(Senior) Investment Manager

SEEDS Capital

Singapore
4 weeks ago

[What the role is]
As the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, SEEDS Capital’s mandate is to catalyse smart investments into innovative Singapore-based early-stage startups with strong intellectual content and global market potential. We adopt a co-investment model, working hand-in-hand with institutional investors from around the world to direct funding into emerging and strategic sectors aligned with national priorities, including Manufacturing, Trade & Connectivity, Human Health & Potential, Urban Solutions & Sustainability, and Smart Nation & Digital Economy.

As an Investment Manager within SEEDS Capital, you will play a key role in sourcing, engaging and supporting high growth start-ups that are targeting disruptive opportunities in key industry clusters. You will leverage ESG’s equity investment programs, financial and non-financial initiatives to support the start-ups’ needs in areas such as financing, markets and talent. You will engage a portfolio of companies, and work closely with investor partners, EnterpriseSG’s Industry Cluster and Global Markets teams, and other government agencies to facilitate the effective delivery of SEEDS Capital’s mandate.

[What you will be working on]
Investment management

  • Work with partners (e.g. Venture Capital firms, Accelerators, Corporate Venture Capitalists) to identify and manage deal flow opportunities.
  • Assess commercial viability, strategic/ developmental considerations, conduct due diligence and recommend deals to management and investment committee for investment.
  • Manage post-investment operations.

Portfolio management & reporting

  • Monitor portfolio companies’ performance (e.g. fund-raising activities, revenue and valuation growth) and provide relevant updates and reporting to both management and external stakeholders (e.g. Board of Directors, Ministries)
  • Develop, manage and/or execute programs and projects to support growth of portfolio companies and achieve a healthy return on investment.

Projects & initiatives

  • Lead or participate in internal process improvement projects to improve effectiveness, efficiency and scalability of investment management and reporting operations.
  • Contribute to communications and publicity efforts to raise profile of portfolio companies, co-investment partners, and SEEDS Capital.
  • As an EnterpriseSG Officer, participate in other organisation-wide initiatives or efforts to develop the local tech startup ecosystem.

[What we are looking for]
We are looking for team players who are seeking a purposeful role and have a passion for growing deep tech startups, with the following qualities to join us:

  • Positive attitude, eager to learn and willing to commit to a challenge
  • Resourceful, communicates and collaborates well
  • Strong business acumen, has an agile and analytical mind
  • Prior experience in early stage investment and economic or startup ecosystem development would be advantageous
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