Golden Opportunity - I Need a Technical VC Investment Associate

I am currently spending a lot of time evaluating companies targeting "big-data," predictive analytics, anomaly detection, machine learning, high-performance computing, data visualization and related fields, and am seeking an Associate to be involved in all stages of the early-stage venture investment process.

The successful candidate will be a key member of a small team of highly successful investors and entrepreneurs. This individual will be a highly analytical, innovative and driven self-starter with deep technical experience combined with business judgment.

Responsibilities:

• Create and support point-of-view on potential investments

• Conduct all stages of due diligence, including: financial modeling, market analysis, and primary and secondary research

• Source new investment opportunities through networking and strategic partnerships

• Identify emerging areas of strategic importance in and around the ecosystem

• Provide hands-on operational and strategic support to portfolio companies

Requirements:

• Strong technical background - Ph.D or other technical graduate degree strongly preferred

• MBA a plus

• Understanding of financial markets

• Experience with/understanding of the following a plus: machine learning, parallel computing, "big-data" analytics, computational linguistics, natural language processing

• Entrepreneurial operating experience a plus

• Proven analysis and research expertise

• Strong verbal and writing skills

• Ability to communicate at all levels from CEO to individual contributor

• Ability to analyze, evaluate, and quickly form independent judgments on a wide variety of businesses

• Exceptional organizational skills and a strong attention to detail

Please send inquiries to jobs@iaventurepartners.com. This is a pretty cool opportunity for the right person. If you don't exactly meet the spec but come pretty close and can make the case, then go for it. I  put off hiring help for a long time. I hired @bsiscovick this summer and that was a good move. But the time has come for me to get more leverage against my deal opportunities, and the time is now.