Investment Associate

Associate

Location
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Los Angeles, CA

This role is posted on behalf of the following client
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An early-stage investment firm focused on partnering with exceptional founders at the earliest stages. The team is highly network-driven and active in the startup ecosystem, sourcing opportunities through deep community engagement and proactive outreach. This firm is building a strong pipeline of emerging builders—often before they formally begin fundraising.

This Associate role is focused on generating and developing early-stage deal flow through aggressive outbound sourcing and ecosystem presence. The position combines a recruiter-style sourcing mindset with venture investing, identifying promising founders early, initiating relationships, and running initial screening conversations to build a high-quality pipeline for the partner team.

• Drive high-volume outbound sourcing to identify and engage promising early-stage founders and build a consistent pipeline of opportunities.
• Represent the firm across conferences, meetups, and community events to expand the network and surface new founder relationships.
• Generate deal flow by conducting initial screening conversations with founders, tracking emerging talent who may not be raising yet, and proactively communicating insights and opportunities to partners.

• Highly proactive and comfortable with aggressive outbound outreach, relationship-building, and pipeline management.
• Well-connected (or excited to become well-connected) in the startup ecosystem through events, communities, and consistent networking.
• Strong communicator with sound judgment, able to identify what’s interesting early, run thoughtful first conversations with founders, and keep partners informed with clear updates.

Salary: $150,000 – $175,000 / yr