About The Role
As part of our dynamic team, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping investment strategies and driving innovation by uncovering insights from a wide array of global and regional sources. Your work will empower our teams across regions, enhance portfolio management, and support fundraising efforts.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of global innovation and investment. By contributing to a high-impact VC firm, you’ll influence strategic decisions across regions and sectors, helping us uncover opportunities that shape the future.
Key Responsibilities
1. Market Research and Intelligence Gathering
- Analyze macroeconomic trends, regulatory environments, and market dynamics to identify key drivers of growth.
- Conduct sweeps of VC global and regional association websites (e.g., LAVCA, MEVCA) to collect and analyze relevant data
- Study emerging markets to understand economic indicators, political stability, and cultural factors influencing investment opportunities.
- Compare and contrast opportunities across regions (e.g., Spain, Europe, USa, Latam) and recommend optimal geographies for investment focus.
2. Research and Insight Generation
- Synthesize and draw actionable insights from publications like CBI Insights, fintech associations, Atlantico reports, and other thought leadership materials.
- Analyze and summarize innovation and sector-specific reports from key institutions such as the IFC and IDB.
- Review insights produced by Next Tier Ventures partners funds to identify trends and opportunities.
- Create comparative analyses across regions to highlight the most competitive sectors and their unique opportunities.
3. Vertical and Sector Analysis
- Study verticals within targeted sectors to evaluate market problems and the rationale behind addressing them.
- Assess competitors, market leaders, and ecosystem dynamics in target sectors and regions.
- Identify key players, emerging trends, and gaps in the market.
- Provide recommendations for the best-suited verticals in specific markets based on data-driven insights.
4. Deal Tracking and Ecosystem Engagement
- Monitor key deals within focus regions and alert teams about significant developments and opportunities.
- Build and maintain relationships with peers from partner funds to exchange insights and best practices.
5. Data Collection and Management
- Gather and analyze data from public and proprietary sources.
- Maintain and update databases on sectors, startups, geographies, and investment opportunities.
- Aggregate information into a centralized database (potentially leveraging GPT-based tools) to streamline access and analysis.
Collaboration and Impact
- Report findings to the Next Tier Ventures team to inform investment strategies and operational decisions.
- Share insights across teams to enhance our value-add in portfolio management and fundraising activities.
Qualifications / Skills
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science.
- Passionate about venture capital, startups, technology, research.
- Strong interest in entrepreneurship is a plus.
- Skills: Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau)
- Proficiency in aggregating and analyzing large datasets; familiarity with GPT or AI-based database tools is a plus.
- Excellent analytical and synthesis skills to derive actionable insights from diverse sources. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to present findings clearly.
- Language: Fluent in English (including writing) and strongly preferred fluency in reading Spanish.
- Technology: Frequent user of GenAI tools (IE: ChatGPT).
- Knowledge: Deep understanding of at least one emerging market geography and/or sector.
- Attributes: Highly curious, detail-oriented, and proactive. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a leading VC firm focused on artificial intelligence transformative growth in emerging markets.
- Exposure to the Global ecosystems.
- Flexible working arrangements (if applicable).
Additional Information
Next Tier Ventures Ventures has offices in Valencia, Madrid and Barcelona.
It’s an international fund with target 50M€ focused in artificial intelligence.
