About the Job
Mountain View, CA | Hybrid | Part-time (20 hrs/week), 12–16 weeks | Paid Fellowship
The Technical Fellowship is a paid, cohort-based pathway for exceptional technical talent to explore venture investing. It is designed for technical students and recent graduates from research-intensive degree programs who want to understand how frontier technology becomes a company — and whether investing is the ri...
No prior investing experience is required. What matters is deep, current technical expertise and the judgment to separate strong claims from weak ones.
Key Responsibilities
Build a focused thesis. Develop a structured sector or forward-looking technology thesis in your area of depth.
Map markets and source opportunities. Produce a comprehensive ecosystem map covering key market players, academic researchers, and commercial trends — and surface companies worth meeting. Sourcing is a significant part of the investing work and it is expected this will be a large component of your work.
Run technical diligence. Perform rigorous technical evaluations on live or practice venture opportunities, assessing what is genuinely novel versus well-packaged.
Write investment memos. Produce one or more concise, publication-ready investment memos and defend your point of view in deal discussion.
Participate in cohort learning. Join a kickoff intensive on investment evaluation, technical diligence, and memo writing, plus recurring office hours and peer reviews with your cohort.
Required Skills & Abilities
Currently enrolled or a recent graduate of a graduate degree program in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, with a strong research background
Deep expertise in a frontier technical area — specifically AI, robotics, edge/cloud infrastructure.
Demonstrated evidence of building, researching, publishing, shipping, or founding
Strong analytical writing and communication skills — able to simplify the complex, synthesize information, and provide pointed insights
Genuine intellectual curiosity about company building, markets, and customers
Professional judgment and discretion; comfortable handling confidential information
Ability to work in an unstructured environment and take initiative without close supervision
Available for an in-person kickoff in Mountain View and regular hybrid presence during the program
Commercial instincts — an ability to connect a technology to customers and market timing
Prior startup, research lab, or founding experience
Involvement in technical communities, open source, or published research
