Venture Analyst

RockawayX backs founders building the next generation of crypto infrastructure, applications, and middleware. As our Venture Analyst, you will help us source, evaluate, and support early-stage investments across the stack. Whilst predominantly a venture role, you will be expected to look at liquid opportunities on occasion.  

You will join a tight, collaborative investment team. You will develop broad coverage across crypto verticals, build the technical fluency to engage credibly with founders. You will create detailed investment memos, build a network, and generate deal flow. 

Key responsibilities 

Deal Analysis 

• Conduct due diligence on early-stage crypto projects across sectors and architectures 

• Assess businesses end-to-end including team, market, product, business model, and tokenomics 

• Build investment memos, market maps, and competitive analyses 

• Develop and refine views on emerging verticals and technologies 

Deal Sourcing 

• Generate deal flow through proactive outreach, community engagement, and ecosystem presence 

• Build relationships with founders, builders, and other investors 

• Screen inbound opportunities and manage pipeline tracking 

• Represent the firm at events, hackathons, and conferences 

Portfolio Management 

• Monitor portfolio company progress against milestones and market developments 

• Prepare portfolio updates and performance reports 

• Support portfolio companies with research, introductions, and strategic input 

Research & Thought Leadership 

• Track sector trends and contribute to the firm's evolving investment theses 

• Publish blog posts and knowledge nuggets (Medium, Twitter) 

• Represent the firm in public-facing research and ecosystem conversations 

• Bachelor's degree or higher, flexible on background but preference for technical (CS, engineering, or equivalent) 

• Generalist orientation with the technical capability to read a technical documentation and engage with founders on architecture and design choices 

• Prior investment experience required, at a crypto or traditional venture fund, or in an investing capacity at an operating company 

• Curiosity across the crypto stack, with a point of view on where the interesting opportunities are forming 

• Excellent research and communication skills; clear, structured writing 

• Self-starter who works independently 

• Private Health Insurance

• Paid Time Off

• Work From Home

• Training & Development

• Performance Bonus