Venture Capital Investor- Green D Fund

Alumni Ventures

Boston, MA, USA
2 weeks ago

Alumni Ventures is seeking a full-time, experienced Investor for our Green D Ventures Fund for the Dartmouth community. The role is in a team that invests for the Harvard-focused , Women’s , and US Strategic Tech funds at Alumni Ventures and will have overlapping work within the team.

The primary focus of the role is deal-sourcing, investing, and portfolio management. The stage focus of AV funds are primarily Seed/A, with about one third of the work in Growth stage deals. Alumni Ventures is a multi-sector fund; this role is for a generalist investing athlete.

This individual will also support researching and evaluating potential investment opportunities and managing relationships with portfolio companies and fellow venture investors. Alumni Ventures is a co-investor, investing alongside well-established venture funds. The successful candidate will source high quality investments for the funds and will have significant input into the creation of an annual portfolio of ~20-30 venture investments.

This position can be based out of our Boston or New York office and is a hybrid role, with an expectation that this individual will work in the office at least 4 days per week. Alumni Ventures is a fast-paced, professional, entrepreneurial environment.

What you’ll do

  • Identify and research potential investment opportunities, as well as develop and maintain the deal pipeline
  • Develop investment memos and execute the Investment Committee processes
  • Assist in the monitoring of existing investments and support existing founders in the portfolio across a variety of efforts
  • Maintain fund performance metrics in close collaboration with AV back office / finance support
  • Manage deal flow and related database inputs
  • Conduct outreach to VCs, entrepreneurs, incubators, and more to help fill our deal pipeline with prospects
  • Vet potential deal opportunities that align with AV’s investment mandate, including interviewing company teams, competitors, customers, etc.
  • Present companies and work closely and collaboratively with the Managing Partner, as well as other teams within AV
  • Educate deal sources and companies/entrepreneurs about AV and our process and effectively manage relationships in a professional, courteous manner
  • Work closely with sibling funds to identify mutual interesting investment opportunities
  • Develop and maintain proprietary deal and market intelligence
  • Contribute positively to AV’s culture
Requirements
  • MBA or other advanced degree
  • Dartmouth or Harvard degree strongly preferred
  • Life sciences or biotech background is a plus
  • 1-5 years of venture capital experience, supplemented by 5-10 years of overall work experience
  • Additional venture/startup experience is appreciated, and will be evaluated to determine appropriate title of Senior Associate, Principal, or Senior Principal within Alumni Ventures

Ideal Traits

  • Strong analytical, financial analysis, organizational, and writing skills
  • A professional presence combined with relationship and communication skills to interact effectively with internal and external parties
  • Ability to quickly comprehend, evaluate, and critique a venture’s business model, market opportunity, and team
  • Awareness of the venture capital community, including leading investment funds and partners, historical successes and failures
  • Familiarity with typical venture capital deal structures, terms, and industry practices
  • Knowledge and interest in current technology, trends, and developments
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and execute on processes while working with diverse and/or remote stakeholders
  • Adept at organizing, analyzing, and reporting on data; notices and addresses important details with a high degree of accuracy
  • Demonstrated interest and experience in emerging companies, and experience in company research and due diligence preparation
  • Good networker, with an ability to help grow our system and process for identifying investment opportunities
  • Self-starter and independent manager, but great team player, preferably with personnel management experience
  • Smart, creative thinker and problem-solver, fast learner, with demonstrated initiative

Salary: $150,000-$175,000 plus bonus, carry and equity

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