Archetype

Archetype is an early-stage venture fund focused on accelerating the decentralized future. We back the next generation of crypto founders who are disrupting the status quo, creating entirely new markets, and dedicating themselves maniacally to their craft.

Our crypto-native team brings experience across investing, engineering, operations, policy, community-building, and more to help obsessed founders and innovative builders go from 0x to 1.

The Role

Archetype is looking for an Investment Analyst/Associate who is…

1. Crypto-native: We like to play where we work. We are crypto-natives who have lived through multiple cycles and continue to be deeply embedded in the ecosystem.

2. High-conviction: We are high-conviction investors who deeply respect our founders’ time. Authenticity and speed are at the core of everything we do.

3. Collaborative: We collaborate with founders at the earliest stages (even pre-idea). Our core mission is to help builders scale from 0x to 1.

As an Investment Analyst/Associate on the Archetype team, you will work closely with the team to conduct research, analyze investment opportunities, and support portfolio companies, with a deep focus on technical diligence and frontier research.

Responsibilities

• Generating theses on emerging frontier technologies within crypto and presenting analysis to the team, publicly online, and via speaking engagements at conferences
• Evaluating investment opportunities through deep technical and market due diligence
• Supporting founders and teams within the Archetype portfolio
• Building organic relationships with researchers, founders, builders, and investors to contribute to the ecosystem and surface investment opportunities
• Contributing to the broad crypto ecosystem through cultivating rich networks, publishing research and thought leadership, or building public goods

Qualifications

• Demonstrated passion and/or native understanding of crypto and blockchain technology, specifically distributed systems, cryptography, mechanism design, and/or blockspace microstructure
• Past working experience in crypto, either in an engineering, product, or research role
• Ability to quickly synthesize and communicate complex technical information at both elementary and academically proficient levels
• Low ego, high initiative–we’re a lean team and value the willingness to wear multiple hats
• High EQ and eagerness to connect with founders, operators, investors, and researchers in the crypto ecosystem
• Ability to work full-time, in-person, in New York–team culture is a core value at Archetype, and the entire team works together in our SoHo office 4-5 days a week

Deadline: September 13, 2024, 11:59pm ET