARR | #5 LinkedIn Top Startup UK | Ex-RealSport Founder (acquired)

Some pretty exciting news from the Connectd team today…

Our newest report has revealed a 181% year-on-year INCREASE in professionals choosing fractional careers over full-time positions.

That’s just the headline. Here are the details:

- Startups hiring fractional talent has doubled year-on-year

- Google search volumes for ‘fractional CFO’ and ‘fractional CTO’ roles hit all-time highs in July 2025 (showing SERIOUS mainstream adoption)

- 60% of global fractional talent is US-based (with the UK close behind), setting up wider global adoption

- Startups save over a third on costs by choosing fractional executives over full-time hires

- Technology companies account for 30% of all fractional placements

I say it in the press release, but I’ll say it again: 

We’ve been told that the ‘future of work’ is just around the corner for too long now. 

At Connectd, we’ve always known that fractional careers will be the thing to get us there, and already helped 6,000 members across the US and UK make the switch.

Glad to see the rest of the world is finally cottoning on. 

The full report - which includes an analysis of fractional work trends and practical guides for any professionals considering portfolio careers - is linked below!

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