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Associate – Venture Capital

Oyster Bay Management GmbH | Hamburg, Germany

Job Summary

Ensure that the firm is at the leading edge of the AgTech & Food ecosystem in Europe. Food technology / biotechnology / engineering background combined with experience in a start-up/VC context.

Details

With Oyster Bay, we invest in ambitious founders to create a sustainable food system for future generations. We have previously invested in companies such as Oatly, air up, stenon, TrueGum, Peas of Heaven, GoodBytz and Hooked. Our first fund is in the top 10% of European VC funds in terms of performance and we are now raising our next fund.

A sustainable food value chain would contribute to solving the climate crisis, ensuring food security for our growing population, and supporting soil health and clean water without creating billions of tons of waste.

The good news is – it’s possible. Our generation can solve these challenges, if we invest enough financial and human capital in scaling up and realising the potential solutions across the value chain.

As a company and as stewards of wealth, we have very clear values, according to which we act. These are:
* Radical honesty
* Results driven
* No assholes
* Continuous learning

Tasks:

As an Associate at Oyster Bay you are responsible for ensuring that we are at the leading edge of the AgTech & Food ecosystem in Europe and an integral part of our investment team – which currently consists of 4 people.

* Deal Flow & Hypotheses Driven Research: Develop hypotheses for potential investment deals, research relevant companies and build a strong network across the European start-up ecosystem
* Deal Screening and Due Diligence: Perform in-depth due diligence on potential investments. We only invest in companies that pass our investment scorecard, which you will be responsible for assessing
* Portfolio Monitoring & Portfolio Support: Ensure that we are always well informed with regards to what is going on in our portfolio companies
* Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with our limited partners to illustrate our approach to investments, management and measurements

Requirements:

Oyster Bay is an entrepreneurial firm – we expect every team member to be self-motivated and driven to deliver outstanding results in their respective responsibilities.

Our ideal candidate has a food technology / biotechnology / engineering background combined with experience in a start-up/VC context. She is looking for an entrepreneurial environment, where she can leverage her expertise for a greater positive personal impact.

The key attributes of someone who will excel at this role are:
* Great attention to detail
* Strong relationship skills
* Constant drive to improve
* Independence of thought

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