Associate VC Job @ Propel Ventures

Associates are key contributors to Propel Venture (Crunchbase) investment and operations activities on a day-to-day basis and have significant opportunity to gain early stage investment experience as well as startup experience in a venture capital setting.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Working as part of the investment team to evaluate and execute investments, including managing diligence, financial, technology, and valuation analyses, memo preparation, investment closings, and post investment management
  • Diving into new markets, developing theses around industry trends and market opportunities, and constructing competitive analyses
  • Building and maintaining internal systems, models, and portfolio performance tracking worksheets
  • Sourcing investments by identifying and evaluating potential investment opportunities and constructing frameworks to surface new opportunities
  • Networking and building relationships with critical partners in the ecosystem (entrepreneurs, VCs, executives, advisers, industry experts, etc)
  • Organizing internal and external reporting with a focus on quarterly newsletters, LP meetings, and CEO summits
  • Assisting with the coordination and management of internal and external service providers

Qualifications

  • Understanding of business models, startups, information technology trends and a genuine interest in financial services
  • Strong tech acumen, financial analysis and valuation skills
  • High intellectual curiosity, entrepreneurial, analytical, driven, creative
  • High level of maturity and ability to work in a team setting or independently
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills (both verbal and written)
  • Collaborative and persuasive temperament
  • Good fit with team and culture
  • Willingness to roll up sleeves and work in a startup environment
  • Plugged into the ecosystem – someone that understands the landscape, knows relevant contacts and is excited about particular areas
  • MBA Preferred, but not mandatory

 

If interested, please contact: recruiting@propel.vc with your resume, a short introduction of yourself, why you’d be great for this role and what are your interests in venture financing or fintech specifically (max. total length not more than one page).

 

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