Investment Manager - Deeptech

Verve Ventures supports groundbreaking companies that tackle humanity’s greatest challenges with technology. We’re an ambitious and entrepreneurial team that invests in our people, and gives everyone the shared responsibility and opportunity of shaping the future development of our company. With CHF 50 million invested in 2023 and a portfolio of over 140 European startups, Verve Ventures is one of Europe’s most active deeptech investors.

The role as Investment Manager is embedded into the Verve Investment team. You will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating and investing in the best companies in Europe as well as for building thought leadership and relevant networks in your investment topic. To find out more about the day-to-day work and what motivates our team please see our webpage.

As an Investment Manager your main tasks and responsibilities are:

• Deal Sourcing & Pipeline Building - Screen and source the European market for the best tech start-ups
• Deal Assessment - Conduct due diligences and evaluate and negotiate investments 
• Deal Execution - Lead negotiations with startups and co-investors from Verve Ventures’ side as well as review, negotiate and approve legal documents
• Portfolio Management & Exit - Actively support portfolio companies on their growth path, represent Verve Ventures’ interest at board level and develop exit strategies
• Build & Maintain a strong network in the industry - Position and represent Verve Ventures by attending key industry events

To be successful in the role we believe that you have:

• a Master’s degree or PhD ideally in a Technical or Natural Science field
• 3-5 years of experience as a venture capital investor in a technology related area. This includes conducting investments from sourcing to final execution as well as portfolio responsibility
• strong analytical thinking, ability to prioritize and manage a large amount of tasks in parallel and thrive in a dynamic environment
• an entrepreneurial mindset: identifying opportunities, overcoming obstacles and make things happen
• full written and spoken fluency in English (German and/or French as additional language are a plus)

While we value all these points very much, don’t be discouraged if you don’t tick all of these boxes. What we value most is the ability and willingness to learn.

• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work partially remotely (e.g. home office), making it easier to combine work and family

• While we strongly prefer physical presence at our offices for onboarding, collaboration and social events, many of our team members work remotely multiple days of the week
• Frequent team events, flat hierarchy
• A young and rapidly evolving company that gives every employee the opportunity to make decisions and shape our success
• Eligibility for our share incentive plan
• 25 days of vacation plus additional days off between Christmas and New Year

We strongly believe that diverse experiences and viewpoints are key for any productive work environment, in particular for successful venture capital investors. We therefore consider applications irrespective of nationality, ethnic background, age, sexual orientation, gender, disability or family situation. We also encourage applications from re-entrants to work and are open to discuss part-time roles.