Katapult
51 - 200 employees
🛍️ eCommerce
💳 Fintech
🛒 Retail
eCommerce • Fintech • Retail
Katapult is a company that provides lease-purchase plans for consumers, offering a way to acquire goods without requiring credit. Their services allow customers to shop at various retail partners in-store or online through their app, with options to make lease payments directly to Katapult. The company emphasizes a simple, transparent process with no hidden fees and flexible payment schedules. Customers can purchase leased items within 90 days to save the most, continue with monthly payments, or return items if they change their mind. Katapult partners with over 200 retailers, including companies like Lowe's and Wayfair, providing a wide range of options for consumers looking to buy large-ticket items with manageable payments. The service has received high customer satisfaction ratings for its transparency and ease of use.
Co-Managing Director, Asia Ocean Fund
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🕒 April 8
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Katapult
51 - 200 employees
🛍️ eCommerce
💳 Fintech
🛒 Retail
eCommerce • Fintech • Retail
Katapult is a company that provides lease-purchase plans for consumers, offering a way to acquire goods without requiring credit. Their services allow customers to shop at various retail partners in-store or online through their app, with options to make lease payments directly to Katapult. The company emphasizes a simple, transparent process with no hidden fees and flexible payment schedules. Customers can purchase leased items within 90 days to save the most, continue with monthly payments, or return items if they change their mind. Katapult partners with over 200 retailers, including companies like Lowe's and Wayfair, providing a wide range of options for consumers looking to buy large-ticket items with manageable payments. The service has received high customer satisfaction ratings for its transparency and ease of use.
📋 Description
• Lead the strategic development and refinement of the fund’s investment thesis, identifying priority sectors, emerging technologies, and high-potential opportunities within the blue economy. • Build and maintain a strong investment pipeline across Asia Pacific, leveraging regional networks and global partnerships. • Provide leadership across the entire investment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, diligence, structuring, investment committee presentation, and exit planning. • Ensure the fund maintains high investment discipline, balancing financial performance with impact integrity. • Continuously monitor market developments, policy shifts, and technological trends relevant to ocean and maritime sectors. • Lead and oversee due diligence processes, including commercial, financial, technical, legal, and impact assessments. • Structure and negotiate investment transactions, working closely with legal and financial advisors. • Serve as a board director or observer for portfolio companies, supporting governance, strategy, and growth initiatives. • Partner with founders and management teams to accelerate value creation and scaling, including international market expansion, partnerships, and follow-on financing. • Monitor portfolio performance and implement active portfolio management and exit strategies. • Play a leading role in fundraising activities, engaging with institutional investors, family offices, foundations, and development finance institutions. • Develop and maintain strong relationships with Limited Partners, ensuring transparent communication and reporting. • Participate in investor meetings, roadshows, and industry events to position the fund as a leading blue economy investment vehicle in Asia. • Build strategic relationships with founders, corporates, research institutions, accelerators, and co-investors within the ocean and maritime innovation ecosystem. • Strengthen collaboration with OCTAVE Capital and Katapult Ocean’s platforms to access international and regional deal flow and expertise. • Contribute to the development of the Asia Pacific blue economy ecosystem, positioning the fund as a thought leader and trusted investment partner. • Provide leadership and mentorship to the investment team, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture. • Oversee internal investment processes, governance, and operational coordination. • Contribute to the development of the fund’s accelerator programme and Technical Assistance Facility, ensuring they effectively support the investment pipeline and portfolio companies.
🎯 Requirements
• Experienced professional in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, or related investment roles. • Demonstrated track record of leading investments and serving on company boards, including successful portfolio outcomes. • Experience investing in blue economy, maritime, climate, or sustainability-related sectors is strongly preferred. • Deep understanding of venture investing, financial analysis, valuation methodologies, and transaction structuring. • Proven experience in due diligence across financial, legal, operational, and strategic dimensions. • Experience investing in or working with companies in Asia Pacific or other emerging markets. • Strong track record in impact investing, with familiarity in impact measurement frameworks and systems-level approaches to environmental and social outcomes. • Ability to combine strategic vision with rigorous financial discipline. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior executives, investors, and investment committees.
🏖️ Benefits
• Do work that matters • Deep insights, non-stop learning and a global experience • Kind, interested, motivated collegues
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