About The Role

This Investment Fellowship is a unique opportunity to gain insider experience and skill-building with a leading specialist VC firm investing in next-generation tech companies in Brazil and across the Global South. Many past fellows describe this as a highly condensed “MBA on venture capital”. Successful candidates are highly entrepreneurial and self-directed professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, global startup environment.

You will work closely with our LatAm investment team and other investment, IR, value-add, and operations team members focused on India, Africa and SE Asia.

The Global Investment Fellowship is an opportunity to contribute to: 

• Pipeline development support to find promising tech companies across the entrepreneurial hotspots of the Global South
• Deal analysis, diligence, and closure as we scale up our investment programs
• Investment operations, data collection, analysis, fundraising support, and more 
• Portfolio value-add and portfolio performance reviews support
• Other strategic global projects

Key Responsibilities

• Highly driven with high personal expectations of making a memorable contribution
• Fast learner as they will be asked to do things they’ve never done before
• Highly curious; always asking helpful questions and wanting to learn more
• Team player; helps others to succeed; volunteers proactively and frequently
• Good judgment – able to identify and focus their time on the most important items; knows when to cut losses and pivot when something not getting to result
• Creator of value/systems not just a user; leaves a legacy with the firm
• Strong communicator – verbal and written; able to be objective on pros/cons and yet also come to a reasoned conclusion

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in any quantitative field (i.e. Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or related field). Master’s degree a plus
• Experience working in Brazil’s venture capital, finance or entrepreneurial ecosystem
• Strong analytical and financial skills. You must be comfortable with organizing and synthesizing data.
• Experience in a start-up environment or equivalent. We’re not a large firm – just like us, we’re looking for someone who knows how to get a lot done with limited resources and is looking to be challenged and interested in growing. 
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Highly motivated self-starter who creates opportunity and operates well with limited oversight.
• Passion for learning and excitement for working with a variety of people and companies.
• Languages Required: Total fluency in English and Portuguese. Spanish is a plus.