Technical Investment Analyst

1kx; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative venture capital firm is looking for an Investment Analyst to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage deeply with the cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence sectors, providing insights and support to portfolio companies. As a self-starter, you will conduct thorough market research, source investment opportunities, and collaborate closely with founders to tackle their most pressing challenges. This is an exciting chance to work in a merit-based culture that values initiative and intellectual curiosity, with direct access to fund partners and the potential for future roles within the portfolio.

Benefits

Unique insights into the cryptocurrency industry

Independent work environment

Direct access to fund partners

Merit-based work culture

Future opportunities within portfolio companies

Qualifications

• Experience in AI or related fields is essential.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research in crypto and AI sectors.
• Source investment opportunities and conduct due diligence.
• Engage with portfolio founders for support.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Distributed Systems

Consensus Algorithms

Networking

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Job description

1kx is a venture capital firm that helps founders launch and bootstrap token networks. We primarily lead Seed and Series A investment rounds focusing on infrastructure, middleware, and consumer. We started in 2018 and have since been building a world-class platform to support our portfolio of 80+ companies to be the most founder-friendly and helpful source of capital.

We are seeking an Investment Analyst who will play a pivotal role in sourcing deal flow, conducting market research, and providing crucial support to our portfolio companies.

What we offer:

• Unique insights and access to the best network of the cryptocurrency industry
• Independent work that favors self-starters
• Direct access and daily dialogue with the fund partners
• Non-political, merit-based work culture
• Future opportunities for roles within our portfolio

What you offer:

• Must have prior experience in the artificial intelligence field in a technical role and/or knowledge related to distributed systems, machine learning, consensus algorithms, networking, and other relevant fields to blockchain technology
• Ability to aggregate information from protocol specifications, technical repositories, related research, and anecdotal feedback from subject matter experts and distill this into a thesis or investment recommendation
• Passion for the intersection of crypto and artificial intelligence as well as decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN), with proactive interest in topics such as inference networks, model creation, agents, compute, wireless networks
• Self-starter mentality with a proven ability to take initiative and operate with little oversight
• Intellectually curious, with strong, demonstrated analytical and communication skills
• Empathetic and ready to roll up your sleeves and work with entrepreneurs on their most pressing problems

What you’ll do:

• Conduct deep market research & analysis in the following sectors:
  • The Intersection of Crypto & AI
  • Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks
• Source investment opportunities within your sector, conduct deep technical due diligence on technical specifications and provide a summary & investment recommendation for each deal
• Identify emerging trends in the industry and formulate a thesis / publish in-depth research within your sector
• Regularly engage with portfolio founders to support their efforts across governance, community building, data analytics, and other tasks that may arise
• Organize events and network with founders & investors in the industry