Investor (Analyst/Associate)
About The Position
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests thematically in category-defining companies at the forefront of major technology platform shifts. They seek out founders with relentless ambition and bold ideas, backing them early. The firm manages $1.5B across a series of early-stage and thematic funds. They are hiring a junior investor (analyst, associate, senior associate) to join their investment team. This is a high-impact role for someone deeply curious about technology, markets, and people, who is excited to develop new points of view. Candidates from professional services, investing, operating, or technical backgrounds are welcome. The key attributes are intellectual horsepower, ownership mentality, and the ability to identify and evaluate future innovations. The team is highly collaborative and lean, requiring adaptability and a willingness to wear many hats in a fast-paced, unstructured environment. The role offers real exposure to decision-making, founder relationships, and long-term company building.
Requirements
- 2+ years of total experience in investment banking, consulting, investing, consulting, startups, or a related field
- Relentlessly curious and resourceful — you go deep on ideas before you’re asked and you’re always connecting dots
- A self-starter who thrives with autonomy and is relentlessly resourceful
- Open-minded and intellectually honest
- Strong analytical and communication skills — you can move seamlessly from narrative to numbers
- Excited by early-stage ambiguity and long-term thinking
- Eager to engage with founders and senior leaders and resourceful about building relationships and finding your way into the right rooms
- High EQ with sharp interpersonal instincts
Responsibilities
- Source and evaluate investment opportunities across tech ecosystem
- Develop and refine investment theses on markets, technologies, and cultural inflection points
- Support in end-to-end diligence: investment memos, market mapping, competitive analysis, customer and expert calls, and financial modeling
- Work closely with founders from first meeting through investment and beyond
- Support portfolio companies on strategic thinking, hiring, and growth initiatives
- Help represent Sound in the broader tech and founder ecosystem
Benefits
- Exposure to category-defining founders and companies at the early stages
- A small, highly engaged team with real responsibility and trust
- The opportunity to help shape investment decisions, not just support them
- A culture that values independent thinking, creativity, and conviction
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
