Investment Associate - Venture Capital

JSS is hiring an Investment Associate for their London-based venture capital team, focusing on Deep Tech investments across Europe. The role involves sourcing investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, and supporting portfolio companies. Ideal candidates should have experience in investment banking, venture capital, or tech environments, with a strong interest in Deep Tech sectors. The position offers early responsibility and significant exposure to deal-making within a collaborative team.
JSS Search are partnering with a high-growth, early-stage venture capital fund to hire an Associate into their London-based investment team.

This is a compelling opportunity to join a scaling Deep Tech VC platform investing at pre-seed across Europe, backing highly technical founders emerging from leading universities and research environments. The fund focuses on breakthrough innovation across areas such as AI, BioTech, Robotics, Materials and Physics, and is continuing to expand its footprint across key European ecosystems.

The Role

The Associate will play a key role across the full investment lifecycle, gaining exposure to all aspects of venture investing:

Proactively sourcing and originating new Deep Tech investment opportunities across EuropeBuilding relationships with scientific founders, researchers, and university networksEvaluating highly technical opportunities and supporting detailed due diligence processesContributing to investment decisions and internal discussionsSupporting portfolio companies post-investment, working closely with foundersManaging and developing the deal flow pipelineRepresenting the fund at events and across key European startup ecosystemsThe role offers early responsibility, with the expectation that the successful candidate will quickly begin to take ownership of deals and build their own portfolio exposure, including potential board involvement over time.What They're Looking For

This role requires a genuine passion for Deep Tech and an interest in working with highly technical founders tackling complex, frontier challenges.

Candidates are likely to come from one of the following backgrounds:

Investment Banking or Management Consulting (2-4 years)Venture Capital (ideally with exposure to Deep Tech or early-stage investing)Big Tech, product, or engineering-led environmentsFounder or senior operator within a high-growth startupIn addition, the ideal candidate will demonstrate:

Strong intellectual curiosity and ability to engage with complex technical conceptsClear interest in Deep Tech sectors (AI, BioTech, Robotics, Physics, Materials, etc.)Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environmentStrong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with founders and stakeholdersProactive attitude and a bias for actionA technical academic background (STEM, ideally post-graduate level) is advantageous but not essential. Additional European language skills and/or networks across continental ecosystems would be beneficial.

Additional Information

London-based role with a strong in-office cultureRegular European travel expectedOpportunity to join a small, high-performing and collaborative teamSignificant exposure to deal-making, founders, and fund strategyCompetitive compensation and benefits packageThis is a unique opportunity for an ambitious individual to join a growing Deep Tech investment platform at an early stage, offering meaningful responsibility, strong learning exposure, and long-term progression potential.