About Antler

Antler backs the world’s most ambitious founders from the very start. Founded on the belief that innovation is the key to building a better future, we partner with people across six continents to launch and scale high-potential startups that address meaningful opportunities and challenges. Knowing that exceptional founders can come from anywhere with any background, we have offices in 30 cities, including New York, London, Berlin, Stockholm, Bangalore, Singapore, Seoul, and Sydney. In Africa, we are in Nairobi and Lagos.

Our global community supports founders on deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. Fueled by a personal passion that goes beyond traditional investing, we have helped create and invested in more than 1,500 startups across a wide range of industries and technologies.

A better future won’t happen automatically—the world needs talented, determined, and resilient people to build it. Antler team members are part of an ambitious global community dedicated to helping the most driven founders move the world forward.

The Shared CFO & Portfolio Support Role

As part of the Antler Nairobi team, you have the opportunity to have a transformative impact on the early-stage innovation ecosystem and be a part of building the next wave of fast-growing technology companies in Africa. If you are up for the challenge, we promise an incredible experience and an unparalleled opportunity to work with extremely motivated individuals, accomplished entrepreneurs, and founders of future startup successes.

Core Responsibilities 

• Portfolio support:
  • Provide shared CFO services to Antler’s portfolio companies, including detailed assessments of a startup’s ability to manage and benefit from working capital loans (from Antler’s Fund II)
  • Stay on top of Antler’s portfolio support offerings (partnerships, advisory network, etc.), and ensure founders are aware and have easy access to our resources
  • Support the portfolio companies in fundraising and fundraising preparations
  • Support the portfolio companies as they grow, including problem solving, introductions, and specific deepdives (as/when helpful)
• Program support:
  • Support founders in the Antler program as they work out their business models and financials
  • Run and continuously improve Antler’s masterclasses on topics that relate to finance and accounting (such as financial modeling, unit economics, etc.) 
• Fundraising & reporting:
  • Support Antler’s fundraising efforts (grants and fund capital)
  • Work with our fund administrator to ensure execution of fund-related documents and compliance requirements
  • Lead the regular and ad-hoc investor reporting and other inbound reporting requests
• Assist with other matters as required and as they occur

Core Expertise

• 10+ years experience in management consulting, financial management, business development, or similar
• Previous experience in managing a complex and scalable finance processes, preferably from a fund (PE or VC) and/or a high-growth startup
• Firsthand lending experience would be a plus
• Master’s Degree from an accredited University, preferably in a relevant field (Finance, Accounting, Control, Business Management etc.)

Core Attributes 

• Accomplished and structured problem-solver
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Well connected in the local ecosystem
• Independent and proactive with a focus on execution and results orientation 
• Comfortable with ambiguity, quick changes, tight deadlines, and moving targets
• A genuine passion for entrepreneurship and a belief the world needs more change-makers and innovators

The Antler Proposition 

• Create a legacy and have a large impact - Join us in building disruptive companies that will define the next wave of tech in Africa and beyond
• An opportunity to change the lives of hundreds of individuals about to turn into entrepreneurs
• An opportunity to build a high-volume investment track record both in early-stage companies and also in the later stages
• An opportunity to greatly impact the direction and success of Antler globally
• Participation in the broader enterprise upside from the global Antler profit pool

Practicalities

• Location: Nairobi, Kenya
• Renumeration: To be discussed based on candidate’s experiences
• Start date: ASAP