AI Venture Capital Investor

About the role

A leading early‑stage venture capital fund seeks an AI‑focused Investor to lead its thinking and investing across the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence ecosystem. The role is full‑time, centered on developing conviction around AI, building relationships with exceptional founders, and identifying companies that will define the category. The fund has ~20 team members (≈12 in investment), recently raised a ~$220 million fund, and maintains an AI portfolio spanning consumer applications, infrastructure, research, and agents.

Responsibilities

• Build and own a distinctive investment perspective across the AI landscape
• Source and evaluate new AI investment opportunities
• Develop relationships with founders and technical communities
• Lead investments from initial thesis through diligence and decision‑making
• Assess emerging technologies, markets, competitive dynamics, business models, and valuations
• Help the wider partnership maintain a current, differentiated view of the AI ecosystem

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience deploying capital as part of an investment team
• Ability to discuss foundation‑model competition, open‑source vs. closed‑source ecosystems, AI infrastructure, application‑layer opportunities, consumer adoption, and changing valuation dynamics
• Experience with consumer‑facing AI companies or building independent networks and reputation in AI
• Strong technical breadth (though this is an investing role, not an engineering position)
• Proven investment judgement, access to exceptional founders, and credible experience evaluating or deploying capital
• Background may include venture capital, angel investing, founding/exiting a technology company, operating within a leading AI business, or relevant academic/technical communities
• Preferred level: Principal (fund open to exceptional candidates from Principal through Partner)
• Location: New York or San Francisco preferred, but not an absolute requirement