Investment Banker – EdTech & Digital Media

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Summary

Seeking an experienced investment banker professional with an established network of investors, strategic acquirers, publishers, media companies, and venture capital firms within the U.S. EdTech, children's content, educational publishing, edutainment, digital media, and video streaming sectors. The primary objective is to advise a mature startup on fundraising strategy and provide warm introductions to qualified investors and strategic partners. Candidates must have a proven track record of raising capital and facilitating investor relationships for companies operating in educational technology, educational content production, children's media, digital learning platforms, subscription businesses, entertainment, or video streaming. Experience and relationships with organizations similar to Scholastic, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, McGraw Hill, Ingram, Khan Academy, Netflix, Paramount, and other strategic investors, publishers, media companies, family offices, private equity groups, and venture capital firms are highly desirable. The ideal candidate has successfully represented startups through seed, growth, or institutional funding rounds and can confidently position a mature startup to investors, help refine the investment narrative, advise on fundraising readiness, and facilitate meaningful investor conversations. Please provide details regarding: • Capital raised for previous clients • Relevant investor, publisher, media, or strategic partner relationships • Industries and transaction sizes you have worked with • Examples of warm introductions that resulted in investor meetings or completed transactions • Your role in those engagements

  • Hours to be determined
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Expert
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Education
Media & Entertainment
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:Less than 5
  • Last viewed by client:last week
  • Hires:
    1
  • Interviewing:
    2
  • Invites sent:
    2
  • Unanswered invites:
    1
About the client
Member since Apr 21, 2014
  • United States
    Laguna Niguel8:21 PM
  • $614K total spent
    589 hires, 121 active
  • 56,767 hours
  • Tech & IT
    Large company (100-1,000 people)

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