Technology Growth Equity - Investment Associate - Berlin

  • Full-time

Company Description

About Revaia (formerly Gaia Capital Partners)

Revaia is a technology growth equity fund launched in 2018 based in Paris and in Berlin. We partner with the next generation of European digital scale-ups and help them build leadership positions in a sustainable way.

We are a young, complementary, gender-equal, and diverse team with entrepreneurial and finance backgrounds. We build bridges between venture, private and public markets.

We are sparring partners for innovative entrepreneurs who are working to transform our world for the better. So far, we partnered with 9 technology companies: Aircall (a cloud telephony software), GetAccept (a sales enablement software), gohenry (a mobile neobank for kids), Welcome to the Jungle (a digital workplace platform), Yubo (a social discovery mobile application), Frontify (a digital asset management platform), Hublo (a staff management solution for the healthcare sector), Planity (a marketplace for the beauty sector), and Epsor (an employee savings and retirement solution).

We partner with and look for technology companies across a large spectrum of industries and business models. Our typical investment range is €5m to €30m, from series B to post-IPO investments. We incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) topics into our investment process and throughout the monitoring of our portfolio.

Job Description

Mission description

The Associate will be part of the investment team and will be supervised by 2 partners, 1 principal, and 1 senior associate in the team. She or he will be fully involved in all steps of the sourcing, investment and portfolio monitoring processes. She or he will play a critical role in supporting the company’s efforts in developing the strategy of the fund across Europe. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an ambitious entrepreneurial project within the venture capital & private equity industry. 

Key contributions include but are not limited to:

Sourcing: in-depth and pro-active analysis on targeted sectors or geographies to identify potential new investment opportunities. Participation to industry forums and tech-related events. Nurturing high-quality and long term relationships with founders from early stage to late stage.

Execution of the investment process: market analysis identification and work with industry experts, financial analysis and modeling, participation to meetings with companies, advisors and partners, preparation of investment memos for the Investment Committee, investment thesis definition.

Portfolio monitoring: support partners and team in monitoring portfolio companies and provide help on key matters (talent hires, M&A, financing, ESG, etc.). 

Preparation of weekly internal meetings: dealflow review, new investments opportunities and presentation of analyses carried out.

Participation to general corporate workflows: occasional support on fundraising and investors relations, writing of medium posts and a number of weekly external newsletters, contribute to building the knowledge base and improving internal tools, etc.

Qualifications

Profile we are looking for:

  • 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in M&A, Leveraged Finance, Private Equity or strategy consulting in the tech industry 

  • Excellent analytical and technical skills

  • Strong financial understanding

  • Structured with strong project management and interpersonal skills

  • Passionate about growth equity 

  • Energetic, hardworking, self-starter, business development mindset

  • Demonstrates excellent critical judgement and accurate gut feel 

  • Autonomy and multi-tasking

  • Full proficiency in English and German is required

  • Eligible to work in Germany

Additional Information

Start date: Flexible
Location: Kastanienallee 4, 10435 Berlin, Germany
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Revaia is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, free from discrimination, where employees and candidates are treated with dignity and respect.