Corporate Venture Capital Investor

Also called: CVC Investor

Invests a big company's money in startups that could help or threaten its business.

A day in the life

You meet founders of a battery startup, explain how your car company could become a customer and push the deal through an investment committee.

Pay over a career

Starting
$120k
Typical
$180k
High
$300k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's degree; MBA common; industry or startup experience.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Finance, Engineering, Business Administration.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Corporations keep investing in startups they need; AI helps find them, but tying deals to company strategy stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Entrepreneurship, Computer science, AP Macroeconomics, Speech.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.

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