Platform Associate

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Stamford, CT
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Mid level
Financial Services
The Role
As a Platform Associate at DCG, you will assist portfolio leaders in strategic challenges, track performance, and support various initiatives.
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What You’ll Be A Part Of:

Founded in 2015 by CEO Barry Silbert, Digital Currency Group is the most active investor in the blockchain sector with a mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system through the proliferation of digital assets and blockchain technology. Today, DCG sits at the epicenter of the industry, backing more than 200 blockchain-related companies in over 35 countries. DCG also invests directly in digital currencies and other digital assets.

We passionately believe digital currency and blockchain technology will drive global economic and social change. Our unique model enables us to deploy our resources to build over the long term.

What is the Role:

Reporting to the Head of Platform, VP, you will work alongside the Platform team to assist DCG Portfolio leaders on critical strategic challenges, to help them achieve their performance objectives. We are looking for a polished candidate who can identify ways to improve the performance and valuation of DCG portfolio companies.


What You’ll Be Responsible For:

  • Work with DCG Platform team in helping track the performance of our early-stage portfolio companies and help identify value-adding opportunities, including go-to-market, ecosystem mapping, fundraising prep, pitch refinement, etc
  • Support organizational efforts on events, workshops, and other initiatives to support portfolio companies and the startup community
  • Support the preparation of external and internal communications to various stakeholders
  • Work cross functionally, collaborating with DCG stakeholders and our portfolio companies

What You’ll Bring:

  • 3+ years professional experience working in a venture accelerator or a similar capacity
  • Skilled in coordinating with founders, corporate partners, and internal teams while managing various support workflows
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint , and proficiency in learning other software tools (CRM, Airtable, etc)
  • You are a proven collaborator and communicator; you know how to listen and work well with others across disciplines
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, and understands the pace, grit, and network-first mindset
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects and deliver on-time
  • You thrive working in complex environments with many internal and external stakeholders
  • You know how to admit what you don't know, and how to ask the right people for help
  • You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and operating in the gray space
  • You can easily adjust to new situations, pivot when priorities change and make accommodations as needed to be effective in your role and deliver on goals
  • You take privacy and security seriously, and always consider them when developing solutions
  • You’re a self-starter who proactively builds and solves problems with an ability to manage projects simultaneously and relish the hustle
  • You are comfortable working in a start-up environment and excited to engage in strategic thinking for new initiatives
  • You are forward-thinking and look beyond immediate tasks to consider long-term, strategic impact
  • Direct experience in value creation work within venture funds, crypto / blockchain / AI or crypto-curious with an eagerness to learn
  • You are intellectually curious and seek knowledge on a consistent basis

What We Offer:

  • Inspiring colleagues and an invigorating start-up environment
  • Competitive base salary, bonus and incentive compensation
  • Company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
  • Life insurance, short-term & long-term disability coverage
  • 401K plan
  • Pre-tax transit and parking program and flexible spending programs for medical and dependent care
  • Unlimited PTO / Flexible time off
  • Paid parental leave
  • New water-front office with world-class perks and amenities

Location: Stamford, CT


We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

 

Top Skills

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CRM
Excel
PowerPoint
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The Company
HQ: Stamford, CT
95 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Digital Currency Group's mission is to accelerate the development of a better financial system. We do this by building and supporting blockchain and digital currency companies using our network, insights, and access to capital.

DCG has been the most active investor in the digital currency industry, with investments in over 200 companies in 35 different countries.

We also own and operate seven businesses: CoinDesk (the industry's leading media, research, and events platform), Genesis (the industry's leading institutional lending and brokerage firm), Grayscale (the largest digital currency asset management firm), Foundry (a financing and advisory company focused on digital asset mining and staking), Luno (a leading global digital asset exchange and wallet), HQ (a wealth and lifestyle management platform), and Tradeblock (a leading provider of tools and data for institutional cryptocurrency traders).

NOTICE ON INVESTMENT SOLICITATIONS: Digital Currency Group does NOT solicit individuals about investments on any social media platforms. An unsolicited sales pitch may be part of a fraudulent investment scheme. Do not reply to messages soliciting investment or seeking any form of currency from accounts appearing to be DCG employees.

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