What are the responsibilities and job description for the Venture Capital Associate position at Trust Fund?
Trust Fund is an early-stage venture fund investing in companies that help people start and build businesses.
We’re backed by some brilliant folks including Marc Andreessen, David Sacks, Jeremy Liew, Jason Calacanis, Ev Williams, Jeff Jordan, Paris Hilton, Rob Hayes, Andrew Chen, Chris Dixon, Phil Hellmuth, Jesse Draper, Naomi Gleit, Carter & Courtney Reum, Ryan Hoover, and other great humans.
We’re looking for a Venture Capital Associate to support both our Founder & General Partner, as well as our growing portfolio of incredible companies.
This role will have significant exposure to the inner workings of an early stage venture fund, top investors, and the next generation of world-changing entrepreneurs.
In this role, you will...
- Support the fundraise of a pre-seed venture capital fund
- Keep CRM up-to-date and organized
- Assist with managing the fundraise pipeline
- Assist with drafting LP updates memos
- Create investment memos & support company diligence
- Gather updated portfolio company information
- Keep files and data room up-to-date
- Assist in developing external-facing materials, wikis, etc.
- Screen cold inbound deal flow
- Source deals in creative ways & initiate founder outreach
- Assist with diligence for potential investments
- Create and improve efficiencies and automations
- Develop new areas for us to invest in through sector or customer research, market sizing, competition analysis, associated risks
- Assist with monthly newsletter creation
We'd like you to have...
- Bachelor’s degree (major in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field preferred).
- 1-2 years at a venture fund
- Experience modeling funds, tracking markups, and creating reports
- Demonstrated track record of academic and professional success
- Strong analytical and financial skills, experience building models
- Commitment to a career in the venture capital industry
- Razor sharp verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Highest integrity; exceptionally detail oriented, organized and reliable; results oriented; entrepreneurial; strong EQ and people skills; service oriented and collaborative; intellectually curious and humble
- Genuine intellectual curiosity, the ability to learn new facts and concepts quickly and comprehensively, then explain those facts & concepts to other people succinctly
- Desire and proven ability to learn new domains and technologies quickly
- An ability to self-manage in an unstructured environment
- A genuine passion for technology and startups, an entrepreneurial mindset and a desire to learn
Super cool and ideal if you...
Have experience with
- Slack
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Affinity or other CRM platform
- Webflow
- Zapier
- G Suite
- DocSend
We are proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.