Venture Capital AI Research Contributor

Overview

This role is for Subject Matter Experts to create and grade realistic Excel modeling tasks for evaluating how well AI performs Venture Capital Associate–level work. You will use your own experience to build test tasks in Excel based on common VC workflows (seed to growth stages), including cap tables, round models, and exit waterfall logic.

Responsibilities

• Write realistic Excel tasks drawn from your own work, including:
  • Extending existing models
  • Fixing broken models
  • Building models from a brief
• Complete each task yourself to ensure there is a clear, correct answer.
• Create yes-or-no grading criteria precise enough for a grader to evaluate any submission against the rubric.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in venture capital, startup finance, or venture law, covering seed to growth-stage rounds.
• Deep, hands-on Excel proficiency, including:
  • Cap tables
  • SAFE and note conversions
  • Liquidation preferences
  • Nested formulas
  • Named ranges
• Strong written English communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn concepts related to AI and evaluations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience producing or validating VC model outputs and edge cases across seed-to-growth scenarios.

Compensation & Benefits

• Independent contractor engagement.
• Task-based payment.
• Payment is weekly following task completion.
• Experts who complete their first task within the required timeline will be qualified to complete multiple tasks for the remainder of the project.

Location

• Fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.

Contract & Project Details

• Start date: Immediate.
• Duration: Approximately 4–6 weeks.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Selection is subject to written approval of the task proposal.

Getting Started / Onboarding Process

• Apply with your details and CV.
• Attend a 30-minute group walkthrough call.
• Create one original task from your own work during onboarding.
• Submit:
  • The brief
  • The actual input workbook(s) required to complete the task
• Input-file uploads are compulsory.
• The brief must be written by you.
• Input workbooks must be human-built.
• Use real data that has been sanitised, or public data with the source named.
• No AI usage is allowed.
• Tasks will be run against current frontier AI models.
  • If models get it wrong, you will write a detailed yes-or-no rubric.
  • A reviewer will sign off on the task with you.
• Completing onboarding does not guarantee a job offer.