VC (Venture Capital) Associate/Analyst
Position: Kyt Ventures - VC (Venture Capital) Analyst/Associate
Company Overview :Kyt Ventures (KV) (read "Kite") (www.kytventures.com) is a unified funding, incubation & acceleration platform, backed by its global angel network having a reach of 2500+ Angel investors, 300+ Institutional investors (VCs, family offices, angel networks and syndicates) and 10,000+ start-up ecosystem stake-holders. Kyt, India's most investor friendly angel network, started with a mission to build an all-inclusive community of investors, entrepreneurs and ecosystem stake-holders.
KV is sector agnostic and invests upto $1 Million in early-stage startups from pre-seed to pre-series A. We support passionate founders working on disruptive solutions. Our portfolio includes ClearDekho, BHive Alts, Zomoz, Lazy Cocktails and Hotify to name a few.
KV's founders, Gagan Gupta & Dr Anu Gupta, are renowned angel investors, featured individually amongst India's top angels. Dr Anu has been featured amongst 100 Women entrepreneurs shaping and building India (HT Mint 2022). Our founders are alumni of prestigious global B-Schools (ISB, India & IE, Spain) having diverse corporate and entrepreneurial experience.
KV welcomes gutsy individuals full of curiosity and common sense to join its dynamic investment team.
Location : Remote; or relocation to Hyderabad on a mutually agreeable basis
Compensation : INR 6,00,000-12,00,000/ Annum; depending on prior experience, academic credentials & location
Tasks & Responsibilities :Deal Sourcing : - Scout new potential investments
- Manage pipeline of prospective startups
- Connect with & meet startup founders across India
Deal Execution : - Shortlist and evaluate startups & do market research & analysis
- Perform detailed business diligence & present investment theses
- Draft term sheets and negotiate startup mandates
- Organize & moderate startup pitching events
- Manage process of deal documentation, legal review & financial administration
- Collaborate with legal counsel, accountants, auditors etc. to close the investment
Portfolio Management : - Review KV portfolio companies' business periodically
- Organize & moderate review calls of investee companies with investors
- Assist portfolio companies in their growth journey
- Explore opportunities for follow-up fund raise
Investor Relations : - Engage with prospective investors, partner networks, VCs, family offices etc.
- Manage & track investor database
- Run the mandate in KV investor network till deal closure
- Plan & organize VC showcase, Investor Masterclass & other events
Networking and Community building :
- Forge alliances with Accelerators-Incubators, Institutions & other stakeholders
- Represent Kyt in various events such as startup pitching, summits, workshops etc.
- Build partnerships with startup support services provides, PR/Media agencies, Creative Professionals, Legal/Accounting/Secretarial/IPR firms etc.
Kyt's Growth Initiatives : Support Kyt's activities including but not limited to the following :
- Build compelling data driven presentations & reports
- Create high quality financial analysis and financial projection reports
- Lead KV's Incubator-Accelerator program & other strategic initiatives
- Set up & standardize company's internal systems & processes
- Support hiring & team-building across roles including MBA summer internships
- Promote KV's digital presence via blog, social media (Linked-in, FB, IG) posts etc.
- Contribute towards VC fund set-up and launch
Skills required :- Passion for the venture capital & startup ecosystem
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset
- Analytical, data driven & problem solver
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Keen observer with attention to details & focus on big picture
- Team player with ability to work independently
- Deals with ambiguity & comfortable working in less structured start- up environment
- Good PPT, Excel, Content and Social Media skills is always an asset
- Effective networker; well networked in the tech and startup ecosystem is a plus
Qualification :- Bachelors or Masters in business, finance or engineering (BBA, MBA, B. Tech, MTech, B. Com, CS, CA, LLB, LLM, Liberal Arts etc.) from tier-1 Indian and global institutes with a strong record of academic and extra- curriculars
Experience :- Prior experience (1-2 yrs) in the startup ecosystem (startup, VC, angel network, family office, incubator, accelerator, investment banking) or consulting mandatory
What we offer :- Kyt Ventures (KV) is a young dynamic organization with an agile team, thus giving a significant learning opportunity to its employees.
- Candidates can expect to work on end-to-end deal management in the early-stage startup ecosystem.
- The right candidate would grow with the firm and would get striking independence to be able to develop holistic skill sets to make a long-term career in the venture capital industry.
Last Date to Apply : 15 Jan 2023 (For current openings)
Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis