PURPOSE
Earth Foundry is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our high impact team. We are hiring a Senior Associate who will be instrumental in fueling the continued growth of our expanding firm. This role encompasses active participation across all areas of sourcing, due diligence, investing and portfolio support.
Our Senior Associate will collaborate closely with senior members of the firm and have extensive interaction with company management teams, ecosystem partners, and external advisors. We're looking for someone eager to grow alongside Earth Foundry as we scale our venture capital platform and amplify our climate impact.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Active Deal Sourcing
• Source new potential investments by collaborating with universities, accelerator programs, investors, corporations, and other industry groups.
• Participate in relevant networking events on Earth Foundry’s behalf, including participating in business plan competitions, demo days, and other industry programs.
Investment Process & Industry Analysis
• Support the investment team to evaluate and execute investments, including assisting with
various elements of the diligence process, financial / technical / industry analysis, investment
memo preparation, and deal structuring.
• Develop detailed operating and financial models to support investment decisions; model capital structure scenarios, perform sensitivity analysis and assess investment return scenarios.
• Perform deep dives into new market areas to support the development of investment theses.
• Engage with entrepreneurs, corporate partners, co-investors and advisors alongside the investment team.
• Mentor and support teammates including graduate-level interns.
Strategic Support of Portfolio Companies
• Identify and contribute to value-enhancing activities in support of portfolio company growth.
• Collaborate with Managing Directors in relation to portfolio company Board roles.
• Organize and support internal and external reporting with a focus on quarterly portfolio reports.
• Develop relationships with later stage investors, potential customers, and new corporate partners that would be strategic for portfolio companies.
BACKGROUND / EXPERIENCE
This role will be essential in supporting the continued scale of the firm’s investment platform and team capacity.
We are looking for someone with venture capital experience who has taken an active role across the investment process. This person will be responsible for driving due diligence and conducting industry research / analysis across multiple deals simultaneously, and will engage across our team and portfolio. Successful candidates will be highly motivated, intellectually curious, and have a demonstrated track record of innovation and leadership. A strong interest in climate and sustainability solutions is required.
Prior Experience
• At least 2 years of experience in venture capital investing, and/or operating experience at a
startup
• At least 2 years of experience in climate, energy, sustainability, or a related sector.
• An undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant technical field would be considered a plus
Capabilities
• You have a strong passion for building and investing in early-stage technology startups.
• You have a solid understanding of entrepreneurship and venture capital, with experience across various business models, financial modeling, due diligence processes, and competitive analysis.
• You have a demonstrated ability to grasp deeply technical concepts quickly, synthesize key
information, and have a fundamental understanding of the relevant industry metrics.
• You have strong analytical skills and can develop and support a compelling investment thesis (or argument against) companies, industries, or market trends.
• You enjoy working collaboratively as part of a team or autonomously with little oversight, and
have the discipline to manage important deliverables.
• You are a strong communicator (written and verbal) and an effective listener, with superior
interpersonal skills that enable you to build rapport with colleagues and external partners..
• You are detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to prioritize and execute deliverables
across multiple tasks efficiently.
• You are intellectually curious and enjoy connecting the dots, and identifying patterns from
unstructured information.
• You have “grit” and entrepreneurial drive and thrive under pressure.
• You possess strong Excel modeling capabilities including experience managing capitalization
tables, term sheet structuring, and translating operating models into financial projections.
LOGISTICS
Location: Flexible
To Apply: Use the button below to apply or send an email to HR@EarthFoundry.com with the subject “Senior Associate” with a copy of your resume. In addition, please include responses to the following questions in body of the
email, or in the format of your choice. Please limit your response to each point to 3-6 sentences:
• If you had $1M to invest in one company, which company would it be and why?
• What three things present the biggest risks to the company’s long-term success?
• Describe an investment thesis are you interested in exploring and why?
