Description
RockawayX backs founders building the next generation of crypto infrastructure, applications, and middleware. As our Venture Analyst, you will help us source, evaluate, and support early-stage investments across the stack. Whilst predominantly a venture role, you will be expected to look at liquid opportunities on occasion.
You will join a tight, collaborative investment team. You will develop broad coverage across crypto verticals, build the technical fluency to engage credibly with founders. You will create detailed investment memos, build a network, and generate deal flow.
Key responsibilities
Deal Analysis
- Conduct due diligence on early-stage crypto projects across sectors and architectures
- Assess businesses end-to-end including team, market, product, business model, and tokenomics
- Build investment memos, market maps, and competitive analyses
- Develop and refine views on emerging verticals and technologies
Deal Sourcing
- Generate deal flow through proactive outreach, community engagement, and ecosystem presence
- Build relationships with founders, builders, and other investors
- Screen inbound opportunities and manage pipeline tracking
- Represent the firm at events, hackathons, and conferences
Portfolio Management
- Monitor portfolio company progress against milestones and market developments
- Prepare portfolio updates and performance reports
- Support portfolio companies with research, introductions, and strategic input
Research & Thought Leadership
- Track sector trends and contribute to the firm's evolving investment theses
- Publish blog posts and knowledge nuggets (Medium, Twitter)
- Represent the firm in public-facing research and ecosystem conversations
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher, flexible on background but preference for technical (CS, engineering, or equivalent)
- Generalist orientation with the technical capability to read a technical documentation and engage with founders on architecture and design choices
- Prior investment experience required, at a crypto or traditional venture fund, or in an investing capacity at an operating company
- Curiosity across the crypto stack, with a point of view on where the interesting opportunities are forming
- Excellent research and communication skills; clear, structured writing
- Self-starter who works independently