VC Principal @ Siemens in Palo Alto, CA

Next47 is a global venture firm backed by Siemens and committed to turning today’s impossible ideas into tomorrow’s indispensable industries. Our relationship with Siemens gives us access to international markets, a global customer base, and incomparable technical experience, all of which we use to catalyze our portfolio companies’ growth. Next47 works with startups who are using deep technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, cybersecurity, autonomous driving, IoT, robotics, and advanced manufacturing, to solve industry’s most difficult and fundamental challenges. For more information, check out our website at http://www.next47.com

Job Description:

Position Overview:

 

This role, based in Palo Alto, focuses on the key elements of world class venture investing: sourcing, analyzing, and winning the opportunity to work with top-tier startups.
  • Source new investment opportunities including meeting with founders and entrepreneurs, attending relevant conferences and networking events, and calling on new prospects
  • Establish industry knowledge and contacts to help drive investment strategy and effectively conduct due diligence
  • Participate in all aspects of due diligence including market sizing and mapping, and industry research
  • Develop financial models relating to financings, valuation analyses and liquidity events
Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:
  • Master’s degree required, PhD preferred
  • A technical bachelor’s degree such as Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a demonstrable record of highly technical equivalent work experience
  • 6+ years of total work experience, including time spent at high growth startups, and time spent in venture capital, banking or consulting (otherwise MBA)
  • Strong experience with startup and VC communities
  • Excitement for the deal sourcing and investment processes
  • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills with proven ability to develop and maintain effective business relationships necessary for sourcing investment opportunities
  • Ability to interpret data and provide relevant conclusions/recommendations in a group setting
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Self-starter with strong work ethic

 

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