Senior VC Investor @ Alumni Ventures in Boston, MA

VC Stack; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

VC Stack is seeking a full-time, experienced Investor for our Castor Ventures fund family, focused on the MIT community. This role is primarily focused on deal-sourcing, investing, and portfolio management.

The successful candidate will manage relationships with portfolio companies and fellow venture investors, while sourcing high-quality investments. The position is hybrid, requiring in-office work at least 4 days per week, with a salary range of $150,000-200,000 plus bonus and equity.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of venture capital experience is required.
• 5-10 years of overall work experience is expected.
• Engineering, technology, and start-up background is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate potential deal opportunities that align with AV’s investment mandate.
• Develop investment memos and execute Investment Committee processes.
• Assist in monitoring existing investments and support founders in the portfolio.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Organizational skills

Writing skills

Relationship and communication skills

Networking

Education

MBA or other advanced degree

MIT degree strongly preferred

Job description

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a leading venture capital firm that is redefining the way individuals can invest in startups. Alumni Ventures has raised more than $1.4B, holds a rapidly growing portfolio of over 1,500 venture‑backed companies, and counts 850,000+ community members and subscribers across all its funds. With 120+ employees, including ~40 investment professionals, spread across Boston, Chicago, New York City, Menlo Park, and Manchester, NH, we are growing rapidly and continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation.

About this role

Alumni Ventures is seeking a full‑time, experienced Investor for our Castor Ventures fund family for the MIT community. The role is on a team that invests for the UVA, Georgia Tech, and Deep Tech funds at Alumni Ventures and will have overlapping work within the team.

The primary focus of the role is deal‑sourcing, investing, and portfolio management. The stage focus of AV funds are primarily Seed/A, with about one third of the work in Growth stage deals. Alumni Ventures is a multi‑sector fund; this role is for a generalist investing athlete.

This individual will also support researching and evaluating potential investment opportunities and managing relationships with portfolio companies and fellow venture investors. Alumni Ventures is a co‑investor, investing alongside well‑established venture funds. The successful candidate will source high quality investments for the funds and will have significant input into the creation of an annual portfolio of ~20-30 venture investments.

This position can be based out of our Boston or New York office and is a hybrid role, with an expectation that this individual will work in the office at least 4 days per week. Alumni Ventures is a fast‑paced, professional, entrepreneurial environment.

What you’ll do

• Identify and vet potential deal opportunities that align with AV’s investment mandate, including interviewing company teams, lead investors, competitors, customers, etc.
• Develop investment memos and execute the Investment Committee processes
• Assist in the monitoring of existing investments and support existing founders in the portfolio across a variety of efforts
• Maintain fund performance metrics in close collaboration with AV back office / finance support
• Manage deal flow and related database inputs
• Conduct outreach to VCs, entrepreneurs, incubators, and more to help fill our deal pipeline with prospects
• Present companies and work closely and collaboratively with the Managing Partner, as well as other teams within AV
• Educate deal sources and companies/entrepreneurs about AV and our process and effectively manage relationships in a professional, courteous manner
• Work closely with sibling funds to identify mutual interesting investment opportunities
• Develop and maintain proprietary deal and market intelligence, content creation (blogs, whitepapers), attend trade shows/events/conferences as appropriate
• Contribute positively to AV’s culture

Requirements

• MBA or other advanced degree
• MIT degree strongly preferred
• Engineering, technology, and start‑up background is a plus
• 1-5 years of venture capital experience, supplemented by 5-10 years of overall work experience
• Additional venture/startup experience is appreciated, and will be evaluated to determine appropriate title of Senior Associate, Principal, or Senior Principal within Alumni Ventures

Ideal Traits

• Strong analytical, financial analysis, organizational, and writing skills
• A professional presence combined with relationship and communication skills to interact effectively with internal and external parties
• Ability to quickly comprehend, evaluate, and critique a venture’s business model, market opportunity, and team
• Awareness of the venture capital community, including leading investment funds and partners, historical successes and failures
• Familiarity with typical venture capital deal structures, terms, and industry practices
• Knowledge and interest in current technology, trends, and developments
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and execute on processes while working with diverse and/or remote stakeholders
• Adept at organizing, analyzing, and reporting on data; notices and addresses important details with a high degree of accuracy
• Demonstrated interest and experience in emerging companies, and experience in company research and due diligence preparation
• Good networker, with an ability to help grow our ecosystem and process for identifying investment opportunities
• Self‑starter and independent manager, but great team player, preferably with personnel management experience
• Smart, creative thinker and problem‑solver, fast learner, with demonstrated initiative

Salary: $150,000-200,000 plus bonus, carry and equity