Analyst

Rhapsody Venture Partners

$80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or applied science from a top school.
  • Strong curiosity and engagement in conversations with startup founders.
  • Deep understanding of science and engineering principles.
  • Interest in sustainability-oriented technologies over typical software solutions.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

  • Engage with approximately 12 startups weekly to identify investment opportunities.
  • Facilitate discussions that foster partnerships between startups and industry leaders.
  • Perform deep dives into industry trends and technologies to inform investment strategies.
  • Support the innovation ecosystem by coordinating with large companies and startups through structured programs.
  • Participate in operational efforts like business development and marketing at a startup in the portfolio.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a rewarding field focused on sustainability and technology.
  • Access to a rapidly growing innovation ecosystem with global corporate partners.
  • Broad autonomy in decision-making and project execution.
  • Engagement with pioneering startups focused on impactful innovations.
Full Job Description
Your Mission: Find the next startup to become part of the Rhapsody portfolio! You will nurture and expand cooperation between industry and science-based startups to help bring sustainability-oriented technologies from lab to market.

Rhapsody's World:
  • Bringing "hard-tech" innovations -- things like physical AI infrastructure, engineering innovations, chemistries, photonics -- from the lab to the market is impactful for our planet and our economy, and is an amazingly rewarding mission!
  • Enabling collaborations between startups and industry partners is critical to ensure that startups can bring their world-changing innovations to market successfully.
  • Alongside Rhapsody's investment activity, we've built an innovation ecosystem in which we work intimately with leading corporations around the globe to nurture relationships with innovation sources (startups and universities). This ecosystem has grown rapidly, helping the startups we work with to thrive.

You will:
  • Talk to startups! You will meet with around a dozen a week to find our next investment.
  • Facilitate partnership discussions between startups and industry.
  • Conduct industry and technology deep dives to help guide investment decisions.
  • Work directly with large companies and startups to support the ecosystem in a structured program.
  • Join one of the startups in our portfolio to do operational work such as business development and marketing.

You are:
  • A graduate of a top school with a degree in engineering or in applied science.
  • Curious about the world around you. You are comfortable engaging in purposeful conversations with startup founders to learn their story.
  • At home in the world of science and engineering.
  • Uninspired by the latest app or back office software "innovation."
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where decisions are made quickly and you are given broad autonomy to get your work done.

If you're curious about hard tech VC, please share your LinkedIn profile and what intrigues you about Rhapsody below!

Position is based in Cambridge, MA with domestic and international travel.

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