About Lionheart Ventures

Lionheart Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the wise development of transformative technologies. Our main areas of focus are artificial intelligence and frontier mental health. For our AI fund, we take the risks from advanced AI seriously, and we invest in AI startups which advance and defend human agency, resilience, and flourishing. We like and align with Vitalik’s def/acc thesis and also contributed to the recent AI Assurance Technology report. Lionheart is the first VC fund with this focus, having invested in AI startups with this thesis since 2020. Our AI portfolio includes Softmax, Anthropic, Goodfire, Gray Swan, Piramidal, and Lucid Computing.

About the Role

We are looking to hire either an Associate or Principal for our AI fund, which will be determined by the experience level of our preferred candidate. In this role, you will serve a critical role on the investment team working alongside our partners. It’s a high-impact role with significant autonomy and responsibility across all aspects of the investment process. You will be instrumental in contributing to our investment process, participating in deal flow and diligence, and building relationships within our existing network and the broader AI ecosystem. Given our small team size, you will have broad exposure to fund operations, and an opportunity to grow with the firm.

Core Responsibilities:

• Stay abreast of developments at the frontier of AI progress, market trends and regulatory developments, identifying emerging opportunities and potential new investment areas;
• Source and evaluate new investment opportunities for our deal flow pipeline from across the AI landscape;
• Manage and optimize deal flow pipeline and our CRM, working alongside investing partners to prioritize and advance deals;
• Collaborate with investing partners to complete due diligence for potential investments, including technical and non-technical diligence review of business model and scalability, market analysis, assessments on the competitive landscape and deep research on the sector;
• Prepare detailed investment memos and relevant materials for investment committee meetings;
• Prepare materials and manage our data room to support fundraising efforts;
• Prepare quarterly investor updates for our limited partners;
• Coordinate with Lionheart’s research team to apply impact assessment methodologies to existing and potential portfolio companies;
• Support with ad hoc projects, including research projects, materials, and events;
• Build relationships with our advisors, venture partners, founders, other VCs, thought leaders, and subject matter experts across the ecosystem; and
• Attend industry conferences and networking events.

Requirements:

• 2+ years experience in venture capital, private equity, or investment banking, with a demonstrated track record in early-stage investing;
• Advanced degree in a relevant field, or enough relevant experience in lieu of a degree;
• Relevant experience in artificial intelligence or adjacent industry;
• Ability to source deal flow, conduct diligence, and execute investments, with examples of past deals;
• Ability to effectively leverage AI tools and platforms to enhance research capabilities, streamline workflows, and increase overall productivity, without sacrificing quality;
• Strong project management skills, with comfort managing multiple workstreams simultaneously;
• Exceptional attention to detail;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work autonomously, seeing tasks or projects through from inception to completion with minimal input; and
• Working within a US timezone.

You Possess:

• An entrepreneurial mindset;
• A deep interest in personal growth and exploration of consciousness;
• Passionate about technology and the world of artificial intelligence, with a strong commitment to the responsible development of AI; and
• Care about the global impact of AI development and its impact on humanity at large.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary;
• Ownership in VC fund via a percentage of carried interest;
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage;
• Flexible remote work policy, with the ability to work from anywhere in a US timezone;
• In-person team meetings several times per year in the US and Costa Rica;
• Unlimited PTO policy;
• Annual personal development stipend for conferences, courses, and personal or skill development;
• Opportunity to learn from a world-class team; and
• Opportunity to contribute to one of the most impactful funds globally at an early stage with an incredible, mission driven team.