Venture Capital Associate - Investment Banking Startup

VC Associate

Opportunity:

Thunder is a tech-enabled investment bank making it easier for incredible startups to raise venture capital. We’re not just another investment bank, we’re a nimble small team with a startup culture but investment bank economics. The best of both worlds, and we don’t have a toxic banking culture. We like to show up to the office 2-3 days a week in casual attire and focus on delivering great work for our clients. We operate more like a small venture capital firm. If that’s what you’re looking for, then keep reading.

We’re looking for a Venture Associate to join our team to help us keep up with client work, find opportunities for growth, and bring a fresh perspective to how we do business. The ideal candidate has a finance background with a hard work ethic but is looking for a smaller team and wants to work with startups.

If you think you’re a fit, don’t just submit your resume; tell us about why you’re looking to join a firm like ours and what types of deals you’ve worked on in the past and want to work on in the future.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in user discovery interviews to identify new features and help solve customer issues
• Attend local events to network with VCs, investors, and founders
• Report on your performance and align your daily tasks to the broader objectives of the company
• Draft and send regular email communications
• Seek ways to add value to those communities
• Track client progress and keep the team on track to hit milestones
• Draft investment memos on behalf of our clients to distribute to prospective investors
• Create and distribute value-add content to the community
• Propose your own ideas on what to include in future product iterations
• Screen existing inbound startups and identify the best to work with
• Identify and engage with VC/Startup communities
• Source new venture backable startups
• Perform diligence and analyses on qualified startups and clients

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Completed a traditional 4-year university or MBA program, ideally a finance background, but not required
• Have a knack for organization, communication, and execution.
• Familiar with basic marketing and collaboration tools
• At least 1-2+ years of venture, founder, or investment banking experience
• Experience writing investment memos or performing diligence on a company or markets
• Comfortable with Google Workspace
• Professional communication and written skills
• Self-starter that can align quickly with our mission and bring their own ideas to the table

Commitment

• Competitive full-time base salary with benefits
• Start date ASAP
• Work from NYC office at least 2 days a week
• Potential for discretionary cash bonuses based on company performance
• Base Salary $60K-$80k depending on experience
• Full time