Join Dragonfly's deal team to source investment opportunities, conduct financial analysis, and support portfolio companies in the crypto sector.
About Dragonfly
Dragonfly is a global, crypto-native investment firm. We're a team of seasoned VCs and technologists investing in generational companies and protocols, with deep roots in New York, Silicon Valley, and Asia. Our team is both highly technical and has deep expertise in financial markets. We have published some of the most widely read research on stablecoins, market structure, decentralized finance, and protocol security. Our AUM is over $4B, and we're one of the fastest-growing firms in the crypto industry.
Overview
You'll be joining a small team and working directly with our Managing Partners, portfolio companies, and investors. These include several of the biggest crypto companies and token projects, world-renowned PE and VC investors, and founders of large public tech and finance companies.
You should be insanely passionate about crypto, comfortable with flexible and entrepreneurial work environments, and looking to rapidly accelerate your career in crypto and investing.
Functional Responsibilities
- Proactively source and field new investment opportunities
- Conduct and discuss relevant industry, business, and financial analysis, including valuation, modeling, deal structuring and due diligence support
- Provide high-touch support to portfolio companies post-investment
- Opportunity for research, publishing, and media
Requirements
- Experience in VC and/or high-growth tech startups
- Experience in crypto (can be investing or in an operator role; founder, engineering, data science, or business development preferred for the latter)
- Strong analytical skills with an aptitude for slicing and dicing data, and an ability to think critically about how things work on the ground
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, pattern recognition, and project management skills, with equally exceptional work ethic
- Self-accountability and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-moving environment
- Ability to interact across cultures and businesses
- Passion for cryptocurrency and blockchain
- Strong ethical code
- Being based in NYC and able to work in-office is strongly preferred, though we may also consider candidates based in San Francisco
Preferred
- Background in computer science/programming
- High (but open-minded and flexible) conviction around your own ideas
- Familiarity with relevant crypto tools and forums (e.g., know your way around Crypto Twitter, Dune Analytics, navigating contracts on Etherscan)
- Intrinsically motivated to learn about crypto data
- Strong network within crypto
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary and carry (commensurate to experience)
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401k
- Ability to personally invest in our venture and liquid funds without fees
- Cell phone stipend
- Laptop and equipment provided
- Flexible PTO
- Biannual in-person team meet-ups around the globe
- We're remote friendly and don’t adjust pay for the cost of living; we pay you for the value of the work you produce
Note: The general salary range for this role is $180k-250k, although we will pay commensurate to experience.
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