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Investment Associate
Location
Kenya
Posted
85 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Investment Associate
PULA
• Lead evaluation of prospective companies, focusing on commercial potential, scalability, and strategic fit • Conduct due diligence across financials, operations, and business fundamentals, emphasizing practical insights • Engage directly with founders and senior management to test assumptions and assess capability • Reconstruct financials where needed and prepare internal investment memos for decision-making • Build and maintain a pipeline of high-potential companies • Operate as a hands-on execution lead, personally driving outputs • Contribute to designing internal systems to track and accelerate portfolio companies
Job Requirements
- 5–10 years’ experience with strong entrepreneurial or commercial investment background
- Former co-founder/startup operator
- Venture capital, private equity, or corporate M&A experience
- Strategic investment or corporate development experience
- Skilled at evaluating business models, unit economics, and growth potential
- Comfortable engaging directly with founders and management teams
- Experienced in small, high-trust teams, taking full ownership of projects
- Hands-on, execution-focused; not purely advisory
- Formal finance qualifications helpful but practical experience prioritized
Benefits
- Competitive base salary accordingly with seniority and experience
- Employee share option plan (ESOP)
- Other attractive upside offerings
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