Business Model Research Analyst

Initio Capital; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital is seeking a Business Model Research Analyst for a remote, flexible role that spans consulting, finance, product, software, AI, and growth-focused workstreams.

You will turn ambiguous information into structured analyses, prioritized target lists, and practical recommendations across business models, investment themes, and growth opportunities. This position is remote and project-based, offering engagement across multiple teams and industries.

Qualifications

• Research-focused analyst capable of turning ambiguous data into clear recommendations.
• Ability to build target lists, market maps, and pipelines from diverse sources.
• Experience analyzing data, documents, and public information to form concise views.

Responsibilities

• Research companies, markets, and business models to identify opportunities.
• Build target lists, market maps, competitive scans, and opportunity pipelines.
• Analyze data, documents, websites, and interviews to form concise recommendations.
• Support strategy, sourcing, diligence, product, growth, finance, and operations projects.

Skills

Research

Target lists

Market maps

Competitive scans

Opportunity pipelines

Data analysis

Interviews

Public information

Strategy projects

Sourcing

Diligence

Product

Growth

Finance

Operations

Job description

ABOUT INITIO CAPITAL

Initio Capital is hiring for this role and related opportunities across consulting, finance, product, software, AI, operations, market research, and growth-focused workstreams.

THE ROLE

As a Business Model Research Analyst, you will help identify promising markets, companies, products, operators, and investment or growth opportunities. You will turn ambiguous information into clear research, structured analysis, prioritized target lists, and practical recommendations.

This is a remote, flexible role for candidates who are analytical, commercially curious, and comfortable moving quickly across business, finance, technology, and strategy topics.

WHAT YOU MAY WORK ON

• Research companies, markets, business models, and investment themes.
• Build target lists, market maps, competitive scans, and opportunity pipelines.
• Analyze data, documents, websites, interviews, and public information to form concise recommendations.
• Support strategy, sourcing, diligence, product, growth, finance, and operations projects.

WHO THIS IS FOR

This is a strong fit for candidates interested in consulting, finance, investment research, product strategy, software, AI/data, business operations, corporate development, private markets, or entrepreneurship.

COMPENSATION

Compensation varies by project and experience. Many roles are flexible, remote, and project-based.