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Enza Capital || Investment Associate

Thank you for your interest in joining Enza Capital. We have spent seven years backing founders using technology to solve large problems across Africa, and we are thrilled to be hiring for the next phase of our firm.

Please complete the application in full and submit once complete. Please only apply for the one posted role that best suits your experience. Answer concisely; we are looking for judgement and strong examples to back your response. Applications close Monday, 28 September, and we will contact shortlisted candidates after that date. Candidates who are not shortlisted will be informed of the decision within 2-weeks following the close of the applications. Any questions, please write to talent@enza.capital.

About you

Full name

Email address

Phone number (WhatsApp preferred)

LinkedIn profile

Practical details

Where are you currently based? (City, country)

What city would you most want to be base in for this role? Please list up to 3 in order of preference (City, country)

What is your right to work in your preferred market?

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How soon could you start?

What annual base salary would you expect for this role? Please give a USD-equivalent annual figure or range, excluding bonus and carry.

Please upload your CV (PDF preferred)

Investment judgement

Name one African company you would want Enza to spend serious time on today. What is the strongest part of the investment case, and what is the one question you would need answered before getting conviction?

You join Enza tomorrow. What investment thesis would you bring to the firm, and why do you think you could give Enza an edge in finding and winning the best opportunities within it?

What is one widely held belief about African technology or venture capital that you think is wrong or incomplete? Why?

Track record

Which experience in your career has most shaped how you identify, evaluate or support exceptional companies? What was your role, what decisions did you personally make, and what did you learn?

Describe a transaction you took from first conversation to close. What was your specific role, what nearly killed the deal, and what did you do about it?

Tell us about a company you backed, advised or worked at where you made a meaningful difference after investing or joining. What did you do, and how do you know it mattered?

How you think

What is something you have materially changed your mind about in the last two years? What changed your view?

Motivation and fit

What are the main areas of growth and learning you’d like to focus on in this role?

Where do you believe you could have the greatest immediate impact at Enza, and why?

Why Enza, and why now? What specifically about how we invest or what we are building interests you?

Finally

If you used AI tools anywhere in this application, tell us how. We use them daily ourselves, and disclosed use will not count against you.

Where did you hear about this role?

Anything else you would like us to know?

Any questions you have for us?