Senior Venture Capital Lead: Sourcing, Strategy & Growth

Socket.dev; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Tulane University seeks a Venture Capital Lead to source, evaluate, and manage venture investments for Tulane Ventures, reporting to the Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer. You will own the full lifecycle from sourcing to portfolio management and LP reporting.

As the fund grows from $10M to $25M, you will drive expansion, lead IC prep, manage a larger portfolio, and represent Tulane Ventures to founders, co-investors, LPs, and external stakeholders, shaping fund performance and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, Life Sciences or related field
• 8 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, startup finance, corporate venture, technology commercialization, or startup operations
• Advanced financial modeling
• Cap table analysis
• Investment memo preparation
• Due diligence experience
• IC preparation, experience and leadership

Responsibilities

• Investment judgment and intellectual curiosity
• Executive communication and negotiation skills
• Relationship management and ecosystem network building
• High attention to detail
• Ability to operate independently with limited supervision
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously
• Solid writing and financial analysis background
• Analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide relevant conclusions/recommendations
• Excellent computer skills

Skills

Investment judgment

Executive communication

Relationship management

Attention to detail

Independent work

Project management

Entrepreneurial mindset

Portfolio management

Financial analysis

Data interpretation

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business/Engineering/Life Sciences

MBA, CFA, JD or STEM degree

Tools

Carta

AngelList

Affinity

PitchBook

Crunchbase

Salesforce

Job description

Tulane University seeks a Venture Capital Lead to source, evaluate, and manage venture investments for Tulane Ventures, reporting to the Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer. You will own the full lifecycle from sourcing to portfolio management and LP reporting.

As the fund grows from $10M to $25M, you will drive expansion, lead IC prep, manage a larger portfolio, and represent Tulane Ventures to founders, co-investors, LPs, and external stakeholders, shaping fund performance and growth.