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Associate, Venture Capital

Nashville Public Radio, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Role Associate, Venture Capital About the Firm, Energy Capital Ventures (ECV) Energy Capital Ventures

is the only early-stage venture capital fund solely dedicated to the sustainability, resilience, and digital transformation of the natural gas value chain.In addition to this unique thesis, which makes the firm an advocate for innovation for what it has defined as green molecules

, ECV further differentiates itself with a customized engagement and deep integration with its corporate limited partners all of whom are publicly traded energy companies.This model enables Energy Capital Ventures

to bridge the innovation of the technology ecosystem with the scale of the energy industry to create game-changing, generational companies that provide the clean, safe, reliable, cost-effective energy necessary for a prosperous future. ECV invests primarily at the Seed+ / Series A level.The firm leads rounds, takes board seats and is extraordinarily active in supporting its portfolio companies.This support spans all areas that any individual portfolio company may need, E.G. – recruiting, strategy, fund raising, sales, business development, product, finance and team building, in addition to management coaching, mentoring and advising.ECV is also happy to syndicate with other strong investors.The firm is very active promoting and advocating the proliferation of green molecules

innovation across the broader energy industry. Energy Capital Ventures

is managed by a team of top-performing VCs and leading career long investment bankers from the energy industry.The firm is investing out of its recently closed second fund.70% of the investment portfolio will be in North America, with an ability to invest up to 30% internationally. If you are excited by our mission to advocate for green molecules

innovation, please apply.Come help build a generational venture capital firm that is combatting some of the most important challenges in energy. About the Role, Associate This is not a typical venture capital Associate role.In addition to traditional venture capital responsibilities, this position will have meaningful interaction with our corporate LPs and platform.The candidate for this role: 1.Is highly entrepreneurial, 2.Extraordinarily hard-working, 3.A Great team player, 4.Has an intense drive to win, and 5.Thrives in the challenges of early-stage venture capital. Specific responsibilities, include, but are not limited to: VENTURE CAPITAL · Deal sourcing · Due diligence · Research and thesis development · Financial modeling · Portfolio company support · Deal execution · CRM / pipeline management · Portfolio reporting · Presentation drafting · Supporting the General Partners and senior investment professionals · Venture capital/ private equity network development ·

Fund raising support LP/ PLATTFORM * ·Lead/ draft technology briefings ·Integrate portfolio companiesinto ECV network ·Develop pilot opportunities ·LP relationship management ·Industry panel participation ·Newsletter drafting *These

responsibilities

may subside based on subsequent hires Location ·Chicago, IL in-office (not virtual, not remote, not WFH) ·Travel required, can be up to 3x/ month MANDATORY Qualifications 2 to 3 years of early-stage venture capital work experience, preferably in deep tech Technical degree/ demonstrable scientific acumen relevant to green molecules

.EG – engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, material sciences, etc. College degree Additional Preferred Qualifications Understanding and experience with corporate partnerships Experience in the energy industry or utility sector

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