PE Deal Origination Associate

Caprae Capital Partners

Caprae Capital Partners is a next-generation private equity and venture platform built by operators, not career financiers. Led by founder Kevin Hong, a serial tech entrepreneur who has scaled companies to $31M ARR and $7M in revenue, Caprae was formed alongside fellow entrepreneurs who have achieved eight-figure and nine-figure exits (including acquisitions by Twitter and Square). The broader partner network includes a former NASA software engineer and a former Chief of Staff at Google, a team engineered for innovation and disruption.

Since launching in 2025, Caprae has already closed over $50M in transaction value, with $80M+ across its ecosystem, and an additional $60M scheduled to close by Q1 2026. The company has been growing 20%+ MoM for 12 months, and this trend is expected to continue for the next several months.

Caprae is rethinking how entrepreneurship, capital, and talent connect. We operate at the intersection of private equity, venture operations, and founder enablement, and we move aggressively. This is not a traditional finance firm.

Caprae is redefining how entrepreneurship and capital connect. We operate at the intersection of private equity, venture operations, and founder enablement, and we move fast.

Role Description

Were looking for a PEDeal Origination Associate with a sharp mind, strong communication skills, and the drive to turn conversations into real deals.

This is a full-time, front-line role for someone exceptional at cold outreach, confident presenting to executives, and energized by building pipeline from scratch. Youll be on the front lines of growthinitiating conversations, building relationships with business owners, and helping convert opportunities into closed transactions across Capraes platform and portfolio.

This is not a passive sales or research role. Youll learn how private equity actually works by doing it.

• Conduct high-volume, high-quality cold outreach (up to 20 hours per week)
• Book meetings with founders, CEOs, and business owners across industries
• Support and, over time, lead sales and deal conversations
• Help craft and deliver compelling narratives around Capraes offerings
• Work closely with senior leadership to prioritize and pursue high-value opportunities
• Track, manage, and report on outreach pipeline, meetings, and conversion metrics
• Assist in select account management and client success conversations post-close
• Contribute to brand positioning, investor relations, and PR initiatives as needed

What we look for

• Strong cold-calling and outbound communication skillsclear, confident, and concise
• Comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders and building rapport quickly
• Highly motivated, autonomous, and performance-driven
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
• Strong interest in entrepreneurship, private equity, or finance
• Finance education strongly preferred
• Must be strong with numbersthis is not a fluff role

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Culture Fit

We strongly prefer recent graduates or early-career candidates.

This role is ideal for smart, hungry, coachable people who want to learn private equity from the ground up. Traditional finance experience is not required - and in some cases, too much institutional experience (investment banking, rigid PE or sales orgs) can be a downside due to baked-in habits.

We care more about judgment, work ethic, and output than pedigree.

Career Growth

This role is built for rapid advancement. High performers can be promoted to Manager-level responsibility in months, not years, with ownership over pipeline, junior teammates, and meaningful deal flow. Compensation scales aggressively with performance. In addition to a competitive base salary, top performers earn absurd bonuses tied directly to deal closes and conversion, not tenure or politics. If you consistently originate high-quality opportunities and help close transactions, your total compensation can quickly outpace traditional entry-level finance and consulting roles.

This is a meritocratic environment: output ? trust ? responsibility ? compensation.

Compensation

• Competitive base salary
• Generous commissions for each qualified meeting and deal closed
• Absurd upside on deal closes for top performers
• Performance bonuses tied directly to output and conversion
• Fast-track growth into Manager, leadership, or platform roles within Caprae

Caprae Capital Info

? Website: www.capraecapital.com