VC Associate

Dartmouth Partners is working with a leading global private markets investment firm to appoint an Associate to its Menlo Park investment team.

The team focuses on opportunities across the private equity secondaries market, investing across GP-led transactions, LP portfolio sales and primary fund commitments. With a particular emphasis on Technology, Growth and Venture Capital, the role provides exposure to both company-level underwriting and broader fund and portfolio analysis.

This is an opportunity to join an established global investment platform and develop broad transaction experience across a rapidly growing area of the private markets.

The Role:

Working in lean investment teams alongside senior professionals, the Associate will play an active role across the full investment process.

Responsibilities will include:

• Analyzing private equity, growth and venture capital investment opportunities
• Building financial models and valuation analyses across companies, funds and secondary transactions
• Conducting detailed financial, commercial and investment due diligence
• Evaluating the key merits, risks and return characteristics of prospective investments
• Working directly with private equity and venture capital managers throughout the diligence process
• Preparing investment materials and presenting opportunities to the global Investment Committee
• Supporting the monitoring and analysis of existing portfolio investments
• Participating in meetings with underlying fund managers

Candidate Profile:

We are looking to speak with candidates with approximately 1–3 years of experience across Investment Banking, Private Equity, Growth Equity or a similarly analytical and transaction-focused environment.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong financial modelling, valuation and analytical skills
• Excellent quantitative capabilities and commercial judgement
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• A clear interest in Technology, Growth and Venture Capital investing
• A collaborative approach and strong work ethic
• Previous Technology sector experience would be particularly relevant given the team’s investment focus