2026 Collaborative Fund Associate Program: Apply Now
Join Collaborative Fund as an Investment Associate
Collaborative Fund is hiring an Investment Associate to join our team in New York.
We back entrepreneurs pushing the world forward. We look for businesses that can generate exceptional financial returns while making the world better or more interesting, with investments spanning Consumer, AI, Infra, Money, Health, and Energy.
This is a highly autonomous, hands-on role across the full range of early-stage investing. You will work closely with our Partners and the broader team to source and evaluate new investments, develop investment ideas, and support existing portfolio companies.
This is a two-year Associate program, designed to provide broad exposure to early-stage venture investing.
What you will do
- Build relationships with founders and identify promising companies before they are widely known.
- Develop investment theses and map emerging markets, technologies, and shifts in consumer behavior.
- Evaluate opportunities through founder meetings, product work, market research, references, and financial analysis.
- Form and communicate independent investment views to the team.
- Help portfolio companies with recruiting, customer introductions, and strategic projects.
- Represent Collaborative Fund in the New York and West Coast startup communities.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for people with roughly 3-5 years of professional experience who are deeply interested in startups and tech. Strong candidates may have spent that time building, operating, investing, or advising in and around technology companies.
Candidates should already be engaged with the startup ecosystem and excited by the range of areas in which we invest. We are looking for someone who is:
- Optimistic
- Deeply intellectually curious
- Entrepreneurial and self-starting
- Hard-working and dependable
- Excited to build a career and community in New York
Location and working model
This role is based in New York and is primarily in person. The person in this role will work regularly from our Manhattan office, bring strong connections within the New York startup community and travel to the Bay Area to stay closely connected to the West Coast startup ecosystem.
How to apply
Complete the application linked here. We will review applications on a rolling basis.