Counterpart Ventures
Position: Analyst/Associate
Location: San Francisco, CA
Who we are: Counterpart Ventures is a San Francisco based VC fund investing in B2B AI startups at Seed- Series B (lead/co-lead/join syndicates) deploying checks ranging $1-5M ($132M Fund III). We embrace a flexible and innovative funding model that creatively aligns with the needs of our portfolio companies. We help build companies by providing meaningful access to real customers and strategic partnerships via our corporate venture capital community, the Counter Club.
Counter Club represents the most active and engaged network of CVCs among any traditional VC firm. Almost 800+ corporate VCs are members from all around the world. We can create this community as our founding General Partners Patrick Eggen & Joe Saijo bring 20+ years of CVC experience to Counterpart Ventures.
Opportunity: Our fund is growing! We operate like a startup with a small collaborative team of 6 (2 partners, 2 principals, and 1 director of platform, 1 director of investor relations). We are looking for our next core member as we embark on the next chapter of Counterpart Ventures.
We have been VERY thoughtful about new team members. We believe VC is an apprenticeship business, so we invest heavily in mentorship. We don’t believe in the siloed remote work culture. We invest heavily in our foundational team so we can build a sustainable venture franchise. We provide meaningful career trajectory, collaborative work environment (you contribute to the investment discussion/debate) competitive carry structure and opportunity to manage portfolio companies across multiple funds.
What You’ll Do:
- Investment Support:
o Generate proprietary investment deal flow by conducting thematic sector coverage and networking with entrepreneurs, investors, and industry
practitioners.
o Manage deal flow sourcing and pipeline infrastructure (Affinity, Salesforce, LinkedIn, etc.)
o Support due diligence processes including conversations with experts, building financial models, and establishing investment recommendations.
o Create investment memos and presentations for investment decisions. o Identify emerging trends and potential thematic areas for investments, leveraging market insights and analytical skills.
o Oversee organization of founder/investor events and thematic content management
- Portfolio Management:
o Participate in board meetings and assist in supporting portfolios in hiring, sales, GTM, corporate development, and strategic partnerships.
o Opportunities to lead/ co-lead investment portfolio management.
- CVC Ecosystem
o Measure and track ROI drivers that provide value to our portfolios such as customer introductions, partnership enablement, upstream capital support, etc.
Preferred Qualifications (not required):
- 1-2 years of experience in investment banking or some relevant foundational work experience
- 1-2 years of experience in VC/PE is preferred with experience sourcing deals and a pre existing network of founders/investors or domain knowledge having worked in technology companies (corporate development/ finance)
- Strong quantitative analysis skills with the ability to distill key insights from financial models and large datasets.
- A self-starter who thrives working independently and in a collaborative environment being able to navigate unstructured day to day.
- Thrives in startup-like environment working with a small team and paving their own path on the team.
- Excellent communication skills with comfort in connecting with people from analysts, c level executives, customers, and investors.
- Detail-oriented and ability to synthesize and distill complex information. • Enjoys building a network, meeting new people, finding innovative ideas and demonstrated ability to build relationships with founders, investors, and industry professionals.
- We are big on culture and ensure alignment with our values. We believe if you do the little things well, the big things come a lot easier. We love team members who raise their hand to contribute and will play any position to win.
Application: Please submit your resume, 200-word bio, and LinkedIn to team@counterpart.vc
