MBA Venture Capital Associate Intern Job at DRW, Chicago, IL

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  • DRW
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Venture Capital Associate Intern

Our formula for success is to hire exceptional people, encourage their ideas and reward their results.

As a Venture Capital Associate Intern, you will collaborate with the investment team to research key themes and investment opportunities from early stage to growth. The ideal candidate will have meaningful exposure to private company investing, a strong ability to develop and maintain relationships with industry professionals, and a passion for quantitatively and qualitatively evaluating investment opportunities in the venture capital landscape. This internship will provide meaningful exposure and responsibility to make an impact on a growing team. Prior interns have spent time supporting portfolio companies by assisting with financial models and pitch presentations while also researching new opportunities in the FinTech and capital markets ecosystem. This internship is part-time and will require you to be in person at our Chicago office.

How you will make an impact…

  • Meet with the management teams of prospective investments and evaluate opportunities based on risk and return fundamentals
  • Prepare quantitative (financial and valuation models) and qualitative (competitive landscapes, market maps, etc.) analyses to support investment decisions
  • Assist with deal structuring and the evaluation of term sheets, including modeling the economics of deal structures in Excel and the impact on returns
  • Support the preparation of pitch decks for pipeline opportunities and follow-on investments in current portfolio companies
  • Lead research into new markets and verticals to help identify potential investment opportunities

What you bring to the team… 

  • Currently enrolled in an MBA program
  • Excellent behavioral and communication skills
  • Limitless curiosity about business models, competitive dynamics and innovation
  • An interest in diving deep in more than one investment category, gaining exposure to companies across the financial technology landscape including, but not limited to cryptocurrency, capital markets infrastructure and financial enterprise software
  • Passion for high quality work and the ability to relentlessly pursue continuous improvement
  • An interest in pursuing personal and professional growth by learning new principles
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office — specifically PowerPoint and Excel

Schedule...

  • A minimum of 16 hours per week in our Chicago office (there is flexibility on which days). 

About your future team…

DRW Venture Capital is a private investor in financial and enterprise technology. Our team focuses on businesses that will benefit from our engagement beyond capital: as a client, as a liquidity provider, through our review of new products, and through our deep industry expertise. Our portfolio comprises ~25 companies including NinjaTrader, Here.io, BitGo, Crossover Markets, Talos and TradingView.  

The salary for this position is $38.46 per hour.

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Job Tags

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