Venture Capital Analyst
MicroVentures is an investment platform and full-service investment bank offering access to private-market opportunities. It serves individual, accredited, and institutional investors, as well as startups and small businesses seeking capital.
About MicroVentures
MicroVentures facilitates investments in private companies through equity crowdfunding, accredited investing, and secondary-market transactions involving private and pre-IPO stock. The organization provides startup fundraising through Regulation D, Regulation A, and Regulation Crowdfunding, performs due diligence, and supports investors with online investment management, portfolio access, and educational resources. Its clients include retail investors, accredited and institutional investors, startups, and small businesses.
Skills
About the Role
You will help conduct due diligence for investments in startups, playing a key role in presenting findings to angel investors, venture capitalists, and high-net worth individuals through high quality written reports. You will work directly with investment targets to complete a thorough due diligence process, reviewing business plans and pitch decks, assessing market and company attractiveness, and writing comprehensive research reports about investment opportunities.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of financing and accounting
- Familiarity with the investment due diligence process
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment with limited supervision
- Strong writing and grammar skills
- A due diligence writing sample will be requested
Responsibilities
- Read and review business plans and pitch decks
- Assess market and company attractiveness to identify compelling businesses
- Conduct due diligence on new investments including business analysis, industry theses, competitive landscape, business/pricing model, and data collection
- Write comprehensive research reports about investment opportunities
- Mine data sources for relevant information
- Conduct startup analysis and market/vertical research
- Research startup competition
- Analyze each startup's investor documents and capital raise details
- Stay current on tech industry trends
- Review and understand investor documents and other capital raise details
- Construct accurately detailed summaries of the startup's business model
- Find accurate information from reputable sources
- Monitor the venture capital and tech startup landscape
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Healthcare, dental, vision, disability
- 401(k) + match
- Company equity
- Fully stocked break room
