Venture Capital Job – Investment Analyst – Lumikai Capital

Job Role Specification

We are now seeking an Investment Analyst to work very closely with the investment team to curate deal-flow, create research documents, craft investment thesis, evaluate inbound investment opportunities, assist in managing the team’s deal-flow pipeline, support portfolio companies with analysis, and construct quarterly reports for Lumikai’s limited partners (LPs) covering fund and portfolio performance.

So if you like start-up style execution, autonomy, independence and ownership, this is the right fit for you!

Job Profile

The role is broad-based, highly knowledge oriented, and deal-focused. Your role will give you complete exposure to the end-to-end dealflow process, the ability to craft independent theses, assist in developing proprietary research and conceive thought leadership.

Deal-flow

· Sourcing deal-flow, evaluating pitches and manage the deal-flow process

Deal Sourcing

· Proactively source potential deals from databases/platforms/public domain, including Appstore research/Steam, Angelist/Linkedin/Tracxn/ProductHunt, Inc 42/Entrackr/ Your Story, and Twitter/Reddit

· Enable rapid deal-sourcing at incorporation/pre-announcement stage

· Build ecosystem connections to enable dealflow referrals

· Be entrenched in the start-up landscape to identify early stage/stealth founders

Deal-flow Process Management  

· Ensure deal-flow trackers are up-to-date and correctly populated

· Track inactivity and manage follow-ups with deal-flow companies

Pitch Evaluation & Screening

· Evaluate funding pitches and categorise appropriately

· Follow-up on interesting opportunities and build investment cases for presentation to the wider team

IC Memo & Deal Diligence

· Undertaking commercial and product diligence on deep dive deals

· Creation of IC notes and investment memos for successful deals

· Management of IC process

Transaction Support

· Following investment processes and checklists during diligence and transaction phase

· Supporting investment team on new deals and portfolio follow-ons

· Liasoning with legal and financial diligence team during transactions

· Providing requisite transaction support to deal leads to ensure timely and error-free closure of transactions

Industry Research & Investment Theses

Ad-hoc and periodic analysis of the gaming and new media landscapes, funding environment, and new technologies

Games Landscape

· Macroeconomic industry analysis and white-space identification

· Acquisition/exit case studies

· Investment category deep-dives

 Investment Landscape

· Evaluate global and domestic investment trends to inform Lumikai’s investment behaviour

· Monitor M&A landscape/exit trackers

· Tracking company valuations and mapping overall valuation trends within the sector and broader ecosystem

Proprietary Research

Be able to independently undertake research and provide assistance on

· State of India Gaming – Lumikai’s flagship annual research report

· Deal-flow related specific research

· Portfolio related research

Marketing & Presentation Materials

Assemble and create external-facing materials for key stakeholders

Investment thesis

Create presentation materials and blog posts to validate/discount investment hypotheses from:

·  Existing data/analysis

·  Own proprietary research

Marketing & Fundraising

· Construct marketing materials (presentations, graphics) pertinent to Lumikai’s portfolio, investment performance and outlook to aid in future fundraising, where required

· Assist in quarterly LP reporting

Portfolio Assistance

Assist in the operational requirements of the fund and its portfolio companies

Analytical Support

On an ad-hoc basis, provide additional analytical/operational support to our portfolio companies:

·   Market & competitor research

·   Product overviews

·   Assistance in recruitment and identification of talent

·   Assistance in fundraising, helping craft fundraising story and materials

·   Modelling follow-on scenarios

·   Reviewing monthly portfolio MIS’s

Desired Skills and Experience

Required Experience, Attributes & Skills

· 1-3 years of venture capital experience or previous corporate finance experience within a top-tier investment bank, strategic consulting firm or corporate strategy team of a comparable strategic player

· Passion for new technology with a curiosity and interest in interactive media

· A curious mind and constant learning mindset

· Complete owner mindset

· Meticulous, with extreme attention to detail

· Desire to punch above their weight

· Laser focus and ruthless prioritisation

· High deadline adherence

· Exceptional analytical/quantitative capabilities

· Comfortable in small teams and high-pressure situations

· Ability to own mistakes and course correct

· Strong research skills and going beyond the obvious

· Desire to work in a cutting edge, fast moving and dynamic industry

· Excellent data analysis and visualisation skills

· Excellent presentation and communication skills

 Favourable Attributes & Skills

· Previous transaction experience

· Well versed with legal documents including deal documentation