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# Venture and Growth – Associate at Galvanize

- **Company:** Galvanize
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA / New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $125k–$150k
- **Posted:** 2026-03-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/galvanizeclimatesolutions/jobs/5830673004

## Job description

## About Galvanize Climate Solutions

Galvanize is a global asset manager investing at the intersection of energy innovation, resilience, and intelligence. The firm deploys capital across seed, venture, growth, public equities, credit, and real estate, combining investment expertise with deep in-house capabilities in technology, policy, and markets. Galvanize is structured to rapidly identify and execute on investment opportunities created by the energy transition, across all sectors of the economy.

## Role

The Investment Associate will be a core member of Galvanize’s Venture and Growth team. This role sits at the center of our effort to build scaled, category-defining companies that power the next era of energy and climate. Associates are active participants in theme development, investment execution, and portfolio value creation. The role offers exposure to the full investment lifecycle: from identifying structural shifts across electrification, intelligence, and industrial systems, to underwriting companies positioned to lead those shifts, to supporting management teams as they scale. Our Venture and Growth strategy provides capital to commercially validated businesses with strong leadership, differentiated technology, and clear pathways to profitability. We focus on companies ready to move from product-market fit to scaled deployment in the real economy.

Key investment themes include:

- Electrification and the scaling of intelligence

- Data, digitization, and controls for the new economy

- Firm and flexible power generation

- Industrial efficiency and automation

- Sustainable inputs, resources, and supply chains

- System resilience

We are long-term partners to our portfolio companies, working alongside founders and executives to accelerate commercialization, navigate policy and market complexity, and build durable category leadership. This role is well-suited for an intellectually curious, execution-oriented investor who wants meaningful responsibility, close collaboration with senior partners, and exposure to building a differentiated climate-focused investment platform from the inside.

Essential job responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Associate will revolve around three primary types of work:

- New and Follow-On Investments– The Galvanize Investment Associate will play a central role in sourcing, evaluating, and executing new and follow-on investments across the portfolio. This includes proactive thematic research, market mapping, relationship development with founders and ecosystem partners, market analysis, financial modeling, and preparation of investment committee materials.
- Portfolio Management– The Galvanize Investment Associate will support portfolio company reporting, performance tracking, and valuation analysis. The Associate will also work with portfolio companies on select strategic and operational initiatives.
- Fund Administration– The Galvanize Investment Associate will assist with fund reporting, valuation support, data collection, and external events such as annual investor meetings.

Attributes and Strengths:

- Have a Bachelor’s degree
- At least two years of hands-on experience in investing, management consulting, or working at an investment bank.
- Belief that diversity, equity, and inclusion drive improved decision-making and share our commitment to fostering an inclusive culture. We value team members who actively contribute to a culture of respect and belonging, and who are committed to ethical leadership.
- Prioritize operating ethically and professionally. Be able to demonstrate a strong sense of integrity and consistently exercise good judgement.
- A self-starter with a track record of going above and beyond what is asked.
- An ability to build and maintain good relationships with colleagues, partners, and entrepreneurs.
- Authorization to work in the US without employer sponsorship.

## Compensation and Benefits

- Estimated base salary, depending on experience: $125,000 - $150,000 per annum
- Role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus
- Generous benefits package, including employer-paid health coverage options
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- 25 days of PTO which is inclusive of vacation, personal time and sick leave
- Monthly wellness benefit that covers a broad range of activities
- Annual stipend for employer-sponsored professional development opportunities
- 16 weeks paid parental leave for parents of any gender

Base Salary Pay Band $125,000—$150,000 USD

## About Galvanize

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Galvanize is a global investment firm that deploys capital across asset classes to accelerate transformative climate solutions while aiming to achieve compelling returns.
- **Entity Type**: Private (founded in 2021; no disclosed funding rounds as it is an investment firm, not a typical startup)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Katie Hall and Tom Steyer

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Investment Management (climate-focused asset management)
- **Target customers**: Institutional investors, family offices, and other limited partners seeking exposure to the energy transition and climate-related opportunities
- **Mission or purpose statement**: Built on the conviction that structural change in energy, industry, and intelligence is a defining force in the 21st-century economy; the firm exists to generate long-term value by investing in companies and assets that decarbonize and reshape foundational systems (power, transportation, manufacturing, buildings, agriculture) [galvanizeclimate.com](https://galvanizeclimate.com/about)

## Products & Services
Galvanize operates as a multi-asset investment platform with several strategies:
- **Seed & Pre-Seed (Ponderosa)**: Invests at the confluence of nature and industrial transformation.
- **Venture & Growth (Innovation + Expansion Fund)**: Supports commercially viable climate technologies moving from proof to scale.
- **Global Equities**: Public markets strategy focused on climate and energy transition equities.
- **Real Estate**: Invests in profitable decarbonization strategies for industrial and commercial real assets (first acquisition: 84,000 sq ft industrial asset in Baltimore–Washington corridor).
- **Credit & Capital Solutions**: Provides flexible capital for energy and industrial assets scaling from development into buildout.
- **Platform Services**: In-house expertise in technology, policy, and markets to support portfolio companies and investment decisions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private investment firm; no public valuation available)
- **Key Metric**: Total Assets Under Management (AUM) – not publicly disclosed; employee count of 79 (51-200 range) with 31.7% yearly growth [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/galvanizeclimatesolutions)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The firm manages capital from institutional investors; its leadership includes co-executive chairs Katie Hall, Tom Steyer, and Secretary John Kerry (Co-Chair) [galvanizeclimate.com](https://galvanizeclimate.com/about)
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid team expansion (31.7% yearly headcount growth); expansion into multiple asset classes (real estate, credit, public equities) within four years; global offices in San Francisco, New York, and London.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Multi-asset, integrated platform**: Covers seed to public markets and real assets, allowing the firm to see connections across the entire capital stack.
- **Domain depth**: In-house teams in technology, policy, and markets provide earlier insight and deeper conviction than single-strategy funds.
- **High-profile leadership**: Founders with decades of experience building multibillion-dollar companies and strategies (Tom Steyer, Katie Hall) plus global policy influence (Secretary John Kerry).
- **Purpose-built for the transition**: Firm was deliberately created to invest in climate solutions, not adapted from a generalist mandate.

## Strategic Focus
- Current priorities include scaling the Credit and Capital Solutions strategy, deploying the Innovation + Expansion Fund, and continuing to build the Real Estate portfolio (e.g., the Baltimore–Washington industrial asset).
- The firm aims to be a long-term partner to management teams, driving value creation through operational and strategic support.
- Continued geographic expansion (recent London office) and talent acquisition across all investment verticals.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Described as a “demanding and supportive environment” built on rigor, collaboration, and shared accountability. Team structure pairs investment professionals with domain experts. Focus on “serious work” in climate and energy transition.
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, and London; roles posted on Greenhouse indicate the San Francisco and New York locations for many positions. Likely hybrid, but specific policy not publicly stated.
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Opportunity to work alongside former U.S. Secretary of State, experienced operators, and top-tier investment talent. Exposure to multiple asset classes and the full lifecycle of climate investing. High growth trajectory (team growing ~32% year-over-year) suggests dynamic, fast-paced environment.

## Sources
1. [galvanizeclimate.com - About](https://galvanizeclimate.com/about)
2. [galvanizeclimate.com - Careers](https://www.galvanizeclimate.com/careers)
3. [galvanizeclimate.com - Team](https://galvanizeclimate.com/team)
4. [linkedin.com - Galvanize Climate Solutions](https://www.linkedin.com/company/galvanizeclimatesolutions)
5. [greenhouse.io - Galvanize Climate Solutions Jobs](https://boards.greenhouse.io/galvanizeclimatesolutions)

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