Investment Associate
Neo supports the next generation of founders and tech leaders with the industry's best startup accelerator, recruiting platform, and diverse mentorship community.
Neo is looking for an Investment Associate to drive our investment and portfolio operations as well as help support our portfolio companies. As an investment associate, you’ll work closely with our small and collaborative investment team (totaling 5 with this addition) and be a hands-on contributor to all aspects of the investment process. At Neo, you'll work closely with our GP and be a pivotal force for driving Neo's success.
💪 What You’ll Do:
- Drive Investment Process and Provide Diligence Support
- Run weekly investment meetings and track ongoing deal flow across early stage fund, growth fund, and accelerator
- Support with due diligence including reviewing incoming pitches, crafting diligence questions, and conducting reference/customer calls
- Coordinate the investment closing processes and company onboarding
- Oversee Neo Accelerator application review process from reviewing teams when they first apply all the way through onboarding the accepted companies
- Manage Fund Administration
- Build and maintain portfolio analysis and operating fund models, including company valuations, key metrics, performance attribution, asset allocation, and fund liquidity management
- Support with LP relations and fundraising including assisting in the creation of portfolio reports, LP letters, and ad hoc materials
- Manage data and documentation from existing and prospective investments, including company financial and legal documents
- Support Portfolio Companies
- Oversee company onboarding and success on the recruiting platform
- Develop and execute projects to strengthen our firm’s platform, operations, and processes
- Build relationships with founders and provide ad-hoc support
👀 What We’re Looking For:
- A self-starter with superior work ethic who thrives on ambitious goals
- Highly analytical with an understanding of financial modeling
- Off-the-charts attention to detail, project management, and desire to improve existing processes
- Ability to excel in an entrepreneurial environment with ambiguity
- Stellar written and verbal communication skills; interpersonal skills
- Willingness to write puns and jokes (or at least tolerate them!)
Preferred skills and qualifications:
- Preferred 2-3+ years of work experience evaluating market structure, competitive dynamics, and company financial performance at a VC firm; or experience in a product or engineering role at a tech startup
- Passion for technology with current knowledge of the VC industry and/or startup space
- A knack for digesting and presenting data
Compensation:
- A competitive compensation package including base salary and equity in the fund
- Our benefits package includes full medical, dental and vision, unlimited PTO, 401(k) match, family planning support, and more
More about Neo
Neo supports the next generation of founders and tech leaders with the industry's best startup accelerator, recruiting platform, and diverse mentorship community.
We lead pre-seed and seed rounds and also fund teams through Neo Accelerator. We back ambitious teams with strong technical leadership. Since 2017, we’ve funded 175 companies now valued at over $33 billion. Our “communal” VC funds are raised primarily from more than 100 industry leaders and tech veterans, with over $600M of total capital under management. Join us if you share our love of building.
Some PR about us:
- VC firm Neo looks to up the ante with $235M across two new funds
- New AI Startup Accelerator Will Partner With OpenAI, Microsoft
- Neo blog: Neo has invested $100M in women & underrepresented CEOs
- TechCrunch: This early Facebook investor wants to find smart students a job at the next Facebook
- Wired: Neo, a venture fund paired with an invite-only network, is Ali Partovi’s new version of the old-boys-club
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