Breega propels pioneering and purpose-driven founders from idea into impact. We closed our first fund in 2015 and now have €650 m AUM and 110 trailblazing portfolio companies. Crafted for founders by founders, we built Breega to provide start-ups with the help we wish we'd had. And we’ve created an investment proposition that’s purposefully designed. We call it full stack funding: providing capital and connections, expertise and experience, support and solidarity for entrepreneurs at every step of their journey. We invest across Europe and internationally, focusing on pre-seed to Series B stage.
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Responsibilities
This role reports to the head of UK investment, Dan Shellard and is located in London.
In this role, the VC associate is in charge of:
- Meet with entrepreneurs, and start building close relationships with leading startups to generate high-quality deal flow
- Explore investment opportunities: deep dive into operational metrics, market and competition; assess product and technology, run reference calls, and analyze financial and valuation models
- Defend your position during weekly deal flow meetings and prepare investment notes that will be discussed in investment committees
- Participate in Breega’s key strategic projects including fundraising processes and represent Breega at main events
- Identify and detect high potential market trends to build strong convictions for future investments
- Participate in Term Sheet negotiation with entrepreneurs
- Directly manage one to two interns
Competencies
- Fluent in English
- Have a significant network in the UK ecosystem
- Bachelor or Master in engineering/finance/business
- You absolutely must have an entrepreneurial experience or an operational experience in the start-up or scale-up space
- 2 years of experience in either Startups, VC, PE and/or in strategy consulting/M&A.
- You have a huge passion for new technologies and an entrepreneurial mindset
- Excellent analytical & strong quantitative skills
- Collaborative style and networking skills
- High energy, autonomous and resourceful
Recruitment process
- CV selection
- 45-min call with Anissa (HR)
- 2nd Interview with Dan (Head of Investment)
- Business Case with Victor (Partner) & Nuan (Senior Associate)
- Final interview with Ben Marrel (CEO)
- Background Check
Research has shown that women are less likely than men to apply for a role if they don’t have experience in 100% of the requirements outlined in a job description. Please know that if it's your case but you think you could do a great job - you are excited about early stage investing, meeting brilliant founders and want to take part in shaping tomorrow’s world - we’d love to hear from you!
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