Internship - Partners

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada the firm manages $150M in committed capital and is backed by leading institutional and private investors in Canada and the United States and by a network of successful technology entrepreneurs, executives, and angel investors.
The firm leverages an extensive on-the-ground network to seek out the most promising cleantech and IT investment opportunities in Western Canada and we also selectively lead cleantech investments in the U.Once behind a deal they take an active, lead role with entrepreneurs, building teams and well-financed companies that can dominate growing markets.
The Partner will proffer information technology subject matter expertise.
Develop fund offerings by analyzing venture capital investment trends, defining portfolio strategy, and analyzing fund performance.
• Support fund marketing through notices of major achievements: major syndication events, executive/board recruitments, significant portfolio events.
Active participation in public relations including speaking engagements, panel participation, granting interviews, writing articles, and attending conferences.
• Conduct sectoral analysis.
• Effectively manage service providers including lawyers, tax advisors, and expert technology consultants.
• Assist with investment capital forecasting and planning to ensure timely issuance of capital calls and wire transfers at closing.
• Corporate Development
• Assume relationship management responsibilities for portfolio company executives and board directors.
• Conduct portfolio company performance analysis including:
• Assist executive and board recruitment including, but not limited to:
• Undergraduate degree in a computing-related discipline; Proven C-level executive leading the development, from startup to positive cash flow revenues, of a successful information technology products business competing in global markets.
• Recent experience in a high-growth information technology industry segment in Alberta, with an emphasis on commercial development and “go to market” aspects of the business.
• Prior background with a VC or private equity firm focusing on early stage information technology companies; Career progression includes both technical program management and product management in a product-centric technology business; made the successful transition to market focused leadership roles in route to becoming a C-level executive.
• Core competency lies in understanding the critical steps required to commercialize an information technology business; proven ability developing company commercialization capabilities and management capacity, and guiding the development and launch of IT products and services; track record of knowing when to shift the company emphasis away from technology towards the market.
• Knowledge of key IT industry companies and general industry dynamics; able to characterize and quantify sector and segment-specific industry risk factors.
• Possesses a current Alberta network of IT industry experts comprised of scientists, CTOs & CIOs, sales, marketing and business development executives, board directors, industry thought leaders, professional service providers, and investment professionals that can be leveraged; preference for a network that extends beyond Alberta and BC to IT industry hubs such as Silicon Valley, and the greater Seattle area; viewed as one of the IT thought leaders in Alberta.
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