VP of Operations / COO

Role Overview

age1 (formerly The Longevity Fund), a venture capital firm backing founders building therapeutics, tools, and technologies that increase healthy lifespan, is hiring a VP of Operations/COO to manage operations for the firm, including legacy Longevity Fund vehicles. The role is likely on track to become a Partner within 1-2 years.

Key Responsibilities

- Own fund operations, fundraising, investor relations, portfolio support, community, finance, and firm strategy

- Drive the operations of the fund's next raise — pipeline, data room preparation, diligence requests, meeting prep, and investor updates

- Manage internal operations team and part-time operational support (CFO/fund admin, tax advisors, audit, payroll)

- Oversee financial planning, analysis, forecasting, and budgeting across the fund lifecycle

- Own portfolio company relationships and lead growth of age1's portfolio support platform

- Lead community efforts, own the CRM, and support sourcing; support the investment team's decision-making with an emphasis on portfolio construction and modeling

- Contribute to setting fund priorities and firm-level initiatives alongside the partners

Qualifications

- 5-10+ years of operational experience at a fast-paced startup or equivalent, ideally including experience operating with a venture fund

- Strong financial fluency: budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and fund mechanics

- Excellent written communication for investor and founder-facing materials

- High ownership, low ego, and comfort operating with minimal existing infrastructure

About age1

age1 partners closely with scientists and operators to turn frontier longevity ideas into category-defining companies, with a globally distributed team based in San Francisco and Boston.

Location: San Francisco, CA (on-site preferred; hybrid/remote considered).