VC Analyst @ Wonder Ventures in Los Angeles, CA

Wonder Ventures, a leading pre-seed and seed stage VC in Los Angeles, is looking for an Investment Analyst to help source investment opportunities and develop strong relationships in our target market of Southern California. We are specifically looking for a candidate that has one to three years of working experience outside of VC, preferably in a role at a hyper-growth company and/or tech role in the Los Angeles area.

This role will be exciting for someone who is driven to learn more about investing in early stage startups, and who naturally considers themselves an all-star networker and connector. In this role, you will work closely with our Investment Principal Valenta and supported by our Managing Partner Dustin in sourcing, reviewing and evaluating, investing, and supporting our portfolio companies. You will also be involved and expected to attend and/or host LA tech events supported by our Head of Platform Taylor.

Wonder Ventures has invested in companies such as: Honey, FabFitFun, Clutter, Tala, and WhatNot. We pride ourselves in funding companies earlier than most VCs. Managing Partner Dustin Rosen and our Principal Valentina were entrepreneurs and founders before Wonder Ventures. Because of that, we consider it our job to work for founders. Not the other way around.

Key Responsibilities Building and maintaining strong relationships within the startup community in LA, Santa Barbara, and San Diego area Sourcing of potential new investments via multiple sources/channels Leveraging relationships with key operators in Los Angeles to track upcoming founders Shadowing our Principal Valentina on the full end-to-end deal process including shadowing calls, reviewing cold emails/ incoming deal flow, managing Affinity (our dealflow CRM) Assisting in running our weekly deal-flow meetings Working on key projects such as market mapping, due diligence, community building Participating in bi-weekly meetings with current portfolio companies and provide assistance on follow-up when needed Attentending weekly LA tech community events and assisting in all Wonder Ventures events/partner events

Qualifications And Experience Demonstrated interest in start-ups and entrepreneurial activities Self starter with the ability to take the initiative on a variety of projects Possess strong communication skills and feels confident in communicating with Executives/ Founders Comfortable networking and building communities Nice to have- 1-3 years of working experience working a hyper-growth company and/or tech role in the Los Angeles area

Please reach out to taylor@wondervc.com with any questions about the role.