# Competences — venture capitalist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/659b0ffd-337c-4a1f-82e3-2730812279de).

## Essential

- **analyse business plans** (skill/competence)
- **analyse financial performance of a company** (skill/competence)
- **analyse financial risk** (skill/competence)
- **apply technical communication skills** (skill/competence)
- **assess financial viability** (skill/competence)
- **build business relationships** (skill/competence)
- **business analysis** (knowledge)
- **business valuation techniques** (knowledge)
- **create a financial plan** (skill/competence)
- **decide on providing funds** (skill/competence)
- **funding methods** (knowledge)
- **investment analysis** (knowledge)
- **make strategic business decisions** (skill/competence)
- **management consulting** (knowledge)
- **perform business analysis** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- actuarial science (knowledge)
- analyse loans (skill/competence)
- analyse market financial trends (skill/competence)
- apply credit risk policy (skill/competence)
- budget for financial needs (skill/competence)
- credit control processes (knowledge)
- debt systems (knowledge)
- develop investment portfolio (skill/competence)
- establish investment funds (skill/competence)
- examine credit ratings (skill/competence)
- financial forecasting (knowledge)
- foreign languages for international careers (knowledge)
- holding company activities (knowledge)
- international business (knowledge)
- investment banking (knowledge)
- liaise with financiers (skill/competence)
- maintain client debt records (skill/competence)
- make investment decisions (skill/competence)
- manage contracts (skill/competence)
- modern portfolio theory (knowledge)
- obtain financial information (skill/competence)
- perform debt investigation (skill/competence)
- review investment portfolios (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 45 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- due diligence — **53 %**
- market research — **36 %**
- financial modeling — **33 %**
- financial analysis — **24 %**

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