Associate / Analyst Cornerstone Ventures
Cornerstone Ventures
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Full Time
Experience: 3 - 3 years required
Pay:
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Type: Full Time
Location: Maharashtra
Skills: Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Deal Sourcing, Research, growth initiatives, Performance monitoring, Market Analysis, exit strategies, Strategy consulting, Investment banking, Stakeholder management, Data Analysis, Communication skills, People Management, Strategic Decisioning, Techenabled Models, Transaction Closures, Startup Ecosystem, Marketing Strategies
About Cornerstone Ventures
Job Description
About the Fund: Cornerstone Ventures is a leading Enterprise Tech focused VC Fund investing in emerging growth stage companies developing innovations for Enterprises & SMEs. The Fund-I had a corpus of US$50 mn Fund and has invested in ~20 Enterprise SaaS companies in India, US and SEA across fintech, retail-tech, logistics, healthcare, etc. The Fund II has a target corpus of ~$200 mn and investing in growth stage enterprise tech companies Role: We are looking for an Analyst and/or Associate to join our Investment & Portfolio Management team. The candidate will assist in end-to-end investment process for new investments and in managing the existing investments of the Fund. Key Responsibilities: Deal sourcing and evaluation for new investment opportunities Scout for new opportunities and research about new innovations across various sectors Track, manage, drive, and enhance incoming deal-flow Continuous engagement with Founders of Portfolio companies to help them with strategic decisioning and enabling growth Execute on growth initiatives planned for portfolio companies Monitoring monthly performance and building performance metrics for portfolio companies Monitoring market developments & competitive landscaping Build strategies for exit of investments Ideal Qualifications: MBA from top tier / leading institutes (India / abroad) Formal education in tech. / tech. enabled models is preferred Prior experience of transaction closures in PE / VC Fund required (for Associate) Min. 3 years relevant work experience post-MBA in relevant fields of PE /VC, Strategy Consulting, Investment Banking (top Tier firms) in India/global Experienced in managing multiple stakeholders across leadership teams / CXOs / Founding teams Good exposure to the Startup Ecosystem in India and tech. led innovations / investments / business model innovation Personal Attributes: Ability to develop and articulate strategic recommendations based on rigorous data analysis Ability to partner with multiple teams to understand business issues, execution priorities and marketing strategies Proactiveness to identify areas of improvement, designing solutions and implement them on the ground Capable of managing Senior Management/CXO/Founder level communications and presentations Ability to tie analytic solutions to business/ industry value and outcomes Should possess sharp, logical and analytical thinking Should possess exceptional written and oral communication skills (including high end presentation skills) Should be self-motivated and driven with high degree of professionalism to work in a small and fast growing set-up Ability to work in a time-line driven environment Should possess excellent people management skills including mentoring and coaching Should be hands-on with exceptional execution/delivery capabilities,