Venture Capital Professionals - AI Residency (Part-time) | Frontier AI Research

About Us Mentis AI works at the intersection of institutional finance expertise and frontier AI systems. Our team combines deep financial services experience (Lazard, Partners Group) with machine learning and applied AI research. Operating across London and San Francisco, we collaborate with leading AI labs to improve how models reason, generalize, and make decisions in high‑stakes financial contexts.

The Opportunity AI is rapidly becoming embedded into core venture capital workflows — from deal sourcing and founder evaluation through market sizing, term sheet negotiation, and portfolio construction. This residency is designed for venture capital professionals who want early, practical exposure to how advanced AI systems are built, evaluated, and improved in the context of early and growth‑stage investing.

You will:

Construct expert benchmarks:

Build and validate real‑world investment memos, market analyses, and founder evaluation frameworks used to evaluate frontier AI systems.

Stress‑test model reasoning:

Diagnose weaknesses in AI‑generated venture analyses, identifying where logic, assumptions, or investment intuition fail.

Design frameworks:

Translate how VCs evaluate founders, size markets, assess competitive dynamics, and construct portfolios across stages and sectors into problems that push the limits of AI reasoning.

Compare human vs. machine judgment:

Systematically evaluate divergence between professional venture judgment and AI outputs across deal evaluation, term sheet structuring, and portfolio management contexts.

Why This Experience Is Valuable

You will be among the first venture capital professionals to work directly on how frontier AI models reason about early‑stage investing, founder evaluation, and portfolio construction.

A distinctive profile for anyone who wants to sit at the intersection of venture capital and AI — whether at a fund, an AI company, or building something themselves.

Hands‑on exposure to how AI is reshaping venture workflows, from sourcing and diligence through investment memo writing, board engagement, and portfolio monitoring.

Who You Are

4+ years of venture capital investing experience at a top‑tier VC fund (e.g. Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, Benchmark, Greylock, General Catalyst, NEA, Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund)

Principal or Partner level; industry agnostic

Deep experience evaluating early‑stage (Seed/Series A) or growth‑stage (Series B+) investments

Strong frameworks for market sizing, competitive landscape analysis, and founder/team assessment

Track record of leading or co‑leading deals, writing investment memos, and managing board or observer relationships

Genuine intellectual curiosity about the application of AI in venture capital and emerging technology

Residency Structure

Commitment:

15+ hours/week, flexible scheduling

Location:

Remote globally, or in‑person if based in London or San Francisco

Compensation:

Paid professional engagement

Start date:

Immediate / Rolling

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