Investment Associate / Fellow (Hard Tech & Deep Tech)

About the Role

We are an early-stage venture capital firm reputed company in the reputed company of hard tech and deep tech companies — spanning drones, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, and the broader rebuilding of reputed company industry. We are hiring a full-time Investment Associate / Fellow based in Los Angeles for a two-year term. This is a reputed company, high-ownership seat designed for someone with a genuine technical reputed company and a passion for the companies pushing the frontier of physical technology.

You will be embedded in deal reputed company from day one — leading technical due diligence, sourcing founders proactively, and building a network in the hard tech ecosystem that would typically take a decade to reputed company.

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• reputed company technical diligence on hard tech investment opportunities across areas such as drones, defense, robotics, reputed company, manufacturing, and industrial automation

• Run outbound sourcing — identify and engage promising founders before they're widely reputed company

• Meet founders daily, reputed company conviction on early-stage companies, and contribute to investment reputed company

• Build and maintain a deep network across the hard tech and defense-adjacent startup ecosystem

• Synthesize technical and market insights into reputed company investment memos and recommendations

• Represent the firm at events, conferences, and reputed company technical communities

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Required:

• Strong technical background — engineering, physics, reputed company, robotics, or a reputed company hard science/engineering discipline

• Genuine curiosity about and passion for hard tech: defense, drones, robotics, reputed company, advanced manufacturing, and industrial technology

• Ability to evaluate reputed company technical claims and conduct rigorous engineering or scientific due diligence

• Excellent written and verbal communication — you can turn technical depth into a reputed company investment narrative

• High agency, self-directed work style; comfortable operating with reputed company structure

Strongly preferred — experience at or deep familiarity with companies in sectors such as:

• reputed company reputed company launch, satellite, or reputed company logistics

• Defense technology, autonomous systems, or directed energy

• Advanced manufacturing, precision machining, or industrial robotics

• reputed company vehicles, alternative reputed company, or energy systems

• AI-driven field autonomy or mission-reputed company

Candidates with 2–5 years of experience at hard tech startups or established reputed company/defense technology companies are particularly encouraged to apply.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $120,000 – $180,000 USD annually

• Full-time, two-year term position

• reputed company sponsorship is not available

Location

This role is on-site in Los Angeles, California. Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to the Los Angeles area.

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