Investment Manager, Techstars Washington D.C.
Investment Manager, Techstars Washington D.C.
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Location: Washington DC on site
Job Summary
Investment Manager Techstars Washington DC
We are hiring an Investment Manager to work closely with the Managing Director for the Techstars Healthcare Program in Washington DC
In this role you will be responsible for ensuring the operational success of the full accelerator cycle from preprogram and founder onboarding to 13weeks of programming and Demo Day. This includes utilizing tools and developing processes to manage program data scheduling logistics and event management including Demo Day the culmination of the program.
As an Investment Manager you will also be focussed on sourcing selecting and helping to accelerate the growth of companies in which we invest during the 3month accelerator and beyond. You will have the opportunity to have a frontrow seat to the creation of some of the most prolific companies of the next decade and help support their success.
In this role you will bring to the program an understanding of early stage startup operations investing and fundraising. You will meet regularly with entrepreneurs mentors and other members of the Techstars network (investors community members prospective partners etc.) and you should expect to be well versed on emerging trends and technologies in the venture capital industry. You will be intimately involved in the support of our founders in the program helping them accelerate traction through customer development and sales support.
You will also be a critical partner for them in their fundraising efforts helping them build their pitch decks hone their pitch and help them run an efficient and effective process. You will build strong bonds with the startups you bring into the program acting as a resource and looking out for relevant opportunities to support their success.
Responsibilities and Duties
- In conjunction with the Managing Director you will help develop and refine the program investment thesis in various aspects of healthcare
- Source target companies consistent with your program investment thesis utilizing direct outreach paid marketing events referrals and inbound accelerator applications
- Review and rate companies based on the program selection and measurement criteria and process within Techstars record systems
- Run due diligence to verify market information unit economics and other financial metrics to yield the highest IRR possible.
- Do what it takes to identify close and help worldclass founders to find success and to make sure our accelerator experience is authentic and extraordinary
- Form and foster authentic relationships with founders investors mentors service providers and other ecosystem partners in order to develop sourcing relationships and build a support network for our founders
- Help our founders secure additional investment during and postprogram
- Partner with the Managing Director to develop the program plan and own successful execution of the Accelerator program including Demo Day.
- Ensure the program is following best practices and executing upon the outlined content and curriculum of the Techstars playbook.
- Deliver a bestinclass accelerator experience for founders mentors partners investors and other program stakeholders.
- Own all logistics operations administration scheduling calendar management and event planning for the program.
- Mentor our founders and provide them with the network tools and education they need to succeed
- Help create and support the systems and infrastructure used for sourcing mentor and investor relations
- Provide ongoing portfolio management and assistance for our companies
Qualifications and Skills
- Deep understanding of empathy for and experience with the zerotoone entrepreneurial process you quite likely have 1) been a cofounder or early employee at a startup company and have ideally been involved with a successful fundraise or two or 2) have prior earlystage tech investing experience
- 5 years of prior experience in the technology industry; product development engineering or gotomarket experience
- Experience engaging with and supporting a diverse entrepreneurial network
- Experience constructing Investment Memos and supporting research
- Understanding of venture deals investment materials and investor pitches
- Strong emotional intelligence and founder empathy stemming from experience with recruiting vetting or advising entrepreneurs
- A genuine passion for technology and startups an entrepreneurial mindset and a desire to learn
- You are available to travel
- Expertise with Excel models Google Suite Airtable Notion and other tools utilized by our founders and program
- Your verbal and written communication skills are razor sharp
- Initiative and comfort working through uncertainty/unstructured environments come naturally to you
- Analytically oriented you make decisions based on data
- You can sell you combine credibility and chemistry to convince people to join you on your journey
Compensation: $110000.00 $130000.00 base with 10% bonus
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About Techstars
Techstars is the most active preseed investor in the world having invested through its accelerators in more than 3700 companies. Founded in 2006 Techstars believes that entrepreneurs create a better future for everyone and great ideas can come from anywhere. Now we are on a mission to invest in an unprecedented number of startups per year enabling more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds as well as by connecting startups investors corporations and cities to help build thriving startup communities.
Techstars is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race sex age national origin religion physical or mental handicaps or disabilities marital status Veteran status sexual orientation gender identity nor any other basis prohibited by law.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
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