JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Venture Capital Associate

Firm: Blue Bear Capital

Blue Bear Capital is a venture investor in digital tech for the energy, infrastructure, and climate industries. We're returns-driven, with fundamental ESG alignment. Our investment areas cover wind, solar, storage, grid, mobility, energy-intensive supply chains, and critical infrastructure. Our tech focus includes operational AI, IoT, cybersecurity, and blockchain technologies -- all deployed with enterprise customers to drive value and impact across the world's most critical industries. Blue Bear's team features experienced institutional investors from Riverstone and KKR, serial energy and tech entrepreneurs, a former Commander of the International Space Station, and a former CEO of BP. For more detail, please see www.bluebearcap.com or https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/21/blue-bear-capital-raises-150m-to-fund-climate-energy-and-infrastructure-tech/

Profile:

The Associate will support Blue Bear in investment sourcing, diligence, underwriting, and transaction execution with exposure to ongoing portfolio company board and reporting work.

Duties:

Perform market research to help identify new investment trends and opportunities
· Deal screening: call and/or meet with prospects, evaluate opportunities
· Documentation: summarize call notes, enter deals into CRM, support internal team presentations, modeling, and investment committee preparation work
· Network with peers across the venture capital, startup, and corporate communities

Perform Due Diligence
· Gather information from prospect companies and industry sources
· Research and talk to existing references and customers
· Research potential competitors and counterparties
· Perform business model and valuation analysis via modelling
· Help preparing internal investment memos

Required Skills and Experience:

· Passion for the energy industry
· Deep interest in new digital technology paradigms such as artificial intelligence, immersive computing, blockchains, and quantum computing
· Appreciation for complex operational systems and their drivers and impacts
· 2-4 years of work experience including at least 1-2 years of investment experience (VC/PE, investment banking, business development)
· Outstanding analytical skills, detail-oriented, proactive and self-motivated
· Strong knowledge of Excel including advanced function
· Experience with financial modeling and investment valuation techniques
· Ability to produce well designed professional looking Powerpoint presentations
· Strong written and verbal communication skills