Chief Investment Officer

About VCMint

$100k–$200k

functional and domain advisor network

Rooted in Hyderabad with a national outlook, VCMint moves with speed, empathy, and conviction.

Role Overview

sourcing → evaluation → diligence → execution → portfolio support

What You’ll Do

1) Sourcing & Thesis

• Build and maintain a quality pipeline across seed/early and later‑stage (select growth/pre‑IPO) deals.
• Develop and refresh

  thematic theses

  (fintech, SaaS, consumer internet, logistics, AI‑enabled ops, etc.).
• Leverage your network (founders, angels, bankers, accelerators, alumni groups, operators) to find non‑obvious opportunities.
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• Represent VCMint at ecosystem events; host small‑format founder circles in Hyderabad and beyond.

2) Evaluation & IC Prep

• Run fast screens (team/market/traction/unit economics) and deep dives (market sizing, competition, moat, risks).
• Build and audit financial models; scenario/cap table simulations; exit pathways.
• Draft crisp

  Investment Memos

  with clear theses, risks, mitigants, and decision checkpoints.
• Prepare materials for an efficient

  Investment Committee

  cadence.

3) Diligence Leadership (LDD/FDD/Tech/Commercial)

• Define diligence scope; select/manage external partners for

  Legal Due Diligence (LDD)

  and

  Financial Due Diligence (FDD)

  ; commission tech/commercial work as needed.
• Coordinate data‑room requests, red‑flag logs, and management Q&A.
• Synthesize findings into go/no‑go recommendations with practical remedies and terms.

4) Transaction Execution

• Support term sheet design, valuation rationale, rights, and protections aligned to founder‑friendly principles.
• Coordinate with counsel on definitive docs; ensure clean close checklists and post‑close obligations.
• Maintain accurate closing files; hand off smoothly to finance/ops for compliance.

5) Portfolio Support & Follow‑ons

• Onboard each company into VCMint’s

  advisor network

  ; drive targeted, time‑boxed help (hiring, GTM, ops, partnerships, governance).
• Track portfolio health (cadenced updates, KPI dashboards, cash runway).
• Prepare follow‑on cases; manage co‑investor communications.
• Where relevant, take board/observer seats with a coach‑not‑cop ethos.

6) Finance, Reporting & Ops

• Partner with finance on allocations, wires, compliance, and record‑keeping.
• Keep pipeline CRM tidy; report on funnel metrics, cadence SLAs, and learning loops.
• Build internal playbooks and a searchable knowledge base (theses, comps, benchmarks, term templates).
  

Founder‑Friendly Communication Standard

• Empathy first:

  default to curiosity and respect in every founder interaction.

• Speed with clarity:

  first response within 48–72 hours; crisp feedback even when passing.

• No black box:

  explain how we decide, what we need next, and timelines.

• Value on every touch:

  intro, resource, or concrete suggestion—even when it’s a “no.”
  

What Success Looks Like

• Sourcing:

  Curate 400–600 quality opportunities/year; maintain a living map of priority themes.

• Conversion:

  Advance 15–25% to deep dive; recommend 12-15 investments/year (mix of early and selective growth).

• Diligence Quality:

  Every close accompanied by a clear red‑flag register and mitigants; zero avoidable surprises post‑close.

• Portfolio NPS:

  Founder NPS ≥ 60; measurable advisor engagements per company per quarter.

• Cadence:

  IC memos that enable decisions within 2–3 weeks from first call (deal‑dependent).
  

Ideal Profile

• Background:

  Ex‑founder/operator

  or

  investor with meaningful

  deal evaluation

  experience; comfort spanning seed to growth.

• Networked:

  Credible access across founders, angels, bankers, and operators—especially within India (Hyderabad a plus).

• Analytical:

  Strong grasp of unit economics, cohort/retention, marketplaces, SaaS metrics, working‑capital cycles, and path to profitability.

• Diligence‑ready:

  Hands‑on with LDD/FDD scopes; ability to frame key questions and pressure‑test assumptions.

• Execution:

  Structured writer (memos), fast modeler (Excel/Sheets), and organized operator (pipeline discipline).

• Style:

  Hustle, bias to action, low‑ego;

  founder‑friendly communicator

  with high empathy.

• Nice‑to‑have:

  Board/observer experience; prior term‑sheet negotiations; sector depth in fintech/SaaS/AI/consumer.

Compensation & Setup

• Competitive base +

  performance bonus

  tied to sourcing quality, diligence excellence, and portfolio outcomes.
• Potential

  carry %

  across the portfolio
• Open to entrepreneurial structures (e.g., transition from an operating role, flexible arrangement while building your next thing).
• Tools/enablement budget for research, CRM, expert calls, and travel.

Key Relationships

• Internal:

  Founders (Aditya & Neelima), Finance/Compliance, Portfolio Success/Advisor Ops.

• External:

  Founders, co‑investors, bankers, accelerators, legal/accounting diligence partners, expert networks.