Principal (Investor)

Company Overview:

Studio Management is a data-driven asset manager investing across public equities and venture capital. Our mission is to influence the flow of capital into companies that improve society & push culture forward. 

As public market investors, we’ve posted top decile returns using our data-driven approach. Prior to Studio, our Managing Partner, Alap Shah founded Sentieo, an AI driven Bloomberg terminal replacement, as a way to leverage alternative data to gain alpha in the public markets. Sentieo merged with AlphaSense in 2022 and is now used by the world’s top investment funds. 

As venture investors, we finance value-aligned startups across stages and sectors, leveraging our experience as entrepreneurs. Companies we’ve co-founded have collectively raised over $90m in venture capital and have scaled to over 1,000 employees. We marry this experience as entrepreneurs with our data driven approach as investors to identify startups advancing societal health, productivity and well-being—including DocSend Lightning Labs, Thistle, Flux, Hungry Marketplace, Yassir, and Jane Technologies. For more information, please visit www.studiomgmt.co. 

Position Overview:

This is a unique opportunity to help grow the venture arm of what has traditionally been a public equities focused family office. As the Principal, you will play a pivotal role in sourcing, evaluating, and managing investments across various industries, with a strong emphasis on disruptive technologies and ventures that align with our long-term thematic views. You will also lead the effort to build out the team, create processes, develop theses, source opportunities, conduct deal diligence, and execute investments. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Deal Sourcing and Evaluation: Identify and source companies that exhibit disruptive potential.
• Due Diligence: Conduct rigorous due diligence on potential investments, assessing factors such as market potential, technology differentiation, management team, competitive landscape, and financial viability.
• Portfolio Management: Oversee and manage a portfolio of private investments, actively engaging with portfolio companies to enhance strategic and financial value.
• Strategic Partnerships: Cultivate and maintain relationships with other Family Offices, entrepreneurs, industry experts, and other stakeholders to ensure a consistent flow of high-quality investment opportunities.
• Thematic Alignment: Align investment decisions with the firm's long-term thematic views, contributing to the growth of ventures that align with human well-being, sustainability, and innovation.
• Performance Monitoring: Continuously monitor and assess the performance of existing investments, making data-driven decisions to optimize the portfolio's overall returns.
• Reporting and Communication: Provide regular updates and reports to the Partners, effectively communicating investment rationale and performance.

Qualifications:

• Proven track record of sourcing and executing deals with demonstrative returns.
• Experience in a structured venture investing environment with process expertise.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field. Advanced degree (MBA, CFA) from a top academic institution is preferred but not required. 
• Minimum of 4-8 years of experience in venture capital.  Private equity, investment management, investment banking, or consulting with a strong focus on startups is acceptable. 
• Strong analytical skills and ability to assess complex investment opportunities, including market trends, technology differentiation, and financial models.
• Exceptional networking and relationship-building skills to establish partnerships with industry experts, entrepreneurs, and investment peers.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to articulate investment strategies and insights effectively.
• Demonstrated alignment with the firm's values of sustainability, innovation, and positive societal impact.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment.