Secocha Ventures
Secocha Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm, powered by an equity-based founder community. Focused on consumer-facing companies, we are one of the only seed funds with a global mandate. Our portfolio currently spans the US, Canada, India, Europe, Israel, and Latam, and includes break-out companies like Brigit, Ollie, Bling, and more.
ROLE:
Reporting to our Principal, you will augment the investment team’s ability to source opportunities, reach investment decisions, and support the portfolio. Your responsibilities will include:
Sourcing: building on existing processes and deal flow, you will be responsible for feeding and managing our deal flow pipeline. This will involve:
- Identifying promising companies and founders at the earliest stages, through networking, research, and outreach.
- Analyzing opportunities, through reviews of materials, conversations with founders, and discussions with the team.
- Frequent team presentations of opportunities that fit the firm’s mandate and investment philosophy.
Evaluation: you will support the investment committee to reach the best possible investment decisions. This will involve:
- Researching markets, companies, financials, business models.
- Participating in any diligence items relevant to the investment decision, including calls with founders and reference checks.
- Drafting investment memoranda and other materials that may be required by the investment committee.
Portfolio Management: you will collaborate with the rest of the investment team to provide value to the portfolio. This will involve:
- Understanding the needs of our portfolio companies by seeking regular updates and building strong rapport with founders and their teams.
- Building and activating scalable strategies to support a growing portfolio.
- Coordinating the team’s response to portfolio asks.
Reporting: you will support the investment team in preparing quarterly communications to Limited Partners (including data collection).
MUST HAVE:
- Familiarity and deep interest in venture capital and technology ecosystems.
- Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and being unafraid to ask questions.
- Understanding of business and financial concepts and ability to carry out research and analysis.
- Desire to grow with the firm over a long time horizon and over multiple funds.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
NICE TO HAVE:
- Understanding of international markets, especially India, Europe, and/or Latam.
- Demonstrated interest, knowledge, or networks in one or more areas of investment focus (including but not limited to: fintech, healthcare tech, social, commerce or web3).
- Interest in participating in content marketing efforts.
- Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese.