We’re looking for an Investment Associate who’s passionate about the power of emerging technologies to transform industries. You’ll play a pivotal role in identifying, evaluating, and supporting investments that align with P2P's strategic goals. If you’re excited to roll up your sleeves and work closely with builders and researchers, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Identify and evaluate potential investment opportunities and strategic collaboration opportunities with key builders across the crypto industry
- Prepare in-depth investment recommendations and present findings to senior team members
- Analyse emerging trends in blockchain and crypto markets, synthesise findings, and publish insights
- Conduct technical and market due diligence, including financial modelling and qualitative analysis
- Monitor industry developments and maintain a database of companies, leaders, and investors in relevant sectors
- Build strong relationships with portfolio companies and support them post-investment.
- Foster a vibrant network of projects, VCs, and ecosystem partners
- Join project communities and contribute to building thought leadership through written research
- Support senior team members with deal execution, including everything from modelling, light legal work, investment project evaluation, liaising with external vendors, and managing timelines
- Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and overall investment arm operations
- Attend conferences and events to identify opportunities and expand our presence in the startup and crypto ecosystems
Requirements
- Experience as a builder in crypto or in a highly analytical role venture capital and investment banking
- Strong writing skills with the ability to distil complex topics into clear, engaging content. A passion for building relationships and publishing insights that add value to the community
- Excellent organisational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Deep understanding of blockchain fundamentals and crypto markets
- Demonstrated curiosity and contributions to the crypto ecosystem (e.g. thought leadership, coding, or project involvement)
- High agency and conviction in your ideas, paired with a collaborative and low-ego approach
- A self-starter mentality with a proven ability to take initiative and work with minimal oversight
- Comfort working across multiple teams, including product, engineering, legal, and finance
- A degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. You must be comfortable with code and the technical aspects of protocol and smart contract development.
- A strong network within crypto and startup ecosystems
- Experience with tools like the Zettelkasten method for knowledge management (nice to have)
- experience in deal flow tooling (nice to have)
- expertise in areas like institutional finance, AI, cryptography & computer science (will be a good bonus)
