Private Equity Associate

Inventure; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Inventure in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking an Associate for a growing private equity team. You will work directly with founders across the full investment lifecycle, from sourcing to execution and portfolio support.

The role rewards proactivity, curiosity, and direct interaction with leadership at founder-led companies. The position offers early responsibility with a merit-based environment and exposure to tech-enabled services and software investments.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of experience in investment banking or private equity (not VC).
• Strong financial modeling skills, including three-statement and LBO modeling for Senior Associate.
• PE experience is required to be considered for the Senior Associate role.
• Experience in M&A, LevFin, or tech focused banking groups.
• Confidence interacting with founders and senior executives.
• Motivation to join a growing platform with a merit based environment.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing, diligence, modeling, execution, and portfolio support across deals.
• Develop market theses and sector mapping for software and tech enabled services.
• Lead financial, market, and operational due diligence.
• Build and refine financial models related to live deals.
• Support transaction structuring, closing, and post close initiatives.
• Partner with portfolio leadership on growth and performance tracking.

Skills

Financial modeling

Valuation & LBO modeling

Deal execution

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Associate for a Growing Private Equity Team

A high growth private equity fund in the Bay Area is hiring across its investment team. The group invests in tech enabled services and software businesses within the lower middle market, with a strong focus on transforming human driven services into scalable, tech forward models. If you are interested in joining a lean team where you can work directly with founders and see the full investment lifecycle end to end, this is a strong opportunity.

What You’ll Do

You will work across sourcing, diligence, modeling, execution, and portfolio support. Associates and Senior Associates contribute directly to investment theses, market mapping, financial analysis, and key workstreams throughout a deal. The team gives early responsibility and values people who are proactive, curious, and comfortable interacting with leadership at founder led companies.

Responsibilities include

• Developing market theses and mapping sub sectors across software and tech enabled services
• Sourcing and evaluating new opportunities
• Leading financial, market, and operational diligence
• Building and refining financial models related to live deals
• Supporting transaction structuring, closing, and post close initiatives
• Partnering with portfolio leadership on growth and performance tracking

What They Need in a Candidate

• 2 to 5 years of experience in investment banking or private equity (not VC)
• Strong financial modeling skills, including three statement and LBO modeling for Senior Associate
• PE experience is required to be considered for the Senior Associate role
• Experience in M&A, LevFin, or tech focused banking groups
• Confidence interacting with founders and senior executives
• Motivation to join a growing platform with a merit based environment

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.