Vi Partners
Are you interested in joining an experienced team of Venture Capital investors, anticipating new trends and innovations, and supporting visionary startup founders who are transforming the way we live and work?
About Vi Partners
Vi Partners is the longest-established Swiss Venture Capital firm. For more than 20 years, Vi Partners has been supporting innovative Technology and Healthcare companies, investing over CHF 340m in 66 startups. Vi Partners-managed funds are backed by Switzerland’s most visible companies and institutions, including ETH Zurich, ABB, Bühler, UBS, Hilti, McKinsey, Nestlé, Schindler, Sulzer, Suva and ZKB as well as the European Investment Fund, pension funds and family offices.
We are passionate about investing in visionary startup founders and supporting them and their teams to solve today’s most challenging problems and build the world of tomorrow.
Learn more on: http://www.vipartners.ch
We are looking for an enthusiastic personality to collaborate with our Technology Partners. This is a golden opportunity for professional advancement and fast-track learning, allowing you to contribute significantly to the growth of a VC firm that has financed tech pioneers such as Nexthink, Ledgy, Unique, Skribble and Sumup.
About the Role:
The Venture Capital Investment Associate will work within the Technology team, looking for the most exciting Swiss and European Enterprise SaaS and Deep-Tech startups to invest in.
You will:
– Source and evaluate remarkable tech startups, assess their potential, the founding team & product, and understand the market and their competition.
– Optimize our deal flow processes and our deal flow sharing to contribute to the ecosystem.
– Conduct in-depth due diligence of potential investments, by analysing data, performing market research, conducting diligence calls, and preparing investment memos.
– Once the investment is completed, support founders in their ambitions and challenges, including attending board meetings, and advising them on various growth and funding opportunities.
– Be involved in our fund-raising activities.
– Nurture and expand Vi Partners’ network and represent the firm in relevant ecosystem events.
You are/you have:
– An ecosystem catalyst: dynamic and enthusiastic, you thrive in social settings and have a natural ability to connect with others. You enjoy building sustainable relationships and have a proven track record of effective networking.
– A collaborative team member: you like to share knowledge, ensure effective communication, take ownership of your tasks and drive change.
– An entrepreneurial mindset: driven and resilient, you are curious and have creative approaches to problem-solving, walk the extra-mile, take different perspectives, quick-test hypotheses by trial and error and get-things-done.
– 3 to 7 years of work experience in Europe, ideally in DACH, as a co-founder or early employee of a tech startup or scale-up, in Venture Capital, or in strategy consulting. Diverse experiences are highly valued.
– A degree in Business, Finance or Engineering, with a preference for technology.
– Clear emotional intelligence and proficient written and verbal communication skills.
– At ease performing a variety of professional tasks.
– Fluent in English and German. Swiss German is a plus.
Additional useful characteristics:
– Motivated by our mission of enabling startup founders to pursue their dreams and create value for society.
If you don’t tick every box above, we still encourage you to apply. We wish to build a diverse team whose skills balance and complement one another.
Vi Partners has a flexible work policy, the candidate will have the option to work from her/his own office environment in Switzerland and will meet the team once a week. We recommend you enjoy working with autonomy.
Eligibility Criteria
• The candidates must be authorised to work in Switzerland.
• Please share complete CVs (LinkedIn-generated CVs will not be considered).
• We encourage you to think about ways to make your profile stand out.
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