Investment Associate
Posted:
Company Details
Name:Pula
Industry:
Banking
Website:
https://www.pula-advisors.com/
Description:
At Pula, we are radically restructuring agricultural insurance, using technology to insure the previously unbanked, uninsured, untapped market of 1.5 billion smallholders worldwide. We work in eight countries across Africa and Asia, and in 2017 alone, we facilitated crop and livestock insurance cove…
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Job Details
Job Type:
Full Time
Workplace Type:
On-site
Qualification:
Diploma
Job Experience:
Mandatory
Job Location:
Nairobi County, Kenya
Closing Date:
Undisclosed
Salary:
Undisclosed
Other Pay:
Benefits
Job Category:
Accounting, Finance
Job Description
This role is for someone who thrives in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment. You will identify and evaluate high-potential businesses, engage with founders, and help shape the systems that define the Xcelerator.
What matters most is your commercial insight and entrepreneurial experience, rather than a purely formal finance background. You will scout opportunities, perform due diligence, and recommend investments.
Key responsibilities
- Lead evaluation of prospective companies, focusing on commercial potential, scalability, and strategic fit.
- Conduct due diligence across financials, operations, and business fundamentals, emphasizing practical insights.
- Engage directly with founders and senior management to test assumptions and assess capability.
- Reconstruct financials where needed and prepare internal investment memos for decision-making.
- Build and maintain a pipeline of high-potential companies.
- Operate as a hands-on execution lead, personally driving outputs.
- Contribute to designing internal systems to track and accelerate portfolio companies.
Candidate profile
- 5–10 years’ experience with strong entrepreneurial or commercial investment background:
- Former co-founder/startup operator
- Venture capital, private equity, or corporate M&A experience
- Strategic investment or corporate development experience
- Skilled at evaluating business models, unit economics, and growth potential.
- Comfortable engaging directly with founders and management teams.
- Experienced in small, high-trust teams, taking full ownership of projects.
- Hands-on, execution-focused; not purely advisory.
- Formal finance qualifications helpful but practical experience prioritized.
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