The Investor Relations Associate will get to know every active investor in Texas and help facilitate millions in venture capital funding by connecting our portfolio founders to angels and venture investors. You will be responsible for the execution of key Investor Relations programs including Investor Office Hours, helping portfolio startups understand different fundraising options and access IR resources, onboarding new investors into our community, and assisting with the launch of new IR initiatives. You’ll use Capital Factory’s network of active investors and proprietary software tools to curate matches between investors and founders. You’ll get three years of venture capital experience in a year by observing large volumes of early stage companies and learning how VCs view and evaluate potential investments.
Capital Factory attracts the best startups in the state and connects them with exactly who they need to grow their business - whether that’s their next partner, mentor, client, employee or investor. Our Ventures Team facilitates all of these interactions - and we’re seeking a strong leader with a proven background in the startup community to optimize and grow our programming opportunities across Texas.
What you will do…
- You’ll make valuable introductions between founders and investors when there is mutual interest.
- Be the primary point-of-contact for investors, building a long term relationship. You’ll be responsible for sharing relevant startups, events, and other opportunities with them, and tracking their engagement.
- Organize office hours, in-person and virtual, for investors to meet with relevant portfolio founders.
- Network with venture capitalists and angel investors to establish deal flow relationships with them.
- Attend events with investors and introduce new portfolio companies.
- Take calls and meetings with investors to better understand their investment thesis and which companies to introduce them to.
- Make over a dozen curated introductions between investors and our portfolio founders everyday.
- Attend our weekly Ventures Team Sync, Investor Relations Sync and other relevant meetings.
- Attend our monthly First Look events.
Requirements
You’ll know you’re successful if…
- Our Founders have an exceptional experience and receive meaningful value from connections made with our investor network.
- Our Investor Office Hours program continues to grow and meetings have a 90%+ utilization rate.
- Investors rave about the startups they meet with.
- You build strong relationships with our VIP stakeholders and receive introductions to new investors on a regular basis. You work with high-level professionals and don’t get intimidated easily.
- Assigned tasks are completed in a timely manner with minimal mistakes and your team trusts you to execute independently.
- You have a productive and collaborative relationship with all internal teams, especially the Mentor, Venture Programs, and Ops Teams.
About you…
- You have experience with the startup and technology markets.
- You have a basic understanding of startup funding terms, options, and mechanisms.
- You like using data to understand problems and make connections.
- You are organized and plan ahead, but you don’t get stressed out when things change at the last minute. Because they will. You roll with it.
- You have a proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail.
- You have the ability to deliver high quality work, on time, in a dynamic organization under time pressure.
- You are able to work at least 45 hours per week. You do what it takes to get the job done!
- You plan to stay in Texas and fully commit to this position for 2+ years.
Benefits
- 4 weeks paid time off (one week is between Christmas and New Year’s)
- Personal health, vision and dental insurance paid 100% by Capital Factory
- Additional benefits such as 401k program (50% company matching), life insurance, short & long term disability and and employee assistance program
- Parental leave including 10 weeks paid leave for birthing parents and 4 weeks paid leave for non-birthing parents
- $1,000 personal innovation budget on your first year anniversary and then an additional $500 each anniversary thereafter
- Coworking membership at Capital Factory with garage parking space, metro pass, or rideshare credits and access to the onsite gym
- A priceless network
About our team...
- We have a passion for startups and technology
- We have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- We are professional and presentable and greet everyone cheerfully. We're ready to deal with an immature student, a pushy salesperson, top VCs, a fortune 500 CEO, and even the President of the United States.
- We are excited to work in downtown Austin and have reliable transportation.
- We have a quiet place with fast internet where we can work remotely.
- We have a reliable laptop computer and smartphone.
- We are security aware. We have a passcode on our computers and phones and use a password manager.
- We are available during SXSW (Spring Break) and Startup Week (the week before Austin City Limits Music Fest).
- We get to Inbox Zero every day.
About Capital Factory
Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes, and coworking. With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors, and customers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2010.
