Partner, Climate & Energy Investing

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Equal Ventures is a thesis-driven, early-stage venture firm focused on bridging the digital divide. Climate & Energy are among the core focus areas of our firm, and we are excited to add a senior investor to help scale our efforts in this area.

We are looking to bring on a Principal or Partner to serve as a Product Owner of our climate and energy investing practice. This individual will play a central role in developing investment theses, sourcing and leading investments, supporting portfolio companies, and representing Equal within the broader climate ecosystem.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong investing judgment with deep domain exposure across climate or energy, whether from startups, operating roles, or prior venture or growth equity experience.

As a Principal or Partner at Equal, you will operate as a senior investor with meaningful autonomy and responsibility. You will work closely with the partnership to shape Equal’s climate and energy strategy while owning end-to-end execution across sourcing, diligence, investment decisions, and portfolio support. You will also spearhead and scale our community experiences across the space, such as our annual Climate Capital Summit .

This role is based in person at our office in New York City . In-person collaboration is an important part of our team culture. Title, compensation, and economics will be commensurate with experience and seniority. All members of our firm receive carry.

Compensation for the role will depend on seniority and experience and includes a base salary in the range of $200k–$300k, guaranteed fund carry, and the opportunity to earn an annual performance bonus.

Owning and evolving Equal’s climate and energy investment theses across key sub-sectors

Proactively sourcing high-quality early-stage opportunities through founder relationships, ecosystem engagement, and outbound research

Leading investment diligence, including market analysis, customer and expert calls, and conviction-driven memo writing

Driving investment decisions and representing Equal on boards or in close advisory relationships with founders

Supporting portfolio companies on strategy, hiring, go-to-market, fundraising, and partnerships

Building Equal’s brand and presence within the climate and energy ecosystem through producing content, hosting and attending events, and extending relationships with key points of influence in energy and the broader venture capital ecosystem

Supporting the firm’s overall operations: we’re a small team and everyone works together to own workstreams that help level-up the firm

Background in venture capital, growth equity, private equity, or a high-impact operating role at a climate or energy startup

Strong familiarity with climate or energy markets, technologies, and value chains

Prior experience leading investments or owning meaningful diligence processes is strongly preferred

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