About Dogwood Ventures
Dogwood Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund backing outlier founders at the early product-market-fit stage. The firm invests broadly in B2B technology companies based in the United States. Fund I has over $21M committed with four lead investments already closed.
The Opportunity
This is a unique opportunity to be an early founding investor of a venture capital fund with the ability to earn the right to become a Partner for Fund II. Full-time, on-site role based in Atlanta, GA.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and evaluate potential investment opportunities
- Conduct market research and due diligence
- Develop relationships with founders, investors, and limited partners
- Monitor and support portfolio companies, including serving as a Board member
- Support fundraising for Fund I
- Build the firm's internal capabilities to source, select, and support portfolio companies
- Travel to startup events, conferences, and portfolio Board meetings
Required Qualifications
- Early employee or founder of a B2B technology startup (failed startups welcomed)
- Prior venture capital, private equity, or investment banking experience highly advantageous
- Thrives in ambiguous environments with daily problem-solving
- High degree of agency, autonomy, and integrity
- Comfortable analyzing data, reviewing financials, and assessing markets, business models, and founders
- Proven track record in relationship-based selling and idea/product promotion
- Active investor in startups with technology research interest
- Ideally has produced high-quality external content (blogs, articles, podcasts)
- Strong attention to detail and collaborative work ability
- Willing to travel for events and Board meetings