Investment Associate | Venture & Growth Technology
Do you want to step into the exciting world of Venture Capital?
Are you passionate about investing in promising technology companies? Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset and love to help these companies to (hyper)scale? Then you might be the ideal colleague to join our team!
About your role
- Embed yourself in the venture team by taking part in all stages of the investment process all the way from sourcing until portfolio management. Work is divided 50-50 between investment and founder servicing
- Independently source attractive investment opportunities and screen inbound deal-flow
- Perform in-depth due diligence on product, commercial, strategic and financial level
- Build expertise through extensive market research in themes of interest within our target sectors and markets
- Stress test unit economics and financial growth models
- Assist in building deal structures and negotiating term sheets with inspiring founders
- Support and work with our portfolio companies on topics such as internationalisation, scaling GTM, building out operational structures for fast scaling, boosting KPI-based steering, etc.
Who are we looking for?
- You have 2 to 5 years of experience in investing, strategy consulting, startups / scale-ups or banking
- You are an analytical, hands-on and pragmatic person with a proactive attitude
- You have strong communication skills to articulate and underpin concepts, propositions and theses, both verbal and written, and are not afraid to have well substantiated opinions
- Ideally, you can assess markets and trends, you understand how to assess business models and business plans, you have an understanding of different commercial strategies when scaling a company and you have affinity with technology
- You have an academic track record, likely with a degree in finance, economics, data science, engineering, or computer science
- You are comfortable with Microsoft (Excel / PowerPoint / Word)
- You are fluent in English and Dutch or German
About Holland Capital
- Investment firm founded in 1981, based in Amsterdam and Düsseldorf
- Invested in 180+ companies and c. EUR 500m assets under management
- Sector-specialised teams for Technology and Healthcare, and stage-specialised teams for venture & growth and buy-out. This position will be in the Venture & Growth Technology team
- Strong reputation, good track record and a network of leading entrepreneurs, investors and industry-experts
- Fun and entrepreneurial team of motivated professionals with diverse backgrounds
- Focus on investment opportunities in Benelux and Germany
- Our edge lies in creating deep value through hands-on founder servicing. We love to make our hands dirty – We have invested in (future) industry leaders such as Axual, Channext, ComplianceWise, Conversation24, Intercept, Uman and Yource
What do we offer
- Ability to build a professional career at a vibrant VC fund
- A fast-paced working environment with challenges which let you grow day by day
- Responsibility from the start, involved in all stages of a deal within a non-hierarchical environment
- Competitive salary
- Work with and learn from a highly experienced team of both passionate and fun people
- Delicious lunch, unlimited boat parties on our Holland Capital boat, a great ski trip, several yearly team-building events and free access to the gym
Passionate about VC, entrepreneurship, and a fast-paced working environment? Please send us your application (short motivation and CV) via thomas.batsleer@hollandcapital.nl
* These requirements give an indication of the profile we are looking for in this position. Research shows that mainly male candidates apply at a 60% match and women at a 100% match. Do you not meet all the requirements, but do you think this is the position for you? Then we invite you to apply.
Amsterdam
Krijn Taconiskade 426
1087 HW Amsterdam
+31 (0) 20 311 94 11
Düsseldorf
Inselstraße 34
40479 Düsseldorf
+49 (0) 211 43 63 69 01
Contact
info@hollandcapital.nl