This role is open to both of our Smash Capital offices in Los Angeles & New York.
COMPENSATION
Competitive
START DATE
Immediate
APPLICATION
Please email your CV to careers@smashcap.com with an email cover note that includes:
- Your preference on location (New York or Los Angeles).
- A summary pitch (in bullet points) for two companies you think Smash Capital should invest in ($25-75 million equity investments within the next 12 months), including a very short overview of the business, your investment thesis, and why the company is a good fit for Smash.
- Link to your LinkedIn profile.
ABOUT SMASH CAPITAL
Founded in 2021 by Eric Garland, Kevin Mayer, Evan Richter and Brad Twohig, Smash Capital is a later-stage investment firm focused on high growth consumer internet, software, and technology companies.
Smash Capital invests in founders building generational brands and works to give their companies a competitive advantage by driving resonant, emotional connections with their users at scale, powered by our unique capabilities and network across digital media. . .
- Telling authentic stories that build deep connections
- Partnering with the most influential talent
- Accessing the world’s best IP
- Optimizing marketing efforts
- Collaborating with strategic partners
. . . reaching customers in the places that matter most.
At Smash, our investments include Epic Games, Reddit, DraftKings, DuckDuckGo, MANSCAPED, BYJU’S, and NoBull, among others. Smash has over $1 billion in assets under management across multiple funds. We must be among the fastest-growing firms in the history of venture capital.*
*But the lawyers want to make sure you know that we didn’t look it up, we just suspect we must be — that’s how fast we are growing.
YOUR ROLE
TL;DR: you are diamond mining. It’s a combination of art, science, engineering, and a lot of hard work: sourcing fewer, better deals and supporting the partners in all aspects of building the firm.
More specifically, you will:
- Participate in all aspects of the investment process, including: developing and researching investment theses, sourcing (by cold calling, email, LinkedIn, etc.), building relationships with founders and their teams, data collection and analysis, financial modeling, memo writing, due diligence, structuring, negotiation and documentation of deals.
- Prepare and present the case for potential investments to our investment committee.
- Monitor portfolio companies and assist with quarterly reviews with the partners.
- Work in a strategic capacity with the firm’s existing portfolio companies, as needed.
- Establish and maintain strong professional relationships within the firm’s network and industrywide.
- Help recruit top talent and retain them by fostering a collaborative and “win together” culture.
- Pitch in and help, shoulder to shoulder with the partners. We’re a small, extremely tight-knit team: from LP communication to supporting fundraising efforts and the firm’s operations, we all do everything that needs doing.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
- At least two years of total prior work experience including, at a minimum:
• Two years of full-time work experience at a top-tier investment bank or strategy consulting firm, or
• Two years of full-time work experience at a venture capital or growth equity firm, or
• Two years of full-time work experience in a strategy or corporate development role, or
• Two years of doing something else entirely that has prepared you to thrive in this intense, self-directed environment - Undergraduate degree and a demonstrated track record of both academic and professional accomplishment.
- Great sales and relationship skills – networking, influencing, collaborating – and a proven ability to build trust with entrepreneurs and management teams.
- Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to interpret data and develop an investment thesis around companies, industries and trends.
- Modeling skills and proficiency in finance and accounting for technology-driven business models.
- Self-motivated with an internal drive to take on the next task when the first task is done.
- An ability to take direction, but not to rely on it.