Investment Director

Full Job Description

Future Planet Capital is the impact-led, global venture capital firm, built to back frontier technology companies from the world's top research centres. They provide funding to entrepreneurs scaling businesses to profitably solve global challenges in Climate, Education, Health, Sustainable Growth and Security.

Over the past two decades, the Future Planet Capital team has built a substantial track record of over 180 investments, which now have a combined market value of several billion pounds. The group invests from Seed to Series B on a UK and Global basis, currently deploying active strategies in Climate Change, Engineering Biology, Defence and Security, Ocean Economy, and Nuclear Fusion.

The portfolio includes the likes of Barinthus Biotech (NASDAQ), 23andMe (NASDAQ), Tokamak Energy, PragmatIC Semiconductor, Tropic Bio, CellCentric, Rovco, Nuclera, Regent Craft, Synthace and Captura.

What’s the Role?

The Global Ventures team is around a third of Future Planet Capital’s AUM, investing in technology and entrepreneurs emerging from global centres of innovation. Formed in 2016, the team has been deploying around the likes of Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and MIT, where a new generation of entrepreneurs are aligning shareholders, people and the planet around technologies and business models with planetary-scale potential.

Launched in 2022, the team are currently deploying a Blue Ocean strategy, at the intersection of climate change, sustainability and the ocean – one of our critical, but overlooked resources.

The team are looking for an Investment Director to work alongside the team to deploy current dry powder and build out the global ventures platform. This is a significant role in a small but fast-paced team. The individual will play a lead role in raising future funds, in addition to the requirement of leading early-stage investments end-to-end, from origination to execution.

The role will be multi-faceted and requires someone who is excited by the prospect of fundraising and building the firm long-term, as well as the investment process. Successful candidates will also have the opportunity to work with and develop the existing portfolio, and take board and observer positions.

Who are you?

This is a rare chance to join a fund and shape the fundraising as well as investing process and would suit someone who is seeking the chance to step up to a leadership role.

The role will suit someone with a passion and understanding for early-stage investments in a market which ideally complements our current team. Areas of particular interest might include ClimateTech, Blue Economy, and DeepTech.

• a strong founder track record, or 5 years + investment experience, ideally within VC
• record allocating resources and returning value through growth in a fund or business
• interest and flair for innovation, particularly within science & technology
• within a small, dynamic team with the ability to balance own workload
• people skills, someone who can work with others and influence where needed.

Start Date : ASAP, Full Time

Location : London (Mayfair)

Future Planet Capital has engaged the services of The McLean Partnership.

To apply, and CV to The McLean Partnership, please see emails below.

Contact:

Miles Budgen -

Future Planet are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status. The business takes steps to ensure the interview process is fair and open to all.