Investment Professionals Associate - EU
EQT Ventures is the early-stage venture capital strategy of EQT Group, partnering with founders building 'Generation-Defining Companies.' With 1.1 billion euro invested behind the strategy, EQT Ventures acts as an early-stage lead investor, operational advisor, and high-conviction capital provider for ambitious European founders, typically investing between 2-50M EUR.
About EQT Ventures
EQT Ventures partners with founders building Generation-Defining Companies, aiming to back ambitious visions that can become game-changing, resilient businesses. As early-stage lead investors, operational advisors, and high-conviction capital providers, the team—made up of ex-founders and operators—provides hands-on support to help portfolio companies scale fast, break through barriers with access to the global EQT platform, and build long-term resilience. EQT Ventures is domiciled in Luxembourg, with investment advisors located in Stockholm, Paris, London, New York, Berlin and Amsterdam, and is focused on European companies, having backed over 140 founding teams to date across sectors such as AI, fintech, edtech, robotics, and aerospace. The firm operates through multiple funds, including EQT Ventures I, II, and III, with clients/portfolio companies ranging from early-stage startups like Sana Labs, 1X, Payrails, Parloa, and The Exploration Company.
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About the Role
You will join EQT's European investment platform as an Associate, contributing across the full investment lifecycle including sourcing, due diligence, execution, active ownership, and value creation initiatives within portfolio companies. You will work closely with Partners and senior team members, gaining exposure to high-impact projects across strategies such as Healthcare/Life Sciences, Private Equity/Ventures/Growth, Infrastructure, and Real Estate. You will conduct financial analysis and commercial assessments, build financial models, prepare investment materials, monitor portfolio company performance, and collaborate with investment professionals, management teams, and advisors, while leveraging technology and AI-enhanced tools to improve your analysis and insight generation.
Requirements
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with sound commercial judgment
- Ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights and actionable recommendations
- High learning agility and adaptability, with an openness toward evolving technologies and AI-enhanced ways of working
- Strong attention to detail alongside the ability to maintain a broader strategic perspective
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities
- Intellectual curiosity and an interest in industries, businesses, markets, and long-term value creation
- A proactive and team-oriented mindset
- 1-4 years of relevant experience from investment banking, consulting, private equity, venture capital, or other analytically rigorous environments is considered advantageous
Responsibilities
- Conduct due diligence, financial analysis, and commercial assessment of potential investment opportunities across sectors and markets
- Support investment teams in evaluating businesses through structured problem solving, critical thinking, and data-driven insights
- Prepare high-quality investment materials and contribute to decision-making processes across the full investment lifecycle
- Build and maintain financial models to assess company performance, investment scenarios, and value creation opportunities
- Collaborate closely with investment professionals, portfolio company management teams, advisors, and external stakeholders
- Monitor portfolio company performance and support strategic initiatives, operational improvements, and value creation plans
- Participate in research and market mapping activities to identify emerging trends, competitive dynamics, and new investment themes
- Leverage technology and AI-enhanced ways of working to improve efficiency, analysis, and insight generation, while critically assessing and validating outputs
- Contribute to a high-performing, collaborative team culture with a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset