Venture Associate

About the Role

As a Venture Associate, you’ll be an instrumental part of the investment team—helping to identify promising startups, conducting in-depth analysis, and collaborating with portfolio companies. Reporting to the Managing Partner and supporting Principal-level colleagues and the Investment Team, you’ll play a critical role in evaluating investment potential, driving due diligence, and supporting deal execution and portfolio monitoring.

What You'll Do

Deal Sourcing & Screening

• Conduct proactive research to identify early-stage companies across sectors and geographies.
• Attend founder-led events, demo days, and conferences to build network and source potential investments.

Market & Industry Research

• Perform thorough competitive and market analysis across sectors such as AI, healthcare, fintech, sustainability, etc.
• Identify market trends, key players, pain points, and growth potential.

Company Evaluation & Due Diligence

• Build financial models, analyze unit economics, revenue forecasts, and cost structures.
• Evaluate team background, product-market fit, traction, business model, and fundraising needs.
• Coordinate and conduct due diligence—including customer and industry expert calls, reference checks, and legal/document review.

Investment Memo & Presentation

• Draft clear, persuasive investment memos, presentations, and other materials for investment committee review.

Transaction Support & Execution

• Assist with term sheet evaluation, capitalization table management, and final funding execution.

Portfolio Monitoring & Value Add

• Support portfolio company founders with introductions, strategic insights, and operational best practices.
• Monitor KPIs, business milestones, and industry benchmarks to track portfolio company performance.

Internal Collaboration & Firm Development

• Partner cross-functionally with Investor Relations, Marketing, and Operations teams.
• Contribute to internal initiatives such as deal flow strategy, knowledge sharing, and process enhancements.

Firm Thought Leadership

• Publish expert insights or blog posts on trends and industry developments.
• Represent Alumni Ventures at conferences, panels, and demo showcases.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, STEM, or a relevant field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• 0-2 years of experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm, investment bank, growth fund, startup, or related setting.
• Direct exposure to early-stage investing or startup operations is a plus.
• Strong financial modeling skills, with ability to assess market sizing, unit economics, revenue models, and cap table dynamics.
• Well-versed in software tools such as Excel, Pitchbook, Crunchbase, Pitchbook, Tableau, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication. Capable of synthesizing complex research into compelling narratives.Comfortable engaging with founders, investors, and advisors.
• Resourceful self-starter who takes initiative and approaches challenges with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Exceptionally organized with a sharp eye for detail and follow-through.
• Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments, adapting quickly to shifting priorities.
• Brings intellectual curiosity, strong critical thinking, and a proactive, collaborative approach to building partnerships.
• Possesses experience or strong interest in AI tools, technologies, and industry trends, and can apply this knowledge to market research, deal evaluation, and portfolio support.

Compensation includes a starting base salary of $100,000 plus equity, carry potential, and corporate bonus.