Lead/Senior Lead, New Ventures
Singapore
Investment – New Venture (NV) /
Full-time /
Hybrid
EDBI invests globally in tomorrow’s technology leaders to bring value to the Singapore economy. New Ventures focuses on attracting global founders and investing in early-stage companies to build the next generation of globally leading businesses from Singapore. We are a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who aspire to make a difference beyond financial returns. We are looking for an analytical, collaborative, and gung-ho individual to join our team to expand our coverage and value creation efforts in deep tech sectors.
Responsibilities:
The investment Lead / Senior Lead will work closely with and under the guidance of more senior members of the investment team to conduct the following:
Market research and deal-sourcing: Research, analyse and synthesize technology and innovation trends to identify and originate investment opportunities; Network and form partnerships within the local and global innovation ecosystem to build proprietary deal flows. Candidates are required not only to leverage existing channels, but to build their own deal-flow sources.
Due diligence: Assess commercial viability and conduct due diligence on investment targets, considering risk-reward scenarios, as well as strategic and financial considerations; Structure investments and negotiate investment terms, working closely with Legal, Corporate Finance functions. Support the preparation of the investment memo and presentation to Investment Committee.
Portfolio management: Conduct portfolio management including assessing corporate actions and strategy implementation to grow enterprise value, and where applicable, work with other EDB teams to assist on business development, branding and awareness etc, to achieve the development and financial objectives on the investment.
Corporate strategy and processes: Support senior management in overall corporate strategy and processes.
Minimum Requirements:
- Science or engineering degree holders. pHD and post docs are welcomed.
- At least 4 years of relevant investment experience OR
- At least 8 years of research or work experience in deep tech sectors. Outstanding candidates without prior investment experience are also encouraged to apply.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience presenting complex and technical initiatives to senior leaders.
- Team player with strong abilities to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Skills / Attributes:
- Demonstrated success in working in ambiguous, quick scaling environment, comfortable with high agency.
- Have knowledge and foundation about hardware and software design and development for robotics and advanced hardware components.
- Have experience in developing technology from prototype to product stages and demonstrated ability to maintain an end-user-focused outlook in taking products to market.
- Fluency in Mandarin.
