Thank you for your interest in H Venture Partners. Below you'll find a job description outlining the current intern opportunity. Should you be selected, the Firm will reach out to you for further instructions.


The Intern Opportunity

Paid Internship/Location:  This is a paid internship located at the firm's headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio (Hyde Park Square)

Compensation: $15/hour

Time Commitment: Full Time; Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer available. 3 month minimum commitment.

Job Description:
The Venture Capital Intern is a key full-time member of the H Venture Partners Team and will work closely with the Principals, Partners, and Managing Partner of the Firm supporting on key initiatives.

Geographies covered: North America

The Opportunity:

H Venture Partners is a consumer-focused venture firm. As we continue to raise and deploy capital, we seek to bring on an Intern with experience in consumer and in finance. This person will have the rare and exciting opportunity to drive all facets of the investment process; opportunity identification/sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio support.

What you'll do:
1. Assist our Head of Marketing and Managing Partner
• Supporting fundraising from individuals and institutions
• Assisting in fundraising for our current fund, creating target lists of LPs, researching contact information, managing spreadsheets
• Managing H Venture Partners' social media accounts
• External investor marketing initiatives (e.g., newsletters, direct mail, RFPs, event planning)
• Creating research reports for thought leadership and articles for WSJ, NYT, Forbes, etc

2. Assist our Investment Team on investment related activities
• Research new markets and industry trends within the consumer technology space, conduct outreach to companies, and collaborate with H General Partners to prioritize actionable opportunities
• Sourcing, screening of consumer brand investment opportunities
• Due diligence and analysis of potential portfolio companies including valuation, returns analysis, market research, competitive landscaping, etc.
• Preparing investment memorandums to be presented to the internal Investment Committee
• Actively assessing the performance of portfolio companies and preparing quarterly reports for investors
• Administrative tasks

What we're looking for:
• Possess a solid understanding and application of accounting, corporate finance, market fundamentals and applications
• Possess a solid understanding of venture capital / private equity, startups, consumer brands, and investment banking
• Be proficient with valuation analytics and modeling techniques
• Have an understanding of the Consumer / Retail industry: food, beverage, beauty, apparel
• Have the ability to quickly and intuitively analyze and correctly interpret data, including financial statements and source documents.  Detect trends and themes in quantitative analyses and communicate them effectively
• Have a working knowledge of market fundamentals (e.g., impact of economic/market conditions, terminology, competitive landscape, etc.)
• Excellent writing, research, and presentation skills (verbal, written, visual)
• Ability to convey messages clearly and concisely
• Excellent visual design / aesthetic skills
• Take initiative to develop new ideas and bring them to more experienced team members  

Qualifications:
• Financial analysis and financial modeling (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) - advantage, not a requirement; training available
• Outstanding quantitative and analytical skills
• Strong problem-solving skills; ability to quickly ramp up on multiple topics
• Attention to detail and professionalism
• Responsive, reliable team member
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of data into meaningful conclusions / recommendations; good business judgment
• Strong planning and project management capabilities
• Ability to manage / interact effectively with multiple stakeholders
• Proficiency in all Microsoft applications (esp. Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Proficiency in social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative suite (advantage, not a requirement; training available)
• Proficiency in Apple Keynote  (advantage, not a requirement; training available)
• Video editing (advantage, not a requirement; training available)
• Fluency in English required; fluency in Spanish and/or Chinese an advantage


About H Venture Partners:

H Venture Partners is a seed, venture and early growth equity fund focused on emerging consumer brands in North America. We invest in the iconic brands of tomorrow: high growth brands in the essential categories (food, beverage, beauty, personal care, home care, apparel, consumer devices, etc.).  Over 30,000 brands are launching and only 9 funds are focused on this category and stage.  We use a proprietary sourcing methodology that leverages 24 sources and five different types of data to track 30,000 brands and scorecard to select our investments.  
 
Our team is made up of consumer experts who have scaled $1Bn+ brands.  We’ve operated, invested in, and advised over 100 consumer brands in every category.  We provide support that is unique in venture: brand management, retail distribution, D2C marketing, capital formation, and strategy.
 
H provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We deeply understand the value of bringing together a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences.