Role Description Senior Investment Associate (Software) – Department: Seed Funds Reports To: Investment Manager Background: Cambridge Enterprise has recognised a need to provide more support to early stage software based companies, both through pre-seed funding for first product development and through access to experienced mentors and service providers. This role is to develop and manage the process of providing this support. This is an entry level investment role, offering an opportunity to develop experience of technology investment within one of the leading technology seed funds in Cambridge. Support and development opportunities will be offered in a combination of ways including peer mentoring with the Investment Managers. Role Purpose: To work as a member of the Cambridge Enterprise Seed Funds team (CESF) to provide support to members of the University of Cambridge who are founding software based companies, through four main activities: Promote Cambridge Enterprise services for software based companies, and Identify Cambridge University related software based investment opportunities across the technology spectrum. Develop and support a pool of high quality mentors with experience of software based companies for different market sectors Make pre-seed investments in emerging software companies (typically £10k investment), including managing a panel for investment decisions Support the funded companies as they move towards the next stage of company development. Main Responsibilities: Source potential investment opportunities from across the University through a variety of means including: Developing personal contacts with members of the University likely to develop technology that could benefit from seed funding in starting businesses Liaising with the Cambridge Enterprise Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Consultancy and Seed Fund teams and Departmental champions Reviewing entrants to the business plan competitions Reviewing press stories and departmental websites for interesting technologies Attendance at student society meetings. Build and maintain a network of external mentors and advisors with commercial software expertise who can help founding teams develop a successful business. Actively introduce them to opportunities arising from Cambridge.
Role Description – Senior Investment Associate (Software) Department: Seed Funds Reports To: Investment Manager Background: Cambridge Enterprise has recognised a need to provide more support to early stage software based companies, both through pre-seed funding for first product development and through access to experienced mentors and service providers. This role is to develop and manage the process of providing this support. This is an entry level investment role, offering an opportunity to develop experience of technology investment within one of the leading technology seed funds in Cambridge. Support and development opportunities will be offered in a combination of ways including peer mentoring with the Investment Managers. Role Purpose: To work as a member of the Cambridge Enterprise Seed Funds team (CESF) to provide support to members of the University of Cambridge who are founding software based companies, through four main activities: Promote Cambridge Enterprise services for software based companies, and Identify Cambridge University related software based investment opportunities across the technology spectrum. Develop and support a pool of high quality mentors with experience of software based companies for different market sectors Make pre-seed investments in emerging software companies (typically £10k investment), including managing a panel for investment decisions Support the funded companies as they move towards the next stage of company development. Main Responsibilities: Source potential investment opportunities from across the University through a variety of means including: Developing personal contacts with members of the University likely to develop technology that could benefit from seed funding in starting businesses Liaising with the Cambridge Enterprise Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Consultancy and Seed Fund teams and Departmental champions Reviewing entrants to the business plan competitions Reviewing press stories and departmental websites for interesting technologies Attendance at student society meetings. Build and maintain a network of external mentors and advisors with commercial software expertise who can help founding teams develop a successful business. Actively introduce them to opportunities arising from Cambridge.
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