Firm Overview
Catalyst Investors is a growth equity firm that invests in software and technology-enabled services. We invest in growth-stage companies across vertical and horizontal software-as-a-service, next-gen infrastructure and business services.
Associate
Job Overview
Position: Pre-MBA Associate, Full-Time
Location: New York, NY
Description: Responsibilities include deal origination, investment screening and transaction execution. This position is uniquely suited to candidates seeking a hybrid experience of deal sourcing and transaction execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct outreach to prospective investments, represent Catalyst at industry and investment conferences and engage in other direct deal generation activities
- Screen prospective investment opportunities
- Write investment memos and other analyses of potential and existing investments
- Conduct financial and business due diligence (e.g., industry analysis, competitive position, growth prospects)
- Develop financial models to analyze investment returns and perform valuation analyses
- Support team with quarterly reporting, annual meetings and client requests for information
- Conduct market research and competitive analyses on technology-enabled industries as well as new verticals
- Write industry research reports, articles and blog posts; participate in social media and PR programs
Requirements
- 1-3 years of relevant work experience from a commercial or investment bank, venture capital, growth equity or private equity firm
- Excellent academic credentials
- Proof of ability to work in the U.S.
Senior Associate
Job Overview
Position: Senior Associate, Full-Time
Location: New York, NY
Description: Responsibilities include deal origination, investment screening, transaction execution and portfolio management. This position is uniquely suited to candidates seeking a complete investment lifecycle experience of deal sourcing and transaction execution to ongoing portfolio management.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct outreach to prospective investments, represent Catalyst at industry and investment conferences and engage in other direct deal generation activities
- Quarterback deal evaluation and execution processes with input from senior members of the Investment Team
- Develop financial models to analyze investment returns and perform valuation analyses of potential and existing investments
- Write investment memos and other analyses of potential and existing investments
- Manage due diligence processes and vendors (e.g., legal, financial, technical)
- Support senior members of the Investment Team with ongoing portfolio management
- Support team with quarterly reporting, annual meetings and client requests for information
- Work with associates to conduct market research and competitive analyses on technology-enabled industries as well as new verticals
- Write industry research reports, articles and blog posts; participate in social media and PR programs
Requirements
- 1-3 years of relevant work experience from a venture capital, growth equity or private equity firm; 4-7 years of total work experience
- Excellent academic credentials
- Proof of ability to work in the U.S.
Contact
To be considered for either the Associate or Senior Associate role, please send each of the following to resumes@catalyst.com:
- Resume
- Answers to the following questions (max. 200 words per response):
- After reviewing our website and team, why do you think you would be a strong candidate for Catalyst? (Note: we presume you are smart and a hard worker!)
- Based on our investment criteria and strategy, please name an interesting growth company for Catalyst and why.