VC Investor @ Catalyst Strategic Partners in Washington DC

About the job

Location: Washington, D.C. (Hybrid Work Schedule) ~3 days in office per week

Position Summary:

New Catalyst Strategic Partners is looking to add an investor to work collaboratively with firm leadership and help execute the fund’s investment activities across a range of private markets strategies. The successful candidate will exhibit a proactive, entrepreneurial mindset and strong communication and financial modeling skills. This is an exciting opportunity to join a new private investment firm as an early team member and participate alongside firm leadership in many key activities required to start and scale a successful alternative investment firm.

New Catalyst Strategic Partners is a next‑generation investment platform committed to transforming how capital is deployed, and value is created. The firm focuses on backing visionary founders, and category‑defining investment firms. As an independent alternative investment firm, New Catalyst provides GP seeding and growth capital solutions to emerging private market managers – the “Next Generation GPs” – across buyout, special situations, growth equity, and select other private market strategies.

The Firm was founded with support from and in strategic partnership with Apollo Global Management, Inc ("Apollo"), including a cornerstone capital commitment and operational support to help create value for the Firm and its investments.

Led by experienced investors with a deep history of identifying and scaling emerging managers, New Catalyst is assembling a team that is both operationally excellent and deeply aligned with its strategy:
To empower the next generation of investment leaders and help them build enduring franchises.

• Play an active role in investment transactions (both manager due diligence and company diligence) from start to finish, including screening opportunities, conducting due diligence, and preparing investment memos.
• Manage deal pipeline CRM and assist in prioritizing managers for investment consideration.
• Build and maintain financial models for transactions across: (i) GP seeding/staking investments, (ii) Co‑sponsored/co‑investment direct transactions, (iii) Primary fund underwriting and (iv) Secondaries.
• Draft investment committee memos to synthesize findings from investment due diligence.
• Participate in manager meetings and due diligence sessions.
• Coordinate operational due diligence workflow and facilitate closing process.
• Supervise and mentor junior investors/interns as the team expands.
• Support the investment team with value‑creation initiatives to our underlying portfolio GPs and companies.
• Support the development of pitch materials and marketing collateral (including preparing presentations and financial analysis) for New Catalyst’s fundraising initiatives. Draft responses for investor questionnaires and create analysis to respond to investor questions.
• Assist with firm strategic initiatives / special projects (business development, bespoke research projects, white papers, etc.) on an as‑needed basis.

• Seeding newly formed private market firms.
• Acceleration capital for existing platforms seeking to scale.
• Co‑sponsor ships of company acquisitions.
• Catalytic growth capital to support new strategies, team buildouts, and other structured opportunities.

• ~2‑6 years of experience in financial services (private equity, investment banking, consulting, M&A, corporate strategy etc.), with a strong interest in a career in Private Equity.
• Bachelor’s degree with outstanding academic credentials.
• Strong Excel proficiency with experience in financial analysis and financial modelling.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to conduct industry research, articulate opinions and…