Associate - Venture Capital

Rhapsody VP • Cambridge, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Rhapsody Venture Partners is seeking an Associate to join their team in Cambridge, MA. This role focuses on identifying and investing in early-stage applied science and engineering companies, specifically those involved in "hard-tech" innovations like new materials, manufacturing processes, and system architectures. The Associate will nurture and expand cooperation between industry and science-based startups to help bring transformational technologies from lab to market. This involves supporting commercialization through investment and operational support, enabling collaborations between startups and industry partners, and working within an innovation ecosystem that Rhapsody has built with leading corporations globally. The position is based in Cambridge, MA, with domestic and international travel required.

Requirements

• A graduate of a top school with a degree in engineering or in applied science.
• Experienced in working with customers, either in consulting or another client-facing role where you honed your interpersonal and communication skills.
• At home in the world of science and engineering.
• Deep curiosity for how the world works and how it is changing.
• Capable of engaging in purposeful discussion with executives from multinationals and startups alike.
• Comfortable working in a fast-pace, entrepreneurial culture where decisions are made quickly and where you are given broad autonomy to get your work done.

Responsibilities

• Source, diligence and invest in a startup – find our next investment!
• Work directly with large companies and startups to support the ecosystem in a structured program.
• In most cases you will be working with CTOs and their senior staff to make connections to strategically relevant sources of innovation.
• Own relationships with select industry partners and help grow the ecosystem.
• Join one of the startups in our portfolio to do operational work such as business development, marketing and strategic planning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level