VC Associate @ Rev1 Ventures in Columbus, OH

VC Stack; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative work environment

Competitive compensation package

Generous paid time off

401(k) matching

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

VC Stack is looking for an Associate to support investment funds by analyzing and managing investments in early-stage companies. The role involves evaluating technology and collaborating within a team to attract high-quality investment opportunities. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and 3 to 5 years of relevant experience.

A competitive compensation package with benefits like 401(k) matching and generous paid time off is offered. The position is based in Columbus, Ohio, in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of demonstrated experience in pre-seed to early-stage venture investment preferred.
• Able to assess business health and future potential across several areas.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Actively research and conduct outreach to identify companies for investment.
• Evaluate technology, products, business, and financial plans.
• Manage systems to track due diligence files and investment documents.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, sciences, engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

Salesforce.com

Pitchbook

Crunchbase

CB Insights

Job description

Rev1 Ventures is the venture development studio that helps tech startups scale and corporates innovate. A top seed investor in the Midwest, Rev1 supports and invests in early‑stage companies in software, life sciences, and other advanced technologies through Rev1 Capital while fueling innovation and a thriving tech ecosystem for startups and corporations alike. By leveraging its network of corporate, community, and research partnerships, Rev1 helps high‑growth companies validate customers, build teams, and access funding while enabling corporate partners to identify, source, and invest in startups. This unique approach breeds innovation, improves startup success rates, and helps entrepreneurs build great companies.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Investment Funds, the Associate is a critical member of a team that analyzes, executes, and manages investments in pre‑seed, seed, and early‑stage companies across several venture capital funds. The position will work across Rev1 Ventures investment funds and other managed funds. Rev1 Ventures invests across a broad range of technology sectors, including enterprise software across healthcare IT and digital health, HR tech and the future of work, and fintech. A significant percentage of our investment activity is focused on life sciences companies commercializing technologies developed at The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and spinout companies commercializing technologies licensed from The Ohio State University.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive Deal Flow: Actively research, network, and conduct outreach to identify companies in sectors of interest to Rev1 Ventures. Help Rev1 Ventures attract new, high‑quality investment opportunities through these efforts.
• Due Diligence: Evaluate technology, products, business, and financial plans; perform customer and market assessments, competitive analyses, and model capital requirements across the early‑stage company life cycle. Ability to make well‑reasoned conclusions and recommendations regarding new investments, and relative transaction execution.
• Collaborate: Work with the Rev1 Ventures team to monitor and track progress of investment projects. Support Rev1 Ventures efforts to build relationships with venture funds, strategic investors, angel investors, and other key investment stakeholders. Assist Rev1 Ventures Market Intelligence and Data Analytics team in the maintenance and management of third‑party databases (e.g. Pitchbook, Crunchbase, CB Insights), assisting in providing updates for Rev1 Ventures investment activities.
• Tracking and Reporting: Manage systems to track and organize due diligence files, investment documents, and portfolio company documents. Monitor portfolio company progress and maintain up‑to‑date records within Rev1’s CRM system, Salesforce.com. Assist in preparing fund‑level quarterly and annual reporting.

What You’ll Bring:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, sciences, engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience: 3 to 5 years of demonstrated experience in pre‑seed to early‑stage venture investment preferred. A combination of venture development, technology commercialization, startup, management consulting and/or investment experience may also be considered relevant experience.
• Sector Knowledge: Industry knowledge and expertise across information technology, B2B SaaS, and other technology sectors is a plus.
• Analytical Skills: Able to assess business health and future potential across several areas including market, team, product, financial and capital needs. Able to make well‑reasoned conclusions and recommendations regarding new investment opportunities, relative to specific transaction execution and portfolio management situations. Practical understanding and application of financial statements and Excel skills.
• Project Management: Able to effectively manage multiple, competing projects at varying stages of maturity. Ability to be flexible and adapt the workstyle to meet the needs of the project and stakeholders. Able to rapidly assess project needs and next steps.
• Strong Communication: Highly professional with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills. Seeks win‑win opportunities and supports current and future portfolio companies. Effectively communicate project updates across the organization.
• Detail‑oriented Self‑Starter: Able to take high level direction and distill down to actionable steps in order to achieve the end goal.

What’s in it for you?

• Collaborative work environment at one of the Best Places to Work in Columbus
• Access to exciting tech startups and trends in the national arena
• Competitive compensation package, including performance‑based incentives
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Health, dental, and vision benefits

Schedule: Full‑time

Location: In Person, Rev1 Ventures – Columbus, Ohio

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States and able to work 8am‑5pm Monday – Friday with some night and weekend availability to attend related events. COVID‑19 Vaccinations are mandatory and are a condition of employment at Rev1 Capital. Reasonable accommodations will be considered.

As an equal opportunity employer, Rev1 Ventures does not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status.