Startup Investment Planning and Sourcing

SoftBank

Biz Dev

Project Mgr

SaaS

About this role

This role sits in the Investment Promotion team within the Group ASI Strategy Headquarters and supports startup investments intended to contribute to longer-term business growth and new business creation. It covers the investment front end, from identifying potential opportunities through closing, and involves working with internal and external stakeholders as well as investment-related review teams.

The work includes planning and executing sourcing, analyzing markets and competitors, coordinating due diligence, assessing risks, negotiating with stakeholders, and preparing materials for management and investment committee decisions. The role requires the ability to build trust with executives, business leaders, venture capital professionals and other parties, explain issues logically according to the audience, and reach agreement. Applicants must also have experience screening potential investment companies or conducting market research, together with basic knowledge of SaaS and AI markets and business models, financial statements, and startup finance. Internal coordination and project management skills are also required.

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