Description
Team8 is a venture group incubating and investing in Cyber, infra, fintech, and digital health.
Team8 Capital, Team8’s investment arm, is seeking a new investment team member to support the investment process in early-stage startup companies. This dynamic role is a rare opportunity to enter the venture capital ecosystem, join a top-tier investment firm, and gain first-hand investing experience.
Working closely with our investment team, entrepreneurs, and industry experts, the qualified candidate will gain experience in all early-stage venture capital investing elements and take a first seat at the heart of the Israeli tech ecosystem.
- Responsibilities include:
- Support due diligence on potential investments in the cybersecurity space: work on market sizing, competitive analysis, product/tech evaluation, customer interviews, and investment memos to evaluate investments.
- Involves in contributing to thought leadership content that strengthens and supports Team8’s broader platform activities.
- Analyze market and technology trends related to cybersecurity and enterprise security in general to maintain cutting-edge knowledge that will contribute to the development of our investment thesis.
- Manage our internal tools and build the infrastructure that powers our investment process, including CRM, research, and analytics tools.
- Help us make data-driven decisions by developing models and utilizing analytical tools to formulate the decision-making process.
- Actively engage with the local venture capital, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship and technology ecosystems to source new investments and advance Team8 as a premier partner for founders in the cybersecurity space.
Requirements
- Experience in cybersecurity-focused startups in strategy, business development, product management, or similar roles within the cybersecurity ecosystem.
- Experience in evaluating market trends & market sizing, conducting competitive landscapes and developing company analyses within the cybersecurity domain.
- Deep understanding of cybersecurity technologies and software infrastructure, threat landscape, and industry dynamics across various security verticals (cloud security, endpoint protection, network security, identity management, etc.).
- Great people and networking skills, a strong ability and desire to actively engage with external stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, cybersecurity experts, CISOs and other VC firms.
- Hands-on experience with data and analytics tools, a data-driven approach to problem-solving - an advantage.
- Financial modeling skills - a plus.
- Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and representatively.
- "Can do" approach, a strong willingness to learn.
- A team player who can collaborate across teams and work constructively with the wider Team8 group.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or equivalent).