CREADEV, is the investment firm of the Mulliez family which invests in early and later stage companies within 3 main verticals: Food, Healthcare and Sustainable Consumption.
Creadev invests with a long term entrepreneurial approach and the ambition to support entrepreneurs in building worldwide leaders. For that reason, Creadev does not impose any exit timeline and benefit from an annual investment capacity of 250M€ allocated to new investments as well as to continue supporting existing portfolio companies.
Creadev has a global reach with offices in New York, Paris, Singapore and Nairobi and has already invested $2bn+ across 40+ companies.
Creadev’s US office, based in NY, is exclusively focused on making venture capital investments in Series A & B in Foodand Agtech startups.
Creadev Food invests in companies bringing innovative solutions to the market’s current and future challenges in an ever changing environment, according to investment theses articulated around 3 main themes: aquaculture, agtech & alternative proteins and consumer food services.
Job description
Within a global team of 35 people across 4 offices, you will support Investments Directors and Associates within the Food team and throughout the entire investment lifecycle on the following:
- Sourcing dealflow: developing relationships with entrepreneurs, intermediaries et co-investors in the US, proactive identification of potential investment targets and new market themes/segments presenting a strong potential, challenge et selection of inbound opportunities;
- Execution of direct investments: market studies and screenings of competitive landscape, challenge business plans, valuation, assessment of management teams, coordination of third parties, negotiation with management and third parties (lawyers, strategy consulting, bankers, etc.);
- Active support of portoflio companies: reporting, boards attendance, support on strategic and operational topics (recruitment, build-ups, international expansion, etc.)
- Creadev’s ecosystem: connect with Creadev’s offices to gather best practices and insights from other portfolio companies and office, in particular with the HQ in Paris
Preferred experience
- Excellent academic background with business and/or engineering masters degree
- At least 1 years of past experience in Venture Capital or Private Equity
- Strong financial knowledge and keen interest for venture capital and entrepreneurship;
- Demonstrated interest for innovation within Food, Agtech and Impact;
- Technical proficiency in MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint;
- Excellence in English (speaking and writing);
- Knowledge of French highly preferred
- Full authorization to work in the US required
Required Qualities: simplicity, rigor, open-mindedness, quick thinking, good judgment, autonomy, significant working capacity, good writing, analytical and synthesis skills, excellent interpersonal skills and team work
