If you thrive working in a team environment that emphasizes performance, continuous collaboration, celebrating diverse voices and you are brave enough to be a lifelong learner, Venture Guides is the ideal work environment for you. Come join us!
THE FIRM:
Venture Guides' mission is to produce top investment returns by re-thinking venture capital in three fundamental ways. First, we teach a unique data-driven investing methodology combined with strong domain experience to ensure our risk-framing is comprehensive. Second, we invest with a team-based approach to holistically identify, underwrite, and advise exceptional founders. Third, our GP co-invest is 10x the industry norm, because we believe that great investors and operators need to think and act like owners.
OUR PRINCIPLES:
We believe strongly in our firms' founding principles: performance, transparency, and trust. Teamwork requires clear performance criteria, transparent sharing of data, and trust in one another - which begins by trusting oneself. When actively seeking risk, we will make mistakes. We view mistakes, as well as success, as opportunities for the team to learn and improve.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Sourcing investment opportunities
Obtaining meetings with founders
Tracking specific industry leaders, sector experts
Performing high-quality primary research to develop new insights and fact-based, opinionated views on markets to target for investment.
Track and report on deal flow
Due diligence for investing opportunities
Evaluating potential market size
Researching business/industry, financial analysis, modeling and deal structuring
Conducting customer calls to identify customer pain and strategy for solution
Researching and diagraming competitive landscape
Documenting investment team meeting, prepare deck for Investment Committee
Aiding portfolio companies - Working in a strategic capacity with Ventures Guides' existing portfolio companies as needed
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates should have 3-5 years of prior work experience with an emphasis on one, or a combination of, the following:
+1-2 years of full-time work experience in sales, strategy, business development, partnerships or corporate development ideally at a startup where you have demonstrated impact and ability to solve problems and
Any work experience that demonstrates the drive, skills, initiative and resilience required in a demanding, entrepreneurial and dynamic work environment.
+1-2 years of full-time work experience that demonstrates excellent work product and exceptional work habits, similar to those instilled at a top-tier strategy consulting firm.
Any work training or educational program that teaches financial modeling skills.
Qualified candidates likely also meet the following criteria:
Excellent interpersonal and networking skills with an ability to develop and maintain effective business relationships
Self-starter with superior work ethic and uncompromising personal integrity, including demonstrated ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment with limited supervision
Highly analytical with an interest in finding data, and sifting through, and identifying trends within, large volumes of data
Basic understanding of financial analysis, modeling and accounting
Undergraduate degree from a top institution, and/or a demonstrated track record of both academic and professional success
Desire to be part of a highly collaborative team, where we all strive to win together
Personal bravery and belief in one's self to be able to speak up, offer ideas, take initiative, use creativity and logic to problem solve
Strategic thinker, with an ability to frame and sell opportunities
Interest and experience in infrastructure software or general SaaS software - is highly preferred. Experience in data science and engineering, software tooling including SQL and development tools is additive but not mandatory.
As an equal opportunity employer, Venture Guides ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at jenny@ventureguides.com.
Compensation for this role is quite competitive and includes both cash compensation and an allocation of carried interest. Further details on salary and carry will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.
Investment professionals must be able to work in the Boston Area. We offer a flexible work environment while we also place a premium on the mentoring, support and training that comes with "in person" work. Employee Benefits include healthcare, unlimited sick and vacation days. For more information or to apply, please contact jenny@ventureguides.com.