Tech Fellows @ SciFi VC
What is SciFi?
SciFi is Max and Nellie Levchin’s venture fund that partners with exceptional founders solving hard problems that require intense curiosity, intellectual depth, and often, science.
SciFi invests in very high potential early stage startups in financial technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, marketplaces, and frontier technology such as bio-automation and quantum computing, among other sectors. Our portfolio includes Stripe, Brex, Playground AI, PsiQuantum, Virta Health, Aven, and many more.
The Role
SciFi is looking for aspiring founders and company builders seeking to build the next groundbreaking company in AI, Fintech, and beyond. You likely are already thinking about solving challenges you see in the market today and are looking for a place where you can collaborate with others to hone in on the problem and potential solution. In this entrepreneur in residence role, you’ll work alongside us to develop theses, meet potential customers, develop proofs-of-concept, and build conviction in a company that we will then pre-seed fund.
The Ideal Candidate
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Curious: You ask why — about products, systems, customers, workflows, technical capabilities, academic papers, and business models. You have a history of following-up your musings with learning and active experimentation.
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Technical expertise: Peers consider you a deep expert in your area of expertise (artificial intelligence, data science, image processing, specialty system components, financial technology, etc.)
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Industry experience: You’ve spent 3+ years working in a significant technical role on a hard technology product. You know what it means to create real products, deal with dirty data, solve customer problems, and deliver on schedule.
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A tinkering mindset: You play with new APIs, tools, LLM’s, and devices. We want to know what interests you, how you learn, and what you’ve built.
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Rapid experimentation: Create and execute MVP experiments that emphasize quick learning to test technology, product, and market intuition. Have the willingness to “throw away” 80% of what we create.
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Team player. You’re flexible and adaptable to change and can work well with an interdisciplinary team in unstructured environments.
This position is located in our office in San Francisco where you’ll be collaborating on a weekly basis with the SciFi VC team and a small number of other tech fellows.
Contact
Please reach out to careers@scifi.vc with why you’re a fit for the role and a resume if interested.