Decacorn Capital is a cross-border venture funding initiative, centred around start-ups that use technology innovatively to create a defensible moat, led by high-caliber, resourceful founders who are out there with the mission to either create a true delight or solve a real problem.
Our journey in this exciting world of start-ups is often on roads seldom traveled. In these lonely roads, we love to co-invest with bell-weather investors, pioneers and others, in high-impact startups disrupting large market opportunities, either existing or newly enabled, with the aim to make our planet shades better than what we inherited from our parents.
Decacorn is seeking an Associate to join our team on an internship basis, to help scout for startups, analyze investment opportunities & work with portfolio companies.
The candidate will be offered a full-time role if performance during the internship was successful.
Role and Responsibilities include:
- Sourcing efforts – networking; handling sourcing pipeline; developing pipeline analytics; identifying high-potential opportunities.
- Assessment and Deal execution – building financial models and market growth forecasts; conducting deep due diligence; developing investment memorandums.
- Team contribution – helping to grow our capabilities and contributing to our highly-positive and entrepreneurial spirit.
Candidate Profile:
- Honours Degree in Business Administration (Finance) or Accounting. Ideally some internship experience at an investment company (PE, VC, investment bank) or consulting firm. Some entrepreneur/startup experience.
- Highly skilled in – Analytics, financial modelling, communication and interpersonal interactions, business assessment, qualitative judgement, teamwork and follow-through/execution.
- Established record as an intellectually curious ‘self-starter’ with an interest in continuous improvement.
- A real passion for investing, technology and business building.
- An entrepreneur and leader mindset, able to take initiative and risk. High ambition for high-quality achievements.
- Professional and personal maturity with unquestionable integrity.
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