Internship - Octopus Ventures

Whats in it for you 

The First Cheque Fund Fellowship is a great opportunity to kickstart your early stage investing career. Were looking for an internto work within the First Cheque Fund for a 3 monthinternship reporting to the Principals on the PreSeed Fund. 

This role will grow into being the first point of call for inbound founder applications. With over 400 cold applications received by the First Cheque Fund team monthly youll have access to several investment applications from founders across Europe and will learn the ropes of early stage investing during this process directly from Kirsten and Tilly.  

The team 

The Octopus First Cheque Fund invests early in founders across Europe building new technologies to solve the worlds toughest problems. We invest 100k in the first funding round and we invest across B2B Software Fintech and Health. 

What will you be doing 

• Review startups and share unique insight on market potential 
• Carry out constructive market research on companies 
• Participate in initial pitch review conversations with founders 
• Write up investment memos and develop a strong thesis 
• Make investment recommendations to the Investment Committee  

Qualifications :

Qualifications 

Ideally youll have some or all the following qualifications skills and jobrelated experience 

• Some exposure to earlystage technology startups across Europe 
• Highly processoriented with a talent for simplifying complexityskilled at analysing vast amounts of information providing valuable context and developing wellstructured theses on companies industries and competitors. 
• Boost Operational Efficiency: Simplify workflows and enhance the Ops tech stack.  
• Drive Innovation & Strategy: Implement new technologies to strengthen investment processes and ecosystem engagement. 
• Excited about earlystage startups across B2B Fintech or Digital Health  
• Could currently be completing an MBA Program (not a requirement to apply) 
• Strong written and spoken communication skills 
• A collaborative team player who prioritizes dedication over personal recognition upholding exceptional professional and ethical standards. 
• Strong market research skills 

And to really stand out from the crowd display the following qualities and characteristics: 

• Great interpersonal skills; easily connects with entrepreneurs 
• Passionate about preseed supporting founders at their earliest stages 
• Good understanding of the European preseed market 
• Passionate about diversity and inclusion in VC 
• Data Driven; excited about qualitative and quantitative insight 

Additional Information :

What we offer

Untracked holiday 
Hybrid working   minimum 3 days a week in the office
Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud Digital GP & more 
 

Our Values 
At our core we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. Thats why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders employees customers communities environment and shareholders are considered in every decision we make. 

We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development we embrace and celebrate all races genders religions sexual orientations ages disabilities and socioeconomic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

Were proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability including neurodiversity and mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to optin to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process well be happy to accommodate where possible.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern