About Us
- As part of Activant’s continued growth, we are seeking an Investment Team Fellow to join our Berlin office (start date is flexible, this is an ongoing role)
- We are a research-driven global investment firm, that partners with high-growth tech companies transforming commerce & enterprises
- Building on the success of our funds to date ($1.9B AUM across 4 funds), our firm continues to expand in size and geographic reach, with a growing portfolio of companies led by phenomenal entrepreneurs
- Our team is comprised of people-centric individuals from diverse backgrounds (professionally, personally, and by education) who are passionate about discovering and working with disruptive growth-stage businesses
- We value people who will also shape the future of Activant with an entrepreneurial mindset along the way
- To learn more about us, please visit www.activantcapital.com
About the Role
As an Investment Team Fellow at our firm, you will work closely with our investment team while also supporting efforts to foster meaningful relationships with external stakeholders:
- Develop a point of view on emerging trends, market developments, and investment opportunities based on primary and secondary research in Activant’s thesis areas
- Identify and evaluate investment opportunities in relevant, strategic and ground-breaking companies that are aligned to Activant’s thesis areas and investment criteria
- Support the due diligence process, by developing financials models, writing investment memos and presentations
- Foster external relationships to grow Activant’s ecosystem of experts, executives, industry influencers, and portfolio companies
About You
If the following describes you, we will be very excited to meet you:
- Lifelong learner who enjoys asking insightful questions and pursuing fact-based answers
- Curiosity to discover disruptive trends and business models across multiple domains and a futurist by heart
- A natural problem solver who can handle a good intellectual challenge
- Navigates large sums of data efficiently and embraces rigorous quantitative analysis
- Brings structure and organization to disorder, and has a reputation for simply getting things done
- Enjoys building authentic relationships and has a knack for connecting others
- Puts the needs of others before your own; known to be a collaborative, kind, adaptable, and flexible teammate
- Demonstrated interest in working in an entrepreneurial setting
Experience & Qualifications
- Prior experience or demonstrated interest in growth equity or venture capital investing preferred
- Additional experience at a startup/scaleup preferred
- Experience with financial modeling and analysis, proficient with power point
- Last year of Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree currently in-progress
- Fluent English speaker. Fluency in German is not required
- Must have authorization to work in Germany
- Ability to travel as necessary (domestic and internationally)
