Associate - Ventures

The CoinDCX Journey: Building the Future of Finance At CoinDCX, our mission is clear - to make crypto and blockchain accessible to every Indian and enable them to participate in the future of finance.

As India’s first crypto unicorn valued at $2.45B, we are reshaping the financial ecosystem by building safe, transparent, and scalable products that power adoption at scale.

We believe that change starts together. It begins with bold ideas, relentless execution and people who want to build what’s next.

If you’re driven by purpose and thrive in environments where your work defines the next chapter of an industry, you’ll feel right at home here.

About The Role This isn’t a typical Associate - Ventures role.

You will work on initiatives that genuinely transform how finance works in India, a type of work few roles offer.

• You will be a part of the Strategy, investment and Corp Dev team at CoinDCX.
• You will be involved in early stage investing (VC) in VDA projects globally, portfolio management, work on key strategy projects for CoinDCX, M&A, and get involved in investor relations and fundraising (on an as needed basis) for CoinDCX.
• This is a very fast evolving industry, and this group/role gives a ring side view to the industry and making significant decisions basis those convictions.

What You’ll Do Strategy:

• Work on overall strategy at CoinDCX. In an industry that is rapidly evolving and we have limited or no precedence for what we are attempting to do, strategy becomes all the more key for the organization. Think of being in this function in the late 1990s in companies that were defining what the internet would look like

Venture investments:

• Research: Research evolving trends in the global blockchain landscape, and develop theses on investment opportunities. Publish research in periodic Internal/external publications
• Sourcing: Proactively source and identify new investment opportunities within the global blockchain ecosystem and ensure a strong and continuous pipeline of potential investment opportunities
• Relationship building: With the broader ecosystem, engineers, influencers, marketing/PR/dev partners, entrepreneurs and other investors
• Due diligence: help evaluate investment opportunities through market research, product reviews, competitive analysis, metrics analysis, customer/user reviews and technical diligence
• Portfolio value addition: help monitor progress of portfolio companies; help portfolio companies in every way possible, help connect portfolio companies to the CoinDCX ecosystem and the other portfolio companies;
• Help develop strategy and team, help with future fund raises for portfolio companies etc. Publishing scorecards and progress reports on portfolio companies

Mergers & Acquisition:

• Identify value accretive opportunities for the company across the world as we expand both geographically and our grow our product portfolio.
• Run our diligence on the opportunities, work with internal stakeholders to to drive towards a decision, manage the entire end-to-end transaction and work closely with the target and with internal stakeholders on post merger integration to create long term value for CoinDCX.

You’ll Excel in This Role If You

• 2-4 years of experience as a strategy consultant with a top tier firm OR early stage investor with a top-tier VC firm OR as an entrepreneur/operator in the VDA space with deep connections in the domestic/global VDA community
• Exceptional written and communication skills and ability to absorb a lot of information and synthesize in a crisp manner
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to create strong relationships with entrepreneurs, other investors and the broader blockchain ecosystem
• Passionate about cryptocurrency and blockchain and a desire to use technology as an enabler and catalyst to change the world
• Strong team player who takes initiative; value system based on passion, hard work, integrity and humility
• Bachelor and/or Masters degree in engineering or economics/finance with excellent academic credentials

You’ll Know You’re Winning When

• You close 1 Strategy project per month
• Upto speed with ongoing investor management and new conversations
• Close 1 M&A deal per month

Why This Role Matters & What’s In It For You

• With this role, you get a 360 degree experience to the entire strategy, investing landscape from all sides of the table and are essentially playing a critical role in not only building the company, but in also defining the industry in India and beyond.

Hiring Process Here’s what your journey with us looks like:

• Application Review – We assess for skills, alignment, and intent
• Recruiter Connect – A short conversation to understand you better
• Functional Round(s) – Deep dive into your approach, craft, and problem-solving
• Assignment / Simulation Round - A take-home task or live problem-solving exercise to understand how you think and execute in real scenarios
• Culture & Values Discussion – A conversation to understand our ways of working and how you thrive best
• Founder Conversation (Optional) – For certain roles and senior levels, you may meet our founders to explore strategic alignment and long-term fit

Where We Work We believe the best ideas emerge when people build together. Collaboration, speed and trust come alive when teams share the same space.

With this belief, we operate as a work-from-office organisation. This role is based out of our (Add Location) office, where energy, alignment and innovation move in real time.

Perks That Empower You We believe great people deserve great experiences.

• Design Your Own Benefits: Flexible perks to match your lifestyle
• Unlimited Wellness Leaves: Rest and recharge as you need
• Mental Wellness Support: Access to therapy and wellness resources
• Learning Sessions: Bi-weekly learning and growth opportunities

Ready to Build What’s Next? If you’re looking for a role that gives you direct access to high-stakes decisions, deep impact and a chance to build the future of finance, this is it.

Join CoinDCX and help us make crypto accessible to every Indian, together.