Senior Analyst, Venture Capital

Role Overview

HighVista is actively seeking an entrepreneurial individual to support our growing venture capital practice. HighVista has a deep history of investing in venture capital, having raised 19 previous funds focused predominantly on early-stage venture capital. In this role, the successful candidate will gain exposure to a multitude of venture capital strategies and investment types, including primary fund investments, co-investments, and secondary investments. The Senior Analyst role offers an excellent opportunity to develop a knowledge of venture capital and pursue a career in the industry.

Core Responsibilities

• Screening new investment opportunities, including reviewing offering materials, preparing for and participating in meetings with fund managers, and conducting detailed due diligence.
• Analyzing and monitoring the performance of the firm’s existing fund managers and underlying portfolio companies, and conducting on-going diligence.
• Completing analytical projects pertaining to portfolio construction, industry trends or organizational strategy, and writing research-based papers as needed.
• Creating and maintaining portfolio models and other analytical tools utilized to evaluate manager and portfolio performance, with an emphasis on leveraging AI and other technologies to augment and streamline ongoing monitoring across the portfolio.
• Preparing presentation materials to support client-related activities.
• Developing, customizing, or integrating AI-based technology solutions to automate data analysis, portfolio monitoring, investment analysis, and other key business processes for the venture capital team.