Base Ecosystem Fund Lead
Coinbase
Base Ecosystem Fund Lead
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Support all aspects of the Base Ecosystem Fund (BEF) investment lifecycle, including: Source and evaluate early stage investment opportunities and manage deal pipeline
- Diligence and constructing investment case / thesis to drive investment decisions, independently leading investments end-to-end
- Support BEF portfolio companies and leverage Coinbase platform to drive value
- Be an external presence in the Base / broader crypto ecosystem, building connective tissue with founders, investors, and technical subject matter experts
- Conduct in-depth thematic research and data-driven analysis to inform investment decisions and identify emerging trends within the Base ecosystem
- Support and design investment-related Founder programs on Base (e.g. Base Batches, Investor Network) to maximize Founder success and drive additional investment into Base’s economy
- Over time: become the “go-to” subject matter expert in multiple themes / verticals to support both BEF investments and broader product strategy
- Drive select special projects to continually improve and upgrade Base Ecosystem Fund operational platform and processes (i.e., “firm building”)
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a highly analytical business role (e.g., investment banking, management consulting, VC/PE) focused on emerging technologies AND/OR technical building role (e.g., product, engineering) in crypto
- An unrelenting passion for onchain apps / platforms and a robust onchain resume.
- A results-driven mindset with humility and self-awareness.
- Demonstrated passion and understanding across the crypto landscape with strong points of view and emerging investment judgment
- Excellent writing skills and ability to distill complex topics into clear, easy to understand messaging
- Excellent organizational, analytic, problem solving, and communication skills
- Affinity to network, develop ecosystem relationships, and publish thought leadership / content
- Experience working with startup management teams and cross-functional execs, including product, engineering, legal, and finance
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience evaluating infrastructure or consumer/application layer products and business models (crypto or web2)
- Experience at top-tier venture capital firm and/or crypto specific company
- Investing experience is a plus
Required Skills
- highly analytical business role
- technical building role in crypto
- passion for onchain apps / platforms
- results-driven mindset
- humility and self-awareness
- understanding across the crypto landscape
- investment judgment
- excellent writing skills
- organizational skills
- analytic skills
- problem solving skills
- communication skills
- networking
- develop ecosystem relationships
- publish thought leadership / content
- working with startup management teams
- cross-functional collaboration
Benefits
- bonus eligibility
- benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
Salary Range
$167280 - $196800 USD
Locations
- US Zone 1 (Job Requisitions Only), United States (Remote)
Salary
167,280 - 196,800 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- highly analytical business roleintermediate
- technical building role in cryptointermediate
- passion for onchain apps / platformsintermediate
- results-driven mindsetintermediate
- humility and self-awarenessintermediate
- understanding across the crypto landscapeintermediate
- investment judgmentintermediate
- excellent writing skillsintermediate
- organizational skillsintermediate
- analytic skillsintermediate
- problem solving skillsintermediate
- communication skillsintermediate
- networkingintermediate
- develop ecosystem relationshipsintermediate
- publish thought leadership / contentintermediate
- working with startup management teamsintermediate
- cross-functional collaborationintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a highly analytical business role (e.g., investment banking, management consulting, VC/PE) focused on emerging technologies AND/OR technical building role (e.g., product, engineering) in crypto (experience)
- An unrelenting passion for onchain apps / platforms and a robust onchain resume. (experience)
- A results-driven mindset with humility and self-awareness. (experience)
- Demonstrated passion and understanding across the crypto landscape with strong points of view and emerging investment judgment (experience)
- Excellent writing skills and ability to distill complex topics into clear, easy to understand messaging (experience)
- Excellent organizational, analytic, problem solving, and communication skills (experience)
- Affinity to network, develop ecosystem relationships, and publish thought leadership / content (experience)
- Experience working with startup management teams and cross-functional execs, including product, engineering, legal, and finance (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience evaluating infrastructure or consumer/application layer products and business models (crypto or web2) (experience)
- Experience at top-tier venture capital firm and/or crypto specific company (experience)
- Investing experience is a plus (experience)
Responsibilities
- Support all aspects of the Base Ecosystem Fund (BEF) investment lifecycle, including: Source and evaluate early stage investment opportunities and manage deal pipeline
- Diligence and constructing investment case / thesis to drive investment decisions, independently leading investments end-to-end
- Support BEF portfolio companies and leverage Coinbase platform to drive value
- Be an external presence in the Base / broader crypto ecosystem, building connective tissue with founders, investors, and technical subject matter experts
- Conduct in-depth thematic research and data-driven analysis to inform investment decisions and identify emerging trends within the Base ecosystem
- Support and design investment-related Founder programs on Base (e.g. Base Batches, Investor Network) to maximize Founder success and drive additional investment into Base’s economy
- Over time: become the “go-to” subject matter expert in multiple themes / verticals to support both BEF investments and broader product strategy
- Drive select special projects to continually improve and upgrade Base Ecosystem Fund operational platform and processes (i.e., “firm building”)
Benefits
- general: bonus eligibility
- general: benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
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Base Ecosystem Fund Lead
Coinbase
Base Ecosystem Fund Lead
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Support all aspects of the Base Ecosystem Fund (BEF) investment lifecycle, including: Source and evaluate early stage investment opportunities and manage deal pipeline
- Diligence and constructing investment case / thesis to drive investment decisions, independently leading investments end-to-end
- Support BEF portfolio companies and leverage Coinbase platform to drive value
- Be an external presence in the Base / broader crypto ecosystem, building connective tissue with founders, investors, and technical subject matter experts
- Conduct in-depth thematic research and data-driven analysis to inform investment decisions and identify emerging trends within the Base ecosystem
- Support and design investment-related Founder programs on Base (e.g. Base Batches, Investor Network) to maximize Founder success and drive additional investment into Base’s economy
- Over time: become the “go-to” subject matter expert in multiple themes / verticals to support both BEF investments and broader product strategy
- Drive select special projects to continually improve and upgrade Base Ecosystem Fund operational platform and processes (i.e., “firm building”)
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a highly analytical business role (e.g., investment banking, management consulting, VC/PE) focused on emerging technologies AND/OR technical building role (e.g., product, engineering) in crypto
- An unrelenting passion for onchain apps / platforms and a robust onchain resume.
- A results-driven mindset with humility and self-awareness.
- Demonstrated passion and understanding across the crypto landscape with strong points of view and emerging investment judgment
- Excellent writing skills and ability to distill complex topics into clear, easy to understand messaging
- Excellent organizational, analytic, problem solving, and communication skills
- Affinity to network, develop ecosystem relationships, and publish thought leadership / content
- Experience working with startup management teams and cross-functional execs, including product, engineering, legal, and finance
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience evaluating infrastructure or consumer/application layer products and business models (crypto or web2)
- Experience at top-tier venture capital firm and/or crypto specific company
- Investing experience is a plus
Required Skills
- highly analytical business role
- technical building role in crypto
- passion for onchain apps / platforms
- results-driven mindset
- humility and self-awareness
- understanding across the crypto landscape
- investment judgment
- excellent writing skills
- organizational skills
- analytic skills
- problem solving skills
- communication skills
- networking
- develop ecosystem relationships
- publish thought leadership / content
- working with startup management teams
- cross-functional collaboration
Benefits
- bonus eligibility
- benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
Salary Range
$167280 - $196800 USD
Locations
- US Zone 1 (Job Requisitions Only), United States (Remote)
Salary
167,280 - 196,800 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- highly analytical business roleintermediate
- technical building role in cryptointermediate
- passion for onchain apps / platformsintermediate
- results-driven mindsetintermediate
- humility and self-awarenessintermediate
- understanding across the crypto landscapeintermediate
- investment judgmentintermediate
- excellent writing skillsintermediate
- organizational skillsintermediate
- analytic skillsintermediate
- problem solving skillsintermediate
- communication skillsintermediate
- networkingintermediate
- develop ecosystem relationshipsintermediate
- publish thought leadership / contentintermediate
- working with startup management teamsintermediate
- cross-functional collaborationintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a highly analytical business role (e.g., investment banking, management consulting, VC/PE) focused on emerging technologies AND/OR technical building role (e.g., product, engineering) in crypto (experience)
- An unrelenting passion for onchain apps / platforms and a robust onchain resume. (experience)
- A results-driven mindset with humility and self-awareness. (experience)
- Demonstrated passion and understanding across the crypto landscape with strong points of view and emerging investment judgment (experience)
- Excellent writing skills and ability to distill complex topics into clear, easy to understand messaging (experience)
- Excellent organizational, analytic, problem solving, and communication skills (experience)
- Affinity to network, develop ecosystem relationships, and publish thought leadership / content (experience)
- Experience working with startup management teams and cross-functional execs, including product, engineering, legal, and finance (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience evaluating infrastructure or consumer/application layer products and business models (crypto or web2) (experience)
- Experience at top-tier venture capital firm and/or crypto specific company (experience)
- Investing experience is a plus (experience)
Responsibilities
- Support all aspects of the Base Ecosystem Fund (BEF) investment lifecycle, including: Source and evaluate early stage investment opportunities and manage deal pipeline
- Diligence and constructing investment case / thesis to drive investment decisions, independently leading investments end-to-end
- Support BEF portfolio companies and leverage Coinbase platform to drive value
- Be an external presence in the Base / broader crypto ecosystem, building connective tissue with founders, investors, and technical subject matter experts
- Conduct in-depth thematic research and data-driven analysis to inform investment decisions and identify emerging trends within the Base ecosystem
- Support and design investment-related Founder programs on Base (e.g. Base Batches, Investor Network) to maximize Founder success and drive additional investment into Base’s economy
- Over time: become the “go-to” subject matter expert in multiple themes / verticals to support both BEF investments and broader product strategy
- Drive select special projects to continually improve and upgrade Base Ecosystem Fund operational platform and processes (i.e., “firm building”)
Benefits
- general: bonus eligibility
- general: benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
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