HOF Capital is a global multi-stage venture capital (VC) firm that partners with the world’s best founders and helps them build generational category-defining technology companies. Since launching its first fund in 2016, the firm has invested in some of the most successful technology startups of the past decade (e.g., SpaceX, OpenAI, Neuralink, Anthropic, xAI, etc.) and achieved top-tier investment performance throughout its history, which has enabled the firm to grow rapidly to $1.5B+ of assets under management (AUM).
Due to this rapid growth, HOF Capital is seeking an A+ player to join its early-stage VC investment team based in either NYC or the San Francisco Bay Area. This VC Investor will learn from and work directly with the firm’s Partners to execute a full-stack VC role which includes thesis building, sourcing new investment opportunities, conducting due diligence / transaction execution, and providing portfolio companies with post-investment support. If successful, this VC Investor will have the opportunity to become a long-term member of the firm’s investment team with a path to eventually becoming a Partner at the firm.
Desired Background:
- Graduated from a top-tier university.
- Majored in a STEM-related field of study (nice-to-have).
- 1-8+ relevant experience within investing (VC / growth equity), investment banking, consulting, engineering, product management, founding start-up, etc.
Ideal Qualities
- Independent thinker with outstanding intellectual & analytical aptitude.
- Extremely capable, disciplined, responsible, hard-working, detail-oriented, conscientious, and self-motivated.
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills.
- Team player with no ego.
- Innate desire to become the best.
- Genuine passion for finding, investing in, & supporting technology startups that have the potential to become generational category-defining companies.
The ideal candidate should be excited to:
- Collaborate closely with the HOF Capital team and portfolio companies, contributing wherever needed to drive success and growth. This role requires a high level of dedication, with the flexibility to adapt to varying demands, including occasional extended hours during critical periods.
- Build strong relationships throughout the technology, VC, & startup ecosystem in order to help HOF Capital identify promising new founders & startups as early in their journeys as possible.
- Develop deep domain expertise in the technologies & business models within HOF Capital’s areas of interest (e.g., AI, software, deep tech, etc.).
- Play a full-stack role including thesis building, sourcing new investment opportunities, performing deep due diligence (e.g., leading due diligence meetings with founders, conducting expert calls & reference checks, evaluating products & technologies, researching markets & competition, verifying assumptions & claims, etc.), and providing portfolio companies with post-investment support.
Compensation: Competitive salary + bonus + equity + benefits
