Senior Associate @Breega London London, England
Job description
About Breega
Breega is one of the fastest growing VC funds in Europe with more than 500M€ AUM.
Breega propels pioneering and purpose-driven founders from idea into impact. We closed our first fund in 2015 and now have €500 m AUM and 70 trailblazing portfolio companies. Crafted for founders by founders, we built Breega to provide start-ups with the help we wish we'd had. And we’ve created an investment proposition that’s purposefully designed. We call it full stack funding: providing capital and connections, expertise and experience, support and solidarity for entrepreneurs at every step of their journey. We invest across Europe and internationally, focusing on pre-seed to Series B stage.
Our values
Be caring and constructive: We act with empathy and always provide full and constructive feedback.
Play for the team: We make decisions as a team and stick to them as a team. We work cross-squads on a daily basis. We play hard.
Act like a founder: As founders we work hard and are bold. We understand the highs and lows of the journey. We are by your side at each step.
Win or Learn: We have a growth & performance mindset. We test, learn, iterate and improve. Always.
Invest today for impact tomorrow: We invest our time, effort, and focus to make Breega and every business we back impactful.
Responsibilities
The Senior Associate is part of the Investment Team, dedicated to a fund and in charge of co-driving deals instruction along with Principals and Partners and supporting the deal maker throughout the process. In this role, the Senior Associate understands the different stages of deal making and its negotiation: entrepreneur discussions, due diligence, first board meeting as an observer.
As a member of the Investment team, you will:
Work and develop your network to generate natural deal flow (Representation of Breega)- Develop your sourcing to generate natural deal-flow Meet with entrepreneurs, and start building close relationships with leading startups to generate high-quality deal flow
- Explore investment opportunities: deep dive into operational metrics, market and competition; assess product and technology, run reference calls, and analyze financial and valuation models
- Defend your position during weekly deal flow meetings and prepare investment notes that will be discussed in investment committees
- Participate in Breega’s key strategic projects including fundraising processes and represent Breega at main events
- Identify and detect high potential market trends to build strong convictions for future investments
- Participate in Term Sheet negotiation with entrepreneurs
- Be a board member observer of 3 boards, participating in the discussions, advising the entrepreneurs to make them progress and help them advance their business
- Co-manage one to two interns
Competencies
5 years’ minimum of experience in both:- VC, PE and/or in strategy consulting/M&A.
- You have a strong knowledge of the British market and tech ecosystem
- You absolutely must have a startup/scaleup operational or entrepreneurial experience
- You have a huge passion for new technologies and an entrepreneurial mindset
- Excellent analytical & strong quantitative skills,
- Collaborative style and networking skills,
- High energy, autonomous and resourceful,
- Fluent in English.
Recruitment Process
First screening interview with Anissa (People Manager)- An interview with your future manager Dan Shellard (Head of Investment, Venture stage UK)
- Business Case and debrief with a Partner
- Meeting with Maximilien Bacot (COO, Founding Partner)
- Reference check
- Offer to join our exciting journey
What we offer
Position based in London- Opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial minded European Venture Capital Fund with great international and expansion ambitions
- Work in an inspiring and friendly environment directly with partners
- Competitive salary base + Bonus + Carried interest to all our talents
- Health Insurance 100% covered
- Mobile Allowance
- Sports benefits
- Hybrid work policy (Remote/Office)
