About the job
About Us Mentis AI operates at the dynamic intersection of institutional finance and cutting-edge AI technologies. Our diverse team, with backgrounds from top firms such as Lazard and Partners Group, brings together extensive financial services expertise and advanced machine learning research. We maintain a presence in both London and San Francisco, partnering with leading AI laboratories to enhance the reasoning, generalization, and decision-making capabilities of models in critical financial scenarios.
The Opportunity As AI becomes an integral part of venture capital processes—from deal sourcing to portfolio management—this residency offers a unique opportunity for venture capital professionals to gain hands-on experience in how sophisticated AI systems are developed, assessed, and refined within the context of early and growth-stage funding.
In this role, you will:
Construct Expert Benchmarks: Develop and validate investment memos, market analyses, and evaluation frameworks for assessing frontier AI systems.
Stress-Test Model Reasoning: Identify and diagnose weaknesses in AI-generated analyses, pinpointing where logic and intuition may falter.
Design Frameworks: Translate venture capital evaluation criteria into challenges that test AI reasoning capabilities across various investment stages and sectors.
Compare Human vs. Machine Judgment: Systematically assess the differences between professional venture judgment and AI outputs in deal evaluation, term sheet structuring, and portfolio management contexts.
Why This Experience Is Valuable
Be among the pioneers in venture capital, directly engaging with how advanced AI models approach early-stage investment and founder assessment.
Develop a distinctive profile at the crossroads of venture capital and AI, whether within a fund, an AI-focused company, or as an entrepreneur.
Gain hands-on experience in how AI is transforming venture workflows, including sourcing, due diligence, investment memo preparation, board interactions, and portfolio oversight.
Who You Are
4+ years of experience in venture capital investing at a prestigious VC fund (e.g., Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, Index Ventures, etc.).

