Investment Analyst, Venture Capital (Fintech)

Clocktower Group is an alternative asset management and advisory firm based in Santa Monica, California, with a presence in London and Shanghai. Our top-down macro framework and relationship-based investing approach inform our strategies and drive the way we do business. In public markets, we seed macro-oriented managers and manage an Asian equity platform. In private markets, we invest in early stage fintech and climate disrupters. We also provide global macro research and advisory services.
 

Clocktower Ventures

Clocktower Ventures, the venture investing arm within Clocktower Group, partners with phenomenal entrepreneurs who have the vision and drive to innovate across two domains: financial services and climate change. Across these verticals, our stage-agnostic approach offers investment exposure from the earliest stages of company formation all the way to late-stage growth underwriting. The model empowers investors to source and evaluate actionable opportunities across a wide latitude of sectors and stages.

We are seeking an Investment Analyst to join our Santa Monica office. We are a team committed to building an elite venture capital organization—and this position is a central part of our investment team. This is a role with significant day one responsibility and requires an organized, entrepreneurial mind who wants to be challenged and stretched. If you are passionate about technology, a geek for financial services, and take pride in delivering excellence, we want you to join us.

What you’ll do:

Sourcing. You are our boots on the ground for climate and fintech conferences everywhere. You will be our tip of the spear in our sourcing efforts across early-stage startups. You will carry our flag at every tech event you attend, and you will build relationships with startups and other investors along the way. You are a natural networker—you like meeting new people and you yourself are also quite likeable.

Tracking. We see a lot of deals and we do a lot of deals. You support the investment team in managing the investment pipeline through the systematic and deliberate tracking of companies and the wider climate and fintech ecosystems. The high velocity of transactions in a given year requires that you are incredibly organized and detail oriented. You’ll use our tech to track deal flow, making sure we don’t miss the next great investment.

Analysis. From start to finish, you will be assisting in the process of evaluating potential transactions. At Clocktower, you’ll have exposure to a high volume of live transactions, creating a unique opportunity to build an analytical skillset across all venture stages. Ideally for this role, you are a junkie for the next new idea and light up when listening to entrepreneurs share theirs. You look forward to building a detailed financial model of how one of our potential investments will actually make money. You are excited to crack the market sizing assumptions provided by entrepreneurs and unpack their assumptions. You are just cynical enough to recognize when a CEO hasn’t really figured it out, and confident enough to place a bet when you’re sure they have.

Requirements:

• 1-3 years’ work experience from an investment bank, management consulting firm, VC/PE firm, or something else so great we can’t easily envision it.
• You can run fast and make things happen — you can be super-productive in a highly independent way.
• You have meaningful reps of in-depth financial modeling and corporate valuation; you have an ability to analyze trends and company performance beyond a financial statement.
• You have domain knowledge of the fintech ecosystem and a genuine passion for technology.
• You are relentlessly attentive to detail and display an unquestioned work ethic.

• You’re a creative, speculative thinker who can envision how markets and industries might evolve.
• You maintain a commitment to honesty and hold yourself accountable to the highest standards.
• This role must be onsite in our Santa Monica office.

What you’ll get:

• All the resources you’ll need to learn and grow.
• Independence to run with your ideas.
• Joining an elite team that works with some of the most sophisticated investors and entrepreneurs in the world.
• World-class benefit programs, including options for health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan (with matching), generous vacation, and sick leave
• Delicious, healthy lunches and snacks
• Beautiful office space with amazing ocean views

Clocktower Group is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by law. We welcome applicants with diverse career paths, including those shaped by time away from the workforce or by experience across different industries, geographies, and cultures. If you’re excited about this role and believe you’d thrive in it, even if your background doesn’t align with every listed qualification, we encourage you to apply.

While the roles at Clocktower are primarily desk-based and do not typically require significant physical demands, employees in these positions should be able to:

• Sit for extended periods.
• Use a computer and other office equipment effectively.
• Occasionally lift and move lightweight office supplies or materials.

Salary Range: $100,000-$130,000. Compensation may vary based on experience, training, education, and scope of the role. This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and carried interest.