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Associate M12

Microsoft· Corporate Ventures
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full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

M12 is the corporate venture capital arm of Microsoft focused on early-stage investments in Artificial Intelligence, B2B SaaS, Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, DevOps, and Gaming/Web3. The role supports building theses, market monitoring, deal sourcing, investment due diligence, and portfolio company assistance as part of the investment team.

Responsibilities

  • Research and Market Exploration: Perform continuous monitoring of market trends, industry news, and startup companies for potential investments in thematic areas supported by lead investor; Track specific VCs, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, sector experts, research organizations; Perform high-quality research and analysis on key market and industry trends in defined theme areas to develop new insights and opinionated views; Help come up and promote new ideas and research activities in defined theme areas
  • Deal sourcing and support for Investment processes and Due Diligence: Attend industry conferences, building relationships with startups and venture investors; Source deals aligned to key themes and thesis areas for M12; Assist with due diligence evaluation of all relevant areas including analysis of risks and opportunities (technological, industrial, intellectual property, commercial, economic, financial, HR, legal, compliance); Financial and unit economics analysis, valuation modeling using multiple methods; Document startup and investment team meetings; Track and report on deal flow generated by our team; Help preparing internal investment memos
  • Operational: Manage various operations such as (a) metrics tracking (b) financial and operational KPI documentation and reporting (c) production of portfolio presentations for periodic reviews (d) internal investment and valuation tracking; Generate content for signal exchange with senior leadership and other stakeholders including startup showcase meetings; Help create media & thought leadership content based on the fund’s investments and market research; Help to add value to our existing portfolio through research, introductions, and BD activities in partnership with our portfolio development team

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Architecture, or related field AND 3+ years full-time experience in venture investing experience, supporting partners in sourcing, diligence and deal execution; additional experience in investment banking, consulting, strategic consulting, investment banking, venture capital, building technology, product management, and/or enterprise entrepreneurial ventures experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
  • 1+ year(s) experience on a deal team.

Skills

Required:Market researchDue diligenceDeal sourcingCommunication

Benefits

  • This field is not explicitly listed in the description as a separate block of benefits.
Last updated Sep 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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