Corporate Development Research Analyst

Initio Capital LLC; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a Corporate Development Research Analyst to identify promising markets, companies, products, operators, and investment or growth opportunities. You will translate ambiguous information into structured analysis and practical recommendations.

The role is remote and flexible, welcoming candidates who can move quickly across business, finance, technology, and strategy topics, delivering concise insights and actionable plans for diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Identify markets, companies, products, operators, and investment opportunities.
• Turn ambiguous information into clear research and prioritized target lists.
• Provide practical recommendations across strategy, diligence, and growth.

Responsibilities

• Build target lists, market maps, competitive scans, and opportunity pipelines.
• Analyze data, documents, websites, interviews, and public information to form concise recommendations.
• Support strategy, sourcing, diligence, product, growth, finance, and operations projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Research

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Excel

Job description

ABOUT INITIO CAPITAL

Initio Capital is hiring for this role and related opportunities across consulting, finance, product, software, AI, operations, market research, and growth-focused workstreams.

THE ROLE

As a Corporate Development Research Analyst, you will help identify promising markets, companies, products, operators, and investment or growth opportunities. You will turn ambiguous information into clear research, structured analysis, prioritized target lists, and practical recommendations.

This is a remote, flexible role for candidates who are analytical, commercially curious, and comfortable moving quickly across business, finance, technology, and strategy topics.

WHAT YOU MAY WORK ON

• Research companies, markets, business models, and investment themes.
• Build target lists, market maps, competitive scans, and opportunity pipelines.
• Analyze data, documents, websites, interviews, and public information to form concise recommendations.
• Support strategy, sourcing, diligence, product, growth, finance, and operations projects.

WHO THIS IS FOR

This is a strong fit for candidates interested in consulting, finance, investment research, product strategy, software, AI/data, business operations, corporate development, private markets, or entrepreneurship.

COMPENSATION

Compensation varies by project and experience. Many roles are flexible, remote, and project-based.