Associate at Volta Ventures

Responsibilities

• Main role will be interacting with partners in support of identifying, sourcing and negotiating new investment opportunities in the internet & software sector in Belgium
  • Network and meet with entrepreneurs, fellow venture capital investors and attend events
  • Sourcing new investment opportunities in Belgium
  • Analysing and evaluating new investment opportunities by conducting due diligence, researching industry sectors, interviewing management and preparing financial models
• Managing relevant reporting of the firm's deal flow and portfolio companies
• Maintaining proper records of investments, outstanding warrants, …
• Collecting data from portfolio companies and creating quarterly fund reports
• Assisting portfolio companies on an as needed basis

Candidate Requirements

• Master in finance, business, economics, accounting, civil engineering or related degree with an excellent track record
• Knowledgeable / experience in the Belgian startup-ecosystem
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Fluent in Dutch and English
• Successful track record of delivering results and closing projects quickly
• Experience in working in a fast-paced, high energy, no-frills start-up culture
• Analytical, number cruncher

Ideal Personal Attributes

• Loves meeting people & entrepreneurs
• 2-4 years of experience in high-tech sector at start-ups, incubators, investment banking, VC firm or strategy/management consulting
• A roll up your sleeves, self-starter personality; delivers and gets stuff done
• Demonstrated interest in technology, entrepreneurship and the start-up scene
• Team player / collaborative operating style but can work independently
• Unquestioned ethics

Location

• Your place of business will be our offices in the centre of Gent

Benefits 

• Competitive salary and the opportunity to work with the best entrepreneurs in the Benelux and grow to a principal position in the fund.