VC Analyst - Internship

Hexa; Paris; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Hexa seeks a motivated Master's student to join the team in Paris to participate in the deal-flow cycle and help close 2/3 deals per year. You will perform initial inbound lead analysis, identify new target companies, and support outbound tooling enhancements.

You'll conduct market deep-dives, map sectors, and engage in qualitative research with market experts, helping craft clear pictures of targets and investment opportunities.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a Master's degree of top Business/Engineering school.
• At least 1 experience in GTM, Tech M&A or an investment role (PE, VC).
• Entrepreneurship oriented: doer, fast self-learner, self-starter.
• Very curious about tech/software and digging topics to get to the heart of things.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to articulate opinions with numbers and concepts.
• Highly coachable: open to feedback and training.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the deal-flow cycle to help secure 2/3 deals per year.
• Perform first analysis of inbound leads and identify new target companies weekly.
• Help enhance outbound tooling set-up (database, automations, scraping).
• Conduct market deep-dives and sector mapping.
• Assist in qualitative research with market experts and organize calls.
• Support internal BP and investment opportunity pictures during due diligence.

Skills

Deal-flow exposure

Analytical skills

Tech/Software curiosity

Self-starter

Communication skills

Education

Master's in Business/Engineering

Tools

Market research tools

Data scraping basics

Job description

Mission

Within Hexa Scale's team (Thibault, Augustin & Samuel), you'll participate in the deal-flow cycle to make 2/3 successful deals a year.

Outcomes

• Deal-flow: guarantee volume and reactivity
• Perform the first analysis of Inbound leads, and therefore guarantee a Identify new companies that fit our investment scope each week for reach out and ensure a strong volume generation at the top of our investment funnel, target: 30 identified companies
• Help us to enhance our outbound tooling set-up (database, automations, scraping)
• Research: help perform cutting edge market deep-dives
• Perform research on sectors that we decide to deep-dive: mapping of actors, mapping of products and features, understanding of competitive landscape, understanding of funding status and exit potential, understanding of value-creation for customers and GTM structures.
• Participate in qualitative research with market experts: Identify, reach-out and organise calls with market experts that we may not have directly in our network, at scale. Example: generate 10+ interviews with key buyer persona on a researched market.
• Company analysis: help elaborate clear pictures of our targets
• Understand and analyse the business model, product, team, growth engine, and overall business plan of our targets. Participate in our version of the BP to understand key assumptions and risks, and generate a clear picture of the investment opportunity.
• Support Hexa Scale's team in both intro and due diligence calls

Competences & Profile

• Currently enrolled in a Master's degree of top Business/Engineering school
• At least 1 experience in GTM, Tech M&A or an investment role (PE, VC)
• Entrepreneurship oriented: Great doer, fast self-learner, self-starter mindset
• Very curious about tech/software and permanently digging topics to get to the heart of things
• Strong analytical skills and ability to articulate opinions with both numbers and concepts
• Highly coachable: enjoying and asking for feedback and training

Process

• 1st Intro call with our Talent Team (20min)
• Meeting with Samuel to get to know each other and discuss about your experiences and interests (20min)
• Business Case & Feedback session with the team (1h)
• Reference checks & with Samuel