What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Investor- Blue Ivy position at Alumni Ventures Group?
About Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a leading venture capital firm that is redefining the way individuals can invest in startups. Alumni Ventures has raised more than $1.4B, holds a rapidly growing portfolio of over 1,500 venture-backed companies, and counts 850,000 community members and subscribers across all its funds. With 120 employees, including ~40 investment professionals, spread across Boston, Chicago, New York City, Menlo Park, and Manchester, NH, we are growing rapidly and continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation.
About this role
Alumni Ventures is seeking a full-time, experienced Investor for our Blue Ivy Ventures Fund for the Yale community. The role is in a team that also invests for the Princeton-focused , and HealthTech funds at Alumni Ventures and will have overlapping work within the team.
The primary focus of the role is deal-sourcing, investing, and portfolio management. The stage focus of AV funds are primarily Seed / A, with about one third of the work in Growth stage deals. Alumni Ventures is a multi-sector fund; this role is for a generalist investing athlete.
This individual will also support researching and evaluating potential investment opportunities and managing relationships with portfolio companies and fellow venture investors. Alumni Ventures is a co-investor, investing alongside well-established venture funds. The successful candidate will source high quality investments for the funds and will have significant input into the creation of an annual portfolio of ~20-30 venture investments.
This position can be based out of our Boston or New York office and is a hybrid role, with an expectation that this individual will work in the office at least 4 days per week. Alumni Ventures is a fast-paced, professional, entrepreneurial environment.
What you'll do
- Source and research potential investment opportunities, as well as develop and maintain the deal pipeline
- Develop investment memos and execute the Investment Committee processes
- Assist in the monitoring of existing investments and support existing founders in the portfolio across a variety of efforts
- Maintain fund performance metrics in close collaboration with AV back office / finance support
- Manage deal flow and related database inputs
- Conduct outreach to VCs, entrepreneurs, incubators, and more to help fill our deal pipeline with prospects
- Vet potential deal opportunities that align with AV's investment mandate, including interviewing company teams, competitors, customers, etc.
- Present companies and work closely and collaboratively with the Managing Partner, as well as other teams within AV
- Educate deal sources and companies / entrepreneurs about AV and our process and effectively manage relationships in a professional, courteous manner
- Work closely with sibling funds to identify mutual interesting investment opportunities
- Develop and maintain proprietary deal and market intelligence
- Contribute positively to AV's culture
Requirements
Ideal Traits
Salary : $175,000-215,000 plus bonus, carry and equity
All employment is subject to passing a background check. Alumni Ventures is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. Privacy Policy
Salary : $175,000 - $215,000
