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Primary Venture Partners · 1 day ago

Associate, Fintech Incubations

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$125K/yr - $175K/yr

3+ years exp

Primary is NYC’s largest seed-stage venture capital firm dedicated to supporting founders of transformational businesses. The Associate will focus on Fintech incubation opportunities, conducting research, validating business concepts, and prototyping new ideas across multiple enterprise domains.

Developer ToolsE-CommerceFinTechGenerative AIHealth CareManufacturingPropTechSmall and Medium BusinessesSupply Chain Management

Responsibilities

Lead deep, exploratory research into emerging and often esoteric problem spaces, developing original points of view on markets, customers, and underlying technologies

Translate research into early company theses, including business models, product concepts, and initial go-to-market hypotheses

Validate and refine research through primary discovery, including customer interviews, sourcing design partners, and running early pilot engagements

Use rapid prototyping as a learning mechanism, building lightweight MVPs, prototypes, or AI-enabled proofs of concept to test core assumptions

Synthesize learnings into clear narratives, creating pitch decks, internal memos, and research artifacts that inform incubation and investment decisions

Qualification

Analytical skillsResearch skillsAI knowledgeBusiness model fluencyCommunication skillsSelf-starter

Required

3-6 years of experience in management consulting, equity research, investment roles, or similarly rigorous analytical environments

Excellent at conducting deep primary and secondary research — synthesizing customer conversations, market data, and competitive dynamics into actionable insights

Familiar with the generative AI ecosystem (LLMs, agents, embeddings, RAG, etc.) and excited about applying these technologies in specific industries

Write clearly and persuasively, can translate complex ideas into crisp narratives, and are comfortable producing memos, decks, and thoughtful analyses for senior audiences

Fluent in business models, unit economics, and market sizing, and can quickly assess feasibility and scalability of new venture ideas

Thrive in ambiguous environments, take ownership without being asked, and are comfortable driving workstreams independently