Investment Analyst

Trolley; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 536,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinship Ventures is seeking an Investment Analyst to support fundraising and investment work on a fully remote basis. You will help prepare LP updates, decks, data room materials and investor newsletters while conducting market research and drafting investment theses.

The role emphasizes strong written communication and client-service standards for investors. You’ll contribute to market sizing, financial analysis and due diligence, coordinating with operators and co-investors.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years in VC, investment banking, consulting, startup ops or a founder's office.
• Direct exposure to fundraising, investor relations or LP communications.
• Exceptional written English and credibility on calls with senior investors.
• Solid base in financial modeling, market sizing and accounting fundamentals.
• Familiarity with term sheets, cap tables and due diligence.
• AI-native: comfortable with Claude, ChatGPT, Notion and automation.

Responsibilities

• Fundraising and LP support: draft updates, recaps, outreach and fundraising materials.
• Research and diligence: build market maps, theses, calls with operators and analysts.
• Deal support: coordinate diligence, data requests and materials tracking.
• Written communication: turn meetings into accurate recaps and LP/founder memos.

Skills

Venture capital

Fundraising

LP communications

Written English

Financial modeling

Market sizing

Diligence

Investment memo

Research

Term sheets

Cap tables

AI tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Workspace

Tools

Claude

ChatGPT

Notion

No-code automations

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Workspace

Job description

Investment Analyst

Remote (hiring worldwide) · Contractor · Full-time · Monthly salary: $4.000 - $5.000 USD

About the role

You'll support Kinship Ventures on two fronts. On capital formation, you'll prepare materials, track LP conversations and write the communications that move a raise forward. On investment work, you'll do the research, market mapping, diligence support and analysis behind our conviction. Much of the job is writing, and our investors expect a client-service standard of communication.

About us

Kinship Ventures is the venture platform co-founded by Moj Mahdara and Gwyneth Paltrow. We back the world's TAM creators: founders inventing new markets and building enduring companies. Our strategy has two parts. We back high-growth companies approaching scale, and we take early, conviction-driven positions in the next generation of category-defining founders. Moj is also the founder of Trolley, an operating platform for founder-led execution, and the former CEO of Beautycon Media.

What you'll do

• Fundraising and LP support: draft LP updates, recaps and outreach, keep the LP pipeline current after every meeting, and help build fund decks, one-pagers, data room materials and newsletters
• Research and diligence: build market maps, thematic research and investment theses, run primary research calls with operators, customers and experts, and support market sizing, benchmarking, financial analysis and investment memos
• Deal support: coordinate diligence, data requests and document tracking, and keep deal materials, term sheets and cap tables current
• Written communication: turn meetings into accurate recaps, and draft materials for LPs, founders and co-investors that need little editing

What you bring

• 2 to 3 years in venture capital, investment banking, consulting, startup ops or strategy, or a founder's office
• Direct exposure to fundraising, investor relations or LP communications
• Exceptional written English and credibility on calls with senior investors. Writing is a primary filter for this role.
• A solid base in financial modeling, market sizing, competitive analysis and accounting fundamentals, plus working familiarity with term sheets, cap tables and diligence
• AI-native: fluent in Claude, ChatGPT, Notion and no-code automations, plus Excel, PowerPoint and Google Workspace
• Sharp investment judgment: you form a point of view instead of just assembling data, you track everything and you finish what you start

How we work

• Fast-moving and collaborative, working closely with a US-based team
• A high-trust, high-intensity partnership, closer to a co-founder rhythm than a 9-to-5. Expect check-ins on weekends and outside normal hours when things are moving.
• We need someone discreet with sensitive information, direct and honest, and steady under pressure