Hi! I’m Sarah, solo general partner at Common Magic, an early stage microfund investing in products with community at their core. I’m looking for a Venture Fellow.

Launched in 2023, Common Magic is built to leverage my background as an operator and community builder, and based on three core beliefs:

• There will be a next wave of companies built bottom-up, from open source to crypto to consumer. “Community” is how they build ecosystems around their products that enable the success of those products
• Companies built like this stay close to their customer base and are therefore more resilient
• Small funds can win if they have unique operational ability

Since launch, the fund has made eight investments at pre-seed and seed across Europe; as the fund scales, I’m looking for a Venture Fellow. This is a part-time intern level role ideal for someone who is currently studying and interested in a career, longer term, in early stage startups or pre-seed venture capital.

To be transparent:

• As a solo GP fund, you’ll work closely with me on investments but this is not an investment role
• In-person matters to me; I can only accept applications from candidates who either live in London or are able to travel to London regularly
• The role has a stipend
• Ideal duration would be 15 hours a week for six months from June 2024 but we can discuss

The role

Essentially, you’ll be my right hand as we focus on serving founders, building the brand and creating operational excellence within Common Magic. The role day-to-day will be decided by you and I but could include:

• Platform - thinking through how CM supports our founder community better and scales that support as the portfolio grows