Role: Associate
Location: Remote (HQ: London & San Diego)
About Beyond:
Beyond’s mission is to support Companies, Founders & LPs beyond just capital. We believe the current venture model should evolve into a more inclusive, accessible & transparent ecosystem and we’re building our platform accordingly. Our vision is to become the Robinhood / Titan for one of the highest-returning asset classes (vc-backed companies), but with the ability to invest your expertise & network, not just capital.
Beyond was created by Will & Dan, two founders that have spent the last 12 years founding and building companies (experiencing profitability, failure, large-exits & everything in-between) as well as angel investing in a few unicorns and plenty of failures.
We have a different structure to most funds, which enables a new way to engage our stakeholders at scale:
1) For Companies:
Most companies receive limited value from their investors (apart from the $). Like many investors, we invest in Pre-Seed to Series B rounds but unlike most, we reinvest our Carry into Bounties that LPs & Founders can fulfil – Ranging from customer introductions to accessing specific expertise. This opens a previously inaccessible talent pool & network, ensuring our portfolio receives tangible support, by the most relevant individuals who are directly incentivised. See Details
2) For Founders:
Most founders don’t achieve large exits (even after big blockbuster rounds). We provide each founder ownership in our fund, which they can grow as their expertise & network does. This provides them an insurance policy, one that can grow into a highly valuable asset class, in a field they understand intimately. See Details
3) For LPs:
Most LPs & Angels achieve poor-returns (in historically the highest-returning asset class). We enable them to leverage their network & expertise to obtain more ownership in higher-quality companies. This creates a diverse portfolio that grows passively, generating higher-returns. See Details
We’re improving one of the most exciting and untouched asset classes from a product perspective. We guarantee this ride will be exciting so if you’d like to help shape the future of this field, jump onboard!
About the Role:
- Location: Remote (HQ: London & San Diego)
- Commitment: Full-time
- Salary: $40-70k USD
- Commission: $100-200k USD of estimated portfolio carry value based on hitting KPI targets
- Ownership: $50-100k of Restricted Stock Options (Beyond plans to increase its valuation by 10x over the next 5 years, which would value this stock at approx. $500k-$1M USD)
- Compensation is based on several factors including market location, related experience, knowledge, qualifications, and skills
- Reporting to the Founders
As an Associate:
You’ll have a number of key roles that will help grow and evolve the company, including:
Strategy & Business Development
- Exude a passion for startups, entrepreneurship, and groundbreaking technologies
- Possess prior experience in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, or a similar high-performance environment (desirable)
- Possess in-depth knowledge of the startup ecosystem and demonstrate an existing network (desirable).
- Test & execute scalable ways to grow Beyond’s KPIs
- Help grow and support all 3 stakeholders (Companies, Founders & LPs). Ranging from direct outreach to building relationships to grow partnerships
- Identifying and facilitating investments into new companies, onboarding founders and helping them grow their portfolios, facilitating company bounties with LPs and their extended networks
- Growing partnerships that helps grow our companies, founders & LPs on the platform
Product Growth
- Thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment that fosters innovation and creativity
- Manage the CMS of companies, bounties & member portfolios
- Manage email campaigns
Operations
- Showcase prowess in analytical thinking and display exceptional written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex ideas succinctly
- Exhibit financial analysis skills
- Contribute to the evaluation of investment proposals, conducting due diligence, and constructing detailed investment memorandums
- Collaborate seamlessly with senior team members during negotiations, structuring deals, and seamlessly closing transactions to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and alerts to monitor progress & performance
- Content Creation & Audience Growth
- Help create content across blogs, social posts and press releases.
In addition to the responsibilities outlined, at Beyond we’ll support you in identifying where your interests and development opportunities lie and we'll help you incorporate them into your role.
About you:
You’ll thrive as a Founding Associate if you’re:
- A self-starter who is an excellent hustler
- Exude a passion for startups, entrepreneurship, and groundbreaking technologies
- Possess prior experience in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, or a similar high-performance environment (desirable)
- Possess in-depth knowledge of the startup ecosystem and demonstrate an existing network (desirable).
- Proficiency working with Modern BD tools (LinkedIn, ClickUp, Google Sheets & Docs), Growth & Platform Tools (Figma, Webflow Editor, MailChimp, Zapier)
- Process-oriented and enjoy engaging directly with stakeholders; balancing operational efficiency with being a team player that rallies towards our targets
- Showcase prowess in analytical thinking and display exceptional written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex ideas succinctly
- Thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment that fosters innovation and creativity
- Demonstrate sharp acumen in identifying and sourcing high-potential investment prospects through market research, extensive networking, and participation in industry events
Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying. Research shows that you may still be considered for a role if you meet just half of the requirements.
Our Core Behaviours:
- Obsess over customer experience. The better we understand what we’re building and who we’re building for and serving, will become a leading edge of what’s possible in our industry and deliver the future for our customers
- Move with heartfelt urgency. We have a healthy relationship with impatience, channeling it thoughtfully to show up better and faster for our customers and for each other. Time is the most limited thing we have, and we make the most of every moment
- Say the hard thing with care. Our best work often comes from intelligent debate, critique, and even difficult conversations. We speak our minds and don’t sugarcoat things — and we do so with respect, maturity, and care
- Make your mark. We seek out new and unique ways to create meaningful impact, and we champion the same from our colleagues. We work as a team to get the job done, and we go out of our way to celebrate and reward those going above and beyond for our customers and our teammates
Compensation, Benefits & Wellness:
- Salary: $40-70k USD
- Commission: $100-200k USD of estimated portfolio carry value based on hitting KPI targets
- Ownership: $50-100k of Restricted Stock Options (Beyond aims to 10x it's valuation over the next 5 years, which would value this stock at $500k-$1M USD)
- Compensation is based on several factors including market location, related experience, knowledge, qualifications, and skills
- Health benefits will be dependant on location
- 4 weeks of paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing caregivers
- 30 days PTO (we’ve found this works better vs the confusion of ‘Unlimited PTO’ 🤔)
Inclusivity
At Beyond, equality is an important part of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
How to Apply
Please email your CV and a brief intro to: will@joinbeyond.co with the subject line “Founding Associate”
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