About the role
YMV is searching for a Senior Associate as a key part of the Fund’s Investment Team. The role is ideally suited for a high energy individual with intellectual curiosity for diverse technologies and business models. The Senior Associate will conduct sourcing, due diligence and lead potential Fund investments and support the investment team in developing investment recommendations.
What they're looking for
- Intellectual curiosity for diverse technologies and a hunger to learn
- Domain expertise in manufacturing, robotics or AI
- Ability to synthesize several, sometimes conflicting, viewpoints into informed opinions and recommendations
- Prefer at least 5 years of experience working in venture capital, private equity or investment banking
- Financial modeling skills including the ability to create and understand financial models, cap tables and various forms of company valuations and transactions (equity or debt)
- Demonstrates a passion for venture capital and working with startups
More about this role
Yamaha Motor Ventures (“ YMV ”) exists to catalyze innovation by supporting entrepreneurs with Yamaha Motor’s unique capabilities to transform how we live. We have the resources and backing of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (“ YMC ”), but we also have the openness and agility of a startup. We also manage Yamaha Motor Venture’s dedicated funds with $300M in AUM that invests in exploratory areas such as Mobility, Manufacturing, Data & AI, Robotics, FinTech and Climate Tech (the “ Fund ”).
YMV is searching for a Senior Associate as a key part of the Fund’s Investment Team. The role is ideally suited for a high energy individual with intellectual curiosity for diverse technologies and business models. The Senior Associate will conduct sourcing, due diligence and lead potential Fund investments and support the investment team in developing investment recommendations. The ideal candidate will help support the ongoing influx of potential investment opportunities, will represent YMV at various events in exploratory areas, venture and startup ecosystems, and will build a strong network to source potential investments and support portfolio companies. The Senior Associate must be able to work in a...
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