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Role Analyst or Associate, subject to experience
About Energy Capital Ventures (ECV) Energy Capital Ventures® is the only early-stage venture capital fund solely dedicated to the sustainability, resilience, and digital transformation of the natural gas industry. In addition to this unique thesis, which makes the firm advocate in innovation for what it has defined as Green Molecules™, ECV further differentiates itself with a deep integration and customized engagement with its corporate limited partners (publicly traded energy companies and key stakeholders in the natural gas industry). This model enables Energy Capital Ventures to bridge the innovation of the technology ecosystem with the scale of the utility industry to create amazing, game-changing, generational companies.
ECV invests primarily at the Seed+/ Series A level. In regard to "sustainability and resilience," this would be considered deep tech or hard tech. As to "digital transformation" this equates to SaaS or hardware companies. The Firm leads rounds, takes board seats and is extraordinarily active in supporting its portfolio companies. This support spans all areas that any individual portfolio company may need, E.G. – recruiting, strategy, fund raising, sales, business development, product, finance, team building, etc. Energy Capital Ventures devotes significant time and resources to management coaching, mentoring and advising entrepreneurs. ECV is equally as active in promoting and advocating the adoption of Green Molecules™ innovation. Moreover, the Firm is very engaged supporting its corporate limited partners.
70% of Energy Capital Ventures® investment portfolio will be in North America, with an ability to invest up to 30% Internationally. At least 75% of investments will directly relate to the natural gas industry innovation imperatives. Up to 25% of investments may include broader energy technologies that have secondary benefits to natural gas sector.
Energy Capital Ventures® is led by a team of top-performing VCs and career long investment bankers from the energy industry. As the Firm embarks on Fund II, this is an extraordinary opportunity to get in at the initial stages, grow with the Firm while leveraging the strong brand and reputation established by Fund I.
If you are excited by our mission to advicate for Green Molecules™ innovation and to enable clean, safe, reliable cost-effective energy for all communities, please apply. Come build a generational venture capital firm with us that is combatting the most important challenges in energy.
About the Role This is not a typical entry-level venture firm role. At any given time, up to 60% of the role can be dedicated to platform support – marketing, portfolio support, platform management, fund operations, firm marketing, event planning and LP coordination. The role also includes traditional entry-level venture capital responsibilities – deal sourcing, research and investment thesis development. As the Energy Capital Ventures® evolves, this role can lead to a full-time venture investment professional role. Regardless due to the deep integration and customized engagement ECV has with its corporate limited partners, all roles have a responsibility supporting the ECV platform. For the Analyst/ Associate role the specific responsibilities, include, but are not limited to:
Plattform LP meeting coordination Fund marketing Portfolio development Energy industry research Platform management LP/ Portfolio synchronization Event planning and management Fund operations Venture Deal sourcing Due diligence Technology Research Financial modeling Portfolio support Memo/ presentation drafting Deal execution assistance Thesis development Location • Chicago, IL
• Travel required (can be significant at times)
Qualifications 2 to 4 years of work experience in venture capital, investment banking, strategy, management consulting, marketing, finance or similar role College degree, (MBA not required) Experience in energy, physical sciences, engineering, digital marketing or corporate venture capital a plus Recommended Skills Digital Marketing Event Management Finance Financial Modeling Investment Banking Management And Business Consulting
