Venture Capital Associate at Global Founders Capital

Rocket Internet

Finance | Berlin, Germany

Company Description

Global Founders Capital (CrunchBase, AngelList) is a $1BN+ globally oriented, stage agnostic Venture Capital fund that empowers gifted entrepreneurs worldwide. With offices in Berlin, Munich, San Francisco, London, Paris, and Beijing, GFC brings a deep understanding of the global markets and an ability to support the international development of companies. Global Founders Capital is a fund ‘by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs’. We’ve had a history of success and the partners in the fund have built/backed over 10 billion dollar companies such as eBay, Linkedin, Facebook, DeliveryHero, Canva and many other successful Internet ventures. GFC is now looking for an associate to support the Berlin team.

Job Description

Your duties:

  • Searching for and proposing new investment targets

  • Performing industry landscape evaluations

  • Conducting market sizing and competitor research

  • Building financial models to stress test unit economics

  • Leading or participating in meetings with founders

  • Conducting analysis on company materials

  • Developing your own network of founders and investment professionals

  • Building your own deal pipeline, presenting investment opportunities in front of an investment committee and executing deals

Qualifications

Your profile:

  • You have an outstanding degree from a top university

  • You have a proven track record of personal, academic and professional achievements

  • You have an entrepreneurial mind-set with a keen interest in start-ups and technology

  • You have previous work experience in a start-up, top-tier consulting firm, Investment Banking or Venture Capital

  • You have a strong network of founders and investment professionals

  • You can effectively work in an independent, structured and goal-oriented manner

  • You have a high degree of comfort with analytics, numbers and the capability to draw decisions based on both intuition and data

  • You are team oriented and ambitious

 

Additional Information

Your opportunity:

  • A fast-paced working environment with challenges that let you grow day by day

  • Flat hierarchies with space for your own ideas in a dynamic, dedicated and motivating environment