Who are we ?

Data Ventures team has just closed a fresh €100 million fund (Data Ventures II) dedicated to pre-seed and seed startups: it is a unique opportunity for you to participate in early-stage investments in infrastructure software !

Our thesis mainly focuses on tech topics : data infrastructure, AI/ML, devtools, blockchain and quantum computing.

What is the role about?

You can expect your role to be divided roughly into:

> 70% sourcing and evaluation of new investments

Dealflow

Source new investment opportunities through outbound, events, and conferences, market research, nurturing, and screening of the startup ecosystem
Understand tech communities (Github, Hacker News, Reddit… etc)
Evaluate and pre-qualify all new investment opportunities, call and/or meet prospects
Update Serena’s CRM tool with information on new opportunities
Prepare relevant market analysis on qualified opportunities
Present the qualified opportunities to the investment team

Due diligence

Organize first meetings with entrepreneurs
Drive market opportunity assessments, competitive analysis, product and technology evaluation, reference calls, business metrics' analysis, financial and exit modeling
Assist in the preparation of investment notes for internal discussions and investment decisions