We are excited to kick off a search for new members to join our team at BoxGroup. We are looking for exceptional, independent, and thoughtful candidates who can join us and quickly become an integral part of our core investment team.
Us
BoxGroup is an early stage venture capital firm based in New York City and San Francisco. We are generalist investors and deeply believe technology is a horizontal trend (not its own vertical) that will impact every industry from consumer to healthcare. We hope technology can be a catalyst for positive change and progress. We invest at the earliest stage of a company, and our goal is to be the first conversation with exceptional founders.
We are ~12 years old as a fund and investing out of our 5th fund. Our portfolio includes over 200 investments and we are lucky to have invested at the earliest stages in companies like Airtable, Amplitude, Bowery Farms, Flatiron Health, Flexport, Glossier, HyperScience, ID.me, Maven, Plaid, Ramp, Ro, Scopely, Solugen, Workrise.
BoxGroup Investor Role
We anticipate investors joining for a two-year program and actively participating in all stages of identifying and evaluating investment opportunities while supporting existing portfolio companies.
We view venture as a mentorship driven business and work together as a collaborative team. In this role, investors will build experience and a deep network in venture capital and have exposure to a broad set of startups at all stages. After the two years, you will be well equipped to continue on in the startup ecosystem as an investor, entrepreneur or operator. Previous hires have gone on to join companies including Instagram, WeWork and Cityblock Health and other leading venture capital firms including Benchmark, Bessemer, Coatue, D1, Founder Collective, SignalFire.
You
You should have a deep passion for technology, ability to understand the mechanics of how businesses work, and an innate product sense. We are hoping for a diverse set of applicants – You might be technical; You might have previously founded a startup; You might have a consulting/finance background; or something totally different but you have a passion for technology. Ideal candidates will have some work experience but we are also open to hiring right out of school.
Below are some of the qualities we are looking for in people to join our small team:
- Intellectually curious
- Passion for startups and technology
- Thoughtful and imaginative
- Independent and self-starter
- Optimistic and open-minded
- Hustler who can build community and a brand in the ecosystem
- Ability to create chemistry within a small team
- POV on emerging technologies and business models
- You have opinions and feel comfortable defending them
- Ideal candidates have 0-4 years of work experience
Some Specifics
We will be hiring 2-3 Investors. Role is based in NYC or SF. Competitive salary and benefits.
How to Apply
If all of the above excites you, please send an email to jobs@boxgroup.com with “BG Hire – your name” in the title.
Include:
- Resume and/or LinkedIn profile
- Twitter handle
- A tech trend you have been thinking about (less than 100 words)
- What accomplishment are you most proud of? (less than 100 words)
- List three adjectives that describe you
You will hear back from us quickly with next steps.
We look forward to hearing from you!
The BoxGroup Team
