Venture Associate

Summary

Join Capital Factory's Venture Team in Houston as a Venture Associate and become a highly connected leader in the city's startup scene within two years. You will source deal flow by meeting entrepreneurs and investors, attending pitch events and hackathons, and utilizing digital platforms. Responsibilities include meeting with technology entrepreneurs, attending community events, discovering new startups, developing relationships with investors, writing deal memos, and tracking leads in the CRM. Success is measured by sponsoring startups accepted into Capital Factory and building a strong network within the community. The role requires at least two years of experience in a tech startup and a passion for emerging technologies. The position is remote with some travel, and evening and weekend work may be required.

Requirements

• You have at least two years experience as a founder, employee, or investor at a tech startup
• You are passionate about emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and robotics
• You are outgoing and can talk to just about anyone
• You are organized and plan ahead, but you don’t get stressed out when things change at the last minute… because they will. You roll with it
• You check your email in the evenings and are available to work during evening events and over the weekends when there is a tight deadline. You do what it takes to get the job done
• You plan to stay in Houston and in this role for the next two years

Responsibilities

• Meet with every technology entrepreneur in Houston and try to help them by directing them to proper Capital Factory resources
• Attend pitch events, hackathons, and other events hosted in the community, both in-person and online
• Use Twitter, LinkedIn, and other digital platforms to discover new startups and connect with the founders
• Develop relationships with CEOs, Angel Investors, and Venture Capitalists and invite them to be your guest at VIP events
• Read all of the local startup news and engage in social media
• Write deal memos for the best startups to get them into Capital Factory
• Get ten years of venture capital experience in two years time!

Preferred Qualifications

• You sponsor four Houston startups who are accepted into Capital Factory each month
• You can convince a startup to join Capital Factory based on the benefits of being part of our community and just because they need money
• People think “you’re everywhere” because you are a speaker on a local or online panel or event every week and they are always seeing you at relevant community events and around Capital Factory
• Founders, mentors and investors come to you to ask for introductions
• Every slot gets booked up at your office hours
• Your leads are accurately and promptly tracked in our CRM

Benefits

• 4 weeks paid time off (one week is between Christmas and New Year’s)
• Personal health, vision and dental insurance paid 100% by Capital Factory
• Additional benefits such as 401k program (50% company matching), life insurance, short & long term disability and and employee assistance program
• Parental leave including 10 weeks paid leave for birthing parents and 4 weeks paid leave for non-birthing parents
• $1,000 personal innovation budget on your first year anniversary and then an additional $500 each anniversary thereafter
• Coworking membership at Capital Factory with garage parking space, metro pass, or rideshare credits and access to the onsite gym
• A priceless network