Platform Strategy Analyst

Initio Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital is seeking a Platform Strategy Analyst to identify markets, companies, products, and growth opportunities. You will transform ambiguous information into clear research, structured analysis, and prioritized target lists with 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.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical ability and commercial curiosity.
• Comfortable moving quickly across business, finance, tech and strategy topics.
• Experience in consulting, investment research, or corporate development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research markets, companies, and investment themes.
• Build target lists, market maps, and opportunity pipelines.
• Analyze data and documents to form concise recommendations; support multiple projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

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 Platform Strategy 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, market research, 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.