Investment Team Member
SixThirty Ventures
Title: TBD based on experience
About SixThirty Ventures (“SixThirty”)
Our mission is to invest in the most innovative ideas in enterprise FinTech, InsurTech, digital health, and information security across the globe, and work with corporate Limited Partners (LPs) to advise and help them grow into great businesses. SixThirty invests from first check through early-growth rounds. Our LPs are category leaders from across financial services, insurance, healthcare, and enterprise technology.
The Investment Team is hiring, and the responsibilities will include:
Pipeline
- Develop an expertise and network for scouting startups that align to the SixThirty investment thesis & strategy
- Take ownership of key categories (e.g. capital markets, payments, etc.) that are relevant to SixThirty’s investment thesis & strategy
- Be accountable for SixThirty’s success and competitive position within the assigned categories
- Prepare and contribute to weekly internal pipeline meetings, as well as periodic corporate LP pipeline meetings
- Build and manage relationships with Founders, ultimately channeling into the global pipeline of potential investments
- Educate startups and other relevant stakeholders on the SixThirty approach to investing and partnering with startups, including how SixThirty helps to drive collaboration with corporate incumbents and works with portfolio companies on their go-to-market strategy
Investments
- Conduct due diligence of investments, including financial due diligence, analysis of relevant KPIs, exit scenario analysis, total addressable market, product road maps, competitive environment, and the team
- Cultivate a network of subject-matter experts to tap into during due diligence and for ongoing support of investments
- Participate in Investment Committee process by bringing companies to IC and presenting ad hoc topics from time-to-time
- Support the investment making process from start-to-finish of a transaction, interfacing with outside counsel as necessary; review investment documents of subsequent fundraises
- Contribute to the administration and management of all funds under the Management company
Leadership
- Thought leadership. Research interesting areas of investment and develop an original point-of-view on the area; seek outlets for sharing thought leadership such as speaking opportunities at relevant events or interviews; publish thought pieces from time-to-time; connect insights to pipeline development
- LP Presence. Support a sub-set of LP relationships by deeply understanding their business, priorities, and matching pipeline and thought leadership accordingly
- SixThirty culture. Collaborate with team members; promote SixThirty’s values and brand.
- Represent SixThirty at industry events and in circles of influence.
What are we looking for?
The areas we invest are some of the fastest growth areas in tech and venture capital. We are looking for someone that is comfortable and excited about working in a fast paced environment. The ideal candidate can juggle many responsibilities, while simultaneously prioritize key activities. In our opinion, this may be demonstrated through the following attributes:
- 5+ years of experience in venture capital, private market investing, strategy or tech consulting, or equivalent experience
- Experience as an operator at an early-stage enterprise technology company is ideal, but not required
- Autonomy: power your lane
- Accountability
- Ownership for personal growth and performance
- Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities
- Naturally an innovative and critical thinker
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Ability to communicate concisely, with depth and accuracy
- Enjoys getting deep into research topics
- A genuine curiosity in the areas we invest
- Detail oriented
- Experience cultivating and managing professional relationships
- Respect and admiration for entrepreneurs
- Values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of life
- Passion for new technology
The offer
This is a full-time paid position. The title will be commensurate with experience. The U.S.-based team is located in St. Louis. We are open to candidates based elsewhere in the U.S. but have a preference that the candidate be located in St. Louis. If the selected candidate is not based in St. Louis, it would be expected that he or she travel to St. Louis quarterly. There will be interactions with team members based in Amsterdam and Singapore, so occasionally there will be work during odd hours.
- Health, dental, vision benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Growth and leadership opportunities
- Membership to co-working space
- Culture of high-growth FinTech, InsurTech, Digital Health, and Information Security companies; highly collaborative and supportive of start-up community