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About the role
Engine Ventures is seeking an Associate to join our investment team. This is a core investing role at a moment of significant technological inflection across AI systems, compute infrastructure, energy, physical AI, and many other interconnected systems.
What they're looking for
- 2-5+ years of experience in a demanding environment (e.g., deep tech startup, product or strategy role, or top-tier consulting)
- Demonstrated ability to understand and evaluate complex technical systems across domains
- Strong commercial intuition and interest in how technologies scale into large businesses
- Collaborative mindset and strong interpersonal judgment, ability to build trust with founders and teammates
- Clear, structured thinking and exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- High degree of ownership, with the ability to operate independently and drive work forward in ambiguous environments
More about this role
Engine Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in foundational technologies that will define the next several decades of industry. We focus on sectors including compute, AI, energy systems, advanced manufacturing, robotics, biology, and infrastructure.
Since 2016, we have invested in over 70 companies building category-defining businesses. Our portfolio includes companies advancing core infrastructure for energy and compute, such as Celestial AI and Commonwealth Fusion Systems, alongside companies applying interdisciplinary approaches to disrupt conventional markets in critical minerals, fuels, and biomanufacturing. Together, these investments reflect the breadth of our focus across both digital and physical systems. We partner with ambitious founders tackling technically complex problems with the potential for large-scale impact.
We operate from Cambridge, MA, one of the world’s most concentrated ecosystems of research and innovation.
Engine Ventures is seeking an Associate to join our investment team. This is a core investing role at a moment of significant technological inflection across AI systems, compute infrastructure, energy, physical AI, and many other...
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