Associate - Africa @ Breega

Breega Boilerplate Breega propels pioneering and purpose-driven founders from idea into impact. We closed our first fund in 2015 and now have +€500 m AUM and 100 trailblazing portfolio companies. Crafted for founders by founders, we built Breega to provide start-ups with the help we wish we'd had. And we’ve created an investment proposition that’s purposefully designed. We call it full stack funding: providing capital and connections, expertise and experience, support and solidarity for entrepreneurs at every step of their journey. We invest across Europe and internationally, focusing on pre-seed to Series B stage.

Breega Values

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This role is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Responsibilities

As a member of the Investment team, you will:

Meet with entrepreneurs, and start building close relationships with leading startups to generate high-quality deal flow

Explore investment opportunities: deep dive into operational metrics, market and competition; assess product and technology, run reference calls, and analyze financial and valuation models

Defend your position during weekly deal flow meetings and prepare investment notes that will be discussed in investment committees

Participate in Breega’s key strategic projects including fundraising processes and represent Breega at main events

Identify and detect high potential market trends to build strong convictions for future investments

Participate occasionally in Term Sheet negotiation with entrepreneurs

Co-manage with other Associates in Europe, one or two interns

Minimum 2 years overall experience

Fluent in English, French (must) and Arabic (plus)

Experience as an Entrepreneur or within Operations in a startup/scaleup

If you have former experiences in VC, PE and/or in strategy consulting/M&A, that will be a great asset

You have a huge passion for new technologies and an entrepreneurial mindset

Excellent analytical & strong quantitative skills

You are curious

Collaborative style and networking skills

High energy, autonomous and resourceful

Clear in your communication

We Offer :

Opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial minded International Venture Capital Fund with great ambition

Work in an inspiring and friendly environment directly with Partners

A competitive salary and further monetary benefits

Start date Asap

Recruitment Process

HR Interview

Manager interview

Business Case

Meeting with the CEO

Research has shown that women are less likely than men to apply for a role if they don’t have experience in 100% of the requirements outlined in a job description. Please know that if it's your case but you think you could do a great job - you are excited about early stage investing, meeting brilliant founders and want to take part in shaping tomorrow’s world - we’d love to hear from you!