About the firm:
Our client is a global venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs who are rewiring the way money moves through the world. Founded in 2012 and based in New York City, the firm has deep experience and top decile performance, investing across capital markets, wealth management, banking, lending, payments, insurance, and DeFi.
Backed by some of the world's leading institutional investors, the firm manages almost $1B in regulatory assets and has invested in 89 portfolio companies.
Notable investments include Anyfin (Stockholm), Axoni (NYC), Centrifuge (Berlin), Daisy (NYC), Flutterwave (Lagos), IMMO Capital (London), Minu (Mexico City), Mondu (Berlin), MoneyLion (NYC), NYDIG (NYC), Ocrolus (NYC), Quovo (NYC, acquired by Plaid), Rainbow Wallet (NYC), Vestwell (NYC), and Willa (Stockholm / LA).
About the role:
This firm is seeking associates to join its investment team as an integral part of the leading early-stage global VC, working on the full life cycle of investments from evaluating opportunities, conducting diligence, closing transactions, and working with portfolio companies.
• The associate will work closely with team members to manage deal sourcing and pipeline, portfolio data and valuation, and investor requests.
• This is an opportunity to work in a highly entrepreneurial environment with individuals who are passionate about finding and collaborating with talented entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into reality.
• The firm is run like a start-up which means the culture is relaxed & fun but hardworking- humble but direct.
Responsibilities:
• Review and screen prospective investment opportunities, including meeting with entrepreneurs and sourcing deals independently
• Represent the firm in the venture / startup ecosystem by building relationships that strengthen and deepen the firm's network amongs entrepreneurs, VCs, advisors, and the broader fintech community
• Work the investment team to assist in diligence
• Assist in deal negotiations, legal documentation, and closing of transactions
• Assist in preparation and presentation of investment Recommendations to the firm's Executive Committee
• Assist in portfolio manaement, including working with portfolio companies where needed, tracking operational and financial performance, and assisting in quarterly valuations.
• Assist the team in ongoing thesis development, tracking relevant trends and conducting in depth market research and analysis
• Support the firm's weekly fintech newsletter, read by over 18k subscribers
Qualifications:
• 2-5 years of work experience at an investment bank, consulting firm, PE / VC firm and / or startup; opportunity will align with years of experience
• Exceptional written and oral communications skills
• Highly analytical with strong financial analysis skills, including modeling and the ability to understand key drivers / assumptions
• High degree of emotional and intellectual intelligence, intellectual curiosity, humility, and team-oriented focus
• Self-starting, ambitious, ready to make a mark
• Track record of demonstrating strong performance, commitment, and leadership in previous endeavors
• Has worked on fun, interesting, possibly quirky side projects involving technology in some capacity
If you want to stay relevant and connected to talent through the financial mediums they use most, there is no other talent solution that has the reach and efficiency of Litney Partners.
