Startup Fund Manager - Big Data & AI

Company: Scalemetrics

Location: Remote (India-based, with 4+ hours European time zone overlap)

Type: Full-Time Independent Operator

Compensation: $24,000 USD / year ($2,000 / month) + Performance Bonuses & Long-Term Upside

Are you obsessed with venture capital, deep tech, and startup building? Do you want to make a real name for yourself in the European VC ecosystem-not as a cog in a massive corporate fund, but as a core operator building a high-performing investment engine from the ground up?

At Scalemetrics, we are backing the next generation of category-defining European Big Data & AI startups. We are looking for an ambitious, relentless, and finance-sharp Startup Fund Manager who wants to become extremely successful in Venture Capital.

This is not a traditional 9-to-5 job where you simply execute tasks. You will be given the autonomy to create, automate, and build. You will lead deal sourcing across Europe's top tech hubs, run institutional-grade financial due diligence, and use cutting-edge AI to automate operations-effectively running the pipeline with the efficiency of a 10-person team.

If you are coachable, fiercely driven, and ready to put in the hard work to establish yourself in early-stage investing, this role is your launchpad.

• Source Europe's Best AI & Big Data Startups: Map and scout the top 1% of European early-stage (Pre-Seed/Seed) startups across AI, Machine Learning, Data Infrastructure, and Analytics.
• Build Automated Intelligence Engines: Use AI, web scrapers, API pipelines, and databases (PitchBook, GitHub, Hugging Face, Harmonic) to discover high-potential startups before anyone else does.

• Rigorously Audit Financials: Analyze complex financial decks, 3-statement models, cash runways, unit economics (LTV/CAC, burn rates, gross margins), and cap tables.
• Build Dynamic Valuations: Conduct institutional-grade valuations using early-stage frameworks, revenue multiples, and scenario analyses. Spot red flags instantly.
  

• Automate Everything: Apply a simple philosophy: "If a task is done twice, build an AI agent/workflow for it." Leverage tools like n8n, OpenAI/Claude APIs, and custom prompts to automate deck parsing, CRM updates, and founder tracking.
• Investor & Portfolio Reporting: Generate automated, high-precision quarterly portfolio updates, performance metrics (IRR, TVPI, MOIC), and financial health dashboards for investors.
  

• Finance-First Mindset: 3-5 years of hands-on experience in Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Equity Research, or M&A. (Preferably CFA candidates/charterholders, CAs or Master's in Corporate Finance).
• Note: We are strictly looking for forward-looking corporate finance/valuation backgrounds-not traditional accounting, statutory audit, or tax backgrounds.
• Obsessed with Startup Investing: You follow tech, read market trends, understand early-stage business models (SaaS, usage-based pricing, data licensing), and genuinely care about how technology transforms industries.
• AI-Native & Technical Curiosity: You don't just use ChatGPT for writing emails-you experiment with LLMs, automation platforms (Make/Zapier), and APIs to eliminate manual work.
• A Creator, Not Just an Executor: You identify problems and build systems to solve them without waiting for step-by-step instructions.
• Hard-Working, Driven & Coachable: You take feedback hungry for growth, adapt fast, and take extreme ownership of outcomes.
  

Domain Core Mastery Required

Corporate Finance & Valuations Advanced Excel/Google Sheets, 3-Statement Modeling, DCF, Unit Economics, Cap Table Dilution, SAFEs/Convertible Notes.

Venture Capital Math ARR/MRR dynamics, Cash Burn Rate, Runway Analysis, Pro-rata Rights, Valuation Caps.

Modern AI & Stack / Zapier, Airtable / Notion, LLM Prompt Engineering, Web Scraping / APIs.

CommunicationFluent, clear, professional English (written & spoken) for founder screening and investor reporting.

• Global Exposure: direct entry into the European Venture Capital & European Deep Tech startup scene.
• Autonomy & Ownership: The freedom to build and scale fund operations using your own ideas and tools.
• Accelerated Career Track: Fast-track your path to becoming a recognized investor and fund leader in early-stage tech.
• Competitive Compensation: $2,000 USD / month base salary with additional performance incentives tied to deal execution and fund KPIs.
• 100% Remote: Work from anywhere in India with flexible hours (aligned with European time zone overlap).