Venture Analyst

About this role

RockawayX backs founders building the next generation of crypto infrastructure, applications, and middleware. As our Venture Analyst, you will help us source, evaluate, and support early-stage investments across the stack. Whilst predominantly a venture role, you will be expected to look at liquid opportunities on occasion.

You will join a tight, collaborative investment team. You will develop broad coverage across crypto verticals, build the technical fluency to engage credibly with founders. You will create detailed investment memos, build a network, and generate deal flow.

Key Responsibilities

Deal Analysis

Conduct due diligence on early-stage crypto projects across sectors and architectures
Assess businesses end-to-end including team, market, product, business model, and tokenomics
Build investment memos, market maps, and competitive analyses
Develop and refine views on emerging verticals and technologies

Deal Sourcing

Generate deal flow through proactive outreach, community engagement, and ecosystem presence
Build relationships with founders, builders, and other investors
Screen inbound opportunities and manage pipeline tracking
Represent the firm at events, hackathons, and conferences

Portfolio Management

Monitor portfolio company progress against milestones and market developments
Prepare portfolio updates and performance reports
Support portfolio companies with research, introductions, and strategic input

Research & Thought Leadership

Track sector trends and contribute to the firm's evolving investment theses
Publish blog posts and knowledge nuggets (Medium, Twitter)
Represent the firm in public-facing research and ecosystem conversations

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher, flexible on background but preference for technical (CS, engineering, or equivalent)
Generalist orientation with the technical capability to read a technical documentation and engage with founders on architecture and design choices
Prior investment experience required, at a crypto or traditional venture fund, or in an investing capacity at an operating company
Curiosity across the crypto stack, with a point of view on where the interesting opportunities are forming
Excellent research and communication skills; clear, structured writing
Self-starter who works independently

Benefits

Private Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Work From Home
Training & Development
Performance Bonus

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