Associate, Early-Stage Investments

Premji Invest - US; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Premji Invest is seeking an Associate for the early-stage team to conduct deep market research, diligence, and thesis development. You will work closely with investing professionals in a fast-paced environment and own coverage of specific markets.

The role involves in-person collaboration at our Menlo Park office, with 3-4 days per week on site, and you will participate in the full investment lifecycle from analysis to committee presentation.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, consulting, or venture investing, or in engineering or product at a technology company.

Responsibilities

• Develop research on AI, Software, and Deep Tech markets including how technology works and who the players are.
• Turn research into investment theses that guide where the team spends time.
• Run diligence on live opportunities including technical evaluation, customer/expert calls, competitive analysis, and financial and cohort work.
• Write investment memos and present recommendations to the investment committee.
• Track companies in coverage areas and surface the most promising ones for meetings.
• Support portfolio companies on recruiting, introductions, fundraising, and strategy.

Skills

Financial analysis

Writing

Diligence

Market research

Technical aptitude

Tools

Excel

Job description

Premji Invest is a $17B+ evergreen crossover fund investing across AI, Enterprise, Consumer, Health, and Deeptech sectors. The firm operates as one integrated team spanning early-stage, growth, and public markets, partnering with founders from inception to IPO and beyond. Premji Invest’s capital supports the Azim Premji Foundation, one of the world’s largest philanthropic endowments. The organization is driven by a clear mission: ensuring capital market returns translate into meaningful human outcomes for communities worldwide.

THE ROLE

We are hiring an Associate for the early-stage team. The core of the job is research and diligence: building a deep understanding of the markets we invest in, and doing the work to decide whether a specific company is worth backing. You will work directly with the investing professionals who lead the early-stage effort and will own coverage of specific markets.

The role is based in our Menlo Park office, with 3-4 days a week in person.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop research on markets within AI, Software, and Deep Tech: how the technology works, who the players are, where value is likely to accrue, and what would have to be true for a company to win
• Turn that research into investment theses that shape where the team spends its time
• Run diligence on live opportunities, including technical evaluation, customer and expert calls, competitive analysis, and financial and cohort work
• Write investment memos and present recommendations to the investment committee
• Track companies in your coverage areas and surface the ones worth meeting
• Support portfolio companies on recruiting, introductions, fundraising, and strategy

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1-3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, consulting, or venture investing, or in engineering or product at a technology company
• Ability to learn a technical market quickly and form a clear view of it
• Strong analytical skills, including financial analysis
• Clear, direct writing; you will write memos the team relies on
• Real interest in how technology works
• Willingness to form your own views and defend them

Preferred: technical training or hands-on technical experience, or prior research or diligence work in a venture or growth investing role.