Round13 (Linkedin, Crunchbase) is a Toronto-based venture capital firm focused on investing in growth-stage information technology companies with the potential to become world leaders and generate outstanding returns for our investors. See: http://www.round13capital.com.
The partners of Round13 are searching for an exceptional analyst to join its investment team. This is a challenging position offering immense opportunities for exposure to all aspects of venture capital investing and building the next generation of world-leading technology companies.
Job Description
The range of activities is wide and includes:
- Market research and due diligence on potential investments.
- Proactively searching for top investment opportunities, including discovering and meeting entrepreneurs who have founded businesses in which Round13 may be interested in investing.
- Ongoing work with our portfolio companies, including financial analysis, research reports and board meeting attendance.
- Investor reporting including: the collection of data, creation of reports, valuation analyses and written communications.
- Execution of independent projects offering value to Round13 or its investees.
Qualifications
Your background should prove strong financial literacy skills and an understanding of key economic and technology trends.
Academics: We are open-minded and would consider candidates with undergraduate or post-graduate degrees in engineering or business, as well as candidates without degrees.
Work Experience: All applicants must have several years of full-time, relevant work experience. Specific experience may be in R&D, product management, finance, sales and marketing or new business development. Candidates may be entrepreneurs or employed in the technology, small business or investment industries.
Characteristics
- Passionate about technology and its impact on the world. You have an insatiable interest in new applications, trends and breaking developments.
- Street smart, with the right balance of optimism and common sense. You are practical and focus on tangible results.
- Strong interpersonal skills. You are able to connect with entrepreneurs and investors on behalf of R13 and are keen to immerse yourself in Canada’s venture and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
- Independent, with limited need for supervision and self-driven to get tasks done. We are a small team and can’t do much handholding.
- Effective written and oral communication skills. This means knowing how to write professionally and speak persuasively.
- Strong organizational skills. You will need to juggle many different projects and will be working with all four partners. We operate independently and need help staying organized also.
- Financial literacy and spreadsheet skills are necessary. More importantly, you should understand how to take raw data, create financial models and convert data into actionable insights.
If interested, please apply here.
