Principal, Elevation
CompanyElevation
LocationSan Francisco/ Salt Lake City/ Bengaluru/ Delhi-NCR
About the role
This is a pre-Partner position in Elevation’s SaaS practice with active involvement in all aspects of the Fund’s investments, operations and strategy. In this role, you will independently source interesting early stage tech opportunities and work directly with the Partners to execute and manage investment portfolios.
Role responsibilities
Thesis building
- Drive research and analysis to shape investment themes and investigate emerging trends for investments in SaaS
Deal sourcing
- Meet entrepreneurs, manage pipeline and build relationships with angel investors, other venture capital firms, and accelerators/incubators
Deal execution
- Conduct commercial diligence (i.e., assessing a market, company, and founding team)
- Formulate and present investment cases to the investment committee
- Manage the execution of term sheets, cap tables, legal and financial diligence, long-form investment documents, etc.
Portfolio management
- Represent the fund in the Board Meetings of portfolio companies
- Build strong relationships with portfolio founders, and become their thought partners
- Monitor financial / operating metrics and industry dynamics of portfolio
- Assist with recruiting and fund raising
Prerequisites and qualifications
- A team player, curious self-starter with proven ability to think critically and work independently
- Ability to network and aggressively source new deals in a competitive market
- Excellent communication skills and ability to distill complex details into concise, easy to understand takeaways
- Having a point of view on emerging technologies, trends and business models in SaaS is a strong positive
- Manage and mentor analyst and other junior team members
- 5+ years of product management experience and/or prior role in venture investing
Process: If interested, please email your CV and a cover letter to ravi@elevationcapital.com