Investment Associate Full Time

About Goanna Capital

Goanna Capital invests in the most ambitious technology companies shaping the future of AI, SaaS, cloud, and frontier innovation. Our portfolio includes category-defining leaders such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Ramp, Rippling, and Neuralink.

We are opening a permanent office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to coincide with the launch of the Frontier Summit at the Four Seasons in October 2026. This is one of the first two hires on the ground.

The Role

You will help run the ADGM office day-to-day alongside the Managing Director & Head of Middle East. The work spans LP relationships, sovereign and family office coverage, regional event programming around the Frontier Summit, and supporting the firm’s investing activity in the Middle East. You will report directly to the Head of MIddle and work closely with Goanna’s investment, investor relations, and operations teams globallyast 

You will report directly to the Managing Director & Head of Middle East on the ground, with daily exposure to the firm’s Founder and senior investment team in New York. The right person has spent two or more years inside a UAE sovereign wealth fund – Mubadala, ADIA, or a comparable institution – and wants a seat at one of the fastest-growing growth-stage firms in private markets. You will report directly to the Managing Director & Head of Middle East and work closely with Goanna’s investment, investor relations, and operations teams globally.

What Makes This Role Different

• You are the regional anchor in ADGM. Sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and ecosystem partners across the UAE will know you as Goanna’s face in the region.
• You will own LP and ecosystem relationships, not service them. From day one you are in the room with sovereigns and family offices, not assembling materials behind the scenes.
• You sit at the intersection of investing and IR with a direct line to firm leadership in New York. The work compounds quickly.

What You’ll Do

Regional Investor Coverage

• Build and own relationships with sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and institutional investors across the UAE and broader Gulf.
• Represent Goanna at regional conferences, industry events, and one-on-one investor meetings.
• Support fundraising execution across the region in partnership with the New York investment and IR teams.

Investor Relations & Business Development

•  Build and maintain databases of investors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, corporates, founders, and ecosystem partners across the region.
• Support outreach campaigns, correspondence, meeting coordination, follow ups, and relationship management activities.
• Maintain CRM systems, investor pipelines, and internal tracking tools.
• Prepare briefing materials, meeting notes, research reports, and relationship updates.
• Support fundraising initiatives across the region, including investor research and communication with prospective and existing LPs.

Frontier Summit & Ecosystem

• Help build the relationship base around the Frontier Summit, our regional flagship event, and other Goanna programming.
• Serve as Goanna’s day-to-day point of contact for ADGM, FSRA, and the broader regional ecosystem.
• Surface and develop relationships with regional founders, operators, and co-investors.

Investing Support

• Support diligence on Middle East and global growth-stage opportunities, with a focus on regional commercial and capital introductions.
• Help portfolio companies access the region through strategic introductions, hiring support, and market intelligence.
• Contribute to investment memos, market research, and internal investment discussions.

What We’re Looking For

• 2-4 years inside a UAE sovereign wealth fund – Mubadala, ADIA, or a comparable institution.
• UAE national strongly preferred. Open to non-Emirati candidates with deep regional roots and a strong sovereign track record.
• Existing relationships across sovereigns, family offices, or the regional investment community.
• Sharp commercial instincts, strong written and spoken English, and a genuine interest in growth-stage technology investing.
• Based in Abu Dhabi or Dubai, or willing to relocate before the October Frontier Summit.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint, CRM, and research skills.
• Comfortable building databases, conducting market research, managing outreach campaigns, and supporting relationship management activities.
• Strong written communication skills and experience drafting professional correspondence.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.

Why Goanna

You will be one of the founding hires of Goanna Capital in the Middle East, with the regional ecosystem, sovereign relationships, and Frontier Summit anchored around the seat you build. The room to grow is real.

Competitive salary and performance-based bonus. Real room to grow.