Investment & Research Analyst

About Us

Chorus One is one of the leading operators of infrastructure for Proof-of-Stake networks and decentralized protocols. Tens of thousands of retail customers and institutions are staking billions in assets through our infrastructure helping to secure protocols and earn rewards. Our mission is to increase freedom and speed of innovation through decentralized technologies. We are a diverse team of around 60 people distributed all over the globe. We value radical transparency, striving for excellence and improvement while treating each other with kindness and generosity. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

We are hiring an Investment & Research Analyst to join our fully remote team to focus on early-stage investment opportunities for Chorus One Ventures. As an Investment & Research Analyst you will spend time sourcing, analyzing, and evaluating investment opportunities, while also working closely with portfolio companies & network foundations. Identifying, analyzing, and understanding new markets & technology trends within the blockchain industry will be a core part of your work. This is an exciting chance to work in an established, ambitious, and highly collaborative team, and to take on significant responsibility quickly.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and proactively identifying new investment opportunities
• Qualifying inbound leads for Chorus One Ventures by meeting with founders
• Evaluate and diligence new investment opportunities through conversations, market research, technology/architecture reviews, competitive analysis, etc.
• Help maintain our database and deal pipeline with current information
• Be responsible for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of various investment opportunities
• Conduct deep research within areas of focus and help synthesize learnings into insightful content
• Assist in supporting Chorus One portfolio companies and help maintain & build relationships with various network foundations for dealflow & staking opportunities
• Support the rest of the ventures team in due diligence procedures, research and financial modeling
• Pitching in on various firm related projects

What you offer

• Self-starter mentality with a proven ability to take initiative and operate with little oversight / be self-guided on a day-to-day basis
• A demonstrated history of being proactive and being a strong team player who fits in with our team’s low-ego culture
• Ability to digest new technical, market & other industry information quickly and precisely
• Strong written and verbal analytical & communication skills for deal analysis and internal reporting
• A native understanding of blockchain technology with experience reviewing white papers or crypto projects
• Deep understanding of one or more subareas of crypto infrastructure or related technical fields, such as consensus, L2s, economics, decentralized storage, etc.
• The ability to think analytically and strategically about investment decisions and ongoing work with existing portfolio companies
• Strong relationship building skills as we are connecting with entrepreneurs and other members of the community on a regular basis
• An active user of crypto applications and protocols
• Financial modeling capability or data science background is a plus
• Experience working for a crypto venture firm and understand venture capital and crypto deal terms is a plus

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• Autonomy, a friendly and supportive work environment and the opportunity for rapid growth
• Competitive fixed salary (USD 85k - USD 130k) + equity
• Learning Budget 3,000 CHF / year
• Conference Budget
• Unlimited PTO
• All-expense paid bi-annual team retreats at nice destinations. Past retreats took place in Portugal, Kenya, USA, South Korea, Dubai, Georgia, Thailand, Serbia.
• Remote, but not alone. We are a strong global collaborative team
• Expand your network and work with some of the most important players in the vibrant crypto ecosystem
• Work on and with state of the art protocols that lay the foundation for an open, transparent, and programmable financial system