Venture Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Union Heritage Ventures, an early-stage investor, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan is seeking a motivated Venture Associate to become a core member of our investment team. The Venture Associate will play a key role in evaluating prospective portfolio companies, preparing investment memos, and supporting the fund’s decision-making process. This role provides direct exposure to early-stage venture capital and a hands-on opportunity to sharpen analytical, financial, and strategic skills.

For more information on our firm, please visit : https : / / www.unionheritage.com / venture -capital /

Responsibilities

The Venture Associate will :

• Be a part of the core Investment Team, conducting due diligence on prospective investment opportunities.
• Prepare written investment memos, including :
• Analysis of company and opportunity.
• Analysis of business model – strengths, weaknesses, and scalability.
• Evaluate financial projections and assumptions – pressure test forecasts.
• Validation of go-to-market strategy – with emphasis on client acquisition, pilots, or proof-of-concept engagements.
• Execution analysis – assessing operational capacity, milestones, and delivery risks.
• Risk assessment – identifying key areas of uncertainty or downside.
• Exit modeling – projecting potential exit pathways and valuation scenarios.
• Perform industry research and competitive analysis to contextualize investment opportunities.
• Build and refine financial models in Excel, including sensitivity and scenario analyses.
• Develop and maintain presentations in Keynote / Google Slides for internal discussions with the Investment Committee
• Managing deal flow CRM, and then portfolio tracking of KPI’s post-investment
• Collaborate with the Investment Team on diligence workstreams, while also executing assigned projects independently.
• Engage with the start-up ecosystem as a participant in industry events and networking opportunities

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