Senior Associate

About This Role 

Alumni Ventures (AV) is seeking a Senior Associate to join one of our investment teams. This role supports the management of Castor Ventures and contributes to our syndication fund. They will be responsible for sourcing investment opportunities, managing end-to-end investment processes, and supporting ongoing portfolio management. Alumni Ventures invests across multiple sectors with a focus on Seed and Series A/B opportunities, and this position is ideal for a versatile, generalist investment professional.

In addition, the Senior Associate will help research and evaluate potential investment strategies, as well as develop and maintain relationships with portfolio companies and co-investing venture firms. As a co-investor investing alongside leading venture funds, Alumni Ventures relies on this role to identify high-quality opportunities and help shape annual portfolios comprising approximately 20–30 venture investments per fund.

This is a hybrid role with an expectation of M/T/Th/F in the office.

What You’ll Do

• Identify and research potential investment strategies and develop and maintain the pipeline of investment opportunities within those themes.
• Conduct outreach to VCs, entrepreneurs, incubators, and more to help fill our deal pipeline with prospects. The ability to source relevant investment opportunities will be critical.
• 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 and other teams within AV.
• Educate deal sources and companies/entrepreneurs about AV and our investment process, and effectively manage relationships in a professional, courteous manner.
• Develop investment memos and execute the investment process
• 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 and finance support
• Develop and maintain proprietary deal and market intelligence
• Contribute positively to Alumni Ventures' culture

Who You Are

• 5+ years of work experience in consulting, banking, private equity, and/or a startup
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or Computer Science; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Demonstrated experience working with AI tools or platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Gemini, etc.)
• Ability to evaluate and integrate AI tools to enhance team workflows or decision-making
• MIT, UVA, or Georgia Tech degrees preferred but not required

Compensation includes a base salary of $150,000 to $160,000 plus equity, carry potential, and corporate bonus.