Investment Associate - Venture Capital - Financial Services

Key Responsibilities:

1. Deal Sourcing:

- Identify and source early-stage investment opportunities across technology-driven sectors.

- Build relationships with founders, entrepreneurs, co-investors, accelerators, incubators, and other startup ecosystem stakeholders.

- Conduct outbound sourcing and market mapping to identify emerging businesses and promising founders.

- Evaluate companies at the idea, pre-seed, and seed stages, with a focus on differentiated technology, market opportunity, and founder capabilities.

- Develop sector-specific investment theses and identify emerging market trends.

2. Investment Analysis and Due Diligence:

- Conduct detailed market research, industry analysis, and competitive landscaping.

- Evaluate business models, market size, customer adoption, revenue potential, unit economics, and scalability.

- Assess founding teams, technical differentiation, product-market fit, and competitive advantages.

- Build financial models, perform valuation analysis, and evaluate investment risks and potential returns.

- Coordinate commercial, financial, operational, and other relevant diligence activities.

- Prepare investment memos and recommendations for internal investment discussions.

3. Investment Committee and Transaction Execution:

- Prepare investment presentations, company profiles, financial analyses, and investment committee materials.

- Present investment opportunities, key findings, risks, and recommendations to senior team members.

- Support term-sheet discussions, deal structuring, negotiations, and transaction execution.

- Coordinate with founders, co-investors, legal advisors, and other stakeholders through the investment process.

4. Portfolio Management and Value Creation:

- Monitor portfolio company performance, business milestones, financial metrics, and strategic priorities.

- Work with founders on fundraising, go-to-market strategy, business development, and growth initiatives.

- Support portfolio companies in identifying strategic partnerships, customer opportunities, and market expansion possibilities.

- Assist with follow-on fundraising, investor materials, and portfolio performance reporting.

- Identify opportunities to leverage the fund's cross-border network to support portfolio companies' expansion into international markets.

5. Research and Investment Ecosystem Development:

- Track emerging technologies, startup trends, funding activity, and sector developments.

- Build relationships across the founder, investor, and technology ecosystem.

- Contribute to investment pipeline reporting, market intelligence, and internal research.

- Support the fund's broader investment activities and strategic initiatives as required.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

- 2 - 4 years of relevant experience in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, transaction advisory, management consulting, corporate finance, or startup strategy and finance.

- Strong analytical skills and an understanding of financial modelling, business valuation, market research, and investment evaluation.

- Experience preparing financial models, investment presentations, research reports, or business plans.

- Ability to analyse business models, competitive positioning, market opportunities, and financial performance.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present structured insights and investment recommendations.

- Demonstrated interest in startups, emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, and venture capital.

- High ownership, intellectual curiosity, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple opportunities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Prior exposure to early-stage startups, venture capital funds, or startup investment ecosystems.

- Experience in deal sourcing, due diligence, investment memos, valuation, or transaction execution.

- Exposure to technology-led businesses, deep-tech, AI, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, manufacturing, or consumer technology.

- An MBA, CFA qualification, or relevant finance qualification is an advantage but not mandatory.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and commercial thinking with a genuine interest in entrepreneurship and technology. They should be comfortable evaluating early-stage businesses, engaging with founders, identifying differentiated investment opportunities, and supporting companies beyond the initial investment.

Candidates who demonstrate independent thinking, strong research capabilities, founder empathy, and a willingness to work across the complete investment lifecycle will be well suited to this role.