VC Investor @ Decasonic in Chicago, IL

VC Stack; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VC Stack is seeking a dedicated professional to research industry trends and formulate investment theses in blockchain and AI. The role involves engaging with founders and innovating investment strategies through AI tools.

Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and have an AI-native mindset. The position supports collaboration across various time zones and requires strong analytical skills to evaluate emerging technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• AI-native mindset with proficiency in AI tools.
• Up to five years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with investment team members.
• Manage resources across international time zones.
• Prepare investment analyses and presentations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

AI tools proficiency

Problem-solving

Market analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or data science

Job description

Decasonic is the venture and digital assets fund building Web3 and AI innovation. We draw on our decades of experience as both tech investors and operators to help founders accelerate product market fit and scale growth in blockchain and AI.

Job Description

• Researching industry trends and identifying promising new technologies across blockchain, AI
• Formulating investment theses in emerging technologies, blockchain, AI, and the intersection
• Engaging in marketing activities across in person and digital channels to source top deals
• Networking at industry events to connect with top founders and innovators in Web3, AI
• Sourcing global deals with systematic outreach and tracking
• Analyzing investment opportunities along the investment thesis to form high conviction around our underwriting parameters
• Conducting due diligence on startup companies leveraging blockchain or AI
• Writing investment recommendations, forming conviction through thesis-driven fundamental analysis
• Building and maintaining AI Agents, AI products to accelerate investment workflows, founder discovery, and investment alpha generation
• Building long term relationships with founders, investors and ecosystem partners to source deals and grow companies

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other investment team members
• Manage cross functional resources, across international time zones
• Evaluating business models, token protocols and market potential of early-stage startups
• Preparing investment valuation analyses and presentations for the investment committee
• Partnering with portfolio companies to support their growth post-investment
• Monitoring portfolio company performance and reporting updates to management
• Design, iterate, upgrade, and maintain AI agents and products to enhance sourcing and due diligence

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or data science
• AI-native mindset, fluent in using and building with AI tools
• Up to five years of work experience in product management, sales and marketing, investment banking, business development or strategy consulting
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data
• Experience with or knowledge of emerging technologies like blockchain, AI and virtual/augmented reality preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting to stakeholders
• Experience working with multinational companies