We’re hiring a full-time Investment Associate to join the Work-Bench Ventures team. The ideal candidate will have 1-4 years work experience. While most people would typically think of an Associate being like Robin to a Partner’s Batman, I’d like to challenge that notion. I’m not looking for a sidekick, but rather a true collaborator who I can trust, depend on, and who has an insatiable passion for enterprise technology.
Role
As a VC Associate you will research enterprise markets and identify disruptive trends ripe for investment. Within those trends you’ll find companies that are rising stars. You’ll develop relationships with extraordinary founders, with the Work-Bench Ventures investment portfolio and community, and with peers in venture.
We’ll sit together in company pitch meetings and evaluate their businesses. You’ll conduct due diligence and competitive analyses on companies, and we’ll review the opportunities together. You will manage all deal flow and have the ability to own specific areas from start to finish. Your voice will be heard during partnership meetings and you’ll be expected to provide insights and feedback as we meet new companies.
Since Work-Bench is a startup itself, you’ll have an entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit and be excited about rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands dirty.
Hiring Process
VC is a relationship driven business. Therefore, as your first test, please get a warm introduction to me or someone else on my team, and share your resume and answers to the following questions (your answers for all four questions must be 1-2 pages max).
Why enterprise technology?
What’s an interesting enterprise sector for investment? Name a particular company in the sector and why they’d make a worthwhile investment for Work-Bench Ventures. [Note: Work-Bench Ventures co-invests between $250K-$1M in Series A and Series B rounds]
Why do you want to work in VC, and what have you done that demonstrates your passion for technology and entrepreneurship?
Please share your web presence with us (Facebook, Linkedin, Tumblr, Twitter, etc.). Whether your a developer with a Github profile or a designer with a Behance profile, we would love to get a sense of what drives you. Share something that you feel embodies who you are, and please don't spend anytime cleaning it up for us - we want to see the real you.
Requirements
Demonstrated passion for technology and entrepreneurship
Enthusiastic about talking to entrepreneurs and have the written and oral communication skills to connect effectively
Qualitative and quantitative thinker who can research emerging market opportunities and source new companies
Ambition, perseverance, and resourcefulness like a startup founder
Track record of taking initiative
1-4 years work experience
Legally qualified to work in the US, and able to begin work immediately
Pluses
Your work experience relates to enterprise technology (e.g. worked at Box or VMware)
Outstanding academic record with significant leadership experience / extracurricular achievements
Computer science / technical background
What You Get
VC experience with significant responsibility and involvement in the full investment cycle
Build network of entrepreneurs and co-investors
Startup camaraderie and spirit
Leading role in the future of enterprise technology building, buying, and bridging
Work Hard, Laugh Hard, Play Hard
Come to work in our sunny loft in Union Square, New York
About Work-Bench
Work-Bench is an enterprise technology growth accelerator in New York City. We scale enterprise technology companies through building community, connecting exceptional builders to Fortune 500 buyers, and co-investing in extraordinary founders attacking enormous markets. Work-Bench Ventures focuses on early stage enterprise technology startups and invests between $250K to $1M in each company.
New York City’s Chief Digital Officer, Rachel Haot, kicked the morning off with a keynote on how enterprise startups are helping all New York City industries to innovate and stay competitive, while also creating jobs and value within the tech sector. She also pointed out that with more Fortune 500 companies in New York City than any other city in the country, enterprise is a growing segment of the city’s tech sector.
Later our Venture Director, Jonathan Lehr, announced the new Work-Bench Ventures fund, which is focused exclusively on co-investing in post-seed stage enterprise technology startups, along with Work-Bench Ventures’ first three investments in LayerVault, Trapezoid, and True Office.
Sell Day also happened to coincide with a very special anniversary for us. Just over a year ago, Work-Bench silently opened its doors. Sell Day was not only an incredible way to celebrate Work-Bench’s first birthday, but also a great moment for us to reflect on the growth and momentum of New York’s enterprise technology ecosystem.
