# Venture Analyst

**Company:** [RockawayX](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/qS3m51r68gbTcsngG6Jjnf.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Contract
**Department:** Investments

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## Description

RockawayX backs founders building the next generation of crypto infrastructure, applications, and middleware. As our Venture Analyst, you will help us source, evaluate, and support early-stage investments across the stack. Whilst predominantly a venture role, you will be expected to look at liquid opportunities on occasion.  

You will join a tight, collaborative investment team. You will develop broad coverage across crypto verticals, build the technical fluency to engage credibly with founders. You will create detailed investment memos, build a network, and generate deal flow. 

### **Key responsibilities** 

Deal Analysis 

-   Conduct due diligence on early-stage crypto projects across sectors and architectures 

-   Assess businesses end-to-end including team, market, product, business model, and tokenomics 

-   Build investment memos, market maps, and competitive analyses 

-   Develop and refine views on emerging verticals and technologies 

Deal Sourcing 

-   Generate deal flow through proactive outreach, community engagement, and ecosystem presence 

-   Build relationships with founders, builders, and other investors 

-   Screen inbound opportunities and manage pipeline tracking 

-   Represent the firm at events, hackathons, and conferences 

Portfolio Management 

-   Monitor portfolio company progress against milestones and market developments 

-   Prepare portfolio updates and performance reports 

-   Support portfolio companies with research, introductions, and strategic input 

Research & Thought Leadership 

-   Track sector trends and contribute to the firm's evolving investment theses 

-   Publish blog posts and knowledge nuggets (Medium, Twitter) 

-   Represent the firm in public-facing research and ecosystem conversations

## Requirements

-   Bachelor's degree or higher, flexible on background but preference for technical (CS, engineering, or equivalent) 

-   Generalist orientation with the technical capability to read a technical documentation and engage with founders on architecture and design choices 

-   Prior investment experience required, at a crypto or traditional venture fund, or in an investing capacity at an operating company 

-   Curiosity across the crypto stack, with a point of view on where the interesting opportunities are forming 

-   Excellent research and communication skills; clear, structured writing 

-   Self-starter who works independently

## Benefits

-   Private Health Insurance
-   Paid Time Off
-   Work From Home
-   Training & Development
-   Performance Bonus