Are you close to completing your university degree and wish to deep dive into the venture capital world? Are you ambitious and interested in gaining unique work experience and a life-long professional network? We are looking for an Investment Analyst Trainee for an internship over the spring period February 1 to May 31 and fall period September 1 to December 31, 2025, in Helsinki.
Team
Evli Growth Partners (EGP) is a later-stage venture capital fund operated by Evli. EGP focuses on investing in the most beautiful European growth companies and actively contributes to their value creation by leading strategic initiatives and management support. Our team at EGP is a tight group of five people working very closely with each other as well as the portfolio companies. Additionally, we have four senior growth partners and one rotating intern who is an important part of the team and the ongoing processes. For more information about Evli Growth Partners, please visit www.egp.fi/team.
Role description
Your job will be to source and analyse potential investment opportunities, support our portfolio companies, and to assist team members with their analyses and live deals. In addition, you will generate insights for internal use and conduct extensive background research, including market and competitor analyses. As venture capital is a people-oriented business, you will also represent Evli Growth Partners at various events and other occasions. Overall, your work tasks will be diverse and can be flexibly tailored to your skills and strengths.
Success factors
To succeed in this position, you need to have a keen eye for detail, a solid understanding of the financial markets, and, above all, a genuine interest and curiosity for startups and new innovations. We also expect the following from a trainee:
- Curiosity for the tech-driven world and new innovations
- Analytical thinking skills, a systematic approach and creativity
- Excellent interaction and collaboration skills and enthusiasm for customer service
- A positive and open-minded attitude and an eagerness for continuous self-development
- Excellent written and spoken English skills (proficiency in Finnish, Swedish and other languages are considered an advantage)
- Experience with startups, Slush or other experience in student entrepreneurship organizations is a significant advantage
Previously successful candidates have had backgrounds in finance, industrial engineering or similar, but your study background is not a decisive factor. Above all, we want you to have a genuine interest in venture capital.
We offer
- An excellent vantage point into the international venture capital sector
- Rapid and broad development of your professional network
- Support for learning and success provided by an experienced and competent team
- A unique opportunity to develop and increase your expertise in venture capital sector
- A fun work community
Recruitment process
If interested, please send your application (including CV, transcript of study records and cover letter) latest on September 15, 2024 via the link.
First round candidates will answer video interview questions, after which those selected will be invited for an interview in October.
For more details about the position, please contact Jake Jyväsjärvi at jake@egp.fi. For information about Evli’s Trainee program and recruitment process, please contact HR team; Hilda Laiho +358 40 500 3823, hilda.laiho@evli.com or Anne Juvonen +358 40 574 7674, anne.juvonen@evli.com.
Grab the opportunity, gain experience and start building your future with the most beautiful growth companies in Europe!
Read about the experiences of previous trainees at egp.fi/insights.
