VC Associate @ Metamatic Group in San Francisco, CA

Metamatic Group

Early stage venture fund focused on mass adoption & consumer web3, based in US & Hong Kong. Our leadership has experience managing >$400m, and backgrounds spanning corporate venture, crypto venture, gaming and entertainment. Our value-add is focused on marketing and partnerships, and is enhanced by our global investor base of leading family offices and executives of influence in key consumer verticals.

Key Responsibilities

· Deal Sourcing – Drive deal sourcing process through combination of automated tools, proactive research and outreach

· Due Diligence – Conduct due diligence on target companies

  • Incubation – Work on incubation projects (subset of the overall portfolio) and be hands-on in driving success

· Operations – manage a combination of tools and vendors (e.g., custody provider, crypto exchanges, NFT marketplaces) to trade and track crypto assets.

· Research – Research trends, share new investment ideas and collaborate with Founders/General Partners on thesis formation/refinement

· Content – Create thoughtful content to support our thought leadership (public) and investment decisions (internal)

· Relationships – Facilitate relationships with portfolio companies and get them needed value-add through our network

Qualifications

Experience

· Bachelor’s degree (required)

· Full-time experience working as an analyst or associate at a venture fund, corporate venture arm, investment bank, or PE firm

· Experience (even if personal) investing in crypto/NFT/web3

· Experience conducting structured due diligence across multiple companies

· Bonus: Technical major and/or technical/product experience such that you can directly diligence the technology of web3 projects

· Bonus: Video game player/enthusiast who knows the space as a user

Characteristics

· Native understanding and deep curiosity for web3

· Networked with other web3 investors (sufficient to contribute to firm deal-flow)

· Highly organized with attention to detail

· Fluid and adaptable in a dynamic, fast-moving startup environment

Skills

· Foundational understanding of crypto, blockchain, gaming, metaverse

· Critical thinking and communication (PPT, written, verbal)

· Resourceful researcher

· Financial and portfolio modeling (solid and above)

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