Associate

Cedar Management Consulting; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar Hill Capital is seeking an Associate to drive sourcing, evaluation, and execution across AI-first enterprise technology for financial services. You will perform market research, build financial models, and support portfolio companies with strategic introductions and reporting.

The role offers exposure to live deals, direct founder interaction, and engagement with industry forums, with mentoring from Partners and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or MBA in business or related field; CFA advantageous.
• 3–5 years as Associate or Analyst in VC or investment banking.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills in FinTech.

Responsibilities

• Deal sourcing, evaluation, and ecosystem engagement across FinTech.
• Conduct market analysis, financial modelling, and due diligence.
• Prepare investment memoranda and support end-to-end deal execution.
• Support portfolio companies with reporting and strategic introductions.
• Represent the fund in research, publications, and industry forums.
• Collaborate with Partner and guide an Intern on assignments.

Skills

Deal sourcing

Market & competitive analysis

Financial modelling

Due diligence

Investment-memorandum writing

SaaS metrics & unit economics

Portfolio monitoring

MS Excel & PowerPoint

Education

Master’s degree or MBA

CFA or relevant specialization (advantageous)

Job description

We are an early-stage venture capital fund backing founders building AI-first enterprise technology for the Financial Services industry. The fund’s investment thesis is anchored in a deep legacy in Financial Services technology research and consulting, drawing on a platform that represents over 70 years of global experience in the sector.

Our GP and Operating Partners are also the creators of the region’s only Financial Services Technology Lab, which since 2017 has supported and accelerated 70+ enterprise technology companies, helping them scale products, build partnerships with financial institutions, and expand internationally. We operate as an independently structured venture fund, following a traditional LP–GP model, and are backed by leading institutional investors and family offices across the region.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Associate drives Cedar Hill Capital’s investment engine across the full lifecycle — sourcing, evaluating, and helping execute early-stage opportunities in AI-first enterprise technology for financial services. The role combines analytical rigor, market research, and relationship-building to identify high-potential ventures and support portfolio companies, contributing across deal sourcing, diligence, portfolio management, and value creation. Building on the Cedar and IBS Intelligence platform, the Associate also helps amplify the fund’s presence in the FinTech ecosystem through research, thought leadership, and marketing contributions.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Associate is a core investment-delivery role contributing across the entire investment lifecycle. Responsibilities span proactive deal sourcing and evaluation and ecosystem engagement, market and competitive analysis, financial modelling, and due diligence, alongside investment‑memorandum support and coordination of transaction documentation with founders and advisors. The role supports portfolio companies with reporting, strategic introductions, and operational guidance to drive value creation, and represents the fund in the ecosystem through research and industry forums. It carries direct founder exposure, works closely with the Partner on live deals, and may guide an Intern on assignments. The Associate is expected to own defined analytical modules end to end and to build deepening expertise in FinTech and enterprise‑technology trends.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Deal Sourcing & Research

• Source and evaluate high-potential B2B FinTech startups through proactive outreach, research, and ecosystem engagement.
• Map market categories and maintain the fund’s pipeline and proprietary databases.
• Conduct market analysis, financial modelling, and due diligence to support investment decisions and prepare investment memoranda.
• Contribute to end-to-end deal execution, including structuring, documentation, and coordination with founders and advisors.
• Support portfolio companies with reporting, strategic introductions, and operational guidance to drive value creation.
• Represent the fund in the ecosystem through research publications, social engagement, and industry forums.
• Guide an Intern on assigned work and collaborate to build team knowledge.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Education: Master’s degree or MBA in business or a related field. CFA or relevant specialization advantageous. Relevant disciplines: Finance, economics, business, engineering, or computer science.

Experience: Around 3 to 5 years of experience as an Associate or Analyst in a venture capital firm or in investment banking. A strong understanding of the venture capital and FinTech domains, the startup ecosystem, investors, and industry trends, together with exceptional relationship-building and communication skills.

SKILLS, DOMAIN & COMPETENCIES

Functional & technical skills: Deal sourcing; Market and competitive analysis; Financial modelling; Due diligence; Investment‑memorandum writing; SaaS metrics and unit economics; Portfolio monitoring; Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Investment & domain knowledge: Early‑stage venture capital; AI and enterprise SaaS; FinTech across banking, lending, payments, risk, and compliance; SaaS economics; Startup financing, term sheets, and cap tables.

Behavioral competencies: Analytical thinking, Intellectual curiosity, Commercial judgement, Ownership, Attention to detail, Relationship building, Collaboration, Confidentiality.