Venture Capital Analyst
MicroVentures is a full-service investment bank and equity crowdfunding platform that lets everyday investors put as little as $100 into highly vetted private companies. It serves both retail and accredited investors, offering equity crowdfunding, accredited/primary and secondary investments, and secondary trading in late-stage private stock.
About MicroVentures
MicroVentures positions itself as venture capital investing for everyone, allowing individuals to invest in private companies for as little as $100 after a vetting and due diligence process performed by its experienced team. The company has facilitated over $700 million in transactions across 1200+ investment opportunities for a base of 280,000+ investors, with past offerings including well-known companies like OpenAI, Stripe, and Neuralink. As a full-service investment bank, MicroVentures offers a broad range of private market investment products: equity crowdfunding open to all investors, accredited investing for early and late stage primary and secondary deals, and secondary trading services for buyers and sellers of late-stage private stock. Its clients range from novice retail investors seeking low minimum investments to accredited investors seeking access to private secondary markets, supported by an Investor Relations team available by phone for education and guidance.
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