
Investment Associate - Flashpoint Secondary - Warsaw
Flashpoint
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Finance / Banking / Insurance
Flashpoint is an international tech investment manager with over $500 million AUM, investing in global technology companies built by founders originating from emerging Europe and Israel. Flashpoint manages seven venture funds across three investment strategies: Venture Capital, Growth Debt, and Direct Secondaries. The firm is headquartered in London and has offices in New York, Tel-Aviv, Budapest, Warsaw, Riga, and Nicosia.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Analyst to join our Flashpoint Secondary Fund (FSF) focused on Direct Secondaries investment strategy.FSF invests in growth-stage (Series B+) tech companies, buying shares from existing shareholders—founders, (ex)employees, and early-stage investors.
Tasks
- Financial analysis, financial modelling and other related analytical tasks, predominantly in the area of company valuations, ratios, investment performance benchmarks
- Creating, reviewing and auditing the financial models
- Sourcing and analysing various investment opportunities across several industries
- Research into late stage, but growing technology companies
- Preparation of documents for internal investment evaluation processes and investment committee
- Participating in the commercial, financial, and legal due diligence, preparation of business plans, and other contracts
- Monitoring the performance of portfolio companies against budget and business plan
- Periodically attending management meetings and board meeting
- Analysing strategic or financial exit opportunities for investments and estimating the future of invested industries for a profitable exit
- Keep track of the portfolio companies, maintain relationship organise information coming from the companies, (from board meetings for example, as company will have full access)
- Preparation of investor updates and portfolio reports
- Assist in fundraising efforts
Requirements
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- University degree from a top-of-class university
- CFA or equivalent is a strong benefit
- International experience is a benefit. It is essential that the person culturally fits into a top class financial institution
- At least 3 - 5 years of prior work experience in investment banking, consulting, venture capital and/or start-up company
- Very strong analytical skills
- Technology background is a benefit
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Should fit into the existing team, open, communicative, team player, self-driven
- Energetic and result driven
- Willing to work in a dynamic environment
- Passionate about the technology space, good understanding of the market, trends and players
- Ability to deliver results in compliance with pre-determined time frames
- Able to deal directly with senior people from portfolio firms or prospective ones
- The person should be a self-starter, a business developer and hardworking
If you are passionate about technology investing and are looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, please apply to join our team at Flashpoint Secondary Fund. We will consider your resume within 15 business days of receiving it. If your experience meets our company's requirements, we will contact you. If you do not receive feedback, there are no suitable vacancies for you at this moment.
About the company
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Flashpoint is an international tech investment firm with approximately $600 million in assets under management (AUM), focusing on U.S. and Western European tech companies originating from Europe and MENA. Flashpoint manages seven funds across three products: Venture Growth, Growth Debt, and Direct Secondary. The firm is headquartered in London, with offices in New York, Tel Aviv, Budapest, and Riga.
Investors in Flashpoint’s funds include Széchenyi Funds, a Hungarian fund manager, and more than 180 major family offices and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). The funds have invested in 80 companies, including Guesty, Chili Piper, and OfficeRnD. Flashpoint has completed 28 exits, such as the sale of its stakes in Shazam (to Apple), Chess.com (to PokerStars founders and General Atlantic), Marketman (to PSG), Gurushots (to Zedge), Comeet (to Boathouse Capital), and OfficeRnD (to Blue Star Innovation Partners), among others.
At Flashpoint, our mission is to bring together capital, knowledge, people, and best practices to foster socially responsible development. While monetary returns are important, the intangible aspects of our work are equally significant to our team. We have invested a third of our capital in themes that aim to make the world a better place, including e-learning, telemedicine, and online job platforms.
