--- title: 'Investment Associate @Hexa Scale at Hexa' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/investment-associate-hexa-scale-hexa-paris-ewx0msmj3x8p' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-18' --- # Investment Associate @Hexa Scale at Hexa - **Company:** Hexa - **Location:** Paris, France - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-13 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hexa/41c39d3d-3a37-4540-a1b8-550351584b6c ## Job description ## About Hexa [Hexa](https://www.hexa.com/) (formerly eFounders) gives entrepreneurs the best chances to build outstanding companies. We are a pioneering, world-leading startup studio born in Europe that designs, builds and launches category-defining startups. We are today recognized as one of the best venture studios in the world, with a track record comparable to tier-1 VC funds. We have created 60+ companies (including 3 unicorns) with a combined valuation of over $5 billion among them Aircall, Spendesk, Front, Swan and Yousign. We are passionate about B2B software, particularly AI-native and agentic SaaS, fintech, climate tech, defense tech and healthtech. Hexa is in full growth mode, with three early-stage activities: our Ventures programs Hexa Start and Hexa Sprint which help entrepreneurs go from zero to one, and a PE program, Hexa Scale, which takes majority stakes in existing startups and pushes them to new thresholds. Hexa Scale Today, successful software companies have two ways to support and finance their growth: the VC path, and the self-financed profitable path. For software companies that can’t or do not want to bootstrap, but haven’t managed to stay permanently on hyper-growth, the VC path is a dead-end. At Hexa Scale, we’re on a mission to solve this: offer a new alternative to fund and scale software companies towards exponential growth. We believe that there are great software companies, still early stages in the 2-10m€ ARR range, that sit on amazing markets with a great product, but that require a few changes to unlock their potential. We believe that by providing them with capital and strong operational leverage, we can put them on the right trajectory, towards category-leading exponential growth. Our [full manifesto](https://www.hexa.com/blog/article/were-launching-hexa-scale-to-transform-linear-growth-companies-into-market-leaders). Your role is to help us find, select, invest in, and drive those companies. Mission You'll join a team of four (Quentin, Augustin, Thibault and Samuel). You’ll participate in the complete deal-flow cycle in order to make 2 or 3 successful deals a year. ## What you'll do Inbound deal flow - Contribute to our inbound engine and marketing initiatives: white papers, blog posts, campaigns and founder community events. - Screen every inbound lead and make sure founders hear back from us within hours. Outbound deal flow - Build and maintain our AI-powered sourcing stack: company database, internal AI tools, data scraping and outreach sequences. - Qualify sourced companies and run outreach with a strong response rate, so that new opportunities come in every week. - Drive sourcing across the team, making sure everyone is accountable for pipeline volume. Market research - Perform deep-dives on the sectors we prioritize: players, products, competitive dynamics, funding and exit landscape, customer value and GTM models. - Source and run calls with market experts outside our network, at scale. Deal analysis & execution - Analyze targets in depth: business model, product, team, growth engine and business plan. - Build our own version of the business plan and financial model with the team to stress-test key assumptions and risks. - Write investment memos and present to the investment committee. - Analyze cap tables and contribute to deal structuring and term negotiation. Portfolio & value creation - Monitor portfolio KPIs and track the progress of each transformation plan. - Support founders on ad-hoc value-creation projects (pricing, GTM, M&A). ## What we’re looking for ## Experience - 2–3 years in VC, growth equity, small-cap PE, tech M&A, or a comparable analytical role (strategy consulting, IB). - AI fluent - You’re at home with tools like Claude Code, Cowork, or OpenAI Codex, and you enjoy building your own AI applications to solve real-world problems - Strong financial modeling skills and a solid grasp of SaaS metrics. - Fluent in English and French. An additional European language is a plus. Mindset - Entrepreneurial: highly self-driven, a fast learner, a doer with a hunter mindset. - Deeply curious: you dig until you reach the heart of a topic. - Independent thinker: you form your own views on markets and deals, and you voice them. - Coachable: you actively seek feedback and love to learn. - Passionate about software and technology. ## What we offer - Competitive package - Opportunity to invest in Hexa portfolio startups at a preferential rate - Swile meal card - 8 to 12 RTT days per year - Mobility budget: €500/year for green transportation (bike, metro, electric scooter) - Health insurance with 50% coverage for you and your family - 1% Holiday bonus Recruitment process - 1 step - First call with Laure - introduction to Hexa and a check on cultural fit. - 2nd step - Samuel, Principal at Hexa Scale (45minutes) - mutual introduction, deep dive into the role, both projects, and our approach to management. - 3rd step - Thibault, Partner at Hexa Scale (45 minutes) - mutual introduction, deep dive into the role, both projects, and our approach to management. - Case - Samuel, Thibault et Quentin (1h30/2h at the office) - an exercise inspired by our real projects - Last step - Coffee with people from the Core Team - Reference check & Offer ## About Hexa ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Hexa is a multi-stage startup studio that partners with founders to build, launch, and scale software companies from scratch. - **Entity Type**: Private (multi-stage startup studio; operates Start, Sprint, and Scale tracks) - **Headquarters**: Paris, France (12 rue Martel 75010) - **Founded**: 2011 - **Founders**: Not publicly listed as a single founder; built as a studio by a founding team. ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Venture Building / Startup Studio / Company Creation - Target customers: Aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs (B2B, B2C, Enterprise tech founders) - Mission or purpose statement: "To build alongside founders, not from the sidelines" – creating companies that leave a mark on the world by combining hands-on operational support with capital. ## Products & Services - **Hexa Start**: A 12-month, intensive program for entrepreneurs who want to build a company from scratch (often before they have a concrete idea). Hexa provides the idea, team, co-founder, and covers all costs until the company becomes independent. - **Hexa Sprint**: A 6-month program for founding teams who already have an idea and are looking for their first check (pre-seed). Offers €500k (€20k convertible note for 4% + €480k convertible note with MFN & cap at €8M). - **Hexa Scale**: A growth-stage program for post-product-market-fit companies ($1–10M ARR, 10–40% YoY growth). Hexa invests €5–20M per company, takes a majority stake, and provides hands-on operational support (GTM, product, AI strategy, international expansion, hiring) for 9–12 months. - **In-house Expertise**: 30+ experts in Product Design, Product Management, Engineering (via hired teams), GTM, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, People & Talent, Comms & Brand, Community, and Investing. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Combined valuation of launched companies exceeds **$5 billion**. - **Key Metric**: **50+ companies launched**; **2,600+ employees** across portfolio companies; **12 exits**. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed on the site, but the studio itself acts as the primary investor and operator. Portfolio includes multiple billion-dollar companies (names not publicly listed in the provided data). - **Growth Signals**: Studio has been operating since 2011 and has scaled from 0 to 50+ companies. The addition of the Scale track indicates a pivot to later-stage growth. Receives ~1,000 founder applications per year, selecting ~12 founders (2 per project) annually for the Start track. ## Competitive Advantages - **Hands-on, not hands-off**: Unlike traditional accelerators or VCs, Hexa provides a full in-house team of operators (product, design, GTM, legal, finance) working alongside founders for 12 months (Start) or 9–12 months (Scale). - **Founder-friendly majority stake**: For Scale, Hexa takes a majority stake but claims to be "the world’s most founder-friendly majority investor" – founders remain in the driver's seat with active board support. - **Proven track record**: 50+ companies, $5B combined valuation, 12 exits, spanning 12+ years of SaaS expertise. - **End-to-end platform**: Covers the entire lifecycle from idea (Start) to pre-seed (Sprint) to growth (Scale) – rare in the startup studio space. - **Built-in network & resources**: Founders get immediate access to a team of 30+ experts, legal, finance, recruiting, and a community of other founders. ## Strategic Focus - **Scaling the Scale track**: The newer Hexa Scale program is a key growth driver, targeting profitable, capital-efficient B2B SaaS companies with $1–10M ARR. - **AI & embedded finance**: Hexa Scale explicitly helps companies with AI strategy and adding fintech/embedded finance capabilities. - **International expansion**: Helping portfolio companies expand into new geographies and verticals. - **Maintaining high selectivity**: Keeping the Start track highly curated (~12 founders/year) to ensure deep support and quality outcomes. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: "You'll never build alone" – the studio emphasizes deep collaboration, ambition, humility, and execution. The team is composed of entrepreneurs and expert operators. - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Hexa is based in Paris. For the Start track, a presence at HQ is important to benefit from resources and mentorship. Sprint is remote-friendly but based in France/Europe for events. Scale is likely remote-friendly with in-person board/partner meetings. - **Perks & Engineering Culture**: No software engineers in the core team – each startup's product is built by engineers recruited specifically for that company. This means engineers get to join a funded startup with a built-in support system from day one. The studio provides legal, finance, recruiting, and strategic support so engineers can focus on product. - **Career Path**: Two kinds of roles: (1) the core team that builds the machine (partners, product managers, designers, GTM, finance, legal) and (2) founding hires inside the startups coming out of the studio. Either way, you're in "before it exists" – a high-risk, high-reward environment with significant ownership and impact. ## Sources 1. [hexa.com](https://www.hexa.com/) 2. [hexa.com/positions](https://www.hexa.com/positions) 3. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/hexa](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hexa) 4. [hexa.com/team](https://www.hexa.com/team) 5. 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