SeedInvest is seeking an Associate to join our Venture team in Manhattan, New York. We run extremely flat and are looking for someone that can not only execute, but become a core member of our team and contribute to the mission, vision, and culture here in a very positive way. This is a salaried full-time position ($70k – $80k) with equity compensation (0.03% – 0.05%).
We are looking for someone:
- With a deep passion for startups, entrepreneurship, and SeedInvest
- That agrees that the people and the mission are more important than any job description
- With a desire to take ownership of work
- That has strong critical thinking skills
- With the ability to run in the right direction given a lot of rope
- With a strong bias for action
- With an unending drive and a thirst to learn
- That is transparent and honest with excellent communication skills
You’ll be expected to be very, very good at:
- Generating leads for new investment opportunities
- Building and maintaining relations with startup founders and management teams
- Executing on cold outreach and educating startups about SeedInvest
- Exploring startups and build a deep understanding relevant investment sectors
- Performing preliminary due diligence on select investment opportunities
- Presenting investment opportunities to our Screening Committee on a weekly basis
The minimum requirements are:
- BA/BS degree
- 2-3 years of experience in investment banking, consulting, sales, or VC/PE
- Strong knowledge of venture capital and entrepreneurship
- Prior experience sourcing and closing on investments
- Excellent finance and accounting skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Some extra credit that we’d love to see:
- Prior experience with a startup
- Technology background and/or interest
- Series 82 and 63 licenses
About SeedInvest
SeedInvest was founded by Ryan Feit and James Han and officially launched in February 2013. SeedInvest was instrumental in the passage of the 2012 JOBS Act, which changed 80-year-old U.S. securities laws to make it possible for entrepreneurs to raise capital over the Internet. Since then, SeedInvest has worked closely with members of the SEC, FINRA, the White House, and the Treasury Department on the implementation of the JOBS Act. SeedInvest has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Economist, Fortune Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes, TechCrunch, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, MSNBC and FoxBusiness. You can also watch our three appearances on MadMoney with Jim Cramer (here, here and here).
If interested, please apply here.
