Venture Associate Jobs

Houston, Texas, United States

Venture Team reporting to Venture Principal

This is an on-site role with some travel requirements

Over two years you will become one of the most connected leaders in the Houston startup scene, meeting hundreds of entrepreneurs and investors to source dealflow. As the tip of the spear, you seek out the most exciting startups and innovators on the bleeding edge of technology in one of the fastest growing venture markets in the United States. You attend every pitch event and hackathon, take every coffee meeting, and become one of the biggest super-connectors in the city.

Requirements

What you will do…

• Meet with every technology entrepreneur in Houston and try to help them by directing them to proper Capital Factory resources
• Get ten years of venture capital experience in two years time!
• Develop relationships with CEOs, Angel Investors, and Venture Capitalists and invite them to be your guest at VIP events
• Read all of the local startup news and engage in social media
• Write deal memos for the best startups to get them into Capital Factory
• Attend pitch events, hackathons, and other events hosted in the community, both in-person and online
• Use Twitter, LinkedIn, and other digital platforms to discover new startups and connect with the founders

You'll know you're successful if....

• You can convince a startup to join Capital Factory based on the benefits of being part of our community and just because they need money
• Your leads are accurately and promptly tracked in our CRM
• Every slot gets booked up at your office hours
• People think “you’re everywhere” because you are a speaker on a local or online panel or event every week and they are always seeing you at relevant community events and around Capital Factory
• You sponsor four Houston startups who are accepted into Capital Factory each month
• Founders, mentors and investors come to you to ask for introductions

About You…

• You are passionate about emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and robotics
• You are outgoing and can talk to just about anyone
• You plan to stay in Houston and in this role for the next two years
• You check your email in the evenings and are available to work during evening events and over the weekends when there is a tight deadline. You do what it takes to get the job done
• You are organized and plan ahead, but you don’t get stressed out when things change at the last minute… because they will. You roll with it
• You have at least two years experience as a founder, employee, or investor at a tech startup

About Our Team...

• We are professional and presentable and greet everyone cheerfully. We’re ready to deal with an immature student, a pushy salesperson, top VC’s, a fortune 500 CEO, and even the President of the United States
• We are able to efficiently use the Google suite of productivity tools (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• We get to Inbox Zero every day
• We are transparent and we over-communicate
• We have a passion for startups and technology
• We have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• We have a quiet place where we can work remotely with fast internet
• We communicate when we are not able to meet a deadline and suggest a solution
• We are security aware. We have a passcode on our computers and phones and use a password manager
• We are available to work during SXSW (Spring Break), DREAMCON (one week long staff summits twice a year), and Startup Week
• We are excited to work in Houston and have reliable transportation

Benefits

• Coworking membership at Capital Factory with garage parking space, metro pass, or rideshare credits and access to the onsite gym
• Parental leave including 10 weeks paid leave for birthing parents and 4 weeks paid leave for non-birthing parents
• $1,000 personal innovation budget on your first year anniversary and then an additional $500 each anniversary thereafter
• A priceless network
• 4 weeks paid time off (one week is between Christmas and New Year’s)
• Personal health, vision and dental insurance paid 100% by Capital Factory
• Additional benefits such as 401k program (50% company matching), life insurance, short & long term disability and and employee assistance program

About Capital Factory

Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes, and coworking. With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors, and customers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2010.