Investment Analyst/Associate

ABOUT A-TYPICAL VENTURES Based in Qatar, A-typical Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in exceptional founders building technology companies across the Middle East. Rooted in the Global South, the fund combines deep regional connectivity with global venture expertise. Our approach pairs institutional investment rigor with close collaboration alongside The Studio, enabling founders to move faster. We back founders who challenge convention, see non-obvious opportunities, and build transformative companies capable of scaling across regions. ABOUT THE ROLE We are hiring an Investment Analyst / Associate to join our investment team. This role spans sourcing, research, due diligence, transaction support, and portfolio engagement. You will help drive the investment pipeline, build conviction around new opportunities, and support founders across multiple markets. The role is well-suited to highly analytical, mission-driven individuals with strong curiosity for technology, emerging markets, and early-stage venture capital. You will report functionally to the Investment Principal and work closely with members of the investment team, while collaborating with colleagues across the broader UTOPIA platform. Reports to: Investment Principal Growth path: Associate or Manager RESPONSIBILITIES Our investment strategy is organized around PODs (Problem-Oriented Deep Dives), which bring together investment, studio, and platform expertise to evaluate opportunities holistically. You will operate within cross-functional PODs, working in small, accountable teams with clear ownership. In this setup, you’ll own specific deal workflows, contribute to POD-level decision-making, and stay aligned with the broader investment team. This structure is designed to support faster iteration, clearer ownership, and closer collaboration than traditional hierarchical models. The responsibilities below reflect how PODs function in practice, with sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support working closely together. SOURCING & EVALUATION - Work within the POD structure to identify and evaluate high-potential founders and early-stage investment opportunities across priority markets. - Manage and support the deal pipeline from initial screening through investment decisions. - Build and maintain strong relationships across founder, investor, and ecosystem networks. DUE DILIGENCE & TRANSACTION SUPPORT - Conduct and synthesize diligence across market, product, financial, team, and other relevant dimensions. - Prepare investment memos, IC materials, and supporting analyses. - Support transaction execution, documentation, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. PORTFOLIO & PLATFORM ENGAGEMENT - Assist in portfolio monitoring and contribute to value-creation initiatives for portfolio companies. - Support founders with market insights, benchmarking, and strategic inputs where relevant. - Collaborate with The Studio and broader UTOPIA platform to ensure aligned founder support. RESEARCH & FUND OPERATIONS - Develop sector insights, market maps, and thematic research to inform investment theses. - Support internal fund operations, reporting, and process improvement as required. - Represent the fund at ecosystem events, demo days, and regional engagements. EXPERIENCE & SKILLS - 1–3 years of experience in venture capital, consulting, corporate finance, or high-growth startups. - Prior venture capital experience is an advantage. - Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information clearly. - High level of ownership, curiosity, and reliability in a fast-paced environment. - Demonstrated interest in technology, early-stage startups, and emerging markets. - Arabic language proficiency is preferred. MINDSET & VALUES - Investor-operator mindset: You think critically but stay close to execution. - Curiosity-driven: You enjoy learning new sectors, technologies, and markets. - Collaborative: You work effectively across investment, studio, and platform teams. - High-agency: You take ownership and follow through. - Regional advocate: You believe the Global South can lead in innovation and storytelling. WHY THIS ROLE EXISTS As A-typical Ventures continues to scale its investment activity across the Middle East, this role exists to strengthen our ability to consistently identify, evaluate, and support exceptional early-stage founders. You will be a core contributor to how investment decisions are formed – from sourcing and diligence to conviction-building and portfolio support. Your work ensures that capital is deployed thoughtfully, founder relationships are built early, and insights compound across the UTOPIA platform. This role plays a critical part in connecting the investment team with The Studio and the broader ecosystem, helping translate market signals, founder insights, and data into high-quality investment outcomes. WHAT WILL HELP YOU THRIVE IN THIS ROLE This role is best suited to someone who thrives with broad ownership and wants to shape how investment decisions actually get made. You'll have real influence across sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support. You should be comfortable with ambiguity, confident forming and defending viewpoints with incomplete information, and genuinely curious about founder challenges and emerging markets. What You Can Expect - Meaningful Impact: Your work directly contributes to supporting a new generation of ventures - enabling equitable innovation across the Global South. - Collaborative Culture: We thrive on openness, curiosity, and collective intelligence. Everyone has a voice, and decisions are made transparently. - Growth Mindset: We invest in your development and help you grow beyond your comfort zone. - Competitive Rewards: Tax-free compensation, private health, travel insurance and flexible hybrid setup. - Global Exposure: Occasional travel across Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East for meaningful, on-ground collaboration with venture teams. - Inclusive by Design: We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an environment where everyone belongs. - Investment Exposure: Direct involvement in founder interactions and real investment decision-making. THE UTOPIA PLATFORM ADVANTAGE A-typical Ventures is part of UTOPIA’s integrated venture platform designed to solve the biggest friction points in emerging market venture creation and investing. Most founders face a broken journey: they struggle to build with limited resources, chase capital across disconnected investors, and lack the infrastructure to scale across regions. We've built a different system. A-typical Ventures provides capital from Pre-Seed through Series A, removing fundraising friction at every stage. The Radical Fund extends this model into climate innovation in Southeast Asia. The Studio co-builds ventures with domain experts using AI-native infrastructure, compressing the path from concept to product. Utopia OS – our shared technical backbone – gives every venture access to the same tools, data systems, and regional networks that would normally take years and millions to build. This means founders can focus on solving real problems while we handle the build infrastructure, capital coordination, and cross-regional expansion. It's a compounding system: each venture we support makes the next one faster, smarter, and more capital-efficient. That's the platform advantage that you will be part of and contribute to, purpose-built for the complexity of the Global South. We believe innovation should be inclusive and globally distributed. Our team is built on openness, curiosity, and collaboration — with people from across the GCC, Africa, and Southeast Asia working together to build meaningful ventures. All roles are based in Doha, Qatar, with flexible hybrid options and global travel opportunities. We welcome talent from every background to join us in shaping the future of AI-native innovation.