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About Iterative

Iterative is an accelerator that invests exclusively in startups in Southeast Asia. Founded in March 2020 by Hsu Ken Ooi and Brian Ma, Iterative has raised $65M across 2 funds, invested in 65+ companies, 120+ founders and the total value of Iterative companies is now worth $1.2 billion.

Our investors include Cendana, K5 Global, Village Global, Goodwater Capital with participation from a large network of Silicon Valley founders and execs including Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Achmad Zaky (Bukalapak), Andrew Chen (General partner a16z, Uber), Qasar Younis (Former COO YC, Applied Intuition), David Shim (Foursquare), Kum Hong Siew (Head of Airbnb Asia), Moses Lo (Founder, Xendit), and many more.

Iterative, as an organization, has 4 distinct functions and as a result, a team for each function.

1. Recruiting – Find startups for Iterative to invest in

2. Investments – Decide whether Iterative should invest in a startup

3. Iterative Founders – Help the founders Iterative has invested in

4. Support – Make Iterative a first class organization

Iterative is currently a team of 13 and growing quickly across each of these teams.

The Role

Can't find anything that interests you in our list of open roles? First, thank you for your interest in Iterative; second, fill in an open application! Your profile may spark inspiration on what capabilities we should add to the team.

Even if it isn't the right time yet, we would love to know that you're out there. We would love to reach out to you when we do create a role you may be interested in.

Solving such complex problems requires a diverse team. If you think that you may not meet all the requirements that we have listed but feel you could do the job anyway, please apply anyway! Research shows that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for roles they don't meet all the criteria for; we don't want that to be a barrier for you to explore a role with us. We're constantly working to improve how we write our JDs & conduct interviews to mitigate the impact of our unconscious biases, and also welcome any feedback you may have to help us get the best talent.

Location

Our team is 100% remote but we prefer people who are either in Southeast Asia or in the US.

Culture

These are the Iterative values. They’re not for everyone but if they speak to you, you might be just what we’re looking for.

1. Iterate or Die – We take this literally. Ship early, get continuous feedback, and boldly experiment. If not the organization will die.

2. Empathy is Our Competitive Advantage – Our success depends on our ability to empathize with other people in the organization and the community.

3. Be Realistically Ambitious – The best strategy for making a big impact is to be realistic, have a plan and be ambitious.

4. Responsibility is a Privilege, Not a Right – Being part of Iterative means being given responsibility for a part of our business. Be a good steward of that responsibility by being accountable, diligent and open-minded.