Associate at Pender Ventures

Pender Ventures is seeking an Associate based in Alberta to support our investment team. We are looking for a full stack, early career investor who can have an impact across the venture capital lifecycle, including sourcing, community building, diligence, portfolio support, and reporting. This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate, diverse and high performing team in a role with a high degree of autonomy and opportunity for career development

About Pender Ventures
Pender Ventures invests in a concentrated selection of B2B and health-focused technology companies at their inflection point to scale. We thrive on working alongside entrepreneurs, technologists and management teams as partners executing on a plan, applying a scale-up framework and diversity influence to drive top-quartile returns and create tangible impact.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading deal flow efforts in Alberta:
Representing Pender Ventures in the Alberta ecosystem to grow awareness and relationships, including attending industry conferences, events and other networking opportunities.
Sourcing, managing and maintaining detailed pipelines of prospects; track interesting prospective investments and work with investment team members to target high interest companies.
Working with senior investment team members to contribute to investment initiatives:
Meeting with companies and supporting all aspects of the diligence process.
Developing reports for portfolio companies reflecting both operational, financial and ESG performance.
Conduct financial statement consolidation and reporting to support portfolio company valuation.
Performing market research to help identify new investment trends and opportunities.
Contributing to LP reporting, communications and presentations, along with other projects as required.

Qualifications and experience:

Bachelor degree or equivalent, STEM degree or technology background is preferred.
5+ years of professional experience in a business analyst or related role within a private equity, investment banking, strategy consultancy or ecosystem organization (venture incubator, innovation hub, entrepreneurship program).
Experience conducting and presenting analysis using a range of data sources; or interest in developing advanced analytics skills, learning new digital / data tools, etc.
Broad understanding of new technologies and the startup company life cycle.
Thorough understanding of financial statements, financial concepts, and financial modeling.
Strong business acumen and judgement.
Ability to communicate insights in a clear and well-structured manner.
Excellent project management and execution skills.
High levels of curiosity, discipline, and attention to detail.
Strong interpersonal skills.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion:

Pender is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace that recognizes and values differences. It is a core principle at Pender that an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace simply makes us better. A diverse team with a range of knowledge and experience makes better decisions, which means better results for our stakeholders. We do not discriminate on any basis and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. When selecting candidates for employment, promotion, training or any other benefits, it is on the basis of aptitude and ability. Should you require any accommodation or have questions, please let us know.