Associate

ABOUT CEDAR HILL CAPITAL We are an early-stage venture capital fund backing founders building AI-first enterprise technology for the Financial Services industry. The fund’s investment thesis is anchored in a deep legacy in Financial Services technology research and consulting, drawing on a platform that represents over 70 years of global experience in the sector.

Our GP and Operating Partners are also the creators of the region’s only Financial Services Technology Lab, which since 2017 has supported and accelerated 70+ enterprise technology companies, helping them scale products, build partnerships with financial institutions, and expand internationally. We operate as an independently structured venture fund, following a traditional LP–GP model, and are backed by leading institutional investors and family offices across the region.

ROLE PURPOSE The Associate drives Cedar Hill Capital’s investment engine across the full lifecycle — sourcing, evaluating, and helping execute early-stage opportunities in AI-first enterprise technology for financial services. The role combines analytical rigor, market research, and relationship-building to identify high-potential ventures and support portfolio companies, contributing across deal sourcing, diligence, portfolio management, and value creation.

Building on the Cedar and IBS Intelligence platform, the Associate also helps amplify the fund’s presence in the Fin. Tech ecosystem through research, thought leadership, and marketing contributions. ROLE OVERVIEW The Associate is a core investment-delivery role contributing across the entire investment lifecycle.

Responsibilities

span proactive deal sourcing and evaluation and ecosystem engagement, market and competitive analysis, financial modelling, and due diligence, alongside investment-memorandum support and coordination of transaction documentation with founders and advisors. The role supports portfolio companies with reporting, strategic introductions, and operational guidance to drive value creation, and represents the fund in the ecosystem through research and industry forums.

It carries direct founder exposure, works closely with the Partner on live deals, and may guide an Intern on assignments. The Associate is expected to own defined analytical modules end to end and to build deepening expertise in Fin. Tech and enterprise-technology trends.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Deal Sourcing & Research Source and evaluate high-potential B2B Fin. Tech startups through proactive outreach, research, and ecosystem engagement. Map market categories and maintain the fund’s pipeline and proprietary databases. Evaluation, Diligence & Execution Conduct market analysis, financial modelling, and due diligence to support investment decisions and prepare investment memoranda.

Contribute to end-to-end deal execution, including structuring, documentation, and coordination with founders and advisors. Portfolio, Ecosystem & Team Support portfolio companies with reporting, strategic introductions, and operational guidance to drive value creation. Represent the fund in the ecosystem through research publications, social engagement, and industry forums.

Guide an Intern on assigned work and collaborate to build team knowledge.

QUALIFICATIONS

& EXPERIENCE Education : Master’s degree or MBA in business or a related field. CFA or relevant specialization advantageous. Relevant disciplines: Finance, economics, business, engineering, or computer science. Experience : Around 3 to 5 years of experience as an Associate or Analyst in a venture capital firm or in investment banking.

A strong understanding of the venture capital and Fin. Tech domains, the startup ecosystem, investors, and industry trends, together with exceptional relationship-building and communication skills. SKILLS, DOMAIN & COMPETENCIES Functional & technical skills : Deal sourcing; Market and competitive analysis; Financial modelling; Due diligence; Investment-memorandum writing; SaaS metrics and unit economics; Portfolio monitoring; Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Investment & domain knowledge : Early-stage venture capital; AI and enterprise SaaS; FinTech across banking, lending, payments, risk, and compliance; SaaS economics; Startup financing, term sheets, and cap tables. ​ Behavioral competencies : Analytical thinking, Intellectual curiosity, Commercial judgement, Ownership, Attention to detail, Relationship building, Collaboration, Confidentiality.