Investment Associate (d/m/w)

Investment Associate (d/m/w) at Haufe Group in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Role Summary

• Identify Investment Opportunities: Recognize and evaluate promising investment opportunities in startups
• Conduct due diligence: As part of the deal team, support due diligence processes and provide sound investment recommendations
• Manage the portfolio: Actively manage our investments and work closely with the portfolio companies
• Develop strategies: Develop investment strategies and contribute to the further development of our direct investment approach
• Networks: Build and maintain a strong network in the VC scene to generate deal flow and leverage synergies
• Present results: Prepare meaningful investment templates and present them convincingly to the investment committee

Requirements

• Analytical Investor: You have 1-3 years of investment experience – ideally in a VC fund or alternatively in a PE or M&A environment
• Curious Operator: We believe VC can be learned - startups are worth seeing. More than 1 year of professional experience in an early-stage startup is desired
• Exceptional team player: We are a small team and the profile requires close cooperation with founding teams - we are looking for a strong personnel fit
• Academic background: A very good university degree in economics, finance or a related field
• Strategic thinking: The ability to understand complex business models and identify long-term value creation potential
• Communication skills: Excellent presentation and negotiation skills in German and English (C1)
• Entrepreneurial spirit: A hands-on mentality, coupled with the ability to work independently and in a solution-oriented manner

Benefits

In the Haufe Group, we create groundbreaking working conditions in which each of us can contribute and develop optimally. With us you get space and responsibility, as well as the opportunity to work hybrid - that means a combination of office presence and home office, depending on the needs and agreements in your team. You also benefit from flexible working hours and have a wide range of training and development opportunities. We can be experienced and are officially a Great Place to Work®.

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• We invest today in ideas for tomorrow.
• Haufe Group Ventures develops and designs innovative business ideas for the working world of tomorrow. We focus our attention on two areas: With venture capital, we act as an investor who supports and accompanies founders. In our Venture Studio we develop our own future-oriented products.

We value diversity and are convinced that employees with diverse backgrounds bring different perspectives and strengths to us. We therefore welcome all applications – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. As a signatory of the Diversity Charter, we are committed to diversity, tolerance, fairness and appreciation.

About the Company

Founded in 2023, we are a young early-stage venture capital investor as Haufe Group Ventures. We invest in B2B software startups with a WorkTech focus in the DACH region. As a subsidiary of Haufe Group SE based in Freiburg, we rely on decades of entrepreneurial experience and a strong network, so that in addition to the financial investment, we also have the right to have operational influence in our portfolio. You have the chance to help build an aspiring VC investor and take on responsibility in a small team at an early stage - as an Investment Associate (d/m/f), we are looking for you as soon as possible in Berlin, Munich or one of the other relevant startup hubs.