Key Skills

Job Description

Head of Investments, Growathon Ventures Amsterdam · Full-time · Senior leadership Growathon Ventures is an Amsterdam-based European venture capital firm investing from pre-seed to Series A. We back system innovation, not features: companies that redesign how a market, institution, or human system works, rather than adding a layer to one that already exists. Fund I backs sovereign AI × Human systems in the future of finance, food, and work & life. Three things set every company we back apart: deeptech at the core, sustainable by design, and led by female founders. The firm is led by founding General Partner Esma Choho, a proven market maker who moved first in five markets over three decades, years before each became a recognised category. Your mission Over the next three years, you build the investment function that institutional LPs will judge us by. That means a disciplined process, a portfolio that proves the thesis, and a track record strong enough to carry Fund II. What you will do Build and run the investment process: screening, diligence, IC preparation, documentation, and closing. Shape portfolio construction and reserve strategy from pre-seed through Series A. Lead deals and take board or observer seats. Own valuation, portfolio monitoring, and LP reporting to ILPA and Invest Europe standards. Work with the founding General Partner on fund strategy and Fund II readiness. Build and develop the investment team. What you bring 15+ years across venture capital and institutional finance, with a record of leading early-stage investments. Evidence that you have changed how you invest as AI has changed how companies are built. The ability to tell a system shift from a feature, and the discipline to pass on the second. Experience underwriting deeptech, where technical risk and market risk have to be priced together. Fluency in what institutional LPs expect on governance, reporting, risk, and AIFMD. A network across European founders, co-investors, and institutional capital. Based in, or willing to relocate to, Amsterdam. English required; Dutch an advantage. What you gain The lead role in turning an established thesis into a track record, with a portfolio and results that carry your judgment, and long-term economics aligned with fund performance. Apply via LinkedIn with a short note on an investment you got wrong and what it changed in your judgment. If you know who should be in this seat, please tag them.

Core Responsibilities

Build and lead the investment function, including screening, diligence, investment committee preparation, deal execution, portfolio construction, valuation, monitoring, and institutional LP reporting. Partner with the founding General Partner on fund strategy and Fund II readiness, while developing the investment team and representing the firm on portfolio boards or as an observer.

Requirements

Requires 15+ years of experience across venture capital and institutional finance, with a record of leading early-stage investments and underwriting deeptech. Candidates should understand AI-driven changes in company building, institutional LP governance and reporting, risk, and AIFMD, and have a network across European founders, co-investors, and institutional capital; Amsterdam location and English fluency are required, while Dutch is an advantage.

Benefits

• Long-Term Economics Aligned With Fund Performance